Edinburgh Athletic Club

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Race Report 1 – by Garry Robertson: 

EAC ‘on the road’ continued with the Arran Half Marathon. After the long Journey up to Skye two weeks ago, this was a relatively easy journey to a ‘local’ Island half. We headed off on the Saturday morning and 1 ½ hours after leaving Edinburgh, were at Ardrossan waiting for the 50 minute Ferry journey to Arran.

Since we were making a weekend of it, we decided not to take cars across to the Island, but to take bikes as our mode of transport. This meant cycling was also to be a big part of the weekend, it wasn’t all about running. We were staying at the far side of the Island at the Kinloch Hotel, (which just happened to be the race headquarters for the half marathon), so it did mean a longer cycle on the Saturday than perhaps ideal the day before the race, but we were there for an enjoyable weekend, not focussed entirely on getting PB’s in the race. (more…)

For those club members who competed in this year’s Lairig Ghru Hill Race, photos are now online on my website,
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THE CAFRAEMILL FORTATHON 

The anniversary of the battle of Rork’s Drift was a most appropriate date to compete for this highly rated championship.

I was back in competitive action on Saturday in the Carnethy organised annual Fortathon. The rules for this competition are very simple – inside the 3 hours allowed you have to visit as many as the features shown as fort, tower, dun, castle or camp on the OS Explorer map series (1:25000). (more…)

Aviva European Trials and UK Championships, 27th June 2010 
Freya Murray won the women’s 5000m UK title in a time of 15.48.75,  conditions were far from ideal for the endurance athletes, Freya front-ran the race in an attempt to secure a second Commonwealth qualifying performance, but fell short of her target time.

Pat Swan set a PB of 46.75 in the 400m semi-final, and Sarah Hood had a new PB of 10:43.65 in the Steeplechase.

The latest Club rankings from Bill and Keith can be viewed here:
senior womens rankings 2010
Young_Rankings_2010

Make sure you’ve signed up for the Facebook page for the EAC 5k & 10k road race on Sunday 1st August:  EAC Scottish Gas 5k and 10k Facebook Event
If you have any questions about the event or would like any hints and tips on training for the race, this is a great forum to ask for advice, the EAC race organisers and coaches will be standing by to reply…..

Scotland’s women took the team prize at the annual 100km Home Countries International at Boddington in Glousestershire at the weekend. They were led home by Nathalie Christie (Edinburgh AC) who, in her first 100km race, ran a measured effort to finish second lady overall in 8 hrs 50min 42 sec and take the silver medal in the UK Championship. Gail Murdoch (Carnegie Harriers) took the UK bronze medal in 9 hrs 11min 38 while Issy knox (Hunters Bog Trotters), struggling in the warm, testing conditions finished in 10 hrs19 min 55sec. Emily Gelder(Dulwich) was first lady in 8hr 15 min 36 sec.

Scotland’s men were led home by Grant Jeans (Unattached) in 7hrs 54 min 10 sec with Carnegie Harrier Scott Bradley running 8 hrs24 min 35sec on his international debut and Les Hill (Dumfries RC) 9 hrs 13min 57 sec. The race was won by Brian Cole (City of Stoke).

Our club has a number of key events and fund raisers coming up in the next few months and we need as many people as possible to help out and ensure they run smoothly and efficiently. These events raise much needed funds for the club and it would be appreciated if any club members not actually taking part in the events, could volunteer to help out at one or indeed all of them! (more…)

See below for the latest newsletter from Keith Ridley, with extensive results, information and forthcoming fixtures…… (more…)

Five Medal Haul  for Young Edinburgh & Lothian  Athletes

Seven young athletes from Edinburgh AC and Lasswade AC  made the long trip down to Bedford over the weekend to compete in the Aviva English U20 & U23 Championships & World Trials.

The standout performance came from Sarah Warnock (Edinburgh Athletic Club) in the women’s U20 long jump event where she won silver medal with a jump of 6.07m. This was a huge 23 cm improvement on her previous PB and moves her up to No 3 in the UK Power of 10 rankings

Alan Hamilton (Edinburgh Athletic Club) won a bronze in the men’s U20 Long Jump with a new PB jump of 7.14

Hannah Evenden  (Edinburgh Athletic Club) again showed her consistency picking up two bronze medals from the throwing circle. Throws of 55.11m in the Hammer and 44.62m in the Discus consolidated her at position No. 3 in the UK Power of 10 rankings.

Ross McManus  (Edinburgh Athletic Club) was 12th in the U20 hammer with a throw of 52.07m.

On the track Greg Louden (Lasswade AC) picked up a very creditable silver medal in the 400 metres with a new PB of 48.45.
Guy Learmonth (Lasswade AC) ran a new PB of 1:49.23 in the 800 metres, while Toby Harris and Scott Hughson (Both Edinburgh AC) ran seasons best performances in the 110 hurdles and 400 metre respectively.

Pat Swan ( Edinburgh AC) was 4th in the 200m Final 21.48, with a new best of 21.32 in the heat.