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Dunbartonshire AAA Cross Country Relays

VP-Glasgow had an exceptional day at the DAAA XC relays on October 16th, which took place in a fine sunny day at Helensburgh’s Duchess Woods and Lomond School sports facilities. The course was rough and hilly and Paige Dicksonproduced a fair number of cuts and bruises. There was a fantastic turnout from VP-Glasgow’s young athletes who came away from the competition with an amazing medal haul! Both the young male and female A, B and C teams won Gold, Silver and Bronze; also collecting 5 out of the 6 fastest lap medals!

Gold: (Boys A) Calum McCormack U13 (9:15), Marc Rooney U15 (7:54), Max Aitchison U17 (7:01). Gold: (Girls A) Gillian Black U13 (8:25), Eliza Chiswell U15 (9:15), Paige Dickson U15 (9:10). Silver: (Boys B) Jamie MacKinnon U13 (8:45), Liam Turner U15 (8:23), Ethan Sloan-Dennison U17 (7:44). Silver: (Girls B) Robyn Connolly U13 (9:23), Melanie Chiswell U15 (9:25), Anya Morrison U15 (9:45). Bronze: (Boys C) Scott McKay U13 (8:42), Liam McKeown U13 (8:49), Fraser Glass U15 (8:24). Bronze: (Girls C) Emma Ferrie U13 (9:26), Eilidh McEvilly U15 (9:45), Jude Sloan-Dennison U15 (10:33). The girls D team of Nicole Waters U13 (11:05), Kirsty Breckenridge U13 (13:10) and Katie Ord U15 (10:18) was 13th. Fastest laps went to Gillian, Scott, Paige, Marc, and Max. A special mention goes to Gillian who gave her team a 58s lead, to Scott and Calum who both sustained injuries en route, and to Kirsty and Katie who got thrown in at the deep end to make up a last minute team.

ForGillian Black the u11 girls Holly Little came 1st (07:16) and, along with her team mates Amy Bissett (8:24) and Kirsty Elliott (8:51), won 1st team Gold.

Well done also to all our other young athletes, most of whom ran their first cross country race. U11: Beth Gibbons, Anna Breckenridge, Sophie Jordan, Natasha Shaw, Emily Callaghan, Annie MacDonald, Natalie Anderson (who was also injured), Thomas Connolly. U13: Carrie Kiddie, Jennifer Lewis, Amy Callaghan, Eve Mouat, Luke Keogh and Ewan Hoy.

In the Men’s race, VP-Glasgow A won silver: Derek Watson (15:14), Alan Ramsay (14:33), Derek Gibb (14:03), Sean Fontana (13:28). Sean won the fastest U20 lap, which was the fastest overall. The B team was 6th (1st Vets team) with David McCormack (15:22), Gerry Craig (15:16), Ralph Connolly (16:41) and Peter Ramsay (17:05). The C-team was incomplete with Tom Ord (16:44), Chris Sheridan (16:46), Kenny McVey (18:40).

A fantastic day for the club.

Lynn McGarry


West District Cross Country Relays

The first Cross Country of the winter season took place in Rouken Glen Park on Saturday 9th October. The event consists of 4 relay races. Danielle Beattie, Paige Dickson and Robyn Connolly

The girl’s A-team of Robyn Connolly U13, Paige Dickson U15 and Danielle Beattie U17, won Gold, with individual times of 10:25 (3rd), 10:26 (1st), and 10:30 (1st) respectively. This was Danielle's first appearance for VP-Glasgow since she moved to the club from Nithsdale AC at the end of the summer, and it was Paige’s first ever cross country race! The girls B-team of Emma Ferrie U13 (11:26), Eilidh McEvilly U15 (11:36) and Maria Milliken U17 (11:03), were 12th and the C-team of Millie Cunningham U13 (11:54), Jude Sloan-Dennison U15 (12:55) and Amy MacLellan U17 (11:09), was 27th. There were a total of 54 teams in the race.

