NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – FALKIRK 23/02/2013

The National Cross Country Championships took place last weekend in Falkirk.

The day started off cold but by the time the races started at 11.30 the sun was out and it was a beautiful day. The entries for the event as a whole were up and it was great to see so many Lasswade AC athletes competing in the biggest event of the Scottish Cross Country calendar.  Lasswade were represented in most age groups the exceptions being U15 girls and U20 women.

The highlight of the day for Lasswade AC was the Men’s U20 event which was won by Ross Matheson who looked comfortably in control throughout the race before moving clear in the final stretch for victory.   Congratulations Ross!

In the under 13 boys there was a large field of 130 competitors with Magnus Tait , who has been running consistently well  over the winter, the first Lasswade AC finisher in 11th position. Our next finisher was Jamie Darling in 90th followed closely by Craig Gallagher in 91st and Josh Grahame in 95th, Ross Mackenzie was 112th with Euan Mackay 123rd and Euan McAllister our final team member in 127th.

The under 13 girls were next off with another large field of 127 runners.  Lauren Dickson just back after having missed  four weeks training with a knee injury was the first Lasswade AC girl finishing a creditable 19th, closely followed by Sarah Tait 20th, our next finisher was Caroline McKinlay in 94th and the final member of the team Lauren Wilkie in 104th.

In the under 15 boys we had two runners in the field of 112 with Cameron Steven the leading Lasswade AC athlete in 73rd and Matthew Smith 81st.

Our only under 17 woman, Amy Frankland,  had another good run to finish 10th out of the field of 49 runners.  In the under 17 men we had two runners in the field of 79 runners,  Iain Lawson who finished 43rd closely followed by Callum Clark in 47th.

The women’s race had a field of 214 runners and we had three veteran runners representing Lasswade AC with Linden Nicholson being our first finisher in 142nd place (I noticed that if there was an age group category Linden would have been first F60 and was also 2nd in F55 and 13th F50) Wilma Kerr was next in 163rd and Lorna Rice in 204th.

The final event of the day was the men’s race with the biggest field of 503 runners.  Lasswade AC had seven runners  including five veterans. Our first finisher was Barney Phillips in 50th place, next was the first of our veterans, Andrew Matheson 178th (6th Over 50), followed by John Murray in 194th,  Ben Mitchell 244th,  Scott Dickson 317th,  Phil Parr-Burman 404th and Brian Wilson our final runner in 477th.

Well done to all the athletes who competed on the day.

For full results please click here

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Scottish Indoor League Champions

2013-02-24 18.29.57The Club’s U20 Women were crowned Scottish Indoor League champions at Glasgow’s Emirates Commonwealth Indoor Arena on Sunday.

This is another great achievement for this team, who have previously won the Scottish Indoor League title at U13, U15 and U17, before taking this year’s U20 title at the first time of asking, with a team which included four 16 year olds.

The team’s results were: Rachel Robertson – Long Jump – 1st (5.32m), 200m – 2nd (26.8s), Ellen Kristoffersen – High Jump – 1st (1.60m), Erin Feeley – Shot Putt – 1st (8.52m), 60m Hurdles – 3rd, Sarah Szymanski – Triple Jump – 1st (8.80m), 60m – 5th (9.34s), Amy Frankland – 800m – 1st (2:32.1), and Sophie Elder – 1st – 400m.

Four of the team (Sarah Szymanski, Sophie Elder, Ellen Kristoffersen and Rachel Robertson) also competed in the 4 x 200m Relay competition, where they finished second to add another silver medal to their tally.

The club also had an U20 men’s team (Charlie Carstairs, Sean Hadden, Jordan Charters and Elson Musenga) who finished second in their heat of the 4 x 200m Relay, and an U13 Boys’ team (Murray Blair, Brodie McQuorquodale, Connor McCabe and Guy McGarry ) who finished 4th in their heat.

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Scottish Senior Indoor Championships

Congratulations to Greg Louden who won the bronze medal in the Men’s 400m at the Scottish Senior Indoor Athletics Championships held at the Emirates Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, on Sunday. Greg won his heat in a time of 49.75s, before improving his time to 49.28s as he finished 3rd in the final.

Well done also to Jordan Charters who was 5th in his 60m heat (7.41s), and 2nd in his 200m heat (23.43s), Robert Ferguson who finished 4th in the high jump (1.90m), and Rachel Robertson, 5th in the Senior Women’s Long Jump (5.36m).

