Horsham Blue Star Harriers
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Formed in 1925 the Club now caters for all ages from 10 years upwards and is active in most disciplines. We are affiliated to the Sussex County Association which is a constituent part of UK Athletics, the National Governing Body.
The Club caters for all standards from complete novice to the highest levels and provides a friendly environment to help you achieve your athletic goals. However it is not only about the pursuit of excellence, it is also about: enjoying training and competition with fellow members. Helping each other to achieve individual and Club goals at whatever level developing the Club Objectives.
To promote and encourage all aspects of athletics in Horsham and the surrounding area. Although the Club only caters for 10 years old and upwards some of the Club Coaches are active in local Primary Schools and Junior Clubs promoting athletics and raising the profile of the Club.
LATEST NEWS
Course Invite - Sussex Road Relays 2026
Hello everyone
Following my email last week booking is now open for the Sussex Road Relays on Easter Saturday 4th April. This is a coacha booking where you will need to sign up and pay as you book; there is no race nation sign up for this one. The cost per athlete is £7.
Location: The venue is Preston Park, Brighton over a 1 mile lap on tarmac. The U12 / U14 / U16 runners will complete 1 lap each and U18 / U20 / SM and masters will complete 2 laps each. Click here for a map of the course.
Age Groups: The event will use the new age group categories which start on 1st April. These are U12, U14, U16 and U18 based on 31st August 2026. The minimum age for U12 is 9 on the day of the event. Masters teams are based on athlete age on the day of the event.
Teams: All teams will consist of 3 athletes, except U18 / U20 / SM teams which will be made up of 4 athletes.
Timetable: Race timings are as follows. Whilst the junior races go off together, there are separate teams for girls & boys.
10:30 - U12
11:10 - U14
11:50 - U16
12:30 - U18 / U20 / SW
13:30 - U18 / U20 / SM
14:30 - F40 / F0 / F60
15:30 - M40 / M50 / M60
As mentioned before, we do need volunteers to help with the teams to ensure the right runners are in the right place at the right time and manage any last minute changes to teams or running orders. Each age group team needs one volunteer (usually a parent) and one coach to help the event go smoothly and ensure the athletes are ready to run. If you are able to support the event as either a coach or a volunteer, please use this form to sign up and let me know your availability.
Feel free to email me by reply, or catch the coaches or myself at the track next week if you have any questions about running or helping.
Best wishes
Jo Wood
Team Manager
Blue Star Athlete set new Records
Horsham Blue Stars athlete Izzy Wheeler continued with her fine season breaking another club record at the South of England Athletic Championships at Crystal Palace on June 8th. Finishing 2nd and taking the silver medal Izzy finished the 1500m in 4.29.26 to claim a second club record in as many weeks.
Elspeth Turner set a new British age group record in the V60 category running a superb time of 37 minutes 01 at the Bognor 10k smashing the old record by over two minutes and finishing 4th Lady in the race.
Weather conditions weren’t ideal for Horsham Blue Star Athletes at the Sussex Athletic Association Under 13 Track & Field Champs, at K2 Crawley on June 7th but two silver and one bronze medals, and 17 athletes achieving new personal bests made for a successful day.
Richard Momot won the silver medal in the Shot Putt with a throw of 5.80m, his first competition for Blue Stars. Jacob Taylor bagged the bronze medal in the Long Jump, equaling his PB of 4.46m. One of the outstanding races of the day was the boys 4x100m Relay. The Blue Star team of Ewan Welford, Jacob Taylor, Hayden Smallridge and Josh Woods ran a superb race in a time of 56.05s only being tipped at the line and placed second for the silver medal.
A special mention must go to Aidan Wong and Henry Flemming in the Under 11 Quad kids’ competition, where both achieved pbs in all 4 events, 75m, 600m, Standing Long Jump, & Howler throw.
There was further success for Horsham Blue Star athletes in the local Wisborough Green 5k. Abigail Brett was first junior female home in a time of 24.27. In the Junior male category Ewan Welford clocked 19.51 to come 1st, Zach Collison 20.06 for 2nd and Josh Woods 20.14 for 3rd.
Blue Stars in Championship Medal Haul & New Club Records
In glorious weather 60 athletes from Horsham Blue Stars took part in the Sussex AA County Championships 2025 at K2 in Crawley. This included 16 U13 athletes competing in the minithon which included high jump / long jump, discus / shot, 150 m / 600m.
A total of 2 Gold, 5 Silver and 6 Bronze medals were won, as well as so many other outstanding achievements and Personal bests. The medal winners were:
Freddy Boniface. Gold, Sussex County Champion U17 800 m (1.58.89) and Silver in U17 1500 m (4.12.84)
Tom Robinson: Gold, Sussex County Champion U17M Hammer (21.47m pb)
Autumn Hooker: Silver U17W 80mH (13.06s pb)
Evie Delahunt: Silver U17W Discus (22.43m)
Tom Hays: Silver U20 HJ (1.70 pb)
Jasmine Belshaw: Bronze SNR W Javelin (26.10m)
Rory Burke: Bronze SNR M 800m (2.01.14 pb)
Charlie Scoines: Bronze U15B 100m 12.07 (12.01pb in heat) Gary Wong: Bronze SM LJ (5.31m)
U17M 4x100m relay Silver (48.94s pb)
Rocco Crowhurst, Harry Pawsey, Edward Smith, Tom Robinson.
SNR M 4x100m relay Bronze (47.58s pb)
Boguslaw Zelechowski, Gary Wong, Liam Ruz & James Hedges.
U17W 4x100 relay Bronze (55.96s pb)
Bella Green. Eryn Denton-Brown B, Ruby-Lily Marsh, Isla Stocker.
Elsewhere two long-standing Horsham Blue Star records were broken. Izzy Wheeler broke the U17 W 800m at the Surrey Championships. In a time of 2.12.12 she broke the record held by Tracy Jones from 1983 by over 2 seconds.
At the BMC Bannister Mile held at Oxford Jacob Cann broke Graham Jackson’s 1978 one-mile record (4.04.5) in a time of 3.58.15.
John Luxford - Sixty Years of Athletics
Click here to read about the Horsham Blue Star athletic life of John Luxford
