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The 7th City of Stirling 10k Road Race and 2k Fun Run
Will take place at Forthbank Stadium on Sunday 14 September 2008. The 10k is one of the 10 events included in this year’s Scottish Athletics Road Racing Grand Prix. Although the route will follow a slightly different course this year (due to the opening of a new railway line), it is still fast, flat and scenic - ideal for achieving a personal best. Both races will, again, be chip timed using the ‘chip in race number’ system.
We expect the entry forms and online entry system to be available by early June – keep checking the website for details.
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Weekend Action – 10 and 11 May 2008
The first outdoor Track and Field Championship weekend of the Summer proved to be to the liking of Central Athletic Club’s athletes as a variety of Scottish East and West District medals and Closed Senior Championship medals were brought home and numerous personal bests set. Full Report....
Meanwhile Central athletes were once again to the fore in The Scottish Half Marathon Championships held in conjunction with the Dunfermline Half Marathon and also the third race in the Stewarts Scottish Road Race Grand Prix Series so double congratulations are due to Central’s Robert Russell (67min 36secs) and Alison Docherty (81min 44secs) for taking the Mens and Womens titles on this hilly course. More....
Not to be outdone Catriona Buchanan was the top Under 19 Woman at the Scottish Junior Hill Running Championships held at Rowardennan on Saturday 10 May completing the 3.4mile course with some 1189feet of climb in 33min 20secs.
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Forth Valley 800metre Development Races 7th May
Well done to those club youngsters who took part in the Forth Valley 800metre Development Races held at Grangemouth Stadium on Wednesday 7th May, with many producing personal bests.
Boys Results
Alastair Kikwood (2min 32.8secs); Conor McKenzie (2min 47.5secs); Daniel Stansfield (2min 49.5secs); Andrew Campbell (2min 50.6secs); Ruari Kirkwood (2min 53.5secs); Stuart McKinney (2min 56secs)
Girls Results
Roisin Bonucchi (2min 56.4secs); Stacey Hardman (2min 57.2secs); Alana Boggan (2min 57.6secs); Tara Walls (3min 2.2secs); Isla Burns (3min 2.6secs); Lisa Hardman (3min 3.3secs); Eleanor Livingstone (3min 7.7secs); Laura MacFarlane (3min 13.7secs); Jennifer Downie (3min 14.5secs); Jennifer Campbell (3min 16.9secs); Charlotte Tilley (3min 20.6secs); Tammi Park (4min 4secs).
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Young Athletes League - 4th May
Some quality performances helped Central AC youngsters get off to a good start in the first match of the Young Athletes League at Wishaw, with final results confirming the team managers’ prediction of a third place overall. Full report...
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Houston takes win at 21st Black Rock '5' - 2nd May
Central's Ross Houston took the honours in the 21st running of the Black Rock ‘5’ held in Kinghorn, Fife on Friday 2nd May in a time of 23.04. This is a brutal race with a fast downhill to the beach, round the sea bound Black Rock and back to a steep uphill finish. Alasdair Anthony put his hill running credentials to good use to come third, which along with superb performances from Lewis Miller and fourteen year old Ross Milne saw Central lift the team prize a few points ahead of the host Club Hunters Bog Trotters.
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Central and Southern Scotland League Division 1 - 27th April
Some tremendous individual performances brightened up a weakened team as Central AC performed at Wishaw at the weekend. With a number of absences from the Men’s team due to commitments ar other events it was left to the youngsters to show their determination and potential, including Scott Fleming and Jack Bauchop in the under 11 sprint and long-jump, and Dominic Angiolini in the under 13 800m and long jump. More....
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Weekend Roundup - 26 and 27 April 2008
Central AC had three athletes representing Scotland in the Knockdhu Hill Running International held near Larne, Northern Ireland on Saturday 26 April. Matthew Gillespie and Scott McDonald led the Scottish Under 20 Mens to victory with first and second places respectively and Alison Docherty came home fifth in the Senior Womens race helping Scotland to a deserved Team First place.
Ross Houston continued his excellent run of results by winning the prestigious Balmoral 10K with a new personal best of 32mins 44secs while defending ladies champion Fiona Thompson coming home in a second place with 38min 41secs.
