Just wanted to flag up to any potential sponsors out there that now would be a good time to offer up your "services" so that our thanks (and your name) can be added to the  promotional materials. Give me a buzz (07711311952)  or email committee via the contact form if you or your workplace would be interested in sponsoring a race or two!

This years details and our blog can be accessed via the link on the right or by following this

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As you will no doubt be aware our annual Club Championships will be held on the 26th  of this month and as in previous years the generosity of members, parents and family is always appreciated.

Donations are required of filled rolls, home baking etc that can be sold on the day. Tea, coffee, juice, crisps and sweets will also be available for sale.

Fresh produce for sale should be brought along on the morning of the competition.

Donations are also required for the Tombola and Raffle.These can be handed to myself or any of the coaches from now until the championships.

All monies made will be go straight back to the club to help pay for travel expenses, equipment and the like.

Finally, if anyone is able to spare some time on the day to help with the above please let me know and duties can be handed out on the day. Thank you Ruth Szymanski Membership Secretary Lasswade AC. 01968 678326  (or you can send me an email via the contact form within the "Contact Us" page).

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Gareth Fleming was our only male representative over the weekend and despite being injured at the Super8 victory in July still managed to get over the hurdles, achieve a Javelin throw giving him no7 in Scottish Pof10 ranking and a bronze medal in the Pole Vault. He has another year at this age group so I look forward to watching his progress over the coming months. Ashley Boak our sole U17 woman produced a seasons best  of 29.38 in Saturdays javelin contest to finish a creditable but frustrating 4th and rounded off with 7th in the discuss on Sunday. Another to experience the highsand lows of our sport during the weekend was Ellen Kristoffersen who was delighted with a big PB of 2.60 in the Pole Vault (where both girls achieved Scottish All Time Performances) only to be dissappointed with the height achieved in one of her main events, the high jump (5th). Megan Fleming  competed in the 100m where she was 5th in her heat and in the long jump. Amy Frankland thought the pace in her 1500m heat was pretty quick and was surprised to be a bit behind her PB. I think we can underestimate the effect of strong sun and heat when we're not used to it!! Fiona Matheson ran very close to her personal best in the fastest 800m heat to finish 5th and she will be encouraged to note that the qualifiers (Katherine Gillespie and Mhiari Hendry) finished 2nd and 3rd in a very strong final. Well done to all of the athletes and sun-kissed spectators.

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In the first event of the day, the 100m, all four girls ran new PB times.  Beth Murray (15.42s), Rachel Louden (15.82s), Lisa Robertson (15.94s) and Rachel Hutchison (16.10s).  More PBs were to follow in the long jump for Beth (3.82m), and Rachel Hutchison (3.16m), while Lisa jumped 3.57m and Rachel Louden 3.31m.

The third event (Shot Put) saw all four girls register PBs again, as Beth threw 4.53m, Rachel Louden 4.06m, Rachel Hutchison 3.87m and Lisa 3.73m.

The girls rounded of a fine day's work by running very well in a tough medley relay (2 x100m, 1 x 200m & 1x 800m), finishing fifth.

The team all performed well on the day, produced new PB performances, and gained valuable experience.  Considering they were the youngest and smallest team in the competition, they did very well, and will all be eligible for next year's competition.

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A lot of athletes were asked to compete in events which they don’t normally do, but they all rose to the challenge to earn valuable points for the team.

Well done to all the athletes, coaches, officials, parents and helpers.  It was a real team effort, and the feelgood factor nearly led to Davie Mac sharing his chocolates on the bus home! 

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July has been a busy month for some of the club’s track and field athletes as they competed in top level competitions in Scotland and England. 

Guy Learmonth, Greg Louden, Colin Menzies, Ross Matheson, Ross Finlayson, Scott Anderson, Niall Sheehan and Callum Wilson all competed in the Scottish Senior Championships, held at Pitreavie Stadium on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th July.

Greg and Guy both qualified from their heats on the Saturday to progress to the finals of their events on Sunday.  In Sunday’s finals, Greg produced a season’s best run of 48.43s as he finished fifth in the 400m, and Guy collected the bronze medal in the 800m with a time of 1:53.79.  Also in the 800m, Ross Matheson finished 4th in the semi-final (1:58.79), and Scott Anderson (2:04.43), and Ross Finlayson (2:05.25), ran in the heats. 

Colin Menzies was among the medals as well, as he took the bronze in the 3000m Steeplechase (10:19.29).

Niall Sheehan finished 13th in the 5000m final (15:21.97), and Callum Wilson produced a jump of 13.38m, as he finished 5th in the triple jump.

The following Saturday, Greg Louden and Guy Learmonth were selected to compete for Scotland at the Birmingham Games in the U20 4 x 400m  relay team.  The team set a new Scottish Junior record time of 3:14.25, breaking the previous record which had stood for 27 years.

The next day saw Greg join club team mate Ross Matheson, as they competed for Team Edinburgh in the National Junior League at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow.  Greg won the 400m, and finished 4th in the 200m in a new PB time of 22.05s.  He was also a part of the winning 4 x 400m relay team (3:23.32). 

Ross registered an impressive treble of victories, winning the 800m in 1:56.89, the 1500m in 4:07.76, and running in the 4 x 400m relay team.  

Team Edinburgh won the match overall, and finished top of the league for the season, they have now qualified for the league finals which take place at Derby on the 12th of August

The club’s younger athletes were also in action during the past month, competing in the usual leagues and championships.  Earlier in the month, Ellen Kristoffersen was runner up in the Scottish U15 Girls’ Pentathlon competition with a total of 2608 points.  Ellen, along with Rachel Robertson and Gareth Fleming, was also part of the U15 Edinburgh Select team who won the Scottish Schools’ Super 8 Challenge match at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow, on 7th July.

The club were also represented by two teams in the recent Scottish Junior 4 x 100m Relay Championships at Pitreavie Stadium.  The U13 Girls’ team (Beth Murray, Lisa Robertson, Rachel Hutchison and Rachel Louden) were sixth in their heat, while the U15 Boys’ team (William Hutchison, Jamie Cousin, Iain Lawson and John Wyse) finished 6th in their final.

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