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Indoor Winter League Match 1 – 13 December 2009

Central Athletics club had a superb start to the indoor track and field season with their most successful day ever in the first indoor winter league match at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow last weekend. Every single age group hit the ground running to finish in the top places with Central making their presence felt across the board. Full report...

Junior Cross Country Series

Round 3 - 19 December 2009

The Laighhills in Dunblane played host to the third of Central Athletic Club’s Cross-Country Series on Saturday 19^th December.  The frosty underfoot conditions required a slight alteration to the course and a field of sixteen hardy young athletes accepted the challenge. More...

Round 2 -  29 November

The second of Central Athletic Club’s Junior Cross Country Series was played out in cold bright weather in Alva Woodlands on Sunday 29^th November with a field of eighteen young athletes taking on the course.  This race has one of the toughest finishes in Scotland so great testament to the youngsters who all competed with distinction. More...

Round 1 -  15 November

Kings Park, Stirling was the setting for the first of Central Athletic Club’s Cross Country Series where mild conditions met the runners on Sunday 15^th November for a race of just over one mile.  It was Under 13 Scott Balloch who once again underlined his potential as he stormed to victory in 5min 22secs. More...

East District League - 5 December 2009.

Central Athletic Club picked up a fine series of team medals in virtually every category at the East District Cross Country Championships held over a wet Livingston Course on Saturday 5^th December making it a highly successful outing. More...

East District Cross Country League – 22 November 2009

Central Senior Ladies further strengthened their League leading position as they took top team points, with Catriona Buchanan winning many plaudits for an outstanding run to win her first big Senior race. Full details....

McCain UK Cross Country Challenge Series in Gateshead 14 November 2009

All of Central Athletic Club’s athletes, who made the trip to the opening races of the McCain UK Cross Country Challenge Series in Gateshead on Saturday 14^th November, had impressive performances over a course made heavy by overnight rain.  In the Senior Mens Race, over 9 Kilometres, Alastair Hay, representing Scotland, had his best race so far at this level. Read more...

Scottish National Relay Championships Relay Championships – 24 October

Central AC had an impressive double to defend at Scottish National Relay Championships Relay Championships. The ladies team pulled off their third win in succession, with the men’s squad falling just short with Silver in an exciting finish. The Club mustered a record thirteen complete teams in the junior races. Read more...

East District Cross Country Relays – Prestonpans – 9 October

Central AC yet again dominated the opening cross country fixtures of the winter at the East District Cross Country Relays in Prestonpans, with the ladies retaining the title for the seventh year in succession and the men for the fourth successive occasion. Pressure now builds for the upcoming National relays, where both teams defend their titles, and much of the days racing were in preparation for the bigger challenge in two weeks time. Full report...

McAndrew’s Relays – 3^rd October

Central Mens Team showed some classy running at the McAndrew’s Relays in Glasgow on Saturday 3^rd October with The ‘A’ Team of Sean Reilly (16min 29secs), Andrew Butchart (17.22), Lewis Millar (16.39) and Robert Russell (16.09) coming home second behind a strong Shettleston Harriers Team in an overall time of 66min 39secs. With each of the legs some 3.25miles the times were indeed impressive and Robert Russell had the fourth fastest leg while Sean Reilly was fastest Junior and Andrew Butchart third fastest Junior. Central’s ‘B’ team finished a highly competitive fourth overall in 71min 25secs.

Track and Field Club Championships 2009

Central Athletic Club’s Track and Field Championships held at Grangemouth Stadium on Sunday 27 September provided some close competition, especially in the younger age groups.  Points are awarded based on the Thistle Award Scheme with the best 3 events counting and each athlete having to compete in at least one track and one field event.

Full Report             Results

Tayside Pentathlon championships, 13 September, Dundee

Central Ac athlete’s Lily Cairns-Haylor of Bridge of Allan and Dunblane’s Jonathan Fenn-Tye were both celebrating medal success at the Tayside open Pentathlon championships in Dundee. Read more...

 Congratulations to the 839 runners who lined up at the start and completed this year’s Stirling 10k. In a race dominated by Shettleston’s Eritrean contingent, and won by Tsegai Tewelde in a new course record of 29 minutes 7 seconds, one second faster than last year, the mild weather conditions appear to have brought out the best in the competitors, with many athletes clainming PBs.

