Edinburgh Athletic Club

Scottish Mens League, Grangemouth 30th August 2009

Pictures taken by Willie Lyall at the above match can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wlyall/sets/72157622187347246/

The Senior Men’s team were second in the final match of the Scottish Men’s League which meant they comfortably won  Division 1 for 2009  -  having been promoted from Div 2 at the end of  last season.

We built up a lot of points in the jumps with Long Jump, Triple Jump and High Jump all wins in ‘A’ and ‘B’ strings and 1st ‘A’ and 3rd ‘B’ in the Pole Vault. There were personal bests for Jay Younger (1st yr U17) 400m in 51.14, Allan Hamilton 400m 51.06 and Peter Loudon 800m 1.58.32.
(Keith Ridley)

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English U15 Combined Events Championships – Birmingham, 15-16 August 2009

Freddy Smith finished 4^th in the English U15 Pentathlon championship with a points score of 2,671.
(80m Hurdles 12.51, Long Jump 5.39m, Shot 10.47m, High Jump 1.67m and 800m 2m 14.84s.
(Keith Ridley)
Full results available on:
http://www.englandathletics.org/page.asp?section=599&sectionTitle=Championship+results

Scottish Senior Relay Championships – Grangemouth, 16 August 2009

The club won medals in both the men’s and women’s 4 x 100m Scottish Championship races.
The women’s team of Sarah Warnock, Hope Robertson, Amy Rogers and Louise Dickson had a comfortable win in 48.70seconds.
In the men’s event our team of Gareth Robertson, Allan Hamilton, Gary Mackay and Toby Harris was 3^rd in 43.49
(Keith Ridley)

Full results on:
http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/index.php?p=80&itemType=fixtures&itemId=9966

Scottish U15 & U17 Championships 15 – 16 August 2009  -  Grangemouth

 The Scottish U15/17 championships brought a total of 21 medals to our club athletes (4 Gold, 8 Silver and 9 Bronze).
(Keith Ridley)
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Athletics Weekly are offering 5 issues free of charge, if you would like to take up the offer, follow the link below.

http://www.athletics-weekly.com/2009_offer.php

Important Notice

Brian Winning has brought to our attention that there is a change in the procedures for registering  the use of an inhaler. 

Asthma Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUEs) Notice
From 1 January 2009, you were required to submit additional medical evidence to support your TUE application for the use of inhaled beta-2 agonists to treat asthma. These applications will be reviewed by the UK TUEC and if approved, exemptions will be provided for four years.

Where you may currently have approval to use your inhaled beta-2 agonist medication, UK Sport cannot guarantee that approval will be given again unless you have fulfilled all of the necessary medical requirements.

TUE applications are required for the following beta-2 agonists to treat asthma and/or its clinical variants (i.e. exercise-induced asthma, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, and other clinical respiratory diseases):

 Formoterol, Salbutamol, Salmeterol and Terbutaline

 Applications without evidence of asthma or its clinical variants will be returned without being reviewed.
Submission of the following documentation to UK Sport is required:

 A complete and legible beta-2 agonist application form.
Lung function test results 
 
Note: You only require one positive lung function test to confirm that you suffer from asthma or exercise induced asthma. You can undertake either a bronchodilator or bronchoprovocation test to meet these requirements. It is recommended you consult your GP or team doctor regarding which test would be best to complete by forwarding them the beta-2 agonist asthma guidance notes found below.

 Guidance:
http://www.100percentme.co.uk/store/1246875049.949LID0.pdf 
Application form:
http://www.100percentme.co.uk/store/1246874998.540LID0.pdf 

 IT IS YOUR (the athlete) RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT TUE – ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DOING HIGHER LEVEL COMPETITION

Scottish U20 and U23 Championships – Grangemouth, 9 August 2009

Listed are the club medal winners in the U20 U23 championships:
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Scottish Junior Relay Championships – Grangemouth, 9 August 2009

Our Scottish Under 17  4 x 400m champions – Peter Loudon, Alex North, Jay Younger and Tom Holligan. (Photo by Andy North)

The second part of the Scottish Junior Relay Championships.  
The 3 x 800m and 4 x 400m (The 4 x 100m took place in June).
Out of the 6 events we had teams competing in 5 and came away with medals for 3 first places and a third place.

 Under 13 Girls 3 x 800m  1st 7.49.42  (Hannah Cameron, Emily Strathdee and Rosie Wilson)    and our B team also reached the final and finished 4th in 8.24.86.

 Under 15 Girls 3 x 800m   1st 7.25.41  (Blair Wood, Olivia Mackenzie and Rachael Dunn)   and our B also reached the final finishing 7th in 8.06.15.

 Under 13 Boys 3 x 800m  3rd 7.39.35 (Robert Bough, Dominic O’Hare and Ben Robbins)

 Under 17 Men  4 x 400m  1st 3.33.56  (Peter Loudon, Alex North, Jay Younger and Tom Holligan)

Under 15 Boys 3 x 800m 5th 7.02.56 (Ciaran Turton, Ruaridh Miller and Scott MacDougall)
(Keith Ridley)

Events like the annual Scottish Gas 5k and 10k Road Races do not just happen – a great deal of effort and organisation has to go into these events, which means a real team effort is required from many club members to make the event both safe and a success.

The planning starts with Pat Sinclair, Club Secretary getting the race permit form Scottish Athletics. (more…)

North Berwick Law, Race Report by Kirk Ollason:

Despite feeling a bit heavy legged from a tougher than anticipated Granton 10k, the good weather and the prospect of a race with a difference persuaded me to jump on the train and head for North Berwick for the annual Law race. However, I must admit that my enthusiasm did wane slightly as the train arrived into North Berwick station and I got my first view of what I would be up against! (more…)