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Summer 2013 T&F Fixtures Updated

Mark Szymanski has adapted  the summer fixture’s list into a spreadsheet and added a few extras to assist parents and athletes.  Mark designed it specifically to help new parents and athletes, however I am sure it will be of  assistance to existing athletes and parents who may not be aware of  some of these competitions and the process to enter their child.
Please click Outdoor Meetings 2013 (3) to view fixture list
If you have any questions then please speak to Mark or any of the coaches at training.
Thanks

 

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LAC Coaches Conference 11th May

Another exciting venture for our Club of Ambition. The venue is McSense Conference Centre, Mayfield. The organising group is  planning an interesting and informative programme which will be published in the  next few weeks. Date in your diary please.

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Scottish Schools’ Indoor Athletics Championships

Several of the club’s athletes were representing their schools at the Scottish Schools’ Athletics Association Indoor Championships at the Emirates Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, on Thursday.

Top performers at the event were Ellen Kristoffersen and Rachel Robertson who maintained their impressive Scottish Schools’ Championships record over the years, as they both again returned home with medals. (Another two top performers from the club were officials Kenny Marshall and Dave McConnell, who put in a near twelve hour shift down on the track – they must be fit!)

Ellen, who had finished 5th in the Pole Vault (2.70m), the previous day, was in top form as she jumped 1.65m in the Over 16 Girls’ High Jump to take the gold medal.

It was a long day for Rachel, who won silver in the Over 16 Girls’ Long Jump (5.30m) in the morning, then in the afternoon won her 200m heat and semi-final to qualify for the final, where she finished in second place, before collecting her medal, switching the arena lights off, and going home at 8 o’ clock!

I have included some other results below, if anyone has any further info on placings, times, or any athletes that I’ve missed, please contact me, and I’ll update the post – email: rtbhq1@googlemail.com or text:07958 595790.

Over 16 Boys

Jordan Charters – 60m – 7th in final (7.30s)

Gareth Fleming – Long Jump – 16th – 4.97m

Ryan Edmonstone – 60m – 6th in heat(7.94s)(PB), 200m – 4th in heat (25.28s)

Ross Henderson – 800m – 5th in heat (2:08.89)

Iain Lawson – 800m – 6th in heat – (2:13.03)

Under 16 Boys

Henry Clarkson – High Jump – 14th – 1.50m, Long Jump – 14th – 5.12m

Over 16 Girls

Rachel Stoakes – 60m – 8.84s 6th in heat, 200m – 5th in heat – 28.95s

Erin Feeley – Shot Putt – 8.91m(PB) – 6th

Amy Frankland – 1500m – 7th in final (5:06.66)

Under 16 Girls

Imogen Wilson – 300m – 5th in semi-final (48.17s) – 60m – 6th in heat (8.83s)

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Coaches Meeting Monday 21/1/2013

Cancelled Meeting

To all coaches tonight’s coaches meeting at Dalkeith Campus has been cancelled.

The coaches meeting has been rescheduled for  Monday 28/1/2013

Road Race Meeting

Tonight’s road race meeting will still go ahead at 8.30pm Dalkeith Campus

Cafe Area.

 

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Monday Night Training 21/1/2013

Monday night training Dalkeith Campus 21/1/2013

Please be advised that training at Dalkeith Campus is ON

Please report as normal to Cafe area at the Campus  by 7pm

 

 

 

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East District Cross Country League (3) – Broxburn 12/01/2013

The final East District Cross Country League Match of this winter season took place at Broxburn last Saturday.

The race was once again well supported by Lasswade AC  with 45 athletes from the club competing on a crisp and cold Saturday afternoon.

Our man on the scene Callum Clark has produced a report of the day’s events for us with a selection of photographs from the races.  Please click East District League – broxburn (1) to view it.  For the full results please visit the Scottish athletics website by clicking here

Myself, Linda and Dave Hand would like to thank all athletes, parents, helpers and reporters (Callum) for their support at these league matches over the winter.  It has been fantastic to see the club so well represented at these meetings and so many athletes doing well.

The main race of the cross country season, the National Cross Country Championships,  takes place in Falkirk in just over a month.

Hope to see most of you there!

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Scottish University Championships

Congratulations to Sophie Elder who collected the silver medal in the Women’s 400m at the Scottish University Championships at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow, on Saturday.  Sophie’s time was 61.86s.

Also competing at the same event were Greg Louden and Ellen Kristoffersen.  Greg finished second in his 200m heat with an indoor PB of 22.63s, and won his semi in a time of 22.9s, but did not run in the final.  Ellen jumped 1.60m in her high jump, and 5.15m in her long jump.Sophie Elder Uni Pic

 

 

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