LASSWADE ATHLETIC CLUB

Sunday 6th April, Linwood

Last Sunday saw the first outdoor track competition of the season for Lasswade’s athletes.  Although quite an early start to the track season, the weather was perfect for racing and Linwood’s new track looked great too. Team Lasswade delivered a series of fantastic performances, giving a glimpse of an exciting season ahead.  Although the turn-out wasn’t as big as we had hoped (29 athletes), the team bagged 21 first places across the A and B events.

Provisionally, Lasswade finished the day in 2nd place overall with Harmeny’s team of 46 athletes taking the honours. Whilst we were certainly outnumbered, we definitely weren’t out classed. Hopefully we will have a stronger turn-out for the next competition on Sunday, 1st June at Grangemouth will close the gap. Please sign-up here to be part of the team.

There’s also still time for our Under 11 to Under 15 athletes to sign-up for the Forth Valley League competition at Livingston on Sunday 27th April (Afternoon Match). There have only been a few declarations of interest so far, so please support the team and sign-up to compete! The league has been restructured and now consists of 3 divisions, with Lasswade now competing in Division 2.

Under 11 Boys
Albie – 80m – 6th A, 600m 4th A (pb), Long Jump 6th A (pb)

Under 13 Boys
Antek – 100m 7th A (pb), 800m 7th B, Long Jump 8th A (pb)
Matthew – 100m 2nd B, 800m 7th A (pb), Long Jump 6th B

Archie showed his versatility by winning the 100m, 800m and Long Jump.

Under 15 Boys
Archie – 100m 1st A (pb), 800m 1st A, Long Jump 1st A
Fraser – 800m 2nd B (pb), Long Jump 4th B

Under 17 Boys
Jake – 400m 1st A, 100m 1st A (pb)
Ruaridh – 100m 1st B (pb), Long Jump 1st B  (pb), Shot Putt 2nd B (pb)
Ruadhan – Long Jump 1st A (pb), Shot Putt 4th A  (pb)
Aaden – 800m 1st A (pb)

Senior Men
Alec – High Jump 2nd A, 100m 1st B (pb), Javelin 2nd A (pb)
Will – 400m 2nd A
James – 100m 3rd A (pb)
John – Javelin 2nd B

Masters Men
Keith – 100m 1st A
Ken – 800m 1st A

Katie’s been waiting patiently to be able to compete and made her first appearance having just turned 9 recently. Great to have her on the team!

U11 Girls
Elkie – LJ 4th A (pb), 80m 7th A
Isla H – 80m 1st B (pb), 600m 1st A
Katie – Long Jump 3rd B (pb), 600m 5th B

U13 Girls
Ada – 100m 1st A (pb)
Lara – 100m 1st B (pb), Long Jump 2nd A  (pb)
Orla – Shot Putt 2nd A (pb), Long Jump (tbc)

U15 Girls
Sienna – 100m 6th A (pb)
Aoife – 100m 7th B (pb)
Rosa – 800m 3rd B (pb)
Isla M – 800m 3rd A (pb), Shot Putt 2nd A (pb)
Olivia – Javelin 6th A (pb), Shot Putt 6th B

U17 Ladies
Beth – Long Jump 1st A (pb), 800m 2nd A, 300m 2nd A  (pb)
Emma – High Jump 1st A, 800m 1st B, Long Jump 3rd B (pb)

Masters Ladies
Claire – 3000m 1st A, 800m 4th A

Mixed Relays
Under 13s – 5th
Under 15s – 5th
Under 17s – 1st

Provisional Results

800m PB breakers! Fraser took 13 seconds off his 800m PB, Aaden took 7 seconds, Rosa 9 seconds, Isla and Matthew both took off 5 seconds.

Ahead of the summer Track and Field season we will be holding a virtual members/parents night on Tuesday 18th March at 7pm. The topics will cover how the various competitions run and go over some volunteering roles. To register please complete this form and details will be sent nearer the time. If you have any questions in particular just mention them in the form.

Sunday 2nd March 2025

Well that’s another VMH SOLICITORS Lasswade 10 Mile Road Race over for another year.

Congratulations to the winner James Donald, Dundee Hawkhill who ran a fantastic time of 52:22 in breezy conditions. Lasswade’s Christian Graham was 2nd in 53:10 and 2019 winner Adam Gray, Penicuik Harriers completed the top 3 with a time of 54:09.

Christian’s time was almost a whole minute faster than his previous outing in the ’10’ back in 2020. It’s great to see him back, running well in club colours before he heads back to the US to finish his studies. It was also great to have Christian’s university team mate, Oliver Newman competing. Oliver broke 4 minutes for the mile last year and finished 4th, such was the quality of the field.

