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East District Cross Country League – Stirling
The first East District Cross Country League Match of this winter season took place at Stirling Unversity on Saturday 21 October 2017. Initially the weather was mild and dry but the forecast was for rain and it was not too long before it arrived making the course, which was already fairly soft and wet, very heavy and muddy in sections.
Lasswade AC had a great turn out for the first match of the season with 34 runners taking part. The under 15 boys, under 15/17 girls and senior men were the only age groups where we had incomplete teams.
The first race of the day was the under 11 girls and it was fantastic to see Lasswade AC fielding six athletes with two finishing in the top 10, Hannah Knipe 7th and Hannah Harley 10th. Team mates Abbie Foster and Eloise Scott were next home in a very close finish in 24th and 25th, Sophie Birse was 58th and Amy Rutherford 69th.
The under 11 boys were next race off with three Lasswade AC athletes taking part. Andrew McWilliam led the field and the Lasswade boys home to win by six seconds. He was followed by Harry Miller in 30th and Jude Anderson 44th.
There were five Lasswade athletes in the under 13 girls race. Olivia Meikle was first home in 30th place followed by Amy McLaughlin 43th, Skye Foster 61st, Niamh Inglis 69th and Isla Wilkie 74th.
The under 13 boys was the next race to get underway and we had five boys in the field. First home for Lasswade was Ross Wolfenden finishing in 18th. He was followed home by team mates Dexter Howard 31st, Cameron Chambers 47th, Alex Miller 50th and Alistair Scott 78th.
In the under 15/17 girls Abby McGlone was first Lasswade athlete home in 28th followed by team mate Lauren Meikle 52nd. Lasswade runner Harry Henriksen under 13 national cross country champion from last season moved up an age group to under 15 and started off this season where he left off last season with a win. Team mate Cameron Dickson finished in 53rd.
The weather conditions weren’t getting any better but next to set off were the under 17 men and we had three runners. Christian Graham set off with clear intent and had a good lead going into the second lap and finished with a comfortable 50 second advantage and was Lasswade’s third winner of the day! Team mates Euan Hood and Daniel Kelly were 18th and 28th respctively.
U17 Boys Daniel Kelly, Christian Graham and Euan Hood
The womens race was already underway and it was great to see Keira Murray (Gore) injury free and running again and leading our ladies team home finishing in 14th. Keira was followed home by team mates U20 Ailsa Innes 46th and Cathy Dickson 56th. It was great to have a complete ladies team!
The final race of the day was the men with a field of nearly 300 runners. The rain had stopped but the damage to the course was already done and some parts were now extremely muddy and very slippy. Martin Gore, like his wife Keira, had missed all of last season through injury so it was great to see him running again. Martin led the team home finishing 69th. he was followed by U20 Jamie darling who finished 122nd, Andrew McGlone 137th, Dave Scott 195th and Graham Knipe 236th.
It was a fantastic day and it was really great to see so many athletes coming out and supporting the club in these difficult conditions.
Congratulations to everyone on their individual performances and thank you for your support.
Kirk and Linda
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East District XC Relays – Glamis Castle
The first cross country event of this winter season took place at Glamis Castle just north of Dundee on 14 October. It was a beautiful setting in the grounds of the castle and the we got weather to match. The course was fairly flat so probably suited the faster track based runners.
Lasswade AC had one young female team, two young male teams and an incomplete senior men’s team. All athletes performed well on the day but the highlight was the first boys team. First year U13 Ross Wolfenden ran a solid opening leg to keep us in contention and handed over in 9th place to Harry Henriksen. Harry, who I am sure would have preferred a few more hills ran well to pull back another few places and hand over in 4th place to our final leg runner Christian Graham. Christian who has been improving all summer on the track set off on the chase and quickly pulled back the first couple of runners. Unfortunately the gap the Edinburgh runner had was insurmountable, however Christian had the consolation that in addition to helping the team to the silver medal he was also the fastest young male athlete of the day. Well done and congratulations to all the boys on a fine team performance.
