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Loughborough International

Congratulations to Erin Leggate on being selected for the GB Junior team for the Loughborough International on Sunday the 18th of May.

Erin will represent her country in the High Jump.

Young Athletes League

The first Match of the YAL was held at Grangemouth on Sunday the 4th of May.  VP-Glasgow finished in 4th place overall and are on course to reach the Scottish Final.

The were some excellent individual performances which I've highlighted below.

Lewis Boyle was 1st in the U13 1500m with a time of 4:57.08.

Stuart Ross was 1st in the U17 800m with a time of 1:58.83.

Augusta Carmen was 1st in the U17 100m Hurdles with a time of 13.00s and 1st in the Long Jump with a distance of 4.89m.

Mairi Bowie was 1st in the U17 100m with a time of 13.11s and 1st in the 200m with a time of 16.67s.

Eilidh McEvilly was 1st in the U13 Girls Long Jump with a distance of 4.35m and Steven Thistleton was 1st in the U13 Boys Long Jump with a distance of 4.41m.

Chris Barnes was 1st in the U15 Shot with a distance of 12.26m and 1st in the Discus with a distance of 31.17m.

The full results can be found at this link.

British Universities Championships

David Martin was 2nd in the final of the 400m Hurdles with a time of 52.65s at Bedford on the 4th of May.

David is currently studying at Loughborough University.

New Training Venue

Our U11's and U13's will now be training at the Balgray Sports Ground in Chesterfield Avenue, Glasgow.

Chesterfield Avenue is on the North side of Great Western Road opposite Binghams Pond.

The location is shown on this map.

The venue may be changed occasionally over the summer, please check the Club Calendar regularly.

National Junior League

VP-Glasgow athletes filled 80% of the places in Team Glasgow while competing in Match 1 of this seasons National Junior League at Carlisle on Sunday 27th of April.

Team Glasgow finished in 2nd place at the end of the first match with several excellent performances.

New PB's for Stuart Ross who was 3rd in the 800m with a time of 1:58.4, Lorn Menzies who was 2nd in the 400m with a time of 52.5s and Abby Marshall who was 2nd in the 800m with a time of 2:37.00.

Winners on the day included David Clark who was 1st in the 200m with a time of 22.9s, Calum Innes who was 1st in the 110m Hurdles with a time of 15.22s, Jax Thoirs who was 1st in the Pole Vault with a height of 3.10m, Courtney MacGuire who was 1st in the Pole Vault with a height of 2.80m, Heather Rankine who was 1st in the 100m Hurdles (time not known) and Errin Leggate was 1st in the High Jump with a height of 1.70m.

Well done to everyone who represented the Club and special thanks to John Melvin, Lee Leggate and Agnes Logan who acted as managers and officials for this meeting.

Scotstoun Stadium

As you can see from the latest picture, the demolition of the old stand at Scotstoun is almost complete.

Construction of the new main stand is due to begin on the 16th of May.

It should be open in time for our Club Championships in 2009.

Scottish Mens League

VP-Glasgow had an excellent start to the new season at the first meeting of the mens league at Grangemouth on Sunday the 20th of April.

Having been promoted to Division 1 at the conclusion of last season, they now find themselves in 3rd place on 274 points behind Central with 296 points and Arbroath with 360 points.

Mathew Hester was 3rd in the 400m with a time of 52.88s and Stuart Ross was 2nd in the 800m with a time of 2:01.32.

Alan Ramsay made his first appearance for the Club and finished 5th in the 5000m.

Charlie Murray finished 6th A in the 400m Hurdles with a time of 66.50s ahead of his son Niall who was 3rd B with a time of 66.55s.

David Clark couldn't do enough for the team and finished 5th in the 100m with a time of 11.71, 7th in the 200m with a time of 23.46 and 4th in the Long Jump with a distance of 5.90m.

Andrew McFarlane was 4th A in the High Jump with a height of 1.80m and 2nd B in the Long Jump with a distance of 5.63m.

Fraser Gibson was 1st A in the Pole Vault with a height of 3.80m.  A brave man in those winds.

Mathew Taylor was 2nd A in the Shot with a throw of 11.46m while Gerry Farrell was 3rd A in the Discus with a throw of 33.06m.  Gerry was also 3rd A in the Hammer with a distance of 33.43m and Martin was also 3rd A in the Javelin with a distance of 38.25m.

The day ended on a high with the 4x400m relay team of Lorn Menzies, Stuart Ross, Mathew Hester and Lee Cassidy finishing in 2nd place.

Thanks to Sheila Bailie and Hugh Stevenson for officiating at this meeting.

Scottish Womens League

The first meeting of the new season was held at Meadowbank Stadium on Sunday the 20th Of April in glorious sunshine with a bitterly cold wind. 

Although we are one of only three Clubs competing against five composite teams our ladies gave a good account of themselves.  Finishing seventh overall, there was several excellent individual performances.

Lara Davidson was 1st in the U17 womens High Jump with a height of 1.55m while Hazel Blair was 3rd in the senior High Jump with a height of 1.60m.

Claire Cameron was 2nd in the Discus with a distance of 33.42m.

Augusta Carmen was 2nd in the U17 80m Hurdles with a time of 12.92s.

Mairi Bowie was 2nd in the U17 womens 100m with a time of 13.47m.

Diane Ramsay on her first outing for VP-Glasgow was 1st in the U17 300m with a time of 41.46s.

Sandra Branney had another busy day finishing 3rd A in the 1500m with a time of 5:06.42 and 1st B in the 3000m with a time of 10:51.13.

