Emails have now been sent out to those competing in the club competition on Thursday. Please check your spam folders and if you haven’t received one then please get in touch – chair@lasswade-ac.org.uk.
No training for those who aren’t competing but come along and watch some great competition. First event is at 6pm with registration opening at 5pm.
Refreshments available (cash only!)
Thanks to John McOmish for providing this report from the U13/U15/U20 Championships which took place on the 10th/11th August at Grangemouth. We’re always looking for reports from any competitions that athletes attend so please feel free to send in any news.
Last weekend at Grangemouth saw the U13/U15 and U20 Championships taking place; with a number of Lasswade athletes competing.
Archie made the trip through to Grangemouth to compete in the 200m. The day started off well for Archie, finishing 1st in his heat with 28.04 to qualify through to the final in a strong position. Archie then had to wait for the last race of the day for the final and ran a time of 27.87 into a strong wind, finishing 4th just outside of his PB. In between the heat and final, Archie put his speed to use in the Long jump, jumping a best distance of 4.84m to get the silver medal! An outstanding distance when the winner jumped a new championship performance of 5.59m!
Similar for the U15’s the previous day, the 1500m were ran as timed finals. Isla M was running in the first of the two heats, finishing 2nd in 5:16.98. When combined with the times from the second heat, this placed Isla 5th overall and smashing her PB by 15 seconds! Isla also competed in the shotput, finishing 10th with a best throw of 5.76m.
First up on the track, the 1500m. The races went as timed finals; meaning athletes ran as fast as they could. Times across the two heats were combined then to produce the medallists. Two Lasswade athletes competed; Emma T and Cerys. Emma finished 6th in her heat and 16th overall with a time of 5:26.17. Cerys was the only athlete to go sub 5minutes; winning the gold medal with a time of 4:51.72!
Two athletes ran in the 800m. Similar to the 1500m, these were as timed finals. Beth ran in the 3rd heat; winning the heat in 2:25.24 to finish 7th overall when times were combined with other heats. Freya ran in the 4th heat, winning the heat in 2:15.84 which, when combined with the three previous heats – was fast enough for the gold medal by 5 seconds!
Andrew was next up on day 1 – competing in the 800m. Running in the second heat, which turned out to be the fastest heat; Andrew finished 3rd and qualifying with a next best time of 1:57.28 which was a PB…at the time.
Running in the final later that day, the pace was fast from the start. Andrew ran well in the final to finish 4th, just outside the medals and smashing his PB set in the heats, running 1:54.19!
There were two athletes in the 200m, Ramsay and Petter. Ramsay running in the first heat, finishing 6th in a time of 23.85, sadly with the wind being slightly too strong to be an official PB.
Petter ran in the 2nd heat – finishing 6th in a time of 23.55 – with a much stronger wind than in Ramsay’s heat!
Alec Miller took to the field for the High Jump in the afternoon. With the wind playing havoc with the bar, athletes were having to time their jumps when the wind was at it’s calmest. Alec kept his composure throughout the competition clearing a personal best of 1.86m at the second attempt to earn a silver medal.
Day 2 saw Ramsay and Petter back for another sprint – this time the shorter 100m. Thankfully the wind had died down from the previous day with the boys in heats 3 and 4. Petter running 11.80 for 4th in his heat and Ramsay running 11.76 for 5th in his heat. Both these times were quick enough to see the athletes into the semi finals.
Into the semi finals, we had Petter running 11.65 to finish 6th in his semi final; and Ramsay running 11.75 in the other semi final for 7th.
Back on day 2 also for the 1500m was Andrew, alongside Innes Wright. Both ended up in the same heat and with the tough qualification of only the top 6 in each heat led it to be a very tactical race. Andrew came through the heat in 2nd with a time of 4:03.57. Innes finished 9th in the heat with 4:12.18, his second fastest time of the season. The final proved to be a tactical affair, starting off slow with athletes watching each other and ending with a burn up over the final lap. Andrew crossing the line in 5th place with a time of 4:06.72
Two Lasswade athletes stepped up into the 400m at the championships. Eloise, stepping up an age group, ran a good race in the first heat to finish 4th in a PB of 61.41 – this time being quick enough to qualify for the final. Teammate Abbie also stepped up an age group and ran in the 2nd heat, finish 7th in 65.29 for her first 400m in competition. The final saw Eloise run another PB, finishing 5th in 61.12.
The women’s 1500m ran as a straight final and we had Olivia Meikle take to the track. The pace was steady and wound up gradually – Olivia coming home in 9th with 4:53.64 for a new PB.
July 13th/14th, Dundee
A well overdue report of the Scottish Combined Events Championships that took place in Dundee in the middle of June. Lasswade had three athletes competing over the weekend with Beth and Emma competing in the Under 15s Penthlon and Archie in the Under 13s Pentathlon.
Mixed fortunes for our athletes, with Emma not able to finish the 75m Hurdles race but bravely continuing on in the remaining field events. Beth recorded PBs in the Long Jump, Shot Putt and also improved on her points score from the Scottish Schools Pentathlon to finish 15th overall.
