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Dechmont Law Trail Race – Friday 27 August

Posted on August 21, 2021 by kirksm

We have been sent details of the above event taking place next week. I have copied the information below: Race information ’10K’ TRAIL RACE @ 19:15  Junior ‘2.5K’ TRAIL RACE (11yr – 16yr) @ 18:45 2.5K TRAIL RACE  16yr+ @ … Continue reading →

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Oriam Trail Race – Sunday 19 September

Posted on August 21, 2021 by kirksm

The above event is being organised by Harmeny AC and will take place at the Oriam Sports centre in the ground of Heriot Watt University. There will be no charge for participation as Harmeny want it to be as successful … Continue reading →

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Scottish National Championships

Posted on August 16, 2021 by kirksm

The Scottish National track and field championships took place at Grangemouth on the weekend of 14th and 15th August and it was great to see a number of Lasswade AC athletes competing. There were some fine performances from Lasswade AC … 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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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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