LASSWADE ATHLETIC CLUB

Lasswade had their biggest team of the track season at the Forth Valley League on Sunday with 16 athletes turning out for the club. This is a great improvement on the 6 that we had at first competition of the season and with two more league competitions remaining, hopefully we can continue to see the team grow.

There were again, lots of great performances and a few PBs broken too but with a lot of the team competing in new events/distances or even competing for the first time there will be more PBs to come by the end of the season.

Photos from league can be found here.

Our next competition is the YDL on Sunday 26th June at Grangemouth (Under 13s and Under 15s). Please email competitions@lasswade-ac.org.uk to express your interest. As more and more athletes are coming forward to compete, it’s best to get in touch sooner so that any new athletes can be registered with the league as soon as possible.

Thanks again to our coaches, officials and helpers who make all this possible.

Emails have now gone out to the athletes competing in the Forth Valley League on Sunday. Please get in touch if you’ve not received an email (and also check your spam folders). This will be our biggest team out this season so really pleased to see interest in track and field competitions on the up.

Good luck to the Lasswade athletes competing in the Scottish School’s Championships at Grangemouth this weekend too.

Tickets to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games are available to buy – with a dedicated option for group sales, should any clubs wish to travel to the Games together!

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Find out more about Group ticketing at https://www.birmingham2022.com/tickets/schools-groups

Saturday, 25th June

Junior Race Entry: https://www.entrycentral.com/EildonJuniorrace

Senior Race Entry: https://www.entrycentral.com/Eildon_Hill_Race

Friday June 17th, Meadowmill Sports Centre, 6:30pm

Meadowmill has finally been repaired and they are organising their first open graded meet of the year on the evening of Friday 17th June.

There is an 800m and 100m for all ages from under 11 upwards. There is also going to be a rarely run 5000m for under 20s, seniors and masters. Also LJ, HJ, shot and javelin.

Entries: https://portal.teameastlothian.org.uk/Meetings/Meetings/Details/6

Despite the strong headwind on the home straight, there were great performances from Team Lasswade in the YDL today.

PBs came from Mia in the long jump, Eloise in the shot putt, Abbie in the 200m, Bethan and Lucy in the 800m. Competing for the first time was Dylan and Emily in the 100m – both will certainly run PBs next time out if the wind is kinder.

11 athletes competed for the club today which is an improvement on the 6 we saw in the first match. However, we know we can get more athletes out competing – please speak to your coaches if you haven’t competed this season or even someone the athletes in your training group who have competed. It’s just one of the ways to repay the coaches who put in so much time and hard work to help you improve.

The highlight (for me at least!) was the Under 15 girls 4x100m relay team who despite getting a crash course in baton changes 10 minutes before the start managed to put together 3 decent changes to come home 3rd.

Well done to all the athletes who turned out today and thanks to the coaches and officials who have been putting in the hard work with the athletes.

Events for Match 2 are :-

• 300m/400m Hurdles
• 200m
• 300/400m
• 1500m
• 1.5k/3k Steeplechase
• Shot
• Hammer
• Javelin
• Triple Jump
• High Jump
• Pole Vault

Under 17 and Under 20s should email Keith Ridley (keitheac@gmail.com) by Wednesday 18th May with the following information :-

• Name 
• Male or Female
• DoB
• Age Group
• Scottish Athletics No
• Event(s) and PB.

Any Senior athletes wishing to compete, please contact competitions@lasswade-ac.org.uk

Click here for the full timetable for Match 2. (NB: Timetable updated on 23rd May)

Apply Now!

Lasswade AC is looking for their next Club Development Officer.  This is a part-time, paid role (starting initially at 11 hours per week), in partnership with Scottish Athletics as part of the Club Together partnership.

The successful applicant will help the club grow and improve; support our existing coaches and re-establish the Run, Jump, Throw program to increase junior membership. 

Check out the links below for more details or speak to any of the committee members.

Interested or know someone who could fit the bill?  Please spread the word.

Applications Close on 27^th May.

Lasswade AC – Club Development Officer Vacancy on Scottish Athletics

More about Club Together

Sunday, 22nd May – Ayrshire Athletics Arena, Kilmarnock

The next fixture will soon be upon us so please get in touch if you’re interested in competing (Under 13s and Under 15s only unfortunately). It would be good to build on the numbers who have already competed on the track already this season.

If you haven’t competed for us already, you will need a Scottish Athletics membership number. These can sometimes take a day or two to sort out, so please get in touch sooner rather than later so that your athlete doesn’t miss out!

Email competitions@lasswade-ac.org.uk to sign up or speak to your coach.

Details of the leagues that Lasswade participate in have been updated here (Joint League, Forth Valley League and Youth Development League)

We’ve also compiled a selected list of events from the Scottish Athletics Calendar for easy reference.