In the women’s race, the A-team of Jo Moultrie U20, Hollie Young U20 and Claire McCracken Snr, won Bronze with individual times of 15:39 (2nd), 16:41 (2nd) and 16:08 (3rd) respectively. The B-team was 7th, with Claire Thompson Snr (17:18), Kirsty Baird Snr (18:32) and Susan Finch Vet (17:17). There were 32 teams in the race.

The boy’s A-team of David VernonEuan Urquhart U13, Liam Turner U15 and Max Aitchison U17, were 4th, with an individual 1st place for Euan in 9:25 and an equal 1st fastest overall time of 8:18 for Max. The B-team of Calum McCormack U13 (9:31; 3rd), Fraser Glass U15 (9:42) and Ethan Sloan-Dennison U17 (8:55) was 7th and the C-team of Jay Van den Hoven U13 (9:33) Jack Moreland U15 (10:07) and Andrew McCormack U17 (10:02) was 17th, in a total field of 54 teams.

In the men’s race, the A-team finished 7th, with David Vernon U20 (13:33; 3rd), Derek Gibb Snr (14:13), Kenneth Mitchell Vet (16:14) and Sean Fontana U20 (13:51).The B and C teams were both Vets teams, with the B-team of Derek Watson (15:53), Ralph Connolly (16:40), Gerry Craig (16:06) and Tom Ord (18:12) finishing 34th; and the C-team of David McCormack (16:06), Peter Ramsay (17:22), Kenny McVey (19:13) and Peter Dawes (19:01) finishing 47th. David was the 3rd member of the McCormack family to run on the day! There were a total of 58 men’s teams.

Well done to all those who took part.

Lynn McGarry


Trophies

As the date of the AGM nears, can I ask all of last years winners to return their trophies to their coach or a member of the Committee.

The AGM will be held at Scotstoun Stadium on Wednesday the 24th of November.


Bag Packing

The Club has accepted an offer to take part in a bag packing fundraiser at Asda in Bearsden on Saturday the 30th of October. 

We will be within Asda from 11am till 5pm although we appreciate that not everyone can stay for the full session.Asda

We need as many volunteers as possible to guarantee a good return.  Unfortunately Asda only allow bag packers who are 14 years of age or over.

If you are able to assist, please contact Linda on 0141 563 7013 to confirm.  If anyone needs a lift from anywhere in the West end (speak to Linda) we will do what we can to help.

As well as bag packers, we do also need some parents to assist with supervision, training, counting money and providing lifts.  We will be very short handed on the day so please give a few hours to help Linda and the team.

The full address for this Asda store is 80 Milngavie Road, Bearsden, G61 2TX.


Training Cancelled

Training for the U11's and U13's group has been cancelled on Tuesday the 12th of October and Thursday the 14th of October.  All other groups will train as normal.

It's the school holiday and many of our coaches will be away.  Training will return to normal on the following Tuesday.


Dunbartonshire AAA Cross Country Relays

The DunbartonshireDunbartonshire 2008 Cross Country Relays will be held this year in the Duchess Woods in Helensburgh on Saturday the 16th of October.

The registration will be within the Games Hall of Lomond School, Rhu Road Upper, Helensburgh.

U11's will compete over a 1500m course.  Declarations close at 1445 hrs and the race will start at 1300 hrs.

The U13's, U15's and U17's will compete over a 2,500m course.  Declarations close at 1300 hrs and the race will start at 1310 hrs.

U20's Seniors and Vets will compete over a 4,000m course.  Declarations close at 1335 hrs and the race will start at 1350 hrs.

The course is an undulating mix of trails, playing fields, the odd stream crossing and ditch. Studs, ripples or trainers with good grip are recommended.  Spikes are not suitable. Directions etc on this word doc

Additional information, including directions is available on the attached word doc.

Entries are excepted on the day.  VP-Glasgow will have team managers in attendance and will welcome everyone who can manage along. 

Don't wait for a personal invite, this event is open to everyone.  Remember to wear a Club Vest.


