Author Archives: kirksm

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Gordon Robertson who some of you will remember as the sprints group coach at Lasswade AC is climbing Ben Nevis in July to raise funds for Alzheimer Scotland. He is taking on this challenge with his two daughters Rachel and … Continue reading →

It was back to Callender Park, Falkirk once again this year for the National cross country championships, the finale to the Scottish domestic cross country season. The conditions on the day were much better than last year. It was a … Continue reading →

The first Lasswade Open Cross Country event since pre-covid took place on Sunday 30th October at Gore Glen in Gorebridge. The weather was mild and dry and looked promising at 9.30am when the course was being set up, fast forward … Continue reading →

The National Short Course Cross Country Championships took place in Kirkcaldy this weekend with sixteen Lasswade AC athletes competing. This is short and fast cross country race. This course was on undulating parkland, there had been some rain so there … Continue reading →