Lasswade AC have had to close the entry central applications due to the volume of entries. Ww have reached capacity including the waiting list. Thanks to all who have entered and tried and now look forward to a great day. Thanks
The Scottish indoor age group championships took place this weekend at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.
There were a number of Lasswade athletes competing and getting amongst the medals!
Saturday – Day One
Adam Leighton a new member of the club was competing in the u13 boys high jump and came away with the gold medal with a height of 1.50m. Adam also finished fifth in the long jump. 
Cameron Steven and Lauren Dickson continued their fine form this indoor season with Cameron winning a silver medal in the u17 boys 800m whilst setting a new personal best of 1.55.83 and running the second fastest 800m ever by a Scottish u17 boy.
Lauren also won a silver medal in the u17 girls 1500m and set a new personal best of 4.44.8.
Also competing yesterday were Jack Gray in the u17 boys triple and long jump, Lisa Robertson in the u17 girls triple jump and Imogen Wilson in the u17 girls 300m.
For full results click here
Sunday – Day Two
Rachel Robertson competed in the u20 women’s long jump winning a silver medal!
For day two results click here
Well done to all the athletes who took part.
‘For the man that’s believed in me since day 1… 2015 BRITISH CHAMPION!!! What a weekend! 5th, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd and now I’m the champ! Never, ever, ever give up!!’
Nice words from Guy who knows that behind every successful athlete is a supportive and devoted back up team of family, coaches and friends. Fantastic result and someone that the whole club can take inspiration from. Well done!!!
Not a huge number of Lasswade athletes competing last weekend at the Emirates however those that were there did themselves and the club proud. None more so than Adam Leighton who got the Gold in the U13 Boys High Jump on Saturday equalling his PB in the process. Adam was also 4th in the Long Jump
The Scottish Schools Indoor Championships took place last week on 4th and 5th February at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.
Congratulations to all Lasswade AC athletes that took part in the event and to those who made the finals. There were a couple of medalists, Cameron Steven who finished in second place in the O16 800m final and Lauren Dickson who finished third in both the U16 1500m and 800m finals. Photographs of Cameron and Lauren receiving their medal/s. Very well done to you both!
There were also fine performances by Magnus and Sarah Tait in the 800m and 1500m, Jamie Darling in the 400m and Imogen Wilson in the 300m. I am not aware of any other Lasswade athletes that took part but I apologise in advance if I have missed anyone.
For full results please click here
A wee reminder that the Monday 16 Feb and Thurs 19 Feb. INDUCTION GROUPS will not be running due to school holidays. The extra week will carry over to the end of the block.
Congratulations to Rachel Robertson for her new indoor PB of 5.75m at the National Seniors meeting at the Emirates at the weekend. Well done!!!
Pic is courtesy of Bobby Gavin
A call to arms.
Ruth Szymanski is after 6 additional helpers to assist make sandwiches and staff the Tea hut. You will be required to start on Sunday 1 March at 9am and will be tidied up by 3pm
Anyone that can assist is asked to contact Ruth at elkasaruma@hotmail.co.uk
A good time is had by all helping and of course you will be instrumental in ensuring that the successful reputation of Lasswade AC’s road race is maintained.
Please, if you can, give your time. After all, no helpers no food I’m afraid.
many thanks in anticipation
Brian , CDO
The final of this seasons East District Cross Country League matches took place on Saturday at Broxburn. Numbers taking part for the club were better than the previous match in Alloa but it was still disappointing to have quite a few incomplete teams.
There had been some snow on Friday and there were a couple of inches in Livingston with conditions worse the further west you got. There was still an amber weather warning in place for this area of Scotland but although cold and with a dusting of snow conditions were much better than expected at Broxburn.
The first race of the day was the under 11 girls but unfortunately we had no runners in this race. Next it was the turn of the under 11 boys and we had four runners in this race. Lasswade athlete Harry Henriksen was a clear winner maintaining his unbeaten record over the cross country this winter. Next home with another good performance was Cameron Dickson in 24th place followed by Alec Miller and Alastair Scott finishing 44th and 57th respectively. Both boys were running in their first cross country race for the club.