Kilmacolm 3kHolly Little

Congratulations to Holly Little on a great result on Sunday the 19th September.  Holly was 1st girl home overall in a time of 11min 31sec.  She also won her age group category.

Holly was presented with a glass trophy and medal for her efforts and her picture was taken by staff from the Greenock Telegraph.

Well done Holly,


Club Hoodies

The stock has been replenished at Achilles Heel.  If you haven't already done so, you should pay Gordon or Ros for the Hoodie and they will issue you with a receipt to take along to the shop.

The cost of the Hoodies are £18 for U11's and U13's and £23 for U17 upwards.

Club training tops are £11 and £15.


The MacAndrew Road Race 2010

VP-Glasgow successfully hosted the 71st annual MacAndrew Road Relay Race on Saturday the 2nd of October.  The full results can be found at this link.

GlasgowStart 2010 University Hares and Hounds "A" won the mens race in one of the closest finishes in years from last years winners Shettleston Harriers.  The team of Lachlan Oates, Kerrick Hesse, Mathew Gillespie and Michael Deason finished in a time of in a time of 1:06:13.  Shettleston Harriers finished 1 second behind the winners and Ronhill Cambuslang Harriers "A" a further 5 seconds back.

Tewoldeberhan Mengisteab of Shettleston Harriers set the fastest lap for the 2nd year in succession with a time of 15:36.  Craig Ruddy of Inverclyde AC Jo Moultriewas 2nd in a time of 15:45 and  Michael Gillespie of Shettleston Harriers was 3rd in a time of 16:01.

Calderglen Harriers Vets "A" won the mens Vets race with a time of 1:12:46 and David Millar of Irvine A.C. won the individual award with a time of 16:09.

Mathew Gillespie of Glasgow University Hares and Hounds set the best time for a junior with a time of 15:50.

VP-Glasgow won the women's race, finishing 10 seconds ahead of Shettleston Harriers.  The team of Jo Moultrie, Claire Thompson and Claire McCracken finished in a time of 59:07.  Garscube Harriers "A" Vets finished in 3rd place in a time of 1:00:02.

Jo Moultrie of VP-Glasgow set the fastest lap with a time of 18:47.  Lindsay MacNeill of Shettleston Harriers was 2nd with a time of 19:16 and Avril Mason of Shettleston Harriers was 3rd with a time of 19:39.

VP-Glasgow Vets won the women's Vets race with a time of 1:00:04 and Kirsty Husband of Garscube won the individual award with a time of 19:27.Hollie Young

Hollie Young of VP-Glasgow set the best time for a junior with a time of 20:03.

Thanks to the 25 officials who gave up their time to assist with a variety of duties and the 30 plus Marshals who remained at their posts until the last athlete was safely home.

Special thanks to Katie Alexander of Achilles Heel for once again supporting the event and Julie and Gordon McGhee for the supply of cakes and buns and the transport of the  signs and cones.

The full results can be found at this link.


MacAndrew Road Relay Race

The Club is once again hosting the 71st annual MacAndrew Road Relay Race on Saturday the 2nd of October 2010 at Jordanhill.

The start time of the race is 3pm.

We will once again require a large number of marshals to help with the safe running of the race.  Tea and buns will be available for Officials and Marshals.

If you are available to assist on that date, can you please contact Gordon.  A full briefing will be provided before the race and high visibility vests issued.

The meeting point will be the Refectory of Jordanhill School, Chamberlain Avenue, Jordanhill.  Marshals will meet at 1.30pm for a briefing.  The weather forecast is predicting rain, please dress accordingly.


Club KitClub Hoodie

Katie at Achilles Heel reports that we have run out of Hoodies in Small and Medium child sizes.  I'll place an order this week and I'll update the website when they are back in stock.

Katie also asked me to inform our younger members that the popular Canterbury tracksuit bottoms are now back in stock.

Hoodies and Club training tops can be bought from Ros Orr and Gordon Innes at training nights.


