Andrew Butchart in 2019 - (C) Bobby Gavin Andy Butchart brought down his own Scottish indoor record for 3000 Metres with a superb run in New York. The Central Athletic Club athlete was second behind a European record to post 7 minutes 37.42 seconds with fellow Scot...
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4J Studios Scottish Athletics Indoor Combined Events Championships, 29-30 January 2022
Central AC’s combined event athletes were out in force at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow as they competed against Scotland’s top all-rounders. Under-15 Boys Pentathlon Central Athletic Club saw three young male athletes joining a very strong field to tackle the...
Club cross country championships, Saturday 19 February 2022
The club cross country championships will take place on Saturday 19 February 2022 at Queen Victoria School, Dunblane. Races will be entry on the day with declarations from 10.15am The order, distance and timing of events will be (may change depending on numbers): Age...
East District Cross Country League, Livingston, 22 January 2022
The third and final set of East District Cross Country League races of the season were played out at Dechmont Law in Deans, Livingston with fairly benign conditions for the runners, and the normal undulating and challenging course provided by the local clubs. Once...
Northern Ireland International Cross Country – Dundonald, near Belfast, 22 January 2022
Three of Central Athletic Club athletes were representing Scotland at the Northern Ireland International Cross Country in Dundonald, near Belfast, on Saturday 22 January. Connor Bell tops the podium A superb run by Under-17 Connor Bell saw him lead home a Scottish...
Scottish Athletics National Senior and Under-17 Indoor Championships, 23 January 2022
Ruairidh Burns Central AC athletes were back in indoor championship action after a two year absence with the return of the Scottish Senior and Under-17 Championships at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow. And they had cause to celebrate with two medals and some new best...
Inter District Cross Country, Irvine, 15 January
Having missed a year due to Covid restrictions the Scottish Inter District Cross Country Championships returned for 2022 with the races moving to a course in Irvine. A number of Central Athletic Club athletes had been selected for the Scottish East District teams and...
Junior Cross Country Series, Balfron, 8 January 2022
The fourth race of Central Athletic Club’s 2021-22 Junior Cross-Country Series was held on Saturday 8 January on a course devised by David Eckersley around the playing fields at Balfron High School. The snow from the previous day had melted and the morning’s heavy...
3,000 Metres Scottish Record for Andrew Butchart
Scottish Athletics have recently ratified a number of Scottish records including Andrew Butchart’s 3,000 Metres run of 7 minutes 35.18 seconds from the Muller British Grand Prix in Gateshead on 13 July 2021, which eclipsed Andrew’s existing Scottish record of 7:37.56...
Christmas Handicap 2021
It was very much Ladies’ Night at Central Athletic Club’s Christmas Handicap for 2021 with Cliona Diamond, Fiona Davies and Laurie Douglas taking the top three spots. The evening of Thursday 23 December brought its own challenges with heavy rain making it an...