This year’s heat of the SUPERteams will take place on Saturday, May 24th at Meadowbank Stadium.
What is SUPERteams?
SUPERteams is a competition open to athletes under 12 years of age. It’s a great event to get started in athletics competitions. All athletes will take part in the 75m, Standing Long Jump and Turbo Javelin events. All results are converted into points to decide the overall winner and team placings. Teams are comprised of 2 boys and 2 girls – last year we were only able to form 1 complete team due to the small number of boys who had entered so it would be good to get more boys signing up for this competition so that we can have more teams completed.
Our solitary team finished 4th in the heat at Saughton last year and qualified for the grand final where they finished 13th out of 35 teams.
Last Sunday saw Lasswade’s U17, U20s and Seniors compete in the Scottish National Athletics League – our first official participation in the league since it started a couple of seasons back. The competition format is similar to an open-graded competition with athletes drawn against other athletes of similar abilities in the track races.
There was a strong blustery headwind on the home-straight which meant the sprinters had difficulty matching the times from the previous week’s competition at Linwood in the glorious Spring sunshine. Still, it was good to see some Lasswade athletes take up the opportunity to compete – it’s still early in the season and hopefully more U17 athletes and above will sign-up for the other matches this season.
Match 2 takes place on Sunday 18th May at Aberdeen Sports Village. Anyone interested should complete the sign-up form by Monday 5th May and also be aware that as per the league requirements, each club will need to provide 3 officials/helpers so parents may be asked to assist.
Our friends at Edinburgh Athletics Club have kindly offered us spaces on their coach which will leave Meadowbank at 7 am with a pick up at 7.20 at Lidl on Glasgow Road. Any athletes, coaches or spectators are welcome to travel on the coach at no cost but a token contribution is welcome. If you are interested in getting a space on the coach, please add this to the comments section of the sign-up form. Spaces will be limited so if you are interested, sign-up soon.
Last Sunday saw the first outdoor track competition of the season for Lasswade’s athletes. Although quite an early start to the track season, the weather was perfect for racing and Linwood’s new track looked great too. Team Lasswade delivered a series of fantastic performances, giving a glimpse of an exciting season ahead. Although the turn-out wasn’t as big as we had hoped (29 athletes), the team bagged 21 first places across the A and B events.
Provisionally, Lasswade finished the day in 2nd place overall with Harmeny’s team of 46 athletes taking the honours. Whilst we were certainly outnumbered, we definitely weren’t out classed. Hopefully we will have a stronger turn-out for the next competition on Sunday, 1st June at Grangemouth will close the gap. Please sign-up here to be part of the team.
There’s also still time for our Under 11 to Under 15 athletes to sign-up for the Forth Valley League competition at Livingston on Sunday 27th April (Afternoon Match). There have only been a few declarations of interest so far, so please support the team and sign-up to compete! The league has been restructured and now consists of 3 divisions, with Lasswade now competing in Division 2.
Under 11 Boys Albie – 80m – 6th A, 600m 4th A (pb), Long Jump 6th A (pb)
Under 13 Boys Antek – 100m 7th A (pb), 800m 7th B, Long Jump 8th A (pb) Matthew – 100m 2nd B, 800m 7th A (pb), Long Jump 6th B
Archie showed his versatility by winning the 100m, 800m and Long Jump.
Under 15 Boys Archie – 100m 1st A (pb), 800m 1st A, Long Jump 1st A Fraser – 800m 2nd B (pb), Long Jump 4th B
Under 17 Boys Jake – 400m 1st A, 100m 1st A (pb) Ruaridh – 100m 1st B (pb), Long Jump 1st B (pb), Shot Putt 2nd B (pb) Ruadhan – Long Jump 1st A (pb), Shot Putt 4th A (pb) Aaden – 800m 1st A (pb)
SeniorMen Alec – High Jump 2nd A, 100m 1st B (pb), Javelin 2nd A (pb) Will – 400m 2nd A James – 100m 3rd A (pb) John – Javelin 2nd B
Masters Men Keith – 100m 1st A Ken – 800m 1st A
Katie’s been waiting patiently to be able to compete and made her first appearance having just turned 9 recently. Great to have her on the team!
U11 Girls Elkie – LJ 4th A (pb), 80m 7th A Isla H – 80m 1st B (pb), 600m 1st A Katie – Long Jump 3rd B (pb), 600m 5th B
U13 Girls Ada – 100m 1st A (pb) Lara – 100m 1st B (pb), Long Jump 2nd A (pb) Orla – Shot Putt 2nd A (pb), Long Jump (tbc)
U15 Girls Sienna – 100m 6th A (pb) Aoife – 100m 7th B (pb) Rosa – 800m 3rd B (pb) Isla M – 800m 3rd A (pb), Shot Putt 2nd A (pb) Olivia – Javelin 6th A (pb), Shot Putt 6th B
U17 Ladies Beth – Long Jump 1st A (pb), 800m 2nd A, 300m 2nd A (pb) Emma – High Jump 1st A, 800m 1st B, Long Jump 3rd B (pb)
Masters Ladies Claire – 3000m 1st A, 800m 4th A
Mixed Relays Under 13s – 5th Under 15s – 5th Under 17s – 1st
Ahead of the summer Track and Field season we will be holding a virtual members/parents night on Tuesday 18th March at 7pm. The topics will cover how the various competitions run and go over some volunteering roles. To register please complete this form and details will be sent nearer the time. If you have any questions in particular just mention them in the form.
