Edinburgh Athletic Club

Wednesday 29th April saw the first Sri Chinmoy Self Transcendence event of the summer. 14 EAC runners dusted off the cobwebs and battled round the Meadows 5k, many showing good early form for the road race season.  

The race winners were Trotter Ray Ward in 16.01, and our own Cath Ferry in 18.36. 

Full Edinburgh AC Results

6 Adam Priestley Edinburgh AC 16.51 
7 Steve Maniam Edinburgh AC 17.14 
8 Keith Dunlop Edinburgh AC 17.15 
10 James Ruskin Edinburgh AC 17.20 
18 Dermot Baillie Edinburgh AC 17.59 
26 Peter Cameron Edinburgh AC 18.34 
27 Jonathon Ferry Edinburgh AC 18.35 
28 Cath Ferry Edinburgh AC 18.36 1st F
32 Gareth Gibb Edinburgh AC 18.43 
35 Nigel Munro Edinburgh AC 18.58 
36 Kim Threadgall Edinburgh AC 19.00 3rd F
44 Ken Mortimer Edinburgh AC 19.31 
55 Graham Macleod Edinburgh AC 20.22 
80 Douglas Brodie Edinburgh AC 22.09 

Also good to see Keith Sambrook making a comeback (21.40), hopefully we will see Keith back at the training sessions soon.

Once again: If anyone running would like to submit a race report, it would be very much appreciated.

Scottish Primary Schools Cross Country Championships – Kirkcaldy 25 April 2009

Congratulations to Josh Kerr who won the Primary 7 Boys race at the Scottish Primary Schools Cross Country Championships.

Other Edinburgh AC athletes were

P6 Girls
Megan Stretton  6^th
Amy Armstrong 14^th
Katie Robinson  15^th
P7 Girls
Hannah Cameron 5^th
Joanna Prentice   18^th
Claire Prentice    22^nd
Erin Boddie        24^th

Full results on http://sbe.napier.ac.uk/rontest/SSAA_Info/Primary_XC_2009.pdf

Team Edinburgh (Under 20 age group) got off to a winning start in their attempt to retain the Northern Premier Division title that they won last year. Hannah Evenden was awarded the Female Athlete of the Match trophy for winning the Shot with13.09m; she also won the discus with an impressive 42.77m.
Other ‘A’ string winners were Emma Lowry (High Jump 1.60m), Lauren Stoddart (400m Hurdles 65.67), Allan Hamilton (Long Jump 6.63m), Gregor Maclean (Pole Vault 4.10m) and the men’s 4 x 400 relay in  3.20.43 (Guy Learmonth 51.0, Craig Knowles 51.2, Sean Hood 49.9, Greg Louden 48.3).
 Although there were a few gaps, some excellent results and athletes willing to cover extra events gave us an 11.5 point lead over Team Glasgow at the end of the afternoon.
(Keith Ridley)
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Our athletes at Butler University continue to post some impressive results.

12 April – Stephen Lisgo won the 3000m Steeplechase at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational with an excellent pb and meeting record of 8.45.18.
Darren Gauson (Butler University assistant coach) was 4^th in the 1500m with a time of 3.45.50.

 19 April – At the Mt Sac Relays (Walnut, California) Kris Gauson set a new university record and pb of 3.42.13 when he finished 4^th in the invitation 1500m.
At the same meeting Stephen Lisgo set a pb of 3.48.56 for the 1500m and Marbeth Shiell ran 18.03.50 for the 5000m.

 26 April – A week later at the Oregon Relays (Eugene, Oregon) Kris set another university record and pb when he finished 2^nd behind Olympian Andrew Wheating in the 800m in 1.48.66. At the same meeting Stephen won the 3000 Steeplechase with a time of  8.53.40.
(Keith Ridley)

 Full details on http://www.butlersports.com/sports/c-track/butl-c-track-body.html

Athletics Forums

 Just a reminder that the Scottish Athletics forum is no longer running, news and comments are available on:
 http://www.saforum.org.uk and http://s3.invisionfree.com/Unofficial_SAL/index.php

YOU Physiotherapy, Sports Injury & Massage Clinic in Corstorphine are happy to offer 20% discount to Edinburgh Athletics Club Members.  Assessment, diagnosis and rehabilitation of all musculoskeletal injuries is offered by the clinic and discounted rates are as follows :

Assessment/Treatment session (60mins) : £28  (normally £35)
Sports/Holistic Massage (30 mins) : £17 (normally £22)
Sports/Holistic Massage (60 mins) : £28 (normally £35)
Acupuncture (30 mins) : £17 (normally £22)
Acupuncture (60 mins) : £28 (normally £35)
Under 16s/Students : £22 (normally £25)

Treatment techniques include mobilisation, manual therapy, manipulation, exercise rehabilitation, electrotherapy, acupuncture, dry needling and kinesiotaping techniques.  The clinic has a fully equipped rehabilitation suite with the latest commercial resistance and cardiovascular equipment.

