Congratulations to Guy Learmonth who broke the Scottish Junior Indoor record for the fifth time this season. Competing in the Celtic Cup last weekend in Cardiff he led from the gun to win the mens race in a time of 1:50.57. Guy received the Men’s outstanding performance award for his efforts.
Well done to all Lasswade athletes who competed in last weekends National Cross Country Championships in Falkirk.
Particular mention goes to Ross Matheson who won the U17 boys race – Congratulations Ross !!
| Name | Position | Time |
| Jamie Cousin (U13 Boys) | 48 | 14:29 |
| Kyle Mackenzie (U13 Boys) | 75 | 15:21 |
| Ross McEwan (U13 Boys) | 110 | 17:08 |
| Euan Bathgate (U15 Boys) | 67 | 15:50 |
| Amy Frankland (U15 Girls) | 31 | 17:32 |
| Fiona Matheson (U15 Girls) | 57 | 18:26 |
| Ross Matheson (U17 Boys) | 1 | 22:32 |
| Niall Sheehan (Sen Men) | 22 | 40:24 |
| Barney Phillips (Sen Men) | 74 | 43:53 |
| Andrew Matheson (Sen Men) | 108 | 45:34 |
| Richard Connor (Sen Men) | 165 | 47:26 |
| Alan McFadden (Sen Men) | 368 | 56:10 |
For full results click on the attached link:
http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/index.php?p=80&itemType=fixtures&itemId=11645
Lasswade Athletics Club - working towards Clubmark Accreditation.
The aim of Clubmark is to help clubs achieve a set of nationally recognised minimum operating standards which will compliment the good practice that already exists within Lasswade Athletics Club.
Achieving Clubmark will help the club to grow and build a sustainable future, as well as becoming nationally recognised as working towards a ‘safe , effective and child friendly club ` environment.
Clubmark has 4 key areas
Club Management
Duty of Care and Welfare
Sports Equity and Ethics
The Coaching and Competition Programme
Successful completion of the accreditation procedure will ensure Clubmark status for a period of 3 years after which re assessment will be required.
A working group has been formed to lead this project and its remit will include consultation with club members as and when required. Members are equally encouraged to contact the group at any time through the Club Secretary.
Clubmark Working Group membership
David Hand, Pat Frankland, Mike Murray , John Gillespie (chair)
The group will endeavour to keep all Club members regularly updated.
More information about Clubmark here
Katie Purves travelled to
Katie had won the U-16 girls’ Scottish Schools 60m Hurdles title at the Kelvin Hall earlier this month to qualify for the team.
Despite having to adjust to the different hurdles spacing at the U-16 age group, Katie finished 3rd in a new PB time of 9.22 secs.
Well done Katie!
The bus for the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow will be leaving Lasswade High School at 11.30am on Sunday 21 February 2010. The match fee for all athletes is £3.00 and also for parents/supporters travelling on bus. The first events are scheduled to start at 1.30pm.
All athletes please remember to bring club vest, shorts and spikes and also a packed lunch for the day.
Approximate time for returning back to Lasswade High School is 7.00pm.
Guy Learmonth rounded off a successful weekend of indoor running for Lasswade AC athletes when he finished 5th in the 800m final at the Aviva World Trials and UK Championships at Sheffied reducing his own U20 national record in the heat to1.50.98 and then came out in the final to set a new time of 1:50.75.
Another three athletes from our club became Scottish Open Champions at the U17 & U20 Scottish Open Championships on Sunday. This brings our total to an impressive six individual champions over the two days of competition.
Following on from the success of our U15 athletes on Saturday, Greg Louden won the gold in the men’s 400m in a new PB time of 49.09 secs, and was also runner up in the 200m, clocking 22.83 secs.
Callum Wilson took the triple jump title with a jump of 13.98m, and finished third in his 60m heat in a time of 7.44 secs.
Ross Mathieson completed the treble in the U20 men’s events by winning the 1500m in a time of 4.14.43 secs.
Zander Lyon finished 5th in his 800m heat in a time of 2.25.68 secs.
In the U17 events, Adam Lyon was 5th in his 800m heat in a time of 2.12.59 secs, while Francesca Benham recorded a throw of 7.62m in the shot putt.
It was a treble triumph for our athletes at the Scottish U15 Open Championships at the Kelvin Hall on Saturday.
The first event of the day saw Rachel Robertson claim the gold medal in the long jump with a new PB jump of 4.94m.
This was followed by Ellen Kristoffersen equalling her PB of 2.40m in winning the pole vault.
The treble was completed as Katie Purves won her heat, semi, and then her final in 9.32s in the 60m Hurdles.
Rachel also ran a PB of 8.70s in her 60m and finished 2nd in her 200m heat, whilst Ellen finished 5th in the high jump with 1.50m, and competed in the hurdles.
Fiona Mathieson finished 7th in the final of the 1500m.
The main event of the Scottish Cross Country season takes place on 20/02/2010 at Callendar Park, Falkirk.
Lasswade hope to field strong teams at this event so would endurance athletes please confirm to your coaches (Linda Smith or David Hand) on Monday at training if you intend to compete.
Full details can be found by clicking on the attached link:
http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/index.php?p=80&itemType=fixtures&itemId=11645
I hear congratulations are due to Katie Purves on her selection to compete as part of the Scottish Schools team at the Celtic Cup International in Cardiff. Katie's recent win in the 60m hurdles at the Schools Championships have earned her a well deserved call-up to the squad. She currently sits at number 3 in a very tough UK ranking and will need to handle U17 hurdle spacing for the first time. Good Luck Katie and we look forward to seeing that Scotland vest at training on monday 22nd! 
