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Indoor League - Match Two

VP-Glasgow athletes had a good day at the 2nd Match of this winters Indoor League.  Several of the teams are on track for the final.

Erin Halliday ran another excellent U11 60m, finishing 1st with a time of 9.26s and winning the Long Jump with a distance of 1.82s.  Holly Little and Robyn Connolly finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 600m with times of 2:04.9 and 2:06.3.

Jamie MacKinnon was 1st in the U11 600m with a time of 2:03.2 while his club-mate Thomas Mulvey was 1st in the B race with the 2nd fastest time of the day 2:04.4.

Georgia Callander was 3rd in the U13 800m with a time of 2:49.0.  Caroline McKinnon was 3rd in the U13 60m Hurdles with a time of 12.12s.  Erin Crichton was 2nd in the High Jump with a height of 1.25m.

Ross Galbraith was 3rd in the U13 60m with a time of 9.42s.  Liam Turner was 1st in the 800m with a time of 2:35.5.  Ross Black was 3rd in the 200m with a time of 31.5s and Liam McHugh was 1st in the High Jump with a height of 1.20m.

Eilidh McEvilly was 2nd in the U15 High Jump with a height of 1.35m and Charlotte Chambers was 2nd in the Long Jump with a distance of 4.20m.

Craig Young was 3rd in the U15 800m with a time of 2:24.8.  John McColl was 3rd in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 10.17s and Steven Thistleton was 3rd in the Triple Jump with a distance of 8.21m.

Mhairi Bowie was 3rd in the U17 60m with a time of 8.35s.  Hollie Young was 1st in the 800m with a time of 2:22.7 while her club-mate Deborah Hannah was 2nd with a time of 2:26.1.  Chloe Lambert was 2nd in the 200m with a time of 27.6 and Andrea Gaffney was 1st in the Triple Jump with a distance of 10.35m.

John Mulhern was 1st in the U17 Hurdles with a time of 9.57s.  Chris Barnes was 1st in the Shot Putt with a distance of 11.88m.  Special thanks to Paul MacFarlane who picked up a total of 22 match points for his performances in the Triple Jump and the 800m.

Jennifer Hannah was 1st in the U20 60m with a time of 8.16 and 1st in the 200m with a time of 27.1s.  Erin Leggate was 2nd in the 400m with a time of 63.2.  Hazel Blair was 1st in the High Jump with a height of 1.55m and 1st in the Triple Jump with a distance of 9.70m.

David Clark was 1st in the U20 60m and the 200m with a time of 22.9s.  Calum Innes was 1st in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 8.51s and Allan Ramsay was 1st in the 800m with a time of 2:09.5.

The next match is on Sunday the 8th of February.  The full results are at this link.

Bupa Great Edinburgh International Cross Country

The annual Cross Country event took place on Saturday 10th January around Holyrood Park in Edinburgh and two of our Ladies had excellent performances before the TV cameras.

Nicola Hood finished in 31st place over the 5.6km course in a time of 21:24, just ahead of her club-mate Jo Moultrie who finished in 33rd place with a time of 21:28.

Jo had recently returned from Northern Ireland where she had finished 4th in the Antrim International Cross Country U20 race on the 3rd of January.

In the Junior Inter District Cross Country, we were again well represented in the West Team.

Lewis Boyle was 3rd in the U13 race over 2.4km with a time of 09:17.  Max Aitchison was 5th in the U15 race over the same distance with a time of 08:33, ahead of his club-mate Craig Young who completed the course with a time of 09:16.

Hollie Young was 6th in the U17 race over 3.6km with a time of 14:56, just ahead of her club-mate Rhian Dawes who finished in 8th place with a time of 15:12.  Sarah Potter was 20th with a time of 15:44.

Well done to all of our athletes who took part.  Selection alone was a great achievement.

Road Race - Update

On Thursday 1st of January, Sandra Branney completed the 4 mile course of the Portobello Prom Race with a time of 23:20.  Sandra finished in 36th place overall and 1st female.

The annual Nigel Barge Road Race was hosted once again by Maryhill Harriers on Saturday the 3rd of January.

Collette Fagan finished in 28th place overall and was the 3rd female to finish with a time of 37:43.  Donna Finlayson was 60th overall and the 6th female to finish with a time of 40:28.

Mark Ashby was 64th to cross the line and 27th Vet over 40 with a time of 40:38.  Kenny McVey was 88th to finish and the 7th Vet over 50 with a time of 42:59.

Nicola Hood

Congratulations to Nicola Hood on being selected to represent GB Juniors at the 32nd annual International Cross Country meeting at Albufeira, Portugal on the 1st of February.