East Distrct XC Relays – Silver Medalists
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Physiotherapy Evening
Phillip Mack, Consultant Sports Physiotherapist & Sports Scientist, at The Physiotherapy Clinics & Hydrotherapy Peebles, will be coming along to the club next week to give a presentation. Phillip has a background in athletics and deals with sports related injuries on a daily basis. The presentation is aimed at anyone involved in athletics, be it athletes, family or friends, and will cover issues relating to injury prevention. There will also be time added to have a Q & A session. This is a great opportunity for all members of the club to come along and pick up valuable information and advice from an expert in the field.
The presentation takes place Thursday 28th September, from 6pm in the Assembly Hall at Dalkeith Campus. I would urge as many as possible to come along.
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Lasswade Cross Country
Entries are now open for the Lasswade AC Cross Country, on entry central for seniors and vets. The event takes place at Gore glen Playing Fields, Gorebridge on Sunday 5th November. Races are held for age groups U11 up to seniors / vets. By booking in advance, on entry central, athletes will benefit from a discount on the on the day price.
All athletes from the club and beyond are welcome to take part in the race. For further info just click on either of the images below.
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Lauren wins Bronze medal at hill International
Lasswade AC athlete Lauren Dickson who earlier in the season represented Scotland (U18) over 1500m on the track turned her attention and talents to the hills in Peebles yesterday. Lauren was selected to represent Scotland at the Junior Hill International after winning the trial in her first hill race which was over the same course in Peebles just over a month ago.
The course on tracks over Cademuir Hill looked tough but on the plus side it was dry so the conditions underfoot were fairly good with only small patches that were muddy. Lauren set off hard sitting in second place for most of the race behind English runner Scarlet Dale. Lauren was passed by the second English athlete Fiona Bunn just going into the final 800m but was well clear of the next runner and finished in 3rd place to pick up the bronze medal. A fine performance in only her second hill race. Congratulations from all at Lasswade AC.
Lauren wins bronze!
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Club Championship Results
The results for Sundays Club Championships are now available at the link below.
Congratulations to all the athletes taking part on the day. 
For some it was their first, and last, chance to compete at Meadowbank. Also a massive thanks to all the officials, helpers and everyone who contributed to the food stall and tombola.
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ITV Borders video
Attached is a copy of the video that was featured last night on ITV Borders News and follows on from the recent video piece on Adam Leighton.
It shows the club in good light. It also is edited really well and capturing “a night at the campus” as throws, endurance are there in the background.
Feel free to share with young potential athletes who have been considering coming along.
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UPDATE Help STILL needed ******* CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 10 SEPTEMBER 2017***
********Club Champs**********
Still some adult helpers needed on 10 September 2017 to assist on the catering, tombola, raffle stalls
Names to leighmiller24@hotmail.co.uk as a matter of some urgency.
Also the need for baking/rolls, tombola and raffle prizes to be brought on the day.
Please let Leigh know what you can do to help out in advance and on the day.
Hi
Our Club Championships are nearly upon us and, as with every year, I make a plea for helpers on the day and donations for tombola, raffle and food such as filled rolls, tray bakes, cakes etc. All monies made go directly to the club. Tea and coffees will also be on sale.
The difference this year is that I will not be at the championships (a wedding in sunnier climes) and therefore the club requires someone who can take the lead on pulling a group together and making sure that duties are covered. To be honest it always works well on the day as people are happy to help out and no one should miss their child competing.
Please see me in the first instance as I will collect names. Donations for tombola, food etc should not be given to me but brought on the day.
I would also like to ask at this point that we will require parent helpers to officiate on the day (it is good fun), please contact Dave McConnell if you are interested.
Your club needs YOU!!
Many thanks
Ruth Szymanski
Membership Secretary
Weekend Action
Among a large contingent of Scots competing for Team GB at this years World Championships, in London, was Lasswade AC athlete Guy Learmonth. Having finished se
cond in the 800m, at the British Championships earlier in the year, Guy secured his place on the team by running a new PB at the Anniversary Games at Olympic Park last month.