Club Championships 2010

The Junior Club Champs were held on Thursday the 16th of September at Scotstoun Stadium.  Over 100 athletes aged between 7 and 16 took part and performed to a very high standard.  Points were awarded for each performance and the totals will appear here in the near future.

The full results will follow when we have them, but in the meantime, we have identified our medalists for 2010.  The following athletes will receive their medals at the Club AGM in November.

Girls U11                     Number        Run          Jump        Throw       Total

Holly Little

77

52

61

35

148

Erin Ross

100

59

41

43

143

Leah Thompson

116

42

43

35

120

Boys U 11

Daniel Sinclair

12

60

62

80

202

Josh Cairns

37

54

56

39

149

Andrew Moreland

17

59

50

32

141

Girls U 13

Erin Halliday

 80

64

62

33

159

Catriona Ross

90

56

51

42

149

Emma Ferrie

86

65

55

27

147

Boys U13

Euan Urquhart

29

60

67

36

163

David Wilson

16

51

41

36

128

Scott Rankine

1

52

39

34

125

We are still collating the results for the U15's and U17's.  We will post them here as soon as possible.


Road Running Results

Strathclyde 5k Park Run  -  Sat. 11-09-10.Tom Ord

Tom Ord.  14th.   1st V50.   20:06.


Glasgow 5k Park Run  -  Sat. 11-09-10.

Ralph Connolly.     19th.   5thV45.   19.24.
Liam McKeown.     22nd.  2ndU14.  19:52.


Glasgow 5k Park Run  -  Sat. 18-09-10.

Ralph Connolly.    17th.   2ndV45.   18:57.  (PB)
Liam McKeown.    25th.   1stU14.    19:34.
Christy Bloss.     162nd.  3rdU14Girl.   27:39.
 

Stirling 10k  -  Sun. 19-09-10.

Clair McCracken.  123rd. 13thLady.   6thLV35.       38:28.


National 50K - Perth Ultrafest

Gerry Craig took part in the 50k on Saturday the 4th of September and sent in the following post.Gerry Craig

Lovely sunny day with a slight breeze and mid 60s perfect ultra running conditions.  21 laps of 1.5 miles on a nearly flat circuit around North Inch Park in Perth. 

The 50k set off with the 100k 2 hours after the 24hr race had begun so plenty of runners for company but quite confusing trying to figure out positions.  Race plan thrown out the window when at the pre race briefing we were told no garmins were allowed as this is against the competition rules so I was just going to have to use the lap official clock to judge my pace. All went to plan but pace slowed slightly on last 4 laps although I would have had a faster last lap if the officials hadn't got my lap count wrong and told me I had 2 to go when starting my last lap, thankfully they sorted this and cycled out to tell me but as I only had 800mtrs to go it didn't make much difference to my time.

Finished in 3rd place and 2nd vet in 3hrs 50mins 26secs, equivalent to 5 10km races in a row at 46mins each.


Sainsbury’s UK School GamesChris Barnes

Congratulations to those VP-Glasgow athletes who were selected to represent Scotland in the Sainsbury’s UK School Games in Gateshead, 2nd-5th September. These were: Chloe Lambert, Andrea Gaffney, Chris Barnes, Max Aitchison and John Mulhern.

Chloe won gold as part of the 4x100m team (47.62s), Chris won silver in the Discus, throwing 51.31m, Andrea won silver in the Long Jump with 5.54m and Max took over 7secs off his 1500m Steeplechase PB to win bronze in 4:26.31.

Lynn McGarry


Club Championships

The annual Club Championships are being held at Scotstoun Stadium on Thursday the 16th of September.  Entry is open to members who were still under 17 years of age on the 31st of August 2010.Paul Gilmour

The competition for U13's to U17's will involve a sprint or 800m (you can do both but only your best performance counts), a long jump and a throw.  U11's will be awarded points for their performance in a run, jump and throw competition.

A large turnout is expected and we will require the support of parents and our senior athletes to assist with the event.

Entry to the Stadium will be free on this date but the cost of entry to the competition will be £2 per athlete.  Please arrive by 1845 hrs as we would like to start by 1900 hrs.