The GB Junior women recently finished in the first 6 places at the European Cross Country Championships at Brussels, Belgium on the 9th of December 2008 and much is expected of them in Portugal.

We'll be watching developments in Portugal with great interest.

Scotstoun Stadium

Glasgow Athletics Association is inviting members of the Athletics Community in Glasgow to attend meetings on Friday 9th and Friday 16th January in Glasgow Green Football centre at 6.30pm for 7pm.

The Meeting on Friday 9th January is for Coaches who are currently active within Glasgow Clubs. With more than 200 active Club Coaches in Glasgow we are looking for a good turn out. The Meeting will discuss the projected use of Scotstoun (Coaches from Victoria Park City of Glasgow will be interested in getting their requirements across to GAA, I am sure.); How to address the decline of athletics? and an open forum. The Meeting will close at 9pm.

The second meeting is open to the whole athletics community (Athletes, Coaches, Club Officials, parents etc) and will take place in the same venue on Friday 16th January. Topics to be discussed here will be about Club Development, the role of the GAA and recruitment and retention.

I would ask any person from the Club who wishes to attend these meetings to contact myself on athletics@csglasgow.org or 0141 287 4725 to indicate your attendance.

As 2014 approaches the sport of athletics has a tremendously exciting time ahead of it and we need to be planning for the legacy our sport requires for 2015. Here is an opportunity for you to input into that legacy.

Death of John Innes

Late on Monday 22^nd of December , we received the sad news that our friend, club-mate and Membership Secretary John Innes had died having failed to recover from a major operation he underwent at Ross Hall Hospital last week.

John’s association with the Club and the athletics community began 30 years ago when his children Fiona and David became competing members.  No one knew at that time how much time and effort he would eventually give to guiding and supporting athletics throughout the country.

John’s influence spread throughout UK athletics where he was very highly regarded and heavily relied upon.  The respect and admiration felt by all past and present members of our Club knows no bounds and his loss will be hard to bear.

We’ll hear over the coming days about John’s work ethic, his encyclopedic knowledge of athletics, his fairness and even handedness and his commitment to the sport at all levels.

Most of our members under the age of 40 still refer to John as ‘Mr Innes’, a simple title but a measure of the respect held for his commitment, knowledge and authority.

It was no surprise that John bore his illness with characteristic courage and dignity to the end.

Our thoughts are with his wife Ann, his son David and daughter Fiona.

Messages of support have been posted on the Scottish Athletics Forum from the wider athletics community.

His funeral will take place at 1130am on Wednesday 31st of December at St Mungo's Chapel, Linn Crematorium, Lainshaw Drive, Glasgow, G45 9SP. 

His wife Ann would like all friends and family to join her at the Busby Hotel after the service.

A tribute to John has been sent to The Herald newspaper and is included at this link.

Scottish Indoor League

Match 1 of this seasons Indoor League was held at the Kelvin Hall on Sunday the 14th of December.  VP-Glasgow was well represented and most of our teams were successful on the day.

There was of course some excellent individual performances that should be highlighted. 

Robyn Connolly had an excellent start to the day when finishing 1st in the U11 600m with a time of 2:06.8.  Erin Halliday was also 1st, winning the U11 60m with a time of 9.06s.  The U11 A team is now 5th in the League with the B team one place behind.

Georgia Callander was 2nd in the U13 800m with a time of 2:44.0 and Erin Crichton finished 3rd in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 12.77s.

Mhairi Patience was 3rd in the U15 300m with a time of 47.0s,  Eilidh McEvilly was 2nd in the High Jump with a height of 14.5m and 2nd in the Shot with a distance of 8.32m.  The U15 Girls team is lying 3rd in the League.

Andrea Gaffney was 2nd in the U17 60m with a time of 8.25s and 1st in the Long Jump with a distance of 5.28m.  Diane Ramsay was 2nd in the U17 200m with a time of 26.8s and 2nd in the 300m with a time of 43.3.  The U17 Womens team is lying 3rd in the League.

Hazel Blair was 1st in the U20 200m with a time of 28.5s and 2nd in the Long Jump with a distance of 3.90m.  Erin Leggate was 1st in the High Jump with a height of 1.65m.  The U20 Womens team is lying 3rd in the League.

Jamie MacKinnon was 1st in the U11 600m with a time of 2:01.9 and Daniel Sinclair was 4th in the Standing Long Jump with a distance of 1.38m.

Liam Turner was 1st in the U13 800m with a time of 2:32.6, Ross Black was 2nd in the 200m with a time of 31.3s, Kyle Wilson was 2nd in the High Jump with a height of 1.20m and Aidan Cooney was 3rd in the Long Jump with a distance of 3.78m.  The U13 Boys B team are lying 2nd in the League and the A team are in 3rd place.