Well that’s another VMH SOLICITORS Lasswade 10 Mile Road Race over for another year.
Congratulations to the winner James Donald, Dundee Hawkhill who ran a fantastic time of 52:22 in breezy conditions. Lasswade’s Christian Graham was 2nd in 53:10 and 2019 winner Adam Gray, Penicuik Harriers completed the top 3 with a time of 54:09.
Christian’s time was almost a whole minute faster than his previous outing in the ’10’ back in 2020. It’s great to see him back, running well in club colours before he heads back to the US to finish his studies. It was also great to have Christian’s university team mate, Oliver Newman competing. Oliver broke 4 minutes for the mile last year and finished 4th, such was the quality of the field.
On the “podium” – Adam Gray, James Donald, Christian Graham with Katie MacDonald from race sponsors VMH Solicitors
Penicuik Harriers took bragging rights by winning the men’s team prize – all 3 finishers in the top 7.
Adam Gray – 3rd Dan MacQueen – 5th Matthew Euston – 7th
Dan MacQueen was also the 1st Vet with a time of 57.02.
Lasswade’s Amy Frankland last ran the ’10’ in 2019, finishing 2nd in 66:23. Her winning time in the Ladies race today was a fantastic 60:34. Chloe Malcolm of Edinburgh AC was 2nd with 61:56 and Janet Dickson of Fife AC took 3rd place in 65:56.
Amy is Lasswade’s representative in the London Marathon in April and her outing today is a sure sign that training is going well. Good luck, Amy!
Megan Wright of Hunters Bog Trotters took the Ladies Vet prize with 69:58 and the first U20 lady was Zoe McDonald of Portobello Running Club. Zoe teamed up with Sarah Connolly-Gordon and Shona MacDonald to win the Women’s team prize.
Lasswade’s other runners were David Woods, 9th in 60:22; Gareth Fleming 25th in 64:53 and Scott Dickson 46th in 69:42 – a great effort given that it was his 2nd time around the course that day (Scott is part of the team who helps mark out the course at 8:30am!). Gareth will also be joining Amy on the start line for the London Marathon and will no doubt be pleased with his efforts today.
Thank you to all the runners, officials and marshals who turned out today and Lasswade AC hope to have you all back again next year (Sunday, 1st March 2026 – put it in your diaries now!)
The summer track and field season will soon be upon us with the first fixture just a few weeks away. This year, our Under 17s athletes, U20 and Senior athletes also have the opportunity to compete in the Scottish National Athletics League (SNAL) as well. As per last season, we will also be competing in the Central and Southern Scotland Athletics League (CSSAL) for Under 11s to Masters and Forth Valley League (FVL) for U11 to U15.
The first fixture will be the CSSAL at Linwood on Sunday 6th April followed by the SNAL competition on Sunday 13th April at Kilmarnock.
The first FVL competition is on Sunday 27th April , venue TBC.
Please check out our competition page on the website for more information about the competitions or speak to the coaches at the club.
If you’re new to Lasswade or have yet to compete, we will be having a virtual parents night on March 18th at 7pm. Harry Baird our Club Development Officer will provide more information about the track competitions available and further useful club info. Please register here and further details will be sent nearer the time
Still dithering or pondering about whether to take part in our road race on Sunday, 2nd March Need a bit of an incentive? We’re adding a £100 prize bonus to the Mens and Womens winners if they can run under 52 minutes (Males) or under 59 minutes (Ladies).
Boxed Medals for the first Male/Female Teams (3 to count, clubs must be registered with Scottish Athletics).
Whitehill House Trophy awarded to the first Jogscotland registered runner to finish.
Individual winners can opt to take the highest prize and forfeit the age category prize, e.g. a Master or U20 winning the Senior Men’s/Women’s Race can claim the Senior Men’s/Women’s 1st prize and forfeit the relevant Master’s or U20 1st prize.
Our annual road race is on Sunday, March 2nd, and we need the help of friends, parents, and club members. We have 10 miles of road that need marshalling to ensure our runners are safe, heading in the right direction, and getting some vocal support. Even if you can only spare a few hours on the morning of race day, we could use your help preparing the post-race buffet or assisting with athlete registration.
We also need help in February to distribute flyers to residents living near the course, especially in Rosewell, Roslin, and Auchendinny.
Please complete the form below to register as a volunteer.
(Sorry, no entries on race day)