Archie had a fantastic day recording PBs in the 75m Hurdles, Shot Putt and a 13 second PB in the 800m. Even more remarkable was that this was Archie’s first race over the hurdles having only had 2 short sessions in training before the competition. His 12.79s currently puts him in 23rd place in the UK rankings – not bad for a first attempt! His overall points score of 1795 put him in second place, with the winner, Jospeh Lanahan from Shettleston Harriers winning with 2089 points – a Scottish record.
Closing date has now been extended to Sunday evening but please don’t wait until then. This is open to all athletes under 17 and below and open to those who train on Mondays or Thursdays.
NB: The competition starts at 6pm so earlier than the usual training session.
Sign-up here or use the QR Code
Club Competition Sign-up
The team selections have now been sent out, so please check your emails. We do have some empty spaces on the team sheet and we can make changes on the day so if you haven’t signed up please let me know if you are interested in competing and we might be able to find an event for you. There is also a minibus going to Crownpoint and a few spaces left so no excuses about getting there!
Email chair@lasswade-ac.org.uk if you have any questions.
Whilst the school holidays may be over, the track season still continues!
There’s still time to sign up for the CSSAL League competition on Sunday 25th August at Crownpoint in Glasgow. We are hoping to have a minibus (limited spaces – first come, first serve) so don’t hesitate and sign-up now. So far, only 20 athletes have signed up across all age groups which is quite disappointing given the efforts the coaches, volunteers and organisers put in to make these events happen.
We also have the Forth Valley League competition at Grangemouth on Saturday 31st August and our own Club Competition on Thursday 29th August at Dalkeith Campus.
Links to sign-up for all these events are on this post.
http://www.lasswade-ac.org.uk/club/uncategorized/dates-for-your-diary/
Congratulations to our Club Together Officer, Harry Baird who was one the first recipients of the Eric Liddell Recognition Award for his contribution to athletics in Scotland.
Harry has been our Club Together Officer for nearly two years and his experience and expertise has been invaluable while the club recovered from the pandemic.
Unfortunately, our storage shed at the track is no longer water-tight and so some assistance is required to help move as much of the training equipment to our alternative storage container in Bonnyrigg Park. If you’re available to assist us load up a van on the evening of Thursday 8th August, please email chair@lasswade-ac.org.uk and if you have any knowledge of metal storage containers, please also get in touch!
August looks to be a busy month before we close out the Track and Field season for 2024.
Wednesday 21st August – AGM at Dalkeith Masonic Hall. Election of office bearers for next 12 months. Details to follow.
Sunday 25th August – CSSAL League Match 3 at Crownpoint, Glasgow
Enter here by 19th August
Thursday 29th August – Lasswade AC Club Competition at Dalkeith Campus
Enter here by 26th August
Saturday 31st August – Forth Valley League Match 3 at Grangemouth
Enter here by August 26th
Wednesday 4th Sept @ 7pm – Virtual members/parent info meeting where we will explain the winter training and competitions, we also invite questions in the sign up form. This is ideal for those new to the club or simply needing a refresher. Sign up here
Friday 27th September – Quiz Night -at Dalkeith Masonic Hall. Details to follow.
Our annual Club Competition will take place on Thursday 29st August from 6.00pm till 9.00pm at Dalkeith Campus. This is open to all members of Lasswade Athletics Club from U9s to U17s and is free to enter and is not restricted to athletes who only train on Thursdays.
*** Please complete the online entry form here before Friday 23rd August 5pm ***
Events
Under 9s will compete in the 60m, Shot Putt and Standing Long Jump.
Under 11s: 3 events from 75m, 150m, 600m, Shot Putt, Long Jump, Javelin and High Jump
Under 13s to Under 17s: 3 events from 100m, 200, 800m*, 1500m*, Shot Putt, Long Jump, Javelin and High Jump
* restricted to 800m or 1500m (not both).
Athletes can do 2 track and 1 field event or 1 track and 2 field events.
There will also be mixed relays for Under 11s to Under 17s.
Medals are awarded to winners of each event. This year, points will be awarded for performances in the same vein as a multi-events competition (rather than points being awarded based on finishing positions) and trophies will be awarded to the overall winner in each age group in the U11s and above for both the male and females. In the Under 9s, a trophy will be awarded to the overall winner (male or female).
We are hoping that older athletes will be able to help with officiating and other duties as there will be no training that evening. Any parents/carers who would like to get involved will be very welcome too as it takes a lot of people to run a competition.
If you are available to help please Susan know as soon as possible so that duties can be allocated. We cannot run events like this without the goodwill of our supporters so thank you in advance of a positive response. Please reply to susanout@blueyonder.co.uk
Note: Timetable is provisional until the number of entries is known. The running order for track events will remain the same but times may vary. The field events order may change depending upon the number of entries in each age group.
The final timetable will be confirmed once entries close on Friday 23rd August 5pm.
Unfortunately the Multi Events group session for Thursday 4th and 11th July are cancelled. We should be back in training on Thursday 18th July. Enjoy the break!
Stacey’s Thursday Throws group will not run on the 11th and 18th July. If you cannot attend any of the other sessions during the summer please reply on the stack app so I know who to expect each training session. This allows Stacey to plan training sessions or assist in other areas of the track if no one is in attendance.
