LASSWADE ATHLETIC CLUB

Saturday 20th May, 2023

After a successful first match in the CSSAL league a few weeks ago, the 2nd match took place this weekend. Nearly 40 athletes turned out to compete – one of the largest teams Lasswade have put together in recent years. The day started out looking like a repeat of the first match, with victories for Eloise in the U17 300, Will in U17 400m and Charlie and Murray in the 400m.

A head-wind in the home-straight meant that times were not going to be fast in the sprints but the Lasswade athletes were well placed in pretty much all the age groups with a good number of first places being returned. In the 800m, victories came in great style from Beth, Andrew, Bethan and Greg all front-running their way to impressive victories. Andrew, after breaking 4 mins in the 1500m when winning the East districts last week hopefully broke 2 minutes for the first time in the 800m. Final results are eagerly anticipated over the next few days.

Special mention to Ken, who in the morning of the competition reluctantly decided to pull out of his events having failed to recover from a cold that had been bugging him all week. Inspired by the fantastic performances from Beth and Andrew, Ken decided to “see what he could do” in the masters 800m. Sitting on the shoulders of the leaders for the first lap, Ken hit the front with down the back straight of the 2nd lap but despite a battling last 150m, just got pipped on the line. I’m pretty sure that a fully fit Ken would have made it a triple victory for the McWilliam household. Never the less, a great performance from Ken – well done!

Thanks to all the coaches who have helped put this amazing team together; to the officials and parents who helped on the day (Ruth, Susan, Britt, Kate, Ross, Kenny, Kelly); to all the parents, carers and grandparents who travelled across the M8 and of course to all the athletes who came out to compete.

Hopefully, the athletes who competed on the track for the first time (Campbell, Ollie, Jacob, Adrian, Ben, Katie and Bethan) will be back for more. The first one is always the hardest and you all did so well.

Our final match in the CSSAL League is on Sunday 23rd July at Kilmarnock. The track events switch to sprint hurdles, 150m/200m and 600m/1500m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Great results from our athletes over the weekend of the 13/14th May at the East District Championships at Grangemouth. Andrew was the gold medal winner in the U17M 1500m running a PB of 3.58.37 and a Championship Best Performance. Laurence also made it through to the U17M 1500m final with a strong run.

Bethan won the bronze medal in the U17W 800m and also ran a new PB of 2.17.89 (nearly 6 seconds off her previous PB). Greg Louden and Alastair Scott both ran strongly in the Senior Men’s 800m recording 1:56.67 and 1:598.60 respectively.

Over in Kilmarnock at the National Open, Euan Hood ran the 400m in a season’s best of 53.38s.

Well done everyone.

Ramsay Blair made it through to the U17M 100m and 200m finals nursing a sore foot! Eloise Scott also made it through to the final of the U17W 300m and finished a strong 4th with a PB of 43.57.

Yvie won the U13 girls high jump with 1.32m and also came 5th in the final of the 200m having run a PB of 29.75s in the heats

Well done everyone!

Provisional team scores from the Forth Valley League, Division 2 match on 23rd April….

1st – Falkirk – 423 pts
2nd – Haddington – 376.5 pts
3rd – Lasswade – 350.5 pts
4th – Harmeny B – 258.5 pts
5th – Lothian – 222.5 pts
6th – Livingston – 213 pts
7th – Dunbar – 157 pts
8th – Central B – 80 pts

Well done everyone – this is a great result for the team! I hope we can get another strong team out for the next FVL competition on Saturday, 17th June.

Sunday 30th April, Kilmarnock

The latest updates to the team sheet have now been sent out. If you’re expecting to be competing but haven’t received an email, please check your junk mail folder and email competitions@lasswade-ac.org.uk if you still can’t find it.

It’s a little bit disappointing to not have any Under 11 or Under 13 boys joining us at the competition. If you have a change of heart and still wish to compete, we can still add you on the day so please get in touch using the above email. Your Scottish Athletics membership will need to be up to date (which it should be anyway if you’re training with us!).

The minibus leaves Dalkeith Campus at 9am and should return back to the Campus at 6:30pm.

Unfortunately, there will be no training sessions taking place on Monday 8th May as Dalkeith Community Campus will be closed for the King’s Coronation. Training resumes on Thursday – enjoy your break!

The team selection for the Forth Valley League competition has now been emailed out. Everyone who expressed an interest in competing should have at least one event. Please get in touch if you haven’t received an email.

All spaces for U11s have been filled, but we still have spaces for u13 800m runners and U15 Shot Putt and Javelin. We can still add you to the teamsheet if you want to compete in these events.

We’re also still taking entries for the Central and South Scotland League at Kilmarnock on Sunday 30th April. This competition is open to all age groups from Under 11 to Masters athletes. Check the competitions page to sign up. If there’s sufficient demand, there will be a minibus to take athletes to Kilamrnock – spaces will be limited so don’t delay!

Athletes who will be competing for Lasswade this summer in the Forth Valley League and CSAAL League will need a club vest for the competition. We will have a selection of sizes available for athletes to try on during the training sessions over the next couple of weeks.

Please check this link for more details on the different vests and crop tops available and pricing.

Slides from the recent Parents night are below. If anyone has any questions regarding competitions, please email Harry – Club Development Officer or speak to any of the coaches at training.

Check the competitions page for the dates and locations of our next fixtures in the Forth Valley League and CSSAL.