Dunbartonshire AAA's - Cross Country Championships -
Transport Arrangements
 The
Cross Country Championships are on Saturday the 25th of November at
Kirkintiloch.
Changing and Declarations will be within Kirkintiloch High School, Briar Road,
Kirkintiloch.
A minibus is available and will be leaving the
car park at Scotstoun at 11am on Saturday morning. Donald Wilson will be
our driver for the day and you can book a seat by speaking to either Donald or
Kenny Gray.
The cost of the transport will be £1 each.
Competition is available for U11's, U13's, U15's, U17's and Seniors.
The first race for the U11's starts at 12.45pm and the last race for the Seniors
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 Information
about Vest Selection
In reply to some of the
questions posted on the message board, I've attached a short
word document
which might help to explain why we are now voting on a vest for the proposed new
club.
Gordon.
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Training
Christine has asked me to point
out that the U13's will be at Scotstoun on Tuesday 21st November.
The U11's will be at the Kelvin
Hall with Kenny and Donald.
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Chris Baillie
 Congratulations
once again to Chris Baillie who on Saturday evening, the 18th of November added
another four trophies to his cabinet at the Scottish Athletics annual awards
dinner in Glasgow.
Chris who broke the Scottish
110m hurdles record while winning the Silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in
Melbourne in March was named the Hi-Tec Athlete of the Year and Bank of Scotland
senior athlete of the year.
He also collected the David
Timmins and George Dallas Memorial Trophies for his contribution to athletics in
the last year.
Well done Chris.
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Proposed Vests
Samples of the three vests have
now arrived from Ron Hill and can be viewed from various angles on the linked
jpeg files.
Click on the three pictures
below to see a collection of images. Thanks to Calum for standing in as a
model. It took 30 laps of Garscube estate till we got it right.
For those who have already
returned their voting forms and have now changed their minds, I will have them
with me on Tuesday evening.
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Fluorescent Bibs
Following recent comments from
Coaches and Parents alike, the club has purchased a supply of Fluorescent Bibs
which can be bought from Gordon or Linda Innes for the price of £2.50.
The Club has a duty of care for
our athletes at all times and no more so when they are road running on dark
winter nights.
The coaches have encouraged the
athletes in their care to wear bright and light coloured clothing without
success and we now feel obliged to insist that all of our athletes wear
fluorescent clothing while road running at night.
There is no obligation to wear
one of the club bibs provided that the athlete is wearing their own clothing
with similar properties.
The first Road Race of the
winter season will be at Scotstoun at 7pm on the 30th of November and we would
like all of our Juniors to be suitably dressed for the occasion.
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Special General Meeting
 In
accordance with rule 17 of the Victoria Park A.A.C. Constitution, a Special
General Meeting has been called for 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday the 28th of
November within the Pavilion at Scotstoun Leisure Centre. All voting members
(15 years of age or over) are requested to attend this meeting.
The purpose of the meeting is to vote on the proposal that we amalgamate with
City of Glasgow A.C.
Notice of the
Special General Meeting
has been sent to all members by post.
The letter requesting the
Special General Meeting was signed by 20 voting members of the club on Tuesday
the 7th of November. My apologies if you were not asked to sign the letter
as this was the number stipulated in the Constitution.
A scanned copy can be viewed by
clicking the icon on the right. The original letter will be presented to
the committee on Monday the 20th of November and will be available for
inspection on Tuesday 21st at either Scotstoun or the Kelvin Hall. |
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Training
The Kelvin Hall is still closed, therefore
all training will be at Scotstoun on Tuesday the 14th and Thursday the 16th of
November. |
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National Cross Country Relay Championships
Victoria Park athletes were in action at Cumbernauld on Saturday 28th of
October.
 The U13, U15 and U17 boys did particularly well although they finished out of
the medals. Max Aitchison had the 2nd fastest time for an U13 and will be
a force to reckon with next year in the same age group.
The "A" team finished in 12th place in a time of 30.09mins with their individual
times recorded as, Max Aitchison (U13) 10.02mins, Michael Gray (U15) 10.27mins
and Gregor Innes (U17) 9.40mins.
The "B" team finished in 21st place in a time of 11.13mins with their individual
times recorded as, Paul MacFarlane (U13) 11:13mins, Stuart Ross (U15) 10:32 and
Max Ralston (U17) 9:29.
The "C" team finished in 28th place in a time of 31:29mins with their individual
times recorded as, Findlay Parker (U13) 11:01mins, Gavin Murty (U15) 10:55mins
and David Law (U17) 9:33mins.
 Excellent
performances from the boys considering there was over 80 teams taking part.
The senior men were missing all of the Watson family through illness or injury
and this was reflected in the number of runners taking part.
