Match 1: Sunday 27/11/22 Match 2: Saturday 10/12/22 Match 3: Sunday 15/01/23 Final: Sunday 05/03/23 (subject to team qualification)
For anyone who hasn’t competed in the SAIL before, these competitions are held at the Emirates Arena Indoor Track in Glasgow, which is probably the best indoor athletics venue in the UK and was the venue for the 2019 European Indoor Championships. Check out these photos from the last time Lasswade competed in the league in 2020.
As it’s an indoor track the events range from 60m to 800m (including 60m hurdles) and field events are restricted to Long Jump, High Jump and Shot Putt.
The competition is open to athletes in the U11 to U20 age groups. Anyone wishing to compete in the league please speak to your coach or email competitions@lasswade-ac.org.uk as soon as possible so that we can gauge interest and work out how many teams we need to enter.
We’re also looking for volunteers to help manage the teams on the day. Please get in touch if you can help or speak to Keith or Susan at the track.
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Great to see some Lasswade teams at the Relay Championships today. The U15 and U17 girls ran well in the 4x100m and had solid baton but unfortunately did not progress beyond the heats.
The U17 Men qualified for the final of the 4x100m as 5th fastest and improved to 4th against strong competition. The eventual winners from Shettleston would have finished 3rd in the Senior Men’s final. Aaron and Kieran made their debut for the club, with Kieran stepping up from the U15s age group to allow the U17s to field a team.
The Senior Men’s team also faced tough competition in the 4x400m relay which included the exact same Kilbarchan team that won the title last year. The team chased hard and left everything on the track to finish 5th. It’s fair to say that there wasn’t much appetitive to pose for photos after their race so this is the closest we got to a team photo!
Well done to all who turned out for Lasswade today and hopefully we can get some more teams out next year.
Any juniors from U13 and above fancy trying a hill run. Megan (multi-events coach) is organising a junior hill race on Sunday 25th September. The event will be a low key event and a good opportunity to experience hill running.
Entry details can be found on the Scottish Athletics website events page here
The first day of Autumn turned out to be a lovely one and perfect for our Club Competition, the first for quite a few years. One of the aims of the Competition was to encourage our young athletes to compete again after we lost some momentum due to Covid as well as the loss of a number of Coaches. We were delighted with the turn out of around 70 x U17 athletes and most of them entered the maximum 3 events, some trying events for the first time. They all put 100% effort into everything which was wonderful to see and resulted in some fantastic performances which also bodes well for the future. We hope some have found a new “favourite“ event or at least another event they’re not afraid to try again. Congratulations to them all.
There were some very exciting close finishes on the track, none more so than the 110m Invitation Handicap which went right to the wire and all of which provided fantastic viewing for the spectators. Likewise in the Field Events, in particular the Long Jump where there were quite a few tussles for top spot.
Fifteen Relay Teams made up of all age groups, all running to clock the fastest times was an amazing way to finish the Competition. The medal presentation, with a beautiful sunset as a backdrop, was a moving experience for the Coaches as it was wonderful to see the Athletes all together, celebrating their own success and of those around them. We were delighted to welcome David Hand, the Club founder, who continues to support the Club at every opportunity, and was happy to present the medals and trophies. It was great to see so many spectators cheering on the Athletes and helping to create a warm, friendly and encouraging atmosphere.
We could not run an event like this without the voluntary support of the Officials and those who helped them, so a huge thank you to them. We must also acknowledge the hard work of the Coaches who again give up so much of their time to prepare the youngsters for the events like this. Thanks to Leigh for setting up her little cafe providing much needed hot drinks as the evening air cooled. A special thanks to Andy, Keith and Susan for the huge amount of work they put in beforehand and on the evening .
There is no time to rest as we now look ahead to the Scottish Relay Championships on Saturday 10th at Grangemouth where we have entered a number of teams running distances from 100m to 800m . The Indoor Track and Field season starts soon and will take place over a number of weekends throughout the autumn and winter at The Emirates in Glasgow.
Our own Cross Country Competition will take place on Sunday 30th October at Gorebridge and there will be numerous events over the autumn and winter too. Please keep checking the website for further information on the above.
So a final thank you to everyone, including athletes who helped make our Competition such a success. See you next year!
Due to the club competition being held on Thursday 1st September, there are no training sessions for any group. The competition is for entered athletes only.
Any seniors who are are available to help out with the event, please email competitions@lasswade-ac.org.ok
Important information for our club competition on Thursday should be arriving in your email inbox! Please check your junk/spam email folders if you can’t find it and email competitions@lasswade-ac.org.uk if you’ve entered but not received anything.
Good luck to all our athletes competing and let’s hope the weather’s good to us!
Under 11 Girls – 12.30 pm – 1 mile Under 11 Boys – 12.35 pm – 1 mile Under 13 Girls – 12.40pm- 2 mile Under 13 Boys – 12.50 pm – 2 mile Under 15 Girls – 1 pm – 2 mile Under 15 Boys – 1.10 pm – 3 mile Under 17 /U20 Women – 1.30 pm – 3 mile U17 Men/Senior & Vet Women – 2.00 pm – 3.8 miles Senior Men/Vet – 2.30 pm – 6 miles
The club are looking for volunteers to help on the day and in the build up to the event. Please email info@lasswade-ac.org.uk if you are able to help out.
