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Sarah Tait Selected for U23 European Championships

Posted on June 29, 2021 by kirksm

Lasswade AC athlete Sarah Tait has had a busy month of competitions and has shown great form over all the events that she has competed culminating in a 3rd place in her favoured event the 3000m steeplchase at the UK … Continue reading →

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Sarah Tait strikes Gold in Bedford

Posted on June 21, 2021 by kirksm

Lasswade AC athlete Sarah Tait made the trip to Bedford at the weekend competing on Sunday in the 3000m steeplechase. Sarah has been in fine form this season over the barriers with 3 wins out of 3 and beating her … Continue reading →

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UKA Coach Qualification Courses

Posted on June 8, 2021 by kirksm

Scottish Athletics have confirmed that they have added further Coach Education course dates including the Athletics Coach & Coach in Running Fitness qualifications together with another series of Coaching Assistant and Leadership in Running Fitness courses. Details are available via … Continue reading →

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Dave McConnell – Funeral Arrangements

Posted on May 27, 2021 by kirksm

The details for the service for Dave McConnell are as follows: Venue – Mortonhall Crematorium, Edinburgh Date – 07 June 2021 Time – 4.00pm The number of people permitted to attend is limited to 50.  Please contact Dave Hand on … Continue reading →

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Dave McConnell

Posted on May 26, 2021 by kirksm

Yesterday the club received the very sad news that Dave McConnell passed away on Monday night. Dave became involved with Lasswade Athletics Club in 1984/85 after coming along to support his young niece. He was very enthusiastic and soon became involved … Continue reading →

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Sarah secures win at Loughborough

Posted on May 23, 2021 by kirksm

Congratulations to Lasswade AC athlete Sarah Tait who won the 3000m steeplechase at the Loughborough international today (23/05/2021). Due to the pandemic this was Sarah’s first race over the barriers since August 2019 but she put in a fine performance … Continue reading →

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Scotland Selection for Sarah!

Posted on May 15, 2021 by kirksm

Congratulations to Lasswade AC athlete Sarah Tait who has been selected as part of the Scotland team for the Loughborough international on 23 May 2021.  Sarah is no stranger to running for Scotland as a junior athlete but this is … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh AC – Together Apart Series

Posted on May 11, 2021 by kirksm

Hi Everyone, Hope that you are glad to get back to training and looking forward to some competitions this summer. At the moment these are likely to be on a more local basis and we would encourage you to take … Continue reading →

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Dave McConnell – Get well soon

Posted on April 11, 2021 by kirksm

Dave McConnell is one of Lasswade AC’s most longstanding coaches and is well known throughout Scottish athletics as both a coach and official. Prior to the coronavirus Dave was at training Mondays and Thursdays with his group and officiated most … Continue reading →

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European Indoor Selection for Guy !

Posted on February 23, 2021 by kirksm

Lasswade AC athlete Guy Learmonth has been selected to represent GB and NI over 800m at the European Indoor Championships being held in Torun, Poland from March 5th -7th. This will be the fourth time Guy has competed at a … Continue reading →

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