Our thanks to all of our sponsors for their support and to the volunteers who helped us run another successful club event. Particular thanks to this year’s race director Phil Williams and his team for organising the event and putting together all the pieces on the day.

  Full Results                 Race Summary

800m National Relays and Under 20 and 23 Champs - 8th August

Central’s young middle distance runners took on the  National endurance relays in heavy rain at Grangemouth stadium. Club highlight was the progression of the under 13 girls team of Laura Clark, Roanna Fraser and Pheobe Crosthwaite through competitive heats to take bronze medals in the final. In the meantime, Central’s older young athletes brought home a clutch of medals from the Under 20 and 23 Championships. More....

England Athletics Under 17 Championships

 Highlights from the Champioships in Bedford at the weekend included excellent Silver medal performances from Central's Scott Green and Kyle Henderson.  Scott proved himself competitive throughout the Under 17 Mens 1500metres Steeplechase and missed out on Gold by less than two seconds, not helped by a stumble of the last barrier as he made his sprint for the line, but still finished in a superb 4min 22.44secs .  Kyle soared to a 1.95 metre clearance in the High Jump to lift his Silver although matching his personal best would have seen him on top of the podium. 

Martyn Paterson reduced his personal best to 51.29secs in the heats of the 400metres while Tom Watson was back to something like his best as he came through with a 2min 00.07secs timing in his 800metres heat, having led for much of the race, but missed out on progressing to the Final on this occasion.

Tour of Fife Series 29 July to 2 August

Congratulaions to Lewis Millar who underlined his recent classy form taking on the Tour of Fife Series of races held over five days from Wednesday 29 July to Sunday 2 August.  The Series started with a Road Race then moved through a Hill Race, Time Trial, Beach Race to the final event, a Trail Race. Lewis was tested on each discipline but ran out victorious in each of the Races to win the overall Series. Further down the field it was good to see Bill Gault reap the benefit of his recent return to trainign sessions by taking up the Challenge and coming through with characteristic grit to lift the Over 60’s prize.

Well done to Alison Docherty moved further up the leader board in the Stewarts Road Race Grand Prix Series with her second place in the Scottish Gas/Edinburgh 10K Road Race held in blustery conditions on Sunday 2 August. Alison ran a tactical race, sheltering behind some of the male athletes when running into the wind, but running hard for home over the second half of the race to finish in 37min 15secs. It was only Hayley Haining, reserve for the 2008 Olympic Marathon, who headed Alison as she left a trail of quality athletes, including Series leader Toni McIntosh in her wake.

Celtic Games - 1 August

Top marks to Kyle Henderson who continued his quality performances with two wins for Scotland in the Celtic Games held in Carmarthen on Saturday 1^st August. Kyle showed his speed with victory in the 100metres in a tasty 11.10secs timing then took the High Jump with a winning leap of 1.98metres.  Louise Anderson also made progress with a consistent series of jumps pushing her Triple Jump personal best out to 11.15metres in a high quality competition.

Round Arran Relay and London Grand Prix - 25th July

Central Athletic Club literally ran away with the Round Arran Relay title on Saturday 25^th July whilst further afield, in London Andrew Butchart and Sean Reilly were competing in the prestigious Under 20 Mens 3,000metres as part of the UKA Aviva London Grand Prix. In hot conditions it was 17year old Andrew who impressed coming home with a superb personal best of 8min 33.71secs, a new Club Record.  More.....

Schools International - Antrim 18 July

A number of Central’s athletes had represented Scottish Schools at the Schools International in Antrim on 18^th July. with Kyle Henderson proving to be one of the Athletes of the Match. Read more....

Weekend Roundup -  11 & 12 July 2009

Central athletes were out in force and competing far and wide at the weekend withScott McDonald and Alexander Hendry representing Great Britain in Austria, Morag MacLarty and Alistari Hay at the UK Athletics Championships and World Trials in Birmingham,and a gallant Mens Team coping with late call offs and injuries in the third Match of the Scottish Mens League held at a blustery Meadowbank on Sunday 12 July. Full reports.....

Flanders Cup - Belgium 4 July

Central athletes Alastair Hay and Morag MacLarty were part of a select Scottish Team competing in Saturday’s Flanders Cup Fixture, the Leon Buyle Memorial Meeting in Oordegem Belgium. Details....