The mens "A" team finished in 38th place in a time of 64.06mins with their
individual times recorded as, Martin Hayes (J) 14:43mins, Gerard Craig
16:27mins, Charlie Murray 16:39mins and Vernon Phoenix 16:17mins.
Only two other athletes took part and recorded finish times, Alan Hamilton
18:38mins and Kenny McVey 18:23mins.
Well done to everyone who turned out. |
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National Cross Country Relay Championships -
Transport Arrangements
The
National relays are on Saturday the 28th of October at Cumbernauld.
There has been a change of plan as a minibus has become available and will be leaving the
car park at Scotstoun at 10.45am on Saturday morning. Plenty of seats are
available for athletes, coaches and parents. Kenny Gray or
Donald Wilson will be your driver for the day and the cost will be £2 per
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Gothenburg Youth Games - July 2007
 In
July of this year, 8 of our athletes were able to attend the Gothenburg Youth
Games at the Ulevi Stadium in Sweden and they enjoyed the trip immensely.
Victoria Park is considering attending the Games as a team
and would like to gauge the level of interest among our members and their
parents.
The competition is open to U13 athletes born in 1995 (not
younger) and all age groups upwards. Athletes, U15 years and younger would
need to be accompanied on the trip by a parent.
If anyone is interested, they should contact Gordon or
Linda in the first instance. If there is enough interest, we would like to
form a small organising committee with a view to fund raising for the trip.
The dates of the games have not yet been announced but it
is thought they may be on the 2nd weekend in July 2007.
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Club Road Races
The dates of our Club Road Races have been added to the
Calendar.
1st - 7pm, Thursday 30.11.06
Christmas Handicap - 12pm, Saturday 16.12.06
2nd - 7pm, Thursday 18.01.2007
Club Cross Country Championships - To be decided.
3rd - 7pm, Thursday 15.03.2007
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 Dunbartonshire AAA Cross Country Relays
Victoria Park athletes were in action on
Saturday the 21st of October at Garscube Estate.
The U11 girls team
finished in 1st place overall with the individual 3rd place going to
Eilidh McEvilly with a time of 6.36mins for the 1 mile course. Hope
Kilgour finished in 9th place in a time of 7.17mins and Iona Wilson finished in
10th place in a time of 7.21mins.
For the U11 boys team, Robbie Pollok
finished 3rd in a time of 6.36mins, Kurt Kilgour was 7th in a time of 7.21mins
and Kyle Wilson finished 17th in a time of 8.26mins.
 The U13 boys were represented by Paul
MacFarlane who was 7th in a time of 10.29mins, Findlay Parker who was 8th in a
time of 10.30mins and Lewis Wilson who was 13th in a time of 10.53mins.
For the U15 boys who were competing over a
1.5 mile course, Michael Gray finished in 4th place in a time of 9.39mins,
Stuart Ross was 6th in a time of 10.06mins and Gavin Murty was 9th in a time of
10.15mins.
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the senior men, Team "A", Martin Hayes was the fastest U20 over the 2.5 mile
course in a time of 14.38mins, Alistair Douglas finished in a time of 14.51
mins, Derek Watson in 15.00mins and Gerry Craig in a time of 15.06mins.
Team "B", Andy Young finished in a time of
16.16mins, Mark Ashby in 15.51mins, Vernon Phoenix in 15.38mins and Ken Brown in
16.02mins.
Team "C", Charlie Murray finished in a time
of 15.36mins, Kenny McVey in a time of 17.06mins, Ross McFadden in 18.04mins and
Jim O'Hara in 18.57mins.
Max Ralston finished as 2nd U17 on the day
with a time of 15.25mins.
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 Rab
Daly
Congratulations to Rab Daly who at 66 years of age was the 1st vet over 65 years
across the line at the Andy Forbes Memorial Veterans 10000m track race on Sunday
the 15th of October.
Rab completed the race in a time of 43.45mins and automatically qualifies to
represent Scotland at the British and Irish Cross Country International at
Falkirk on Saturday the 18th of November.
Hopefully we'll get a picture of Rab in his first ever Scotland vest.
Well done Rab. |
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Club Calendar
 A
calendar has been introduced which can be updated by all of the Club Coaches.
In the coming weeks several of our coaching groups will be
moving to the Kelvin Hall.
What normally complicates this process is that the Kelvin
Hall can often be closed at relatively short notice. Athletes
or their parents should check the calendar on a weekly basis to confirm the
training venues in advance. A link to the new calendar can be
found at the top of the page. |
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 West
District Cross Country Relay Championships
The West District relays were held on Sunday the 15th of October
at the Magnum Centre, Irvine.Victoria Park entered two teams
of U13, U15 and U17's with the "A" team finishing in 5th place with a time of
27.02 mins and the "B" team crossing the line in 20th place in a time of 28.56
mins, out of a field of over 40 teams. The individual times
for the boys were: U13's Max Aitchison - 9.02 mins.
