The sun was out to greet our return to division 1 of the Central & South of Scotland Athletic League (CSSAL) at our home track Crownpoint. The league has now been running for over 50 years and this was probably one of the best ever conditions for the first match of the outdoor season.
We played host to the other clubs in the division – Kilmarnock (last years champions), Ayr Seaforth (runners up last year), Airdrie, Corstorphine, Law & District, Giffnock North and Victoria Park City of Glasgow.
We managed to fill most slots available in the team thanks to the hard work of team manager, Jackie Alexander and the coaches. We managed wins from Gavin Bodrell (100m Senior men B), Michael Paxton (800m Master Men B), Carson Graham (High Jump SM), Harry Bell (Long jump U13 boy) and Molly Brown (100m) U13 Girl. Chloe Fox (javelin) was throwing in a new age group and weight – 24.43 was a U20 and senior women club record.
There were also PBs aplenty…
– Alicja Taborek – Long jump – 4.25
– Estelle Girard – High Jump – 1.41
– Molly Brown – Shot Putt – 6.13
– Zoe Roberts – Shot Putt – 4.90
– Charlotte Reilly – Shot Putt – 5.22 and 800m – 2.41
– Chloe Fox – Javelin – 24.43
– Thierry Giraud – 100m 16.44 and Long Jump 3.38
– Tristan Giraud – Javelin – 13.06
– Joseph Paterson – Long Jump – 2.81
– Ava Millican – 100m – 13.48
– Ailsa Mallon – 100m – 15.11
– Kimberley Meikleham – 300m – 46.37
– Haris Adzajlic – 100m 12.77 and 400m 57.20
– Rowan Lennox – 800m – 2.53
– Harry Bell – Long Jump – 3.92
– Ciaran Curley – 800m – 2.31
– Rio Biddlecombe – 800m – 2.34
– Euan Pantrey – 800m – 2.23
– Jethro Lennox – 800m – 2.21
– Michael Paxton – 800m – 2.21
Please let us know if we have missed any.
Will update our league position when results have been finalized. Provisional results here
Many thanks to the officials, volunteers, parents/carers and athletes who helped make the day such a successful start to the track season.
Next league match is in Kilmarnock on Sunday, June 1st and the final one Sunday, August 10th at Scotstoun.
In other action Andrew Kirkhope ran 1:48 in the Florence half marathon.
Jen Clark – 1st female and 7th overall in the RunThrough Lake District 50k ultra and Alex Hill finished 3rd in the 20k.
Parkrunning in the sun
Lots of club members started the weekend with a 5km around a nearby park. Here’s how they got on…
Cuningar Loop – now into event 5 of this new local park still getting high numbers with 338 runners.
Toby Hession – 20.25
John Craig – 20.32
Rebecca Ryan – 28.22
Ellie Ruan – 33.14
Gillain McMillan – 34.18
Donaupark
Andrew Taylor – 16.48 – 2nd
Fergus Donnelly – 25.53
Victoria Riddell – 28.13
Drumpellier Country Park
Gerard Mason – 32.30
Fort William
Tom Owens – 17.41 – 2nd
Jesmond Dene
Fred Davies – 29.27
Pollok
Raymond Loughran (tail-walker) 59.04
Tollcross
Ronnie Strachan – 18.38 – 1st
David Murphy – 22.33
Bob Porteous – 27.25
Joanne Harkins – 32.03
Tramore Valley
Scott Kennedy – 20.36
Vogie
Peter Avent – 16.05 – 1st