England Under 20 and Under 23 Athletics Championships and European Trials 27 and 28 June, Bedford

Four of Central Athletic Club’s young athletes tackled the Aviva England Under 20 and Under 23 Athletics Championships and European Trials in 28degree heat in Bedford over the weekend of 27 and 28 June.  With quality fields throughout the competition this event takes the athletes on to a different level to that normally experienced in Scotland. More....

Scottish Athletics Senior Championships 20-21 June

Central Athletic Club’s athletes competed with distinction at the held at Pitreavie over the weekend of 20/21 June with top billing going to an emphatic victory in the Womens 1500metres by defending Champion Morag MacLarty as she held of a gutsy challenge by Scottish Cross Country Champion Freya Murray (Edinburgh AC) to win in 4min 18.31secs. Full report ....

Time Trial Results 16th June 2009

Results can now be obtained by clicking here. Thanks to all who helped out on the night.

Weekend Action of 13 -14 June

There were medals galore for club athletes over the weekend as Central’s Ladies swept to Team Gold medals in the Scottish 10 Kilometre Road Race Championships at Vale of Leven on Sunday 14^th June. Scott McDonald and Alex Hendry finished First and Second in the Junior Mens Race, in the European Mountain Running Championships Trials hence guaranteeing their selection for the Great Britain team.  Meanwhile the Dechmont Law 2.5K Trail Fun Run, held over an undulating course in Livingston saw the talented Roisin Bonucci taking first place and an improved run from Michael McCabe see him come through in second place. More......

Weekend Roundup 4 to 7 June 

The final event in the Forth Valley Athletic Partnership’s Endurance Initiative was the Hill Race held at Cockleroy near Linlithgow on Friday 5^th June, over an approximate distance of one mile.  Scott Balloch showed maturity beyond his years as he sped home in a tasty 4min 36secs ahead of another good run from Sam Fraser (4.22).  Elsewhere, The Polaroid Eyewear 10K Series reached its penultimate stage at Dumbarton on Thursday 4^th June with Alison Docherty taking second place for the third successive week in a new personal best of 35min 53secs.  Meantime the club was well represented at The Gargunnock Hill Race, organised by David Hay, was also held on Saturday 6^th June in conjunction with the Gargunnock Show.  More.....

Scottish Mens League - 31 May

Central Athletic Club’s athletes finished third in Division One of the Scottish Mens League at the second match of the Season held in warm sunshine at Grangemouth. One of the early highlights was a double victory in the 1500metres with Dunblane school-boy Andrew Butchart coming through a physical race to win in 4min 6.41secs with Under 17 athlete Scott Green also running superbly to take first ‘B’ place with a 4min 7.79secs clocking. Earlier Andrew had underlined his competence with first in the 800metres ‘B’ with a strong run just 0.35secs outside two minutes. Full report....

Womens League Report – Meadowbank 30 May

Star of the show at the Scottish Women’s league match at a sweltering Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh was 12 year old Central athlete Kathryn Gillespie. She smashed the 26 year old Scottish record for the under 13 800m, bringing it down to an impressive 2:17.7s, and heading the current UK rankings as a result. The Forth Valley combo of Central, Falkirk and Dunfermline and West Fife took much credit with a team with many new athletes making their debut in a high quality competition. Full report....

Polaroid Series !0k and Black Rock 5

There were some tasty Road Running performances from Central Athletic Club’s top performers at the Polaroid Eyewear Helensburgh 10K with second place Men and Women finishers Ross Houston (30min 49secs) and Alison Docherty (36.24). Ross Milne came home as third placed Junior in an excellent 36.45 followed in by veteran runner David Eckersley 37.01. Top Central Finisher in the Black Rock 5 at Kinghorn was Lewis Millar as he finished in a close up fourth place in the fine time of 23min 46secs over this testing course.

Forth Valley Athletic Partnership’s Endurance Initiative

The focus of the Forth Valley Athletic Partnership’s Endurance Initiative moved to Callander Park, Falkirk for a Road Race over an approximate distance of one and half miles. In near perfect running conditions Sam Fraser again stamped his authority on the event from the start and came round in 8min 14secs. More....

Team Forth Valley – Grangemouth 24th May.

A number of Central’s young athletes competed for Team Forth Valley in the ‘home’ Match of the National Junior League Premier Division at Grangemouth on Sunday 24^th May.  With some of the UK’s top athletes on show from Gateshead, City of York, Liverpool and Sale as well as local rivals from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Kingdom of Fife this was always going to be a big task for the local youngsters. More....