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National Cross Country Championships – Callendar Park, Falkirk – 24/02/2024

This seasons National Cross Country Championships took place at Callendar Park, Falkirk on Saturday. The conditions were perfect for February it was a beautiful sunny and mild day with little or no wind. Conditions underfoot were generally good with only … Continue reading

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East District League – Match 3 – Bathgate – 27/01/2024

The final league match of this winters East District Cross Country League took place in Bathgate on Saturday. It was fairly windy but otherwise a beautiful mild day. It was a largely flat course with good conditions underfoot for the … Continue reading

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3000m Seattle, Washington -13 January 2024

Hi Everyone, as some of you will know Christian Graham (pictured below) is studying at Boise State University, Idaho. His Dad, sent us a link to a 3000m race that Christian competed in last week in Seattle where he recorded … Continue reading

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Inter District Cross Country Championships inc Celtic Nations and UKA Cross Challenge

The Inter District Cross Country Championships incorporating the Celtic Nations and UKA Cross Challenge took place at King George V playing fields on Saturday 13 January. The course itself was very flat around the playing fields with conditions underfoot good … Continue reading

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East District Cross Country Championships – Aberdeen – 2 December 2023

This seasons East District Cross Country Championships took place at Balgownie playing fields in Aberdeen this weekend. It was a beautiful cold and frosty day with good conditions underfoot on the course. The first race of the day in which … Continue reading

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Liverpool UKA Cross Challenge – 25 November

Last weekend the UKA cross challenge took place at Sefton Park, Liverpool with a number of Lasswade AC athletes competing. Cerys Wright running in the U15 girls race finished 13th overall and 2nd Scot just two seconds behind Lois Macrae … Continue reading

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National Short Course Cross Country Championships – Lanark – 04/11/2023

This seasons National Short Course Cross Country Championships took place at Lanark on 4 November. The conditions at Lanark were much better this year than in 2022 when it was wet, windy and miserable. This year we were lucky to … Continue reading

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National Cross Country Relays – 21/10/2023 Cumbernauld

This seasons National Cross Country Relays took place this today at Cumbernauld. There was some concern about the weather with red and yellow weather warnings for other parts of the country, however although wet and very muddy on some parts … Continue reading

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East District Cross Country League

The first of this seasons East District Cross Country League matches took place at Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy on Saturday 14 October. It was a dry and sunny afternoon with excellent conditions underfoot for a cross country race. Lasswade had … Continue reading

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GB Orienteering Selection for Laurence Ward

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 … Continue reading

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