Penicuik Harriers took bragging rights by winning the men’s team prize – all 3 finishers in the top 7.

Adam Gray – 3rd
Dan MacQueen – 5th
Matthew Euston – 7th

Dan MacQueen was also the 1st Vet with a time of 57.02.

Lasswade’s Amy Frankland last ran the ’10’ in 2019, finishing 2nd in 66:23. Her winning time in the Ladies race today was a fantastic 60:34. Chloe Malcolm of Edinburgh AC was 2nd with 61:56 and Janet Dickson of Fife AC took 3rd place in 65:56.

Amy is Lasswade’s representative in the London Marathon in April and her outing today is a sure sign that training is going well. Good luck, Amy!

Megan Wright of Hunters Bog Trotters took the Ladies Vet prize with 69:58 and the first U20 lady was Zoe McDonald of Portobello Running Club. Zoe teamed up with Sarah Connolly-Gordon and Shona MacDonald to win the Women’s team prize.

Lasswade’s other runners were David Woods, 9th in 60:22; Gareth Fleming 25th in 64:53 and Scott Dickson 46th in 69:42 – a great effort given that it was his 2nd time around the course that day (Scott is part of the team who helps mark out the course at 8:30am!). Gareth will also be joining Amy on the start line for the London Marathon and will no doubt be pleased with his efforts today.

Thank you to all the runners, officials and marshals who turned out today and Lasswade AC hope to have you all back again next year (Sunday, 1st March 2026 – put it in your diaries now!)

VMH Solicitors Lasswade 10 Mile Road Race 2025 Results

Big thanks to VMH SOLICITORS for being our sponsor this year, and to Angelina Coffee Snug, Stewart Brewing and Dalkeith Country Park for providing our spot prizes. Tunnock’s also chipped in with snacks for our legendary post race buffet.

Thanks also to:-

• Alec Robertson, another former winner of possibly the first ’10’s back in 1987 for presenting the prizes.
• Michael Philp, local running photographer who captured the event. Check out his photos here and maybe buy him a dram too.
• Whitehill House Golf Course
• Police Scotland
• Midlothian Council
• Whitehill Welfare Football Club
• St Andrew’s First Aid
• Oakridge Group
  

The summer track and field season will soon be upon us with the first fixture just a few weeks away. This year, our Under 17s athletes, U20 and Senior athletes also have the opportunity to compete in the Scottish National Athletics League (SNAL) as well. As per last season, we will also be competing in the Central and Southern Scotland Athletics League (CSSAL) for Under 11s to Masters and Forth Valley League (FVL) for U11 to U15.

The first fixture will be the CSSAL at Linwood on Sunday 6th April followed by the SNAL competition on Sunday 13th April at Kilmarnock.

The first FVL competition is on Sunday 27th April , venue TBC.

Please check out our competition page on the website for more information about the competitions or speak to the coaches at the club.

If you’re new to Lasswade or have yet to compete, we will be having a virtual parents night on March 18th at 7pm. Harry Baird our Club Development Officer will provide more information about the track competitions available and further useful club info. Please register here and further details will be sent nearer the time

Sunday 2 March

Haven’t entered yet? There’s still time…but not a lot

Dash to Entry Central before 9pm on Saturday 1 March (Sorry, no entries on race day)

Great individual and team prizes for Up & Running Edinburgh

A MASSIVE THANK YOU to local businesses & beyond for the support

Event sponsor VMH SOLICITORS

Spot prizes Dalkeith Country Park & Stewart Brewing & Angelina Coffee Snug

Post race sweet treats Tunnock’s

ENTER HERE (Quickly!!)

See you Sunday

Prize Update

Still dithering or pondering about whether to take part in our road race on Sunday, 2nd March Need a bit of an incentive? We’re adding a £100 prize bonus to the Mens and Womens winners if they can run under 52 minutes (Males) or under 59 minutes (Ladies).

https://www.entrycentral.com/lasswade-road-race
Entries close Friday 28th February.

Prize Summary
Senior Men/Women: 1st £75; 2nd £50; 3rd £25 vouchers
Masters Male/Female (40+): 1st £50
Under 20 Male/Femail: 1st £25

Boxed Medals for the first Male/Female Teams (3 to count, clubs must be registered with Scottish Athletics).

Whitehill House Trophy awarded to the first Jogscotland registered runner to finish.

Individual winners can opt to take the highest prize and forfeit the age category prize, e.g. a Master or U20 winning the Senior Men’s/Women’s Race can claim the Senior Men’s/Women’s 1st prize and forfeit the relevant Master’s or U20 1st prize.

Our annual road race is on Sunday, March 2nd, and we need the help of friends, parents, and club members. We have 10 miles of road that need marshalling to ensure our runners are safe, heading in the right direction, and getting some vocal support. Even if you can only spare a few hours on the morning of race day, we could use your help preparing the post-race buffet or assisting with athlete registration.