Paul Macfarlane - 10.00 mins. Findlay Parker - 10.19 mins
 U15's Michael Gray - 9.23 mins. Gavin Murty - 9.58 mins.
U17's
Gregor Innes - 8.37 mins. David Law - 8.56 mins. The
senior mens "A" team finished in an excellent 8th place in a combined
time of 50.45 mins with the "B" team finishing in 27th place in a time of 57.16
mins. The individual times for the men is as follows.
"A" Chris Watson - 11.53 mins, Derek Watson Jnr - 12.17 mins, Martin Hayes -
12.52 mins and Derek Watson Snr - 13.43 mins. "B" Duncan
Thomson - 14.34 mins, Ken Mitchell - 13.57 mins, Vernon Phoenix - 14.15 mins and
Charlie Murray - 14.30 mins. "C" Kenny McVey - 15.39 and
Drew Nicol - 15.24 mins. Well done to everyone who took part,
a great turnout for the start of the new season and two teams in the top ten.
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West
District Cross Country Relay Championships
The West District relays are on Sunday 15th of October
at the Magnum Centre, Irvine.A minibus will be leaving the
car park at Scotstoun at 10.30am on Sunday morning. If you would like a lift,
give your name to Charlie Murray. |
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 The
McAndrew 2006 - Photos
Graham Hurst took 60 photos of the McAndrew and they have
been posted on the internet.This is one that Graham
caught of Martin Hayes.
Click on this link to see the full set. Chris Upson of Westerlands also took some photos and again they can be
seen at this link. |
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The McAndrew 2006 - Results
The winners can be found
at this link
while the full times are
recorded here.
Victoria Park had an extremely successful day both on and off the track on
Saturday the 7th of October. 99 teams of 4 males or 3 females from across
the country came to Jordanhill to compete in the annual McAndrew Road Relay
Races hosted by Victoria Park.
Entry fees and the sale of tea, coffee and biscuits by our volunteers will have
added to the Club funds.
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again the large turnout from our members to act as officials and stewards went a
long way to making the day the success that it was.
16 Victoria Park athletes competed in the McAndrew, with the best performances
of the day coming from Abbey McGhee who finished as 4th placed Junior with a
time of 21:51 and Martin Hayes who finished just out of the places with a time
of 17:37.
It was particularly pleasing to see a ladies team representing the Club for the
first time in many years and hopefully this will be continued next year.
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AAC "A" |
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Martin Hayes |
17:37 |
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Gerry Craig |
18:45 |
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Duncan Thomson |
19:12 |
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Alan Hamilton |
19:49 |
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Victoria Park
AAC Vets "A" |
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Ken Brown |
19:45 |
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Ronnie Johnstone |
20:17 |
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Charlie Murray |
20:34 |
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Rab Daly |
23:12 |
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Victoria Park
AAC Vets "B" |
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Derek Watson Snr |
18:33 |
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Ken Mitchell |
19:01 |
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Mark Ashby |
19:33 |
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Kenny McVey |
20:48 |
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Composite Team |
Times |
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Jim O'Hara |
24:15 |
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Victoria Park
AAC Ladies |
Times |
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Abbey McGhee |
21:51 |
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Donna Findlayson |
22:30 |
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Aisling McGhee |
24:05 |
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Alan Hamilton
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Jim O'Hara
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Kenny McVey All pictured
competing at the McAndrew |
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 George
Cummings - Road Relay
The annual George Cummings Road Relay race was held in and
around the village of Houston on Saturday 30th September.
Victoria Park finished in 11th place out of 41 male teams in a time of 59:45.
Alistair Douglas ran the first leg in 14:35 and was lying in 15th place.
Derek Watson Snr (right) was timed at 15:06 on the second leg and was in 14th
place. Martin Hayes ran the third leg in a time of 14:32 and had moved up
to 12th place. Ken Mitchell ran the fourth leg in a time of 15:32 and
finished in 11th place. Kenny McVey entered as part of a
composite team and recorded a time of 16:49. |
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Loch Ness Marathon
 Two
Victoria Park athletes took part in the 5th annual Loch Ness Marathon on Sunday
the 1st of October. Gerry Craig was the first of our athletes
into the stadium with a time of 2hrs 52mins and 31secs in an excellent 24th place
out of over 2000 runners. Alan Hamilton finished in 111th
place in a time of
3hrs 17mins 14secs.
The race was run in
torrential rain but a cup of "Baxters" soup was available to everyone at the
finish. |
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A4 Poster
 Scotstoun
Leisure Centre have agreed to display a new poster advertising
the Club Web Site. Copies can be downloaded here if your
local school, Sports Centre or other suitable location is
agreeable to it's display.
Copies
can also be obtained from Gordon or Linda.
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