Thanks to everyone who turned out and especially our officials who give their time generously.  We were represented on this occasion by Bob and Anne Carter, Kate Whigham, Alistair Thompson, Hilary MacGuire and Margaret Brown.

The full results are available at this link.

Scottish Hammer Grand Prix

The first meeting of the four that constitute the Scottish Hammer Grand Prix took place at Grangemouth Stadium on Sunday the 13th of April.

Chris Bennett was 1st among the U20 men with a new PB for the 6kg Hammer of 62.70m.  Chris also produced a PB with the 5kg Hammer of 68.21m.

Claire Cameron finished 6th among the Senior Women with throws of 28.27m for the 4kg Hammer and 35.62m for the 3kg Hammer.

Katie Horne had an excellent throw of 47.56m with the 4kg Hammer and failed to record a distance for the 3kg Hammer which left her in 7th place overall.

The next round of the Hammer Grand Prix will be at Grangemouth on Sunday the 17th of May.

London Marathon

5 VP-Glasgow athletes made the journey South for the annual London Marathon.

Susan Partridge finished in 17th place in a time of 2:41.40 among the elite women.  An excellent performance.

Gerry Craig finished in 548th place overall and 143rd among the M35 category with a time of 2:51.51.  A big improvement on last years time of 2:59.56.

Mark Ashby was 1637th place overall and 220th among the M45 category with a time of 3:07.51.

Alan Hamilton was 5815th place overall and 1157th among the M40 category with a time of 3:40.57.

Drew Nicol also took part although he failed to finish.

The full results are available at this link.

Club Vests

Katie has recently been supplied with a new stock of VP-Glasgow running vests.

This would be an ideal time for our new members to call in and buy a vest ahead of the new outdoor season.  All athletes must provide their own kit for competition.

For those of you who don't know, Achilles Heel is at 593 Great Western Road, Glasgow, which is near to Kelvinbridge Subway Station.

The Scottish Womens League and the Scottish Mens League begin on Sunday the 20th of April.

Schools - Home Countries Cross Country

VP-Glasgow had three representatives in the International Cross Country at Strathallan School, Perth on Friday the 28th of March.

Beth Potter was 1st among the U17 Women and completed the 4k course with a time of 14:32.  Hollie Young was 18th with a time of 15:47 and Rhian Dawes was 25th with a time of 16:09.

The full results are available at this link.

Bank Of Scotland - Inter Regional Race

Holyrood Park in Edinburgh was the venue for this event on Saturday 29th of April.  Two VP-Glasgow athletes were representing the West.

Deborah Hannah was 8th in the U15 race with a time of 15:23, ahead of her team-mate Sarah Potter who was 9th with a time of 15:25.

The full results are available at this link.

Bank Of Scotland - Home Countries Race

Pamela Nicholson was our only representative in the International event which featured on the same day, prior to the World Cross Country Championships.  She finished 5th with a time of 21:32.

The full results are available at this link.

The U11's and U13's completed the speed element of the Shine Awards last week.

The standard was higher than last year with a total of 46 awards being earned.

3 athletes have achieved the standard for the Gold Award which is the highest possible.  8 athletes will get a Silver Award, 8 athletes the Bronze Award, 14 athletes the Blue Award and 13 athletes have achieved the standard for the Green Award.

This has been a very successful winter season for our youngest athletes with many also collecting medals at the recent Indoor League Final.

When training resumes after the Easter break, the focus will be on Jumps and Throws with many more Awards being won.

The remainder of the U11's and U13's results are available at this link.

VP-Glasgow had an excellent day at the Road Race Championships which were held at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Sunday the 23rd of March.

The U15 Girls team of Hollie Young 1st, Deborah Hannah 6th and Michaela Stephen 15th are this years National Champions.  Hollie completed the course in a time of 15:59.  Also competing for the Club in this age group was Holly Conyers 18th and Amy McLennan 22nd.

For the U15 Boys, Hugh MacKenzie was 26th, Paul MacFarlane was 28th and Lewis Wilson was 32nd.

Our U13 Girls were represented by Iona Wilson 27th and Eilidh McEvilly 33rd.  A great effort from both girls.

The U13 Boys are also National Champions.  The team of Max Aitchison 1st, Lewis Boyle 6th and Sam Adams 19th carried on from where they left off at the National Cross Country Championships.  Fraser Barbour also completed the course in 32nd position.

Our U17 Men finished in 2nd place with Sean Fontana 2nd, Max Ralston 7th and Stuart Ross 24th.  Special thanks to Stuart for stepping up to this distance to ensure a team medal.

Rebecca Finch completed the medal haul when finishing 2nd in the U20 Womens race in a time of 21:10.

Martin Hayes was our only representative in the U20 Mens race.  He finished 9th with a time of 25:23.

Despite the weather (Sleet and Hailstones), everyone involved enjoyed their day and it was pleasing to see so many returning with medals.

Scottish Record

It escaped our notice on the day at the Indoor League Final but John Innes brought it to our attention. 

Our U20 Mens 4x200m relay team of David Clark, Lorn Menzies, Mathew Hester and Calum Innes set a new Scottish Club record for the event with a time of 1:32.61.

Well done guys.

This event is being held on Saturday the 29th of April at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh.

A minibus will be leaving Scotstoun at 0845 hrs on Saturday morning.  Donald will be driving and collecting £2 per head for the journey.

Good luck to all those taking part.

Two more athletes achieved the Gold Award for their performances at training.

Rachel Dick and Mariana Enriquez-Denton had