We also need help in February to distribute flyers to residents living near the course, especially in Rosewell, Roslin, and Auchendinny.

Please complete the form below to register as a volunteer.

https://forms.gle/eeXFL8CveEy9TQQX6

Thank you!

Unfortunately, Kirk and Linda’s Endurance group training session is cancelled tonight. Hopefully back on track for Monday.

Dalkeith Campus will be closed on the 26th December and 2nd January so there will be no training on those evenings for all groups.

Multi-Events and Susan’s Sprints: final session of 2024 will be on Thursday 19th December.

Senior Sprints will be training throughout the period (please check the Teams App for timings).

Endurance sessions on Monday 23rd and Monday 30th December will be taking place as normal.

Jumps and Throws are now finished for 2024.

Normal service for all groups resumes on Monday 6th January.

We would encourage all athletes/parents/carers to use the Teams App and sign-in to help our coaches know if you’re attending training which is particularly useful when attendance is likely to be low at this time of year. It also allows us to let you know if sessions are cancelled due to bad weather. Click on the link below and search for “Lasswade Athletics Club”

https://www.teamapp.com/clubs/search?_list=v1

On behalf of the coaches, committee and volunteers we hope that you all have a fantastic festive break.

The 2nd match of the SAIL Indoor League took place on Sunday 8th December at the Emirates Stadium in Glasgow with many of the athletes competing in the first match returned to compete again.  They were joined by Jude, Orla C, Matthew, Luke, Isla, Leo, Eva and James who were all competing indoors for the first time.

*** The final match of the season takes place on Sunday, 12th January. Sign-up up here by the 29th December to be considered for this event. ***

There were lots of great performances.  Lara and Maya tackled the 60m hurdles having only started hurdling the week before and despite competing against more experienced hurdlers managed to finish 3rd and 6th in their respective age groups. 

Isla and Artii completed a 60m double in the Under 11 Girls, winning both the A and B races.  Jude, on his debut, ran a great 60m race finishing 3rd overall in the B 60m race.

There were PBs for Ada in winning her 60m heat (3rd overall), Lara (HJ – 1.25m) and Orla (800m) in the under 13s age group with Orla taking 11 seconds off her 800m PB!

Antek took 3 seconds off his 200m PB in the U13 boys with Luke also improving on his Long Jump best.  Matthew, competing in his first indoor competition, stepped up to cover the 800m and 60m races.  It’s good to see athletes taking the opportunity to fill in spaces in the teamsheet and taking up the opportunity to try different events. 

In the Under 15 Girls, Isla led from the front to win her 800m heat for a new PB.  Esme finished 6th in the shot putt throwing just slightly less than her PB which was recorded with a lighter shot putt (so technically a new PB!) and finished strongly in the 300m which she ran for the first time.  

After a great run in the Under 15 Boys 800m in Match 1, Archie stepped down in distance to run an impressive 41.48s to win his heat and finish 3rd overall. He also managed to squeeze an extra centimetre on to his Long Jump PB finishing 2nd.  Harrison was delighted with his High Jump PB clearing 1.40m on his final attempt.  Leo, another of our under 15 athletes who has just made the move up from the Under 13s scored valuable team points in the 200m and 800m.

The Under 17 women’s team finished 4th overall with Aoife S scoring well in the 60m (5th) and recording a new High Jump PB of 1.50m for 2nd place.  Eva ran well in her 200m race for a new PB.  Emma, nursing a sore ankle still managed to record a 30cm PB in the Shot Putt. Beth finished 5th in the 800m running her fastest 800m time indoors.

Ruaridh dipped under 8 seconds for the first time in the Under 17 men’s 60m for his new PB and followed that with a new PB in the long jump too.  Jake S-W won his 200m heat to finish 2nd overall and Jake P finished 5th overall in the 800m also with a new PB.

Only two U20 ladies turned out this time.  Both recorded PBs – Abbie in the 60m and Eloise in the 400m.  Eloise’s 60.9 seconds was enough for the win and will almost certainly dip under 60 seconds this season.

The Under 20 men’s team put in some solid performances to finish 4th overall.  Alec again mopped up the points with 2nd place in the high jump and PBs in the 60m hurdles and shot putt.  His shot putt was an improvement of over one and a half metres which in throwing terms was massive!  In the 200m, James also ran a new PB. Ramsay had a good start in his 60m race finished 5th just outside his PB. Will ran in the 400m and finished 5th.

Thanks again to our officials – John McOmish, Susan Outerson and Alison Binns and also to Gary Leek at Athletics Digital for the photos.

Proivisional Results