Emma Waterhouse teamed up with fellow Scot Freya Murray to take silver
medals at the Six Stage Road Relay Championships with the north east of England’s top ladies team Chester-le-Street in Birmingham, holding the lead over eventual winners Aldershot to the last 100metres in the 6 x 5,000 metre races.
The Forth Valley Junior Team, consisting of athletes from Central, Falkirk Victoria, Lothian Runners and Livingston, started their Season off well taking first place in the Northern Tyne Division in Carlisle.
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Scottish Mens League – 20 April 2008
Central Athletic Club began their 2008 Scottish Mens Track and Field League Season with a superbly solid start as they left Grangemouth Stadium in second place in Division One. This was by far Central’s best ever start to the campaign and with a number of athletes sitting out this early Season meeting there should be opportunity to build on these foundations as the year progresses. Full report....
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Scottish Women’s Athletic League – 20 April.
Central AC ladies turned in top performances in the first major track meeting of the season in the Scottish Women’s Athletic League at Edinburgh’s Meadowbank Stadium. In the team stakes, the Forth Valley combination manage sixth place ahead of Glasgow and Aberdeen but had to give way Edinburgh the winners and other regional teams. More.....
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Pre-season Time Trials - 6th April
Central Athletic Club recently held its Track and Field Time Trials at Grangemouth Stadium in unseasonably cold and windy weather. Many of the established athletes used the meeting as an opportunity to gauge the effect of their Winter Training while a number of others were competing for the first time.
Ful details.... Results.....
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London Mini Marathon
Four of Central AC young athletes were selected to represent East of Scotland teams on Sunday 13th April at the London ‘Mini’ Marathons against the English regions. Kathryn Gillespie led home a quartet of Scots runners as they won the 11-12 year old title with Kathryn taking second place. In the 15-17 year olds Sean Reilly and Alex Hendry came 7th and 15th respectively as their team made it second behind Greater Manchester, and in the 13-14 year old boys Tom Watson led his team home with 15th place as his team came home in 9th place.
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12 Leg Relays and Northern Relays
On the senior stage Robert Russell, capped his fastest leg relay run in the Scottish road relays with a similar breath-taking run against top quality opposition in the South of England 12 leg road relays for his Thames Valley Harriers team, running along with his team-mate Alaistair Hay. Robert’s run of 25min 44secs over 8.4 kilometres proved to be the fastest of the day, some 25seconds ahead of the next fastest run, leaving a string of UK Internationalists in his wake. Emma Waterhouse helped her English club Chester-le-Street make it three wins in succession as they took the ladies title at the Northern relays at Catterick.
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Record Breaking Relay Rout - 5th April
Central AC teams dominated the end of winter season finale becoming the first club to w in both men and women’s title at the National Road Relay Championships at Livingston.
This was another first ever feat to match the double win at the cross country relays at the start of the winter.
The Masters ladies title gave the club three out of the four championship titles on offer to add yet more credits to this season’s long list of titles for both men and women.
Full Report... More Photos...
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World Cross Country Championships - 29 and 30 March 2008
Apart from supporting the Moroccan team as part of the Adopt a Nation scheme, Central athletes across the age groups found the time to compete in the various domestic competitions forming part of the The World Championship weekend at Holyrood Park. Full report...
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Waiting to greet the World’s best cross country athletes.
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Scottish Athletics Junior Road Race Championships - 23rd March
The Scottish Athletics Junior Road Race Championships were held in blizzard conditions in Aberdeen on Sunday 23rd March. While the weather conditions tested the athletes to the extreme it is fair to say that Central Athletic Club’s youngsters passed with flying colours. Indeed with an individual Gold medal, two individual Silver medals, two sets of team Gold medals and a set of Bronze team medals it turned out to be a very successful day for the Club. More...
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March Round Up
With the main part of the Cross Country season drawing to a close , the month of March saw club members competing in various events up and don the country. Read more..
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New Membership Secretary
We are pleased to report that Clare Bonucchi has kindly agreed to take on the role of Membership Secretary, leaving Jane Milne free to concentrate on organising this year’s 10k. Thanks to Jane for her sterling efforts in the role of membership secretary over the past few years.
Clare’s contact details can be found by on the Committee page.
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Ross strikes gold at Scottish Indoor Pentathlon Championships
Central Athletic Club’s Ross Milne was crowned Under 15 Scottish Indoor Pentathlon Champion at the Kelvin Hall Indoor Arena on Saturday 16 February. More...
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