On your marks for the Hastings Half
By Ben Cornwell Having been cancelled for the past two years, Hastings Half Marathon is back on Sunday 20 March. Organised by the Hastings Lions Club, it’s a major fund-raising charity event with more than 5,000 runners taking part. But…
Sport And The Virus
The National Health Service website currently shows, as you would expect, a constantly updated section on the coronavirus pandemic. On other pages it continues to talk up what it calls “a miracle cure” which can “reduce your risk of major…
It’s Hastings Half Marathon Time Again
Local charity The Sara Lee Trust is inviting supporters to join their half marathon team to help raise much needed funds for the charity. The Trust supports over 800 local people each year who are affected by cancer and other…
Run or Walk the Half Marathon
The Sara Lee Trust supports over 700 local people each year who are affected by cancer and other life threatening illnesses, by providing free psychological and therapeutic support. They are also the dedicated provider of end of life counselling and…
Hastings Runners – Biggest (And Cheapest) Club In Town
The sports clubs and societies of Hastings and St Leonards are legion. From American footballers and archers through to yachting sailors and yoga groups the experience of gathering together for physical contest or self-improvement becomes a central experience of their…
How to survive a half marathon
Hastings Half Marathon 2015 - The original marathon, as many will know, was not a race between competitive runners but the transmission of news from a battlefield. In 490 BC the Athenians and their Greek allies won an unlikely victory…