In the under 13 girls Hannah Little led the team home with a good run finishing in 14th place. Ellie Baxter was our next counter in 41st place followed closely by team mate Kaerdy McDonald running her first cross country for the club and finishing in 43rd place. Mia Downie also running in her first cross country for the club finished in 52nd.
Next it was the under 13 boys with Kurt Robertson our only runner. Kurt ran well and had a good run to finish in 26th position. In the under 17 men we again only had one runner Kyle McKenzie who ran a solid race to finish in 21st place. The ladies were the next race and it was another solo performance with Cathy Dickson the only Lasswade runner. Cathy ran very well to finish in 60th place (17th vet).
The next race was the under 15 boys with Jamie Darling, Thomas Snodgrass and Daniel Kelly making up the team. Jamie led the boys home in 20th place with Thomas next in 30th and Daniel after almost missing the start working his way through the field to finish in 36th place.
The penultimate race of the day was the under 15/17 girls race and we had a full compliment of runners. Lauren Dickson who has been running consistently well this season produced another fine run to finish 2nd behind Kate Gallagher of Central. Next home for Lasswade was Sarah Tait who again has ran consistently well and finished strongly in 6th place (after going for a dip half way round). Keanna McInnes had a good run and was our third counter in 24th place followed by Lauren Wilkie who had worked her way through the field to finish 29th. Caroline McKinlay who was running with a sore knee should have pulled out but kept it going and finished in 33rd with Eilidh Brown close behind in 36th place.
The final race of the day was the senior men and we had a full team for this race as well! Martin Gore had a strong run to finish in 42nd, he was followed by Colin Menzies in his first cross country for …… a long time with a good run in 61st. Ben Mitchell had a strong run in in 82nd (17th vet) with team mate Scott Dickson also running well to finish 120th (40th vet) and Doug McDonald not too far back in 142nd. Brian Wilson completed the team in 205th (101st vet).
Finally congratulations to our under 15 girls who finished 2nd in the league this season. The girls have turned up for every race and have ran consistently well over the three league matches so fully deserve their second place. Well done also to the under 15 boys who finished 6th in the league.
For full results please click here
Thanks to all parents and athletes for their support this season.
The next race is the National Cross Country on Sunday February 23rd. I will be in touch shortly regarding this event.
Due to a hectic semester and a busy season of racing, I fell behind on the monthly training updates. I will do my best to keep the club updated with training/racing in America!
I am flying back to New Mexico for what could be my last semester in the NCAA. The winter break did not go to plan, after picking up a cold then a chest infection resulting in my training suffering. We tend not to do much speed work in New Mexico given the extra time needed to recover from hard sessions at altitude. Therefor I was looking forward to getting some speed work at sea level over Christmas to get me set for the indoors season. I had planned on running the indoor 3k on the 3rd and the Portobello Promathon on New Years Day. Unfortunately I had to withdraw from both but managed to get a race at Holyrood in the International Relay at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country. I ran the 2x1km relay with Laura Muir and managed to get 3rd, a good result against a strong field.
Once I get back to New Mexico I will ease into training for a few days to allow the last of the chest infection to clear up. Also since I stayed an extra week at home to run Holyrood I will be straight back into classes. My first indoor race is on the 31st of January and I hope the lack of track work won’t have had too much of an affect on my performance. After that I have 2 more races within a month to conclude a short indoor season, giving me 5-6 weeks to prepare for outdoors.
I will have to make a decision soon as to whether I want to stay an extra year in America. I have an extra year of eligibility due to not running for my University in Scotland, however I am excited at the chance to come home and begin my career in Edinburgh. If indoors and outdoors go well, I may be inclined to stay, however the recent success in Scottish Distance running proves that there is nothing stopping athletes succeeding in Scotland.
