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East District XC League – Match 1 Stirling – 19/10/2019

Posted on October 30, 2019 by kirksm

The first of this seasons East District Cross Country league matches took place at Stirling on 19/10/2019. It looked like being a miserable day with heavy rain overnight and on the morning on the day of the event.  However, the … Continue reading →

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Barbara Howie – Scottish Athletics Hall of Fame

Posted on October 20, 2019 by kirksm

It was announced this week on the Scottish Athletics website that our Club Treasurer Barbara Howie is to be inducted in to the Scottish Athletics hall of fame . This is fantastic news and a very well deserved honour. Many … Continue reading →

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East District Cross Country Relay Championships – 12/10/2019

Posted on October 13, 2019 by kirksm

This seasons cross country season got underway with the East District cross country championships which took place at Livingston on 12/10/2019. These relays are a great event and fun way to start off the cross country season. The weather conditions … Continue reading →

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Another GB Vest for Lauren Dickson

Posted on July 3, 2019 by kirksm

Lauren Dickson has once again been selected for the (U20) Great Britain team to compete at the European Mountain Running Championships in Zermatt, Switzerland on Sunday 7 July. It is a great credit to Lauren that she has been selected … Continue reading →

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Harry Wins National Cross Country Championships

Posted on February 27, 2019 by kirksm

Saturday 23/02/2019 – The National Cross Country Championships were once again held at Callendar Park in Falkirk. The recent weather conditions meant that the course was in great condition with not too much mud on a very spring like mild … Continue reading →

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Endurance Session – 09/02/2019

Posted on February 10, 2019 by kirksm

On Saturday 9th February 2019 endurance coaches Kirk and Linda Smith invited Tom Hanlon (Olympic steeplechaser) to deliver  a training session to a number of athletes from the Lasswade AC endurance group. Fortunately, the weather stayed dry for us but … Continue reading →

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National Masters Cross Country Championships – Hawick

Posted on February 10, 2019 by kirksm

The National Masters cross country championships took place on 2nd February 2019. There were a number of Lasswade athletes competing in this event. In the mens event Peter Ness was our first finisher in 91st place, followed by Scott Dickson … Continue reading →

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Inter District Cross Country Champs – Stirling – 12/01/2019

Posted on January 15, 2019 by kirksm

The inter district championships had been held for a number of years at Holyrood Park, in Edinburgh. However, with funding for the event being withdrawn by Edinburgh District Council the event was moved to Stirling this year. In recent weeks … Continue reading →

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East District Cross Country Championships – Aberdeen 08/12/2018

Posted on December 11, 2018 by kirksm

The East District Cross Country championships took place today at Balgownie Playing fields in Aberdeen. It was a cold and windy day but otherwise the conditions for running were good. As always with Aberdeen the numbers competing drop off and … Continue reading →

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East District Cross Country Relays – Glamis Castle – 13/10/2018

Posted on October 14, 2018 by kirksm

The first of this season’s cross country races took place at Glamis Castle just north of Dundee on a very wet Saturday afternoon. The event was at the same venue last year and although the course was unchanged the conditions … Continue reading →

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