John McColl was 2nd in the U15 60m Hurdles with a time of 9.89s and Steven Thistleton was 1st in the Long Jump with a distance of 1.35m.  The U15 boys are currently 3rd in the League.

John Mulhern was 1st in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 9.53s and 3rd in the 400m with a time of 57.6s.  Andrew McFarlane was 2nd in the High Jump with a height of 1.70m and 1st in the Long Jump with a distance of 5.95m.  Chris Barnes was 1st in the Shot Putt with a distance of 11.46m.  The U17 men are lying in 2nd place in the League.

Calum Innes was 1st in the 60m with a time of 7.34s and 1st in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 7.34s.  Stuart Ross was 1st in the 800m with a time of 2:00.0, David Clark was 1st in the 200m with a time of 22.9s and Gregor Innes was 1st in the 400m with a time of 51.5s.

Well done to everyone who took part.  The full results are available at this link although there are still errors which have still to be corrected.

Christmas Road Race

As usual we had a good turnout for the Christmas Handicap and it was as competitive as in previous years.  Georgia Callander was the Girls winner and Max Aitchison was the winner for the Boys.  The full results are recorded below.

It was especially pleasing to see so many sprinters, jumpers and hurdlers taking part in what is always a great social occasion.

Seniors:

Christmas Road Race

Everyone is invited to take part in our Christmas Road Race on Saturday the 20th of December.  If you would like to take part, you should meet in the  Badminton Centre at Scotstoun in time for a 12.30pm start.

We're hoping for a large turnout on the day with competitors aged from 9 to Masters.  It's a special event and it's not just for the endurance Athletes. 

Competitors should arrive bearing a gift for the Lucky Dip. Value in the region of £4 - £5. e.g. Selection boxes/sweets/chocolates for the younger athletes and Bottle of Wine/Box of Biscuits, etc for the adults.

The event is a handicap race, with the slowest athletes and those not familiar with the distance starting first.

The distances for the event will be 2 miles for the juniors and the 3 and a quarter mile McAndrew Course for the seniors.

Parents will be most welcome as are any volunteers to help with stewarding the course.  More information will follow Mondays Committee meeting.

Willie Jack

The Club has received the sad news that one of our oldest Life Members, Willie Jack who was in his late 70's died on Tuesday the 9th of December after a long illness.

Willie still holds the Club record of 10.5s for 100m set at White City, London on the 3rd of July 1954.  He was also the first Scot to run 100 yards in under 10 seconds when setting a Native record of 9.8s.  His achievement was all the more remarkable as it was set on a grass track at Westerlands, Anniesland in 1952.

Willie's proudest moment was possibly representing Great Britain at the 1952 Olympics at Helsinki, Finland, where he finished 4th in the semi final of the 100m.  Sadly in those days only 6 athletes qualified for the final.

Away from the track, Willie enjoyed a successful career as an Engineer, having earned his Engineering Degree at the Royal Technical College in Cowcaddens, Glasgow.

He had been retired for many years and was living with his wife in West Kilbride, Ayrshire.

His funeral will take place at 3pm on Tuesday the 16th of December at Holmsford Bridge Crematorium, Dreghorn, Irvine, Ayrshire.  All friends and family are invited.

West District Cross Country Relays

The District Relays were held at the Royal Academy, Irvine on Saturday the 6th of December and VP-Glasgow teams had an excellent day.

The U13 Boys team finished in 2nd place overall with several excellent individual performances.  Lewis Boyle was one of the stars, finishing in 2nd place and completing the 3,200m course in a time of 11:23.  He was followed home by Liam Turner (12th) in a time of 12:09, Fraser Barbour (13th) in a time of 12:14, James Finlay (14th) in a time of 12:15, Jack Moreland (23rd) in a time of 12:45, Jamie Middleton (27th) in a time of 12:54, Murray Sim (30th) in a time of 12:59 and Kieron Rafferty (35th) in a time of 13:11.  62 athletes completed the course.

The U13 Girls team finished in 7th place overall with Georgia Callander (14th) finishing in a time of 11:33, Anna Cunningham (27th) in a time of 12:19 and Iona Wilson (34th) with a time of 12:32.  44 athletes completed the course.

The U15 Boys team finished in 2nd place overall with some very fast individual finishing times over the 4,400m course.  Max Aitchison was 7th in a time of 15:19, Craig Young was 12th in a time of 15:43, Hugh Mackenzie was 14th with a time of 15:56, James Ross was 28th with a time of 16:51 and Paul MacFarlane was 38th with a time of 17:30.  51 athletes completed the course.

