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
Many thanks to Terry Sullivan and Barry Munro for providing photos from the Club Competition and capturing some great memories of the night.
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
Good luck to all athletes competing.
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!
Our popular Cross Country event is back after a 2 year absence!
Entry via Entry Central https://www.entrycentral.com/festival/706
Closing Date: 28th October, 2022
Race Timetable:
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.
The final Joint League fixture saw a good turn out from Lasswade’s U17 and U20 athletes. There would have been lots of PBs but the gusty wind meant a lot of the sprint races were over the allowable limit for PB purposes.
Fresh from winning the 100m and 200m in the Bute Highland Games the day before, Ramsay would have recorded a considerable PB in the 100m (11.71s) but with the windspeed recorded at 3.1m/s his first (legal) sub 12s clocking will have to wait. Petter (11.80s), Keith (12.48s), Lauren (13.59s) also fell foul of the wind and would have had PBs too.
Earlier in the day, Elena recorded a PB in the 100m hurdles with 16.01s. Now hurdling over 80m, Lauren and Chiara recorded times that were faster than their 75m Hurdles times so technically, another 2 PBs in the bag. Lauren also landed another PB in the long jump with 4.38m.
Fortunately, there were some who managed to get PBs – Erin’s strong finish saw her bring her PB down to 14.25 and Evie, who’s last race was into a -5.6m/s wind ran 14.24s with a almost perfect +1.9m/s wind. Phoebe recorded a season’s best with 14.84s and Amber, in her first race for a few seasons ran 13.90s.
Sophie in her debut for Lasswade ran 15.58s and followed that up with 2.74m in the long jump and 1m24.22 in the 400m.
More PBs followed from our athletes in the endurance group. Olivia moved down in distance to clock 2:25.84 in the 800m and Will continued his great season with an 800m PB of 2m15.28 and a new 400m PB of 58.14s.
Andrew, who took 20 seconds off his 1500m PB last weekend at the Scottish U17 Championships, unsurprisingly managed to take a large chunk out of his 800m PB running 2m03.93.
In the high jump, Alec couldn’t quite match the PB he set in the Scottish U17 Age Group champs last weekend in Aberdeen but still recorded a solid 1.56m.
To round up the day’s results, Chiara also tackled the 300m coming home in 51.44.
Once again, thanks to all our athletes, coaches and to Leigh for providing some photos. Good performances and PBs don’t just happen without hard work by the athletes and dedication of our coaches.
Thursday, 8th September 7pm
As this age group are not yet eligible to compete in our main competition, we have organised a mini games session for them. This will be held on Thursday 8th September from 7pm ’til 8:15pm with an award for the winner.
Those who only come to training on Monday are invited too.
Look forward to seeing you then and thank your your support.
Our final Forth Valley League fixture of this season took place on Sunday at Grangemouth Stadium. A slightly weakened team due to holidays, it was a good opportunity for athletes to try new events and set performances to beat at their next outing.
In the under 11s, Zoe made her debut for the club running the 100m in 15.9s for 4th place in the A event – a great performance for her first race and followed it up with an impressive 200m taking 2nd place in the A event. Unfortunately, an issue with the timing meant that no time was given but I’m sure Zoe won’t hesitate to run another 200m again. Zoe was backed up in the sprints by Orla (100m, 17.8s) and Aoife (200m, 38.2s). Orla and Aoife also competed in the high jump for the first time, both clearing 0.9m which is a great achievement given that they’ve both only had a couple of training sessions so far. Laura was our only runner in the 800m, showing great determination over the last 200m, finishing 6th in a PB of 3m05.2s.
Our only U13 boy was Moses running in his first 100m recording 16.0s for 7th place. In the under 13 girls, Beth ran the 100m (5th in 15.2s) and the 200m (4th in 29.8s). Lucy set a new PB in 800m running 2m58.3s and also won the Javelin with 11.08m.
There was a much better turnout in the Under 15s age group with just a couple of empty slots on the team sheet. In the Under 15 boys, Ruairidh ran 14.6s in the 100m and recorded a PB in the long jump with 3m37s. Lewis also competed in the 100m and long jump, getting a PB in his 100m (16.1s) and 2m47 in the long jump. Jamie covered the 800m and 300m running 2m41.4 and 51s respectively. He was joined by Laurence in the 800m where a tough battle down the home straight rewarded him with a new PB of 2m12.6s.
In the Under 15 girls, both Emily and Yasmin recorded new PBs in the 100m. Emily broke 14 seconds for the first time taking a good slice out of her PB with 13.7s. Yasmin’s fast start saw her bring her PB down to 14.2s. Abbie had a busy day running both the 800m in 2m52.2s, the 300m in 48.3 and jumping 3m57 in the long jump for a new PB. Emily also competed in the long jump for the first time recording 2.72m. Bethan joined Abbie in the 800m finishing strongly with 2m28.0 for 3rd place in the A race.
This wrapped up the Forth Valley League for 2022. Despite being relegation from a tough Division 1 against some much bigger teams, it has been a good season for Lasswade who have suffered more than most other clubs at the hands of Covid. There are plenty of positives to take – lots of athletes enjoying competitions for the first time, lots of athletes trying new events and lots of new PBs. All things that puts us in good stead for next season when we hope to bounce back up to Division 1. The Forth Valley League is a great league to start competing in so hopefully more athletes will sign up to compete for their first time next season.
Thanks to the officials and helpers who assisted at this match (Ruth, Susan, Andy, Ken and Phoebe) and to all those who helped throughout the season. There are still some open graded competitions available for those looking for more competition opportunities.
Club Competition time!! On Thursday, 1st September 2022 from 6pm to 9pm we’ll be holding a competition for our Under 11s, Under 13s, Under 15s and Under 17 athletes at our own Dalkeith Campus track.
Free to enter for all our members who are 9 and above on the 1st September (please check your membership is up to date!). For any athlete who hasn’t competed before, this is a great opportunity to to put all your hard work in training in to practice.
There will be medals for all 1st place athletes in each event and awards for the highest scoring girl and boy in each age group.
Parents/Carers: Please stay to watch your athletes in action. We’ll have tea and coffee to hand.
Entry form below and provisional timetable below.
Return entry forms to competitions@lasswade-ac.org.uk by 5pm Friday 26th August.
