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Scottish Inter-district – Holyrood 13 January 2007
Central AC were well represented in the annual Scottish Inter-district matches that were incorporated with the televised Holyrood cross country event featuring the world’s top runners. Strongest performances on the day came from Alastair Hay, Michael Gillespie and Sean Reilly. More....
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Indoor League 7th January 2007
The second match of the Indoor League at Kelvin Hall, saw Central AC under 15 girls defending their league lead after the first match, whilst other age group teams were taking up the pace to seek qualification to the final in March. Full report...
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Youngsters to the fore in Callander and Belfast
Stirling juniors Connor Kerr and Alexander Coubrough showed clean pairs of heels to many of the older athletes taking part in the annual Callander Crags race at the weekend. Meantime, some of our student members were performing with distinction at the Celtic Nations Cross country in Belfast. Full details...
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Boxing Day 2006
There was an excellent turnout of Central Athletic Club athletes at the traditional Boxing Day Fun Run at Gartmorn Dam. With good conditions for the runners many of the adults used the opportunity for a longer training run leaving the Club’s youngsters competing over the 3 mile trail around Gartmorn Dam. Junior Report...
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East District Cross Country Championships – 9 December 2006 – Galashiels
Central won another barrowload of medal at the East of Scotland Championship, winning four out five of the men and boys team races titles and providing three individual winners. On a Galashiels course considered by many to be probably the toughest cross country course in the UK, it was a day for the tough to get going with a biting wind, low blinding sun obscuring the footing over multiple laps of a course rising and falling almost 500 feet. Experienced commentators suggested that every finisher deserved a medal. Full report....
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Sunday Mail Sport Award For Ryan
Congratulations to Scottish U15 javelin record holder Ryan Stewart (picured right) who won the Junior Sports Personality Award at the inaugural Sunday Mail Sports Awards on Thursday 7th December.
Ryan who excels in three different disciplines, javelin, hammer and shot putt, has broken Scottish records seven times this year. He is currently ranked British number one junior in javelin, third for hammer and sixth for shot putt. His National javelin record stands at 54.65m.
Ryan is now leaving the club in order to gain specialist coaching in his events and takes with him our congratulations and best wishes for the future.
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Junior Cross Country Series - Alva
It was good to see twenty five of Central’s young athletes competing in the third of this season’s Central Athletic Club’s Junior Cross Country Series at Alva Woodlands on Saturday 2 December.The recent heavy rains made the course wet and heavy and the hill to the finish is one of the toughest the athletes will face in any race, so it was good to see a tussle at the front of the race with Tom Watson just prevailing over Scott Green and Catriona Buchanan (right) as the first girl home, again proving her resurgent form. Full report...
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Scottish Universities Cross Country – 3rd December
The Scottish Universities Cross Country Championships were held in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow in wet and windy conditions o Sunday 3rd December. The Mens race proved a personal triumph for Central’s Alastair Hay (right), running on this occasion for Queen Margaret UC, who won the race by some 40 seconds in an excellent 37.07 over the 10.5 kilometre course. More...
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East District League – 26 November 2006 - Tom and Scott to the fore..
Two individual race wins, for Tom Watson (right) and Scott McDonald and two teams wins were highlights for Central AC at the second match of the East of Scotland Cross Country League based at Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy. Full report....
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Gauldry Gallop - Kathryn leads the way...
A Central AC contingent headed to Gauldry, Fife for the annual cross country races. Over a renowned undulating course, conditions underfoot were soft. Kathryn Gillespie (right) retained her lifetime unbeaten record to claim 1st in the Under 11 race in 5.47 with Jack Kerr finishing in 7.30. The Under 13 race proved to be the most competitive race of the day with a head to head battle for 1st place with Alexander Coubrough just narrowly missing out but claiming a well deserved second place.. More....
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Central AC - Perpetual Trophies – 2005/6
“and the Winners or Nominees are ...””