Note:  Katie Alexander has been in touch to say that her stock of Club Vests has now been replenished and can be bought at Achilles Heel in Great Western Road.


Great Scottish Run Beth Potter

The annual four Great Scottish Run races took place on the weekend of the 4th/5th September in Glasgow. Some of the VP-Glasgow athletes who took part are as follows:

10K
Beth Potter, in her first ever 10K, was the women’s winner in 34:39.
Alex Potter 31st 37:34, Kenneth Mitchell 35th 37:35, Claire McCracken 74th 39:19, Ralph Connolly 77th 39:25, Susan Finch 91st 39:54. Peter Ramsay 42:05, Sarah Potter 42:58, Donald Branney 44:30, Gordon Hollerin 50:49, Ann Potter 54:24, Peter Dawes 56:36, Peter McGregor 1:15:47.

Half marathon
Colette Fagan 56th 1:19:05, Mark Ashby 117th 1:23:46, Jacqui Thomson 1:31:53, Chris Sheridan 1:35:29, Christine Catterson 1:36:56, Louise Warren 1:44:57.

Junior 1.5K
13yrs: Jude Sloan-Dennison 1st (7th female).
Junior 3KLiam McLoone
Listed to 4th place in each age category:
16yrs: Ethan Sloan-Dennison 1st 9:17 (6th overall).
15yrs: Liam McLoone 1st 9:36 (7th overall).
14yrs: Lewis Boyle 1st 9:05 (4th overall); Marc Rooney 3rd 9:59.
13yrs: Liam Turner 4th 10:52.
12yrs: Euan Urquhart 1st 10:43; Jay Van Den Hoven 2nd 11:16.
11yrs: Jamie MacKinnon 1st 10:48; Ewan Rae 2nd 11:59.
10yrs: Andrew Moreland 4th 11:57.
16yrs: Amy MacLellan 1st 11:47.
15yrs: Maria Milliken 2nd 11:34.
14yrs: Flora Davis 3rd 13:07; Megan Heafey 4th 13:57.
13yrs: Millie Boyle 4th 12:33.
12yrs: Gillian Black 1st 10:57 (2nd female); Abigail McInnes 2nd 12:20.
10yrs: Holly Little, 1st 12:12.

Congratulations also go to Holly Little for her performance in last weekend’s Paisley 3K, where she was 1st Primary School Girl for the second year running.

Lynn McGarry


Road Running

SVHC Glasgow 800 10k. Gerry Craig Sun. 15-8-10. Pollok Park.

Gerry Craig. 7th. 2ndV40. 37:40.

Strathclyde 5k Park Run.  Sat. 28-8-10.

Tom Ord. 13th. 3rdV45. 20:26.

Glasgow 5k. Park Run.  Sat. 28-8-10.

Susan Finch. 27th. 2ndLady. 1stV45. 19:35. Gordon Hollerin. 96th. 9thV50. 24:22.

Paisley 10k. Sun.  29-8-10.

Ralph Connolly. 48th. 15thV40. 39.49. Jaqui Thomson. 69th. 11thLady. 2ndLV45. 40:51. Christine Catterson. 147th. 17thLady. 4thLV45 43:54.

Kenny McVey


Scottish Athletics League

VP-Glasgow’s men had an excellent day at Grangemouth Stadium in the fourth and final match of the Scottish Athletics League. The men won the match, a comfortable 36 points ahead of Giffnock AC, to top the League, becoming Division 2 Champions. Next summer’s season will see the team returning to Division 1. Martin Hayes

Martin Hayes had an excellent day, winning the 400m in 52.88s, the 3000m Steeplechase in 10:00.10 and the 400mH in 58.43s, where Steven Beattie was 1st B with 61.24s. In fact, the men took the full 60pts from the two Hurdles events with Neale Kelly and Steven Beattie coming 1st A and B in the 110mH, running 15.98s and 16.38s respectively. Andrew McFarlane was 3rd A in the 100m with 11.80s and John Mulhern was 1st B (3rd overall) with 11.79s. John was also 2nd in the 200m with 23.23s. Sean Fontana came 2nd in the 1500m with 4:08.56 and Derek Gibb was 3rd A in the 5000m with 16:15.72.