The U15 Girls team finished in 4th place overall, narrowly missing out on the medals.  Maria Milliken was 13th to finish with a time of (no time), Amy MacLellan was 17th with a time of (no time), Deborah Hannah was 19th with a time of (no time).  54 athletes completed the course.

The U17 Ladies team finished in 1st place overall with some excellent individual performances over the 4,400m course.  Beth Potter was 1st with a time of 15:35, Hollie Young was 2nd with a time of 16:12, Rhian Dawes was 4th with a time of 16:55 and Sarah Potter was 10th with a time of 18:13.

The U20 Ladies team finished in 1st place with the Senior Ladies team finishing in 2nd place over the 6.400m course.  Nicola Hood was 1st (U20) with a time of 22:44, Jo Moultrie was 3rd (U20) with a time of 23:31, Donna Finlayson was 15th with a time of 25:22, Rebecca Finch was 16th with a time of 25:27 and Jacqui Thomson was 18th with a time of 25:45.  69 athletes completed the course.

The Senior Mens team finished in 8th place and the Vets were 7th over the 10,000m course.  Allan Ramsey (U20) was 19th to finish with a time of 33:18, Sean Fontana (U20) was 20th with a time of 33:22, Derek Watson Snr (Vet) was 46th with a time of 53:28, Ken Mitchell (Vet) was 67th with a time of 36:36, Chris Sheridan (Vet) was 154th with a time of 42:41, Kenny McVey (Vet) was 176th with a time of 45:39.  192 athletes completed the course.

Well done to everyone who took part.  It was especially pleasing to see such a large turnout from the U13 Boys.

West District Cross Country Relays

The District Relays are being held this year at the Royal Academy, Irvine on Saturday the 6th of December.

Declarations close at 1130 hrs for the U13 Girls and 1330 hrs for the Senior Men.

There is a minibus leaving the car park at Scotstoun at 1000hrs.

Donald Wilson will be our driver for the day.  The cost of the return journey will be £2 per head. 

Good luck to everyone who's taking part.

McCain UK Cross Challenge

Several VP-Glasgow athletes travelled South for the Cross Country meeting at Liverpool on Saturday the 29th of November.

Lewis Boyle just missed out on a medal when finishing 4th in the U13 race in a time of 10:23.

Hollie Young was 18th in the U17 race with a time of 16:25.

Nicola Hood was 6th in the U20 race with a time of 15:15.  Beth Potter was 9th with a time of 15:31 and Jo Moultrie was 18th with a time of 15:56.

Alan Ramsey was 81st to finish in the U20 Mens race with a time of 23:06.

A great effort by everyone, competing at the highest level.

The full results are available at this link.

Dunbartonshire AAA Cross Country Championships

The Dunbartonshire Championships were held on the Gartshore Estate in Kirkintiloch on Saturday 29th of November.  VP-Glasgow athletes turned out in good numbers and collected a number of individual and team medals.

The U11 Girls had a great day winning the team Gold.  Robyn Connolly was 2nd with a time of 9:08, Emma Ferrie was 4th with a time of 9:15 and Holly Little was 5th with a time of 9:17.

The U13 Boys were also winners of the team prize.  Fraser Barbour was 3rd with a time of 13:16, Liam Turner was 5th with a time of 14:20, Kieran Rafferty was 7th with a time of 14:46 and Jamie Middleton was 8th with a time of 14:56.

The U15 Boys team was 2nd overall.  Craig Young was 4th to finish with a time of 21:18, James Ross was 5th with a time of 22:21 and Paul MacFarlane was 6th with a time of 23:00.

Marie Milliken was our only U15 Girl competing and she easily won the individual event with a time of 23:32.

Sean Fontana was 2nd overall in the Senior Mens race with a time of 37:15.  Derek Watson was 5th with a time of 38:33.  Mark Ashby was 40th with a time of 46:22, Chris Sheridan was 50th with a time of 50:20 and Kenny McVey was 55th with a time of 51:27.

Only one senior woman turned out for the Club, Donna Finlayson who was 1st with a time of 29:05.

Well done to everyone who took part.

The full results are available on the Garscube Harriers Download Page.

Sprint Group Introductory Sessions

Ricky will be starting his sessions promptly at 7pm on the 60m start line.  He suggests that everyone should arrive at 6.50pm as the Kelvin Hall reception can be very busy at this time.

The planned sessions are detailed at this link. 

Ricky has also sent in two new articles called Maximum Speed Sprint Mechanics and Sprint Technique Drills.

Buchlyvie Half Marathon

Mark Ashby took part in the Buchlyvie Half Marathon on Sunday the 16th of November.  The course followed the old railway line to and from Aberfoyle before finishing in Buchlyvie.

Mark finished in 26th place and 11th Vet with a time of 1hr 30m 21s.