In Saturdays round of heats Guy ran brilliantly to finish in third and make his way through to the semi- finals. His time of 1.45.90 just a fraction off his current PB. Another good run in Sundays semi- final was not quite enough to make it through to the final, finishing in 5th. It was another fine performance from one of Scotlands top runners though, and continues this years fine run of form.
Representing their Country in another International tournament were four of Lasswade AC’s rising stars. Lauren Dickson, Sarah Tait, Magnus Tait and Bryony Patterson were in Dublin last weekend, having been selected to represent Scotland in the Celtic Games. Morton Stadium was the venue for the teams from Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
All four athletes contributed to a fine performance by the Scottish Team. Lauren Dickson brought home a Silver medal finishing second in the U18 Girls 1500m. Bryony Patterson added another Silver in the triple jump. Her final jump of 10.86m enough to move her into second spot. Sarah Tait added another medal and more points to the Scottish Teams total, finishing 3rd in the U18 girls 1500m Steeplechase, to take Bronze. A new personal best of 6.23.18s in the U18 boys 200m Steeplechase left Magnus Tait just outside the medals, but added valuable points to the teams total.
On the day Scotland finished in overall second place on 159 points, ahead of Wales on 146 and behind winners Ireland who finished on 188pts.
A large group of Lasswade ACs younger athletes were in action closer to home, having been selected to compete in the Forth Valley League Select match. The Select match represents athletes who have put in the best performances, across all the divisions, giving them the chance to compete against each other for medals. A rain soaked Grangemouth Stadium was the venue for the match.
Leading the way for the U11s was Shane Majekodunmi in the sprints. It was a golden day for Shane, firstly winning the boys 100m in a time of 14.7s. Shane followed this up with another gold in the 200m, finishing in a new PB time of 30.00s. A third Gold was on its way at the end of the day as Shane helped his relay team to top spot. Among the other U11s selected Eloise Scott ran well in the 100m, and helped her relay team to second spot. Harry Miller also equalled his PB in the HIgh Jump, finishing in 5th place on the day. Competing in the U11s 600m Aiden Haggerty was running well, but unfortunately pulled up injured.
There were no medals for the U13 athletes, however there were some strong performances. Alec Miller was just short of his PB in the High Jump with a clearance of 1.30. This left him in 4th place overall, just missing out on a medal through countback. Alastair Scott threw a new PB of 6.10m to finish in 6th place in the Shot Putt. Amy McLaughlin‘s throw of 12.73m in the discus, a new PB, left her in 4th place and just 10cm off the medals.
Adam Leighton continued his fantastic season in the jumps, dominating both his events to come home with two Gold medals and a new PB in the High Jump. In tricky conditions Adams Jump of 5.33m in the Long Jump was enough to get him his first Gold of the day. A new PB jump of 1.75m easily won him his second in the High Jump.
Another double medal winner for Lasswade was sprinter Mia Downie. First up for Mia was the U15 Girls 100m. Mia finished in a time of 13.3s to take second spot and the Silver Medal. Later in the day Mia ran another strong race in the 200m, taking the Bronze medal with a time of 28.1s. Just behind Mia in that race was fellow Lasswade sprinter Abbie Malinowski, finishing 4th in a time of 28.4s.
There were more medals for Lasswade athletes in the U15 Field Events. Cameron Dickson threw 22.18m in a rain affected javelin competition, to take a well earned Silver medal. His throw of 13.25m in the Discus left him in 6th place in that event. Heather Kinghorns throw of 8.17m in the Shot Putt left her just outside the medals in 4th place, but was a new Personal Best. Heather went one better in the discus throwing 17.79m to take the Bronze.
Full results from the FVL Select match can be found using the link below. Further pictures from the FVL can be found on the clubs Facebook page.
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