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Joe Allan Trophies
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Best Performance at Club Championships (by and under 13 boy)
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Roddy Irvine
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Best Performance at Club Championships (by and under girl)
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Stephanie O’Neil
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Fraser Memorial Trophies
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Most Improved Athlete - girl
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Nominations;
Stephanie O’Neil
Rachel Adamson
Gemma Milne
Jennifer Hutchison
Emma Waterhouse
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Most Improved Athlete- male
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Nominations;
Ross Milne
Roddy Irvine
Kyle Henderson
Ryan Stewart
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Robert Shepherd Award
Outstanding Contribution by a Female Athlete to Club Performance
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Nominations;
Rachel Adamson
Jennifer Hutchison
Ainsley Normand
Jennifer Emsley
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Bob Crawford Memorial Trophies for Javelin
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Male - Ryan Stewart
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Female - Gemma Milne
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Best Performance by a Senior Boy Thrower at the Club Champs
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Ryan Stewart
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Jimmy Millar Memorial Trophies for Horizontal Jumps
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Male – Kyle Henderson
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Female – Elayne Henderson
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Best Performance by any Athlete at the Club Championships
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Nominations;
Kyle Henderson
Sean Reilly
Ryan Stewart
Stephanie O’Neil
Rachel Adamson
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Isobel Robertson Memorial Trophies – Outstanding Contribution to Young Athletes League
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Male - Club disco and presentation night
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Female – Club disco and presentation night
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Ralph Erskine Memorial Trophies - Outstanding Contribution to Club Performance in Cross Country
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Male - Nominations;
Alistair Hay
Michael Gillespie
Sean Reilly
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Female – Nominations;
Jennifer Emsley
Ainsley Normand
Claire Waterhouse
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The Whitelam Quaichs
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Outstanding contribution to Excellence in Endurance Events
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Nominations;
Sean Reilly
Alasdair Anthony
Robert Russell
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Contribution to Team Performance in Endurance Events
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Nominations;
Ainsley Normand
Michael Wright
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The Jimmy Miller, King of the Track (KOT) Memorial Trophy - Most Committed Club Athlete
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Following tradition, not notified until announced.
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NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS – 28 October
Central AC had to contend with pre-event billing of main contenders in the National Cross Country Relay Championships at Cumbernauld. Some thrilling racing saw the club take two silvers from the six titles on offer and taking the unlucky fourth places in two further events.
Full Report
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East League Livingston - 21 October
Central AC athletes won four out nine individual races at the East of Scotland Cross Country League match at Dechmont Law, Livingston. With some 72 club athletes performing for Central it was a great first outing for the League, as defending Champions. More....
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AAA road Relays - Birmingham
A trio of Central's under 13 boys also travelled to Birmingham to compete in the Young Athletes National Road Relay Championships at the weekend. Over a challenging hilly course of 3.861Km in pleasant weather Ross Milne led off and completed the course in an impressive 14.55 handing over to Roddy Irvine in 20th position. Roddy just about held that position going round in 15.22 and handing over to Tom Watson in an overall 21st position. Tom ran a storming final leg in 14.28 (including a dramatic sprint finish to make up another place right on the finish line) making up eight places in all to finish in an overall 13th position in a total time of 44.45 ahead of 30 Clubs from all over the UK. Team Manager for the day Alex Milne prepared the boys well with an inspirational team talk which took the breath away almost as much as the race itself.
The race was won by the only other Scottish Club represented in the race Giffnock North A team in a time of 42.00, a full 74 seconds ahead of the second placed team.
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East of Scotland Cross Country Relays - 14th October 2006
Record Breakers!!!
Central AC won a record three out of four titles at the East of Scotland Cross Country Relay championships at Dunfermline, taking the Senior Women’s title for the fourth year in succession, and taking back the senior Men’s title won two years previously. As the first cross country outing it provided first guidance of early season form, and will allow team managers to refine selections for the National relays in two weeks time.