Access/referral pathways to other services are offered and include sports medicine clinic, orthopaedic clinics, sports podiatrist, nutritionist, sports science with VO2 max testing equipment, sports psychologist, personal training services and sports doctor are available if required.

To discuss any needs you have or to make an appointment for assessment please phone Ronnie McGregor on 07779-579-212 or alternatively email ronnie@youphysiotherapy.co.uk

The website may be found at www.youphysiotherapy.co.uk

The clinic can be found at Elite Fitness Studios, The Old Library, 13 Kirk Loan, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, EH12 7HD

All physiotherapists are registered with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Health Professions Council.

We look forward to offering an honest, reliable, accessible service to Edinburgh Athletic Club members.

Last year we helped Activity Mix organise a successful Highland Games at Merchiston Castle for corporate teams.  We raised £500 for the club and put on a good games.  So good we have been asked to do it again on the afternoon of Saturday 11^th July again at Merchiston Castle.

There are traditional events as tug o’ war, 100m sprinting, long jump, caber, shot,  Irish hammer and four  ‘fun’ events in the style of ‘It’s a Knock Out!’

We have been asked to provide at least ten officials for demonstrating scoring and helping with safety.  This is a useful exercise for qualified officials and I know some of the executive have earmarked the date.  It is also useful for would be PE students, Duke of Edinburgh volunteers and younger (must be over 16) members who want some CV experience.

Alex McEwan is linking with the organisers and so if you are available email him at alex.mcewan@westlothian.gov.uk. Alex will brief any rules, safety points and the like if you are unsure and will pair experienced officials with novices.  It helps in the smooth running of the day, if some of us help set up the event stations so as we know the layout and familiarise ourselves with the site.

It was good fun last year and importantly for the officials there was a decent afternoon tea.  The participants were mainly novices although there were clearly some ringers in several teams!

Thanks in advance.

Alex McEwan

Jenny MacLean and Caroline Toshack are running another Core Running Inspiration workshop on Saturday May 16th from 9am to 1pm.

The workshop examines the close relationship between good posture and good efficient running style. We use pilates fundamentals to consider your posture and then use this as the basis to layer in how you run and how efficient this is, and can be, for you.

The aim of the workshop is to help you to understand the way your body moves when you are not running and therefore how this affects the way that you run. We give you specific feedback on your posture and running style and also cover the roles of core stability, co-ordination, running drills and stretching.

The workshop, priced at £40, takes place at Energywise Pilates Studio at Holyrood Business Park.

You can book onto this via the book a place page on www.edinburghrunningschool.co.uk or for more information contact me, Jenny on jenny@corefitnessinspiration.co.uk (07775 621465) or Caroline, on mail@Edinburghrunningschool.co.uk (07960 445557)

Spaces are filling fast, so email now on jenny@corefitnessinspiration.co.uk to secure your space

After a fabulous 9 week block of classes this winter, I’m delighted to be running a new set for the Spring/Summer.

These fun classes are based around the principles of Pilates to provide effective Core Training specially tailored to the needs of Runners, Cyclists & Triathletes

The classes will run as a 9 week block from Monday 4th May to Monday 29th June inclusive

• Class time 8:30 – 9:30pm
• Venue is The EnergyWise Academy (Holyrood  Business Park, Duddingston Rd W)
• Cost of the block is £54 per person
• Reduced to £48 per person if paid on or before Friday 24th April
• Otherwise £10 deposit secures space
• £44 balance to be paid at or before first class
• First class in the block will be a refresher/induction (compulsory for new class members)
• Tailored personal feedback & training -  Reduced rate for 1-1 Pilates of £25 (normal  cost £40 – limited to 5 sessions) for regular class attendees
• Subject to there being sufficient  interest, there may also be a block on Tuesdays at the same time