Edinburgh Athletic Club

Most of this years cross country fixtures have now been announced:
Sat 8th Oct: East District Relay’s,Dundee, 4*4k
Sat 15th Oct: East District League,Stirling, 8k
Sat 22nd Oct: National Relays Cumbernauld, 4*4k
Sat 5th Nov: Scottish National 4K Championship’s, Bellahouston.
Sun 20th Nov: East District League, Livingston, 8k
Sat 10th Dec: East District Championships, Aberdeen, 10k
Sat 14th Jan: East District League, Broxburn, 9 k
Sat 18th Feb: Scottish National Championships (Venue TBC), 12k for men and 10k for women.
The Masters Championship date and venue is still to be confirmed.       (more…)

Congratulations to all “28″ athletes who have been selected for the JSB Forth Valley President Select Match on Saturday 3rd September at Grangemouth. There are only 6 athletes chosen by the league to represent Div 1/Div 2 & President Select in each of the events.

See below for the full timetable. Please could all athletes be there for 11.00 if possible and find the team manager elected for Div 1/Div 2 or Select.

Great weekend ahead for EAC juniors both home and “abroad”, good luck to you all.

Yvonne                                 (more…)

Teviotdale Harriers used to hold open races in the local park in Hawick every November. The last time they were held was 17th November 1990. Edinburgh AC won the Senior Men’s trophy that day (trophy name George Howden Scott Trophy). That day the winning team was K Mortimer, G Philip & J Elphinstone.  Teviotdale are now keen to recover this trophy, if anyone can help locate this trophy,  could they please phone Alan Reid from Teviotdale on 07931488023.

The Scottish Athletics Annual Awards dinner will be held in the Marriott Hotel, Glasgow on Saturday 29 October.  Roger Black MBE – Olympic 400m silver medallist in 1996, will be Guest of Honour, and BBC Scotland’s Rhona McLeod will compere the evening. The evening will be rounded off with dancing to the Wm Marshall Ceilidh Band. EAC will be booking spaces at the Dinner, if you would like to attend, please contact Pat Sinclair (email pagesin@blueyonder.co.uk) or leave a comment on this post.

Information ahead of this weekend’s meeting for the YAL in Birmingham from Enid:

Members of your team wishing to take photographs should sign a disclaimer – located at main entrance to stadium

Action Replay – photographers appointed by the league will be selling photographs taken during the day- they will be located at the base of the new stand near the1500m start. Please note there is no access to this area via the track.

Only coaches and athletes will be allowed in the warm up area.

Junior Home International Trials:-   In the Under 16 Girls Race, Emma Dunnett was 1st in 20.33 and Oonagh Dunnett was 2nd in 21.07, both gaining selection for the second year running to this event being held in Wales on the 24th Sept.

Commonwealth and World Masters Hill Running Trial:-    Sue Ridley was 3rd Woman overall and 1st W45 in 50.48, which should secure a place in the team at  Paluzza, Italy, 17th September.

“ It is only by looking at our history that we discover the future.”

Michael Parkinson

One of the great legacies of the 1970 Commonwealth Games was Meadowbank Stadium. The echoes of these Games had barely subsided when Yvonne Murray walked through the revolving doors at the main entrance as a youngster to train and begin a journey that would take her to unimaginable glory.     (more…)

The Robertson Trophy returned to it’s roots, being run over a 10 mile off road route along the Water Of Leith. Dermot being the current holder of the trophy, was tasked with organising this years event and with the help of Vik, did a great job.  

It was a bit windy to start with, but it’s safe to say this was probably the most sheltered 10 mile race in Scotland! The route followed the Water of Leith path to Balerno where Vik handed out rubber bands to prove that everyone had made it all the way to the turn point, then it was a case of turning round and blasting the 5 miles back to the start.   (more…)

Scottish Relay Championships (3 x 800m and 4 x 400m) – Grangemouth, 21 August
Edinburgh picked up the usual large number of medals at the Scottish 3 x 800m and 4 x 400m Relay championships –  4 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze

Gold
U16 Girls 3 x 800m
U18 Women 3 x 800m
U18 Men 4 x 400m
Sen Women 4 x 400m
Silver
U16 Girls B team 3 x 800m
Sen Women B team 4 x 400m
Bronze
U14 Girls 3 x 800m
U16 Boys 3 x 800m

Full results available on http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/index.php?p=80&itemType=fixtures&itemId=13503

England U15/17 Championships – Bedford, 20/21 August

 Three of our young athletes won medals at the England U15/17 championships:
Kimberley Reed took the gold in the U17 women’s Hammer with a throw of 52.76m and also finished 8th in the Discus with 33.61m.

In the Under 15 Boys 400m Ben Robbins was 2nd with a magnificent time of 50.18 taking a second off his pb and placing him second on the Scottish U15 all time list. In most years Ben’s performance would have easily won the title.

In a very close finish Olivia O’Hare was 3rd in the U17 women’s 800m with a time of 2.10.66, taking almost 2 seconds off her pb.

Other Edinburgh athletes taking part were:
Seumas Thomson        5th  in final of U17 men’s 400m Hurdles 56.07.
John Glen                    11.43 in ht of 100m and 4th in ht of 200m 22.88, U17 men
Michael Hudson          14th in 3000m U15 Boys 10.03.94
Hannah Cameron        6th in heat of U15 girls 800m with pb of 2.21.27

Full results available on http://www.athletics-uk.net/england/2011