In the relays the men were 2nd in the 4x100m with Steven Beattie, Andrew McFarlane, John Mulhern and Thomas Campbell running 47.19s. They were also 3rd in the 4x400m with Derek Watson, Martin Hayes, Sean Fontana and Max Ralston in a time of 3:44.19. There were full points again in both the High Jump and Javelin. Thomas Campbell won the High Jump clearing 1.85m and Steven Beattie was 1st B (3rd overall) with a jump of 1.65m. Martin Taylor won the Javelin throwing 46.29m and Andrew McFarlane was 1st B with 34.00m. In the Long Jump Steven Beattie was 2nd with 6.29m and Andrew McFarlane was 1st B (3rd overall) jumping 6.24m. Gerry Farrell was 2nd in the Discus with 35.13m and Martin Taylor was 1st B throwing 29.96m. Chris Bennett was 3rd in the Shot Putt with 11.10m.

Lynn McGarry


Scottish Women’s Athletics League

The third match of the season’s Scottish Women’s Athletics League took place at Scotstoun Stadium on Sunday 29th August. VP-Glasgow’s women did well on the day, coming 3rd out of 8, but overall they finished 7th in the League. The improved performance in this match was largely due to an increased turnout (82% of events filled, compared to 62% in the last match) from our athletes. It’s also worth noting that half of the teams in the Women’s League are composite, which makes for stiff competition. Sarah Smith

In the Senior events, Sarah Smith was 1st in the 400m in a time of 59.22s. Claire McCracken was 1st in the 3000m in 10:50.59 and Maria Milliken was 1st B in 11:25.13. Carly Sharp was 2nd in the 200m in 25.25s and Sarah Smith was 1st B (3rd overall) in 25.75s. Rhian Dawes was 3rd in the 1500m in 4:53.23. In the field, Jennifer Graham was 1st in the Pole Vault clearing 3.00m, while Kirsty Yates and Stacey Wilson gained full points in the Shot with Putts of 12.64m and 10.41m respectively. Stacey also won the Discus with a throw of 35.82m. Estelle Kagambega won the Javelin in 38.16m. The senior women were also 3rd in the 4x100m relay with a time of 51.36s.

For the U15s, Mhairi Patience was 1st in the 100m in a time of 12.56s, while Paige Dickson was 2nd in the 800m in 2:19.37 and Anya Morrison was 3rd in the 1500m with 5:15.43. In the field, Eilidh McEvilly won the Shot Putt with 9.80m, and Mhairi Patience was 3rd in the Long Jump with 4.87m.

For the U13s, Gillian Black was 2nd in the 800m in 2:33.52.

Lynn McGarry


British Athletics League

The fourth aDavid Martinnd final match of the British Athletics League took place in Guernsey’s Footes Lane Stadium on 21st August. Several VP-Glasgow athletes competed as part of Glasgow City AC. The team came 2nd, on the day, to the home team Channel Islands AC and became overall League Champions, ensuring promotion to Division 3 next year.

Danny Cairns won the 200m in 22.68s and Jamie Sinclair was 1st B with 23.11s Danny was also 2nd in the 100m with 11.48s and Jamie was 2nd B with 11.69s. Allan Ramsay was 3rd A in both the 400m and the 800m with times of 50.44s and 1:57.82 respectively. David Martin was 2nd in the 400m Hurdles with 54.61s, and 3rd A in the 110m Hurdles in 16.34s. Jax Thoirs and Jamie Sinclair took full points in the Pole Vault, clearing 3.80m and 3.60m respectively.

Glasgow City AC were 2nd in the 4x400m relay in a time of 3:19.45, with Jamie Sinclair, Allan Ramsay and David Martin in the team.