Full Report. Photos
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Weekend round up. 7 and 8 October 2006
Club Junior Cross Country Series – Kings Park – 7 October 2006
There was some excellent running on show at the first of this season’s Central Athletic Club’s Junior Cross Country Series held in King’s Park, Stirling on Saturday 7 October. More...
Junior Home Running International – Belfast – 8 October 2006
There was some top class competition in the Junior Home Running International in Belfast on Sunday 8 October with Central Athletic Club’s brothers Michael and Matthew Gillespie well to the fore.
The Under 16 race over 3.5 miles with 330 metres of climb saw Matthew coming home in a superb third place in 26mins 7secs which saw Scotland win the team competition ahead of their English counterparts. Michael tackled the Under 18 race over 4.5 miles with a 370 metre climb and again proved his worth to finish fifth overall, and first Scot with an excellent 33min 34secs clocking.
McAndrew Road Relays – Jordanhill – 7 October 2006
Central Athletic Club’s ‘A’ team finished in fourth place in a field of 99 teams at the McAndrew Road Relays held at Jordanhill, Glasgow on Saturday 7 October. Robert Russell ran to the third fastest time on the day, 16min 11secs for his 3.25 mile leg. Kyle Cowie was another to catch the eye with a 17min 3sec timing as third fastest Under 20, with the ‘A’ team of Ross Houston (17.43), Kyle Cowie; Lewis Millar (17.04) and Robert Russell finishing in 68min 1sec.
Central proved their strength in depth with the ‘B’ team of Robert Wiseman (18.21), Murray MacLarty (17.26), Alan Hume (18.29) and Michael Wright (17.57) finishing in 72min 13secs and the ‘C’ team of Gavin Hogarth (17.33), Martin Crawford (20.04), Phil Williams (18.18) and Craig Walker (18.31) completing the event in an overall time of 74min 26secs. A composite team of Ainsley Normand (19.43), Sarah Jane Pickett (20.34), Guest (26.05) and John Millar (21.44) came through in 88.06 overall.
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Central AC - Club Championships
Grangemouth Stadium - 16 September 2006
The Central Athletic Club Track and Field Club Championships were held on Saturday 16 September at Grangemouth Stadium. With athletes from Falkirk Victoria Harriers and Kirkintilloch Olympians also contesting their Championships there was a good standard of competition for the young athletes.
Full Report Full Results
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Robert Russell and Hayley Haining win Stirling 10k
Great Britain international Hayley Haining was the outstanding performer at the fifth City of Stirling 10Km road race on Sunday 17 September.
The 33 year-old Kilbarchan athlete smashed the women's course record by more than two minutes when finishing third overall from a field of 688 runners in a superb time of 32min 36sec.
That's the fastest time by a UK athlete on British soil this year and the third quickest by a Brit anywhere, behind Englishwoman Mara Yamauchi's 31:43 in Japan and Scot Kathy Butler's 32:24 in Atlanta.
Haining was well clear of her nearest rival, Rebecca Moore, who equalled the previous record time of 34:44 set by Toni McIntosh three years ago.
Former UK international Sandray Branney (City of Glasgow) was third in 36:40 while Stirling title-holder Ros Alexander (Carnegie Harriers) had to settle for fourth in 37:05.
Scottish international Robert Russell, 23, won the men's title for the third time in the five-year history of the event.
The Auchterarder runner clocked 30:56 while his Central clubmate Alastair Hay, the 2004 winner, was runner-up in 31:24.
These were the only men to run quicker than Haining.
688 runners finished the race Central AC organised race, which was fully subscribed.
10k results here
Central youngsters were well to the fore in as a huge field 290 racers took part in the accompanying 2k run. First home was Roddy Irvine 6:45, one second ahead of Ross Milne. Seven seconds further adrift was Conor Kerr. All three were in the 9 to 12 years group.
Lorna Cameron was first female in 7:14, second Catriona Buchanan 7:24, with Rosie Hastings third in 7:48, all in the 13 to 15 age bracket.
2k results here
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