It is always to catch up with previous results and show the distances club members go to compete. New member Joshua Mirtle has been busy in the Ayrshire area competing in the Dundonald 10km finishing 3rd U/20 .He was joined in the race by Lachlan Calder who finished 35th.A few days later he ran the Around Cumbrae 10mile Road Race finishing 21st and this time joined by Bob Porteous (M70), showing age is no barrier. Bob was on full racing mode as he competed in the Dunoon 10km Road Race this weekend taking first in the M70 age group.
A number of Shettleston athletes travelled to Dunfermline to take part in the QA 5km Races. Eilidh Bell warmed up for her international debut over the ½ marathon recording 16.45 to finish 3rd female in the 4 race series
Other Shettleston athletes: Philip Neilson 15.21, Hannah Terrance 17.47c, Holly Morrison 18.19
The Livingston Open Graded Meeting on Friday evening produce some excellent performances from our athletes. The 2min barrier for 800m is still a mark of quality in athletics and I am delighted to report two other Shettleston athletes joined the club. The hard work Adam Clifford (U/17) has put in over recent months paid off when he ran 1.58.81 just beating his club mate Andrew Taylor -1.59.73 with both boys breaking 2mins for the first time. Their training partner Sam Lesley went one better running 1.56.80 recording a massive PB. Congratulations to all the boys. Katie Woods just missed her PB running 2.22.90
Molly Brown was another athlete on sparkling form smashing her PB’s over 600m (2.04.06) and 150m (23.74)
The final athlete to make the trip to Livingston was Emmanuel Nyamekye who recorded 24.68 (-1.1 )over 200m
The last UK National Athletic League match took place at Scotstoun this weekend with Amit Kumar jumping 1m 87cm
Young Lydia Woldeselassie has now settled into team headquarters in Trinidad ahead of her events at the Youth Commonwealth Games and looking forward to her first event on Monday (7th August). She will be well supported with Club President, Elaine Mackay , Nicola Watson (nee Mackay), Baby Holly Watson and her mum, Amleset, all making the long trip to support her and the rest of the Scottish team.
An interesting fact a lot of members will not know as we watch the World Championships Cycling in Glasgow this week, one of the stars of the British team, Neah Evans, ran for the club from 2009-2014 .We wish her well!
Parkrun – PB for Katie, Raymond’s 100th milestone, wins for Kirsty, Sam, Scott and Ronnie is so close again at Tollcross.
At Edinburgh Parkrun, Andrew Kirkhope finished in a time of 22.47.
At Strathclyde Parkrun, young Katie Woods set a personal best over the 5k distance in a time of 18.39 for 1st lady and 9th overall.
There was another win for the ladies but this this time near London, Henley on Thames to be more specific on the upper stretches of the River Thames. Kirsty Mann took first female in a time of 22.57 for 5th overall.
It was business as usual at Tollcross Parkrun between Iain Macdonald and Ronnie Strachan. Ronnie was just over 10 seconds behind Iain for 2nd place and a time of 17.48 which is very impressive for the hilly course. Not to be outdone, David Murphy finished 11th in 23.10.
At the Victoria Parkrun, Denis Williams ran 18.21 for 7th place.
At Springburn Parkrun, Scott Mckelvie ran 17.25 for 1st place overall.
At Elgin Parkrun, Callum Oates ran 18.14 for 6th place overall.
An impressive run by Sam Lesley at Queens Parkrun in a time of 17.22 for first place overall.
At Elder Parkrun, it was a milestone for Raymond Loughran. 100th parkrun to be exact.
Grant Boyne was 5th overall at the Holyrood Parkrun in a time of 18.01.
Finally at Palacerigg Parkrun, John Duffy ran a time of 20.19 for 8th overall.