Lynn McGarry


Bank of Scotland U15 and U17 Championships

The Scottish National Age Groups Championships took place on Saturday and Sunday 14th/15th August atAndrea Gaffney a very sunny Scotstoun Stadium. VP-Glasgow’s medallists were as follows:

Andrea Gaffney (U17W) won double gold in the Long Jump and Triple Jump with 5.68m and 11.40m respectively and Chloe Lambert was 3rd in the 200m in 25.19s.

Mhairi Patience (U15G) won double gold in the 75m Hurdles and the Long Jump, running 11.80s and jumping 5.09m. Congratulations also go to Mhairi for her convincing Pentathlon win in the Bank of Scotland Combined Events Championships in July. Her overall 2805pts was a PB, as was her Long Jump (5.13m), Shot (8.42m) and High Jump (1.52m).

In the U17 men, Chris Barnes won gold in the Discus with a PB of 49.33m and silver in the Shot with 14.34m. John McCall and John Mulhern took gold and silver in the 100m Hurdles with 14.12s and 14.34s respectively. Another silver went to John Mulhern for the 400m Hurdles (57.67s) and. Ethan Sloan-Dennison also won a silver medal in the 1500m Steeplechase with a PB of 4:40.04.

In the Jamie RobinsonU15 boys, Andrew Barrie continued his winning streak with a Javelin PB of 43.45m to maintain his place at the top of the Scottish rankings. Jamie Robinson won a gold and bronze medal in the Triple Jump and Long Jump with two PBs of 11.76m and 5.56m. Sam Adams became joint Pole Vault Champion, clearing 3.80m, sharing the gold with Shettleston’s Patrick O’Donnell when count-back failed to separate them.

On the track for the U15 boys, Lewis Boyle won silver in the 800m (2:10.30) following an unfortunate clash on the final bend which put him out of winning contention. Congratulations also go to Lewis and Craig Young, who have been selected – on the basis of their performance in the Virgin Mini London Marathon, where they were 1st and 3rd - to attend a development camp at St Mary’s University College London’s specialist Endurance Performance and Coaching Centre. Finally, in the U15 boys, Liam McLoone took 6.42 secs off his PB to win bronze in the 1500m with a time of 4:21.96.

Lynn McGarry


U13 Superteams Euan Urquhart

Saturday 14th August at Scotstoun Stadium also saw the last of the season’s U13 Superteams competitions. Teams of 4 athletes each competed in 100m, Long Jump and Shot Putt, plus a medley relay of 2x100m/200m/800m. The boys A team, of Euan Urquhart, Kyle Thomson, Arron Dickson and Scott Rankine won bronze and came first in the medley relay, whilst the B team came a creditable 11th, considering the team was one man short. The girl’s team came 17th.

The PBs to Po10 standard were: Euan Urquhart 100m 14.19s, Scott Rankine LJ 4.14m.

Lynn McGarry


Scottish Danny CairnsAthletics Senior/U20 4x100m and 4x400m Relay Championships

VP-Glasgow’s Senior men had an excellent day at the above competition on Sunday 15th August at Scotstoun, winning both the 4x100m and the 4x400m relays, in times of 43.16s and 3:23.22. David Martin, Danny Cairns, Calum Innes and Neale Kelly took part in the 100m relay and David Martin, Danny Cairns, Calum Innes and Allan Ramsay ran the 400m relay.

Included in a busy weekend’s athletics at Scotstoun was a Senior women’s 400m trial, in which Diane Ramsay and Jade MacLaren came respectively 2nd and 3rd with times of 57.27s and 57.56s.

Lynn McGarry


Run, Jump and Throw

Kenny has posted the overall results from Thursday the 12th of August.  This concludes the running element of the competition.

There are two age groups, boys and girls in each one.  He also attached the individual scores which lets athletes see what they have scored in each event.

Next week is long jump and high jump!

Boys 7-9 years,  Girls 7-9 years.

Boys 10-12 years Girls 10-12 years.

Individual performances 10-12 Years  -  Individual performances 7-9 Years.


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