A reminder that entries close at 5pm tonight for Thursday’s club competition. Over 70 athletes have already entered so it looks like it will be a great night. After 5pm, entries will only be accepted if there are spaces available in the requested events. Please get in touch if you’ve missed the deadline and we will try and accommodate you as we don’t want any of our athletes to miss out.
Club Competition – Thursday 31st August
Lasswade AC need more help at training to ensure we can continue to give quality and fun sessions. The help needed can be from.
Scottishathletics have now released their Autumn coaching dates. To view these, learn what is involved in each and how to declare your interest please visit our Help at Training and Coaching page
We invite all members, or parents, to attend a virtual meeting on Sept 6th at 7pm. The meeting will cover.
Please register here and log in details will be sent nearer the time
The Club Competition will be held on Thursday 31st 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.
*** Please complete the online entry form here before Friday 25th 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: 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.
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 will remain the same but times may vary. The final timetable will be confirmed once entries close on Friday 25th August 5pm.
Scrutinised result for the Central and South Scotland League have finally come through. We’ve been sitting on the provisional results for wee while and they had us on top by 26 points. With officials points to be added and some results missing, it was certainly too soon to celebrate… And in the end, it was close! That 26 point gap got whittled down to just 12 points and confirm that Lasswade finish as Division 3 Champions!
Well done to every athlete, official and parent who turned out for the last fixture – you all played a very important part to give us that 12 point lead. A good number of the team competed in new events for the first time and filled in gaps in the team sheet – an amazing team effort. Also, a big shout out to Mark Szymanski for filling in as Team Manager for the day at short notice.
| Position | Club | League Points | Competition Points |
| 1 | Lasswade AC | 23 | 2567 |
| 2 | Corstorphine AC | 22 | 2538 |
| 3 | Inverclyde AC | 18 | 1554 |
| 4 | Garscube Harriers | 13 | 1320 |
| 5 | Clydesdale Harriers | 12 | 1266 |
| 6 | Motherwell AC | 11 | 1135 |
| 7 | Kirkintilloch Olympians | 6 | 312 |
Looking at the results on the day, strong winds prevented a lot of PBs on the track but as always there were some great performances and lots of first places.
Points aside, we always ask that our athletes try and improve on their bests and a number of athletes recorded personal bests at Kilmarnock.
PBs
Ollie – 200m and Long Jump
Ruairidh – 200m and SP
Ramsay – Discus
Will – 1500m
Ben – Long Jump
Alec – Long Jump and Discus
Lara – Long Jump
Leila – Long Jump, High Jump
Megan – Long Jump
Bethan – Long Jump
Eloise, Abbie, Olivia and Sophie B all ran their fastest 200m but because of the wind speed, technically not official PBs but still great performances and confirmation that they’re all in great shape.
Scrutinised Results – we’re aware that some 1500m times are not recorded and apologies to the athletes missing times. Hopefully the league will be able to track these down for you.
Well done again to everyone who competed and officiated over the course of the season and helped contribute to this fantastic result. All of this of course, is only possible with the amazing work that the club coaches, assistants and officials put in week-in, week-out. If you’re able to help out next season when we get to do it all again, please have a look at our volunteering page.
Declarations are now open for Under 11 to Under 15 athletes for the final Forth Valley League fixture of the season.
Available events are:
U11s: 100m, 200m, 800m, 4x100m relay, High Jump
U13s: 100m, 200m, 800m, 4x100m relay, Shot Putt
U15s: 100m, 300m, 800m, 4x100m relay, Long Jump, Discus
Please complete this form if you wish to be considered for this event. This fixture will take place across the morning and afternoon – the timetable can be found here.
Following our AGM we have made the hard decision to increase our training fees from 1st September 2023.
The need for this has arisen due a doubling in the cost of hiring the training facilities this year, which can no longer be met by the current training fees. It is the first time there has been an increase in fees in over 12 years.
The monthly training fees will go up to £10 per month for athletes training once weekly and £20 per month for those training twice weekly. As previously there will be a 25% reduction for second and subsequent members of the same family making the fees for these £7.50 monthly for 1 session weekly and £15 monthly for twice weekly sessions.
If there any problems with the increases, please get in touch with one of the committee members in confidence.
Please can all members amend their standing orders accordingly from 1st September 2023. (N.B the club cannot alter the amounts collected so members must amend their own standing order either through online banking or by going into their bank).
Thank you very much in anticipation of your cooperation.
If yes, then we have the ideal opportunity for you. Coaching at Lasswade AC can be used for volunteering hours for those doing the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Enhancing at Personal Statement for further education or C.V. Make new friends. Have some fun…..
Scottishathletics have released the dates for the Assistant Coach Course’s for Autumn 2023. This is ideal first step on the pathway for those aged over sixteen, which would include parent helpers and/or athletes looking to give something back.
Don’t think you have time to commit? No worries. We can work out a rota around your existing commitments/training. So whatever time you can give we will gladly work something to suit.
No athletics experience? Don’t worry as this is the ideal starting point. If you aren’t sure just chat with any of our coaches.
How much does it cost? The club pays the costs
To see more of what involved in the course, dates and how to declare your interest please visit our Help at Training and Coaching page or contact Harry on cdo@lasswade-ac.org.uk on Leigh on Secretarylasswadeac@hotmail.com
Last weekend Laurence travelled to Bulgaria to represent Great Britain in the European Youth Orienteering Championships. He was selected as one of the 4 U16 boys in the 16 strong team after a good set of results earlier in the season.
The first day was the sprint distance which is a 12 – 15 minute fast paced event held in an urban and parkland environment. Laurence held his head well in his first major international competition and finished in 20th place out of 98 starters, first Brit in his age class and one of the best British results of the competition.
The next day was the long distance event which was around an hour of running over a forested hillside. This was a tough physical and technical challenge unlike any areas at home, and despite losing time on some tricky legs, Laurence pushed hard to get a solid result.
These first two results earned Laurence a place in the relay team. This consisted of three legs of about 30 mins in the forest. Unlike the individual events which are time trials where everyone runs the same course, the relay is a mass start, but with teams having slightly different courses at different parts of the race. This makes for a high pressure environment where it is easy to be distracted by other runners going in slightly different directions after a few common controls. The U16 boys acquitted themselves well finishing in 7th place, a tantalising 1 second away from 6th which earns an international diploma, and the best British result of the day.
Overall the trip was a fantastic experience and Laurence is motivated to try to achieve selection again for next year’s championships.
This will be taking place on Sunday 23rd July at Kilmarnock.
This is open to all members from Under 11s to Masters athletes. After the first two matches, it’s pretty much neck and neck between Lasswade and Corstorphine at the top of the table so it would be really good to get another strong team out to secure promotion.
If you’re interested in competing, please declare your interest using this form as soon as possible
The timetable of events is here.
