Great Edinburgh Cross Country & Inter District Championships – 10 January 2015

The Great Edinburgh Cross Country and Inter District Championships took place in Holyrood Park,  Edinburgh on Saturday 10 January. The weather conditions made the course at Holyrood, which is very flat and open, extremely difficult.  There had been high winds and heavy rain over the last few days and the conditions hadn’t improved. It was very cold with strong winds and some sleet/snow just to add to the challenge!

Lasswade AC have regularly had athletes selected for this event and today was no exception with six athletes having been selected and four competing.

In the under 15 girls event Lauren Dickson and Sarah Tait were selected to represent the East of Scotland.  Sarah was on a school skiing trip to Italy so was unable to compete. Lauren did compete and was in the leading group of runners from the start of the race which was over three laps. Erin Wallace (West), Eloise Walker (East) and Kate Gallagher (East) started to open a slight gap towards the end of the second lap with Lauren in fifth place just behind another runner from the West team. Lauren ran strongly on the final lap to hold fifth position and help secure the win for the East team.lauren 2015

In the under 15 boys event Magnus Tait and Jamie Darling were both selected for the East of Scotland. Magnus was also away in Italy skiing so was unable to compete. However, Jamie Darling who has made a great improvement this year over the cross country was competing. This was the first time Jamie has been selected for this event and he ran strongly over the three lap course to finish in 25th place.

Our next runner was Ross Matheson who was competing in an event being held for the first time, which was a 2 x 1km international relay. Ross was teamed up with Laura Muir who ran an impressive first leg to hand over to Ross with a slight lead.  Ross looking strong held the lead to just over the half way point when James Bowness took the lead. Ross dug in and fought all the way to the finish just being pipped for second place by Ross Murray.

The final Lasswade athlete competing was Amy Frankland who was representing Scottish Universities in the senior and U20 women’s race . Unfortunately the timing of this race seemed to coincide with the worst weather conditions with sleet snow and very cold winds battering the ladies. Amy dug in and ran well to finish in 44th place (10th U20).

It was great to see Lasswade AC so well represented once again at this event.

Congratulations to all the athletes on their fine performances.

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Congratulations to Ross Matheson

Ross, who is studying in America at present, has been selected to run for Scotland in an International Relay Race at the Great Edinburgh XC Event to be held on 10th January. Very best wishes go to Ross from all at the Club.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EAC Open Graded 22 February 2015

EAC Indoor Open Graded Meeting

Edinburgh AC Indoor Open Graded Meeting

Sunday 22nd February 2015

Meadowbank Stadium Indoor Concourse

Entries close with Bill Walker, 33 Claremont Bank, Edinburgh, EH7 4DR on 9th February.

TIME                               TRACK                                                                        FIELD

12 NOON x Long Jump U11
12.30pm x Shot Putt U13 / U15
12.45pm x Long Jump U13 / U15
1.30pm 60m Hurdles(A) U13 – SEN. Shot Putt   U11
2pm 60m Hurdles(B) Seeding based on performance in Round 1 Long Jump U17 / U20 / SEN.
2,30pm 60m (A)           U11 – SENIOR Shot Putt    U17 / U20 / SEN.
3.15pm 60m (B) Seeding based on performance in Round 1 X

 

 

 

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Scottish Inter District X Country Championships – 10/01/2015

The Inter District Championships take place next weekend at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh.

Four Lasswade athletes have been selected for the East of Scotland (district) team, two under 15 girls, Lauren Dickson and Sarah Tait and also two under 15 boys, Magnus Tait and Jamie Darling. Unfortunately, Magnus and Sarah are unable to compete as they will be in Italy on a school skiing trip.

In addition to these four athletes Amy Frankland has been selected for the Scottish universities team.

Lasswade regularly have athletes selected for this event and four out of the five athletes selected have competed in this event before which is great for them but also for the club. It is also fantastic to see athletes improving over the years and to be selected for the first time.

Congratulations to you all and good luck!

If you don’t have any plans for Saturday why don’t you take a trip down to Holyrood and support your team mates before watching the elite races with Mo Farah!

 

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Sainsbury’s Glasgow International – Congratulations to Guy and Greg

Guy Learmonth and Greg Louden have been selected for Scotland and will compete in this event on the 24th of January at the Emirates Arena.

Guy will run in the 800m and Greg in the 4x4oom relay.

Congratulations to both lads from all at the Club. Another outstanding achievement and credit to their hard work and commitment to athletics.

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Holiday Period – Training Schedule

The following coaches will be at training as indicated below:-

Monday 22nd December

Craig(Junior Sprints)Andy(Seniors)Kirk and Linda(Endurance)Gordon and Gregor(Sprints)

Thursday 25th December 

No training – Merry Xmas

Monday 29th December

Craig (Junior Sprints)Andy (Seniors)

Thursday 1st January 2015

No Training – Happy New Year

Week beginning 5th January

All Resume

Please note

Monday 29th December will be outdoors

An endurance session will take place on the 27th December – 10am . Venue to be confirmed by Kirk and Linda

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Hooded Tops, Tee-Shirts, Waterproof Clothing

Hi Every one, I am picking up the last of the Hooded Tops, Tee-Shirts, Waterproof Clothing any one who has ordered for Christmas I will be at training Thursday 18/12/2014 from 6.45pm at the cafe area until around 7.15pm after i will be at the track until 7.45pm or unless you make prior arraignments with me.

i will also be there Monday 22/12/2014 from 6.30pm until 7.15pm after i wil be at the track until 7.45pm or unless yo make prior arraigments with me.

John

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A very Merry Xmas

The Committee would like to wish our members and everyone connected to the Club a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year.

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Lasswade 10 Road Race

 
If you are planning or know someone planning to run the Lasswade 10 in March you should know the places are filling fast.Over 100 sign ups already and we are over a quarter of the way there.Don’t wait for this to be a new year’s resolution. Sign up NOW !!!

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East District Cross Country Championships – Dundee 06/12/2014

The East District Cross Country Championships took place last weekend in Dundee. For brief report click the link below:

East District Cross Country Championships Dundee 061214

NATIONAL SHORT COURSE XC

For full results here.

Well done to all the athletes who took part and congratulations to our medal winners!

Hope to see you all for the final league match in Broxburn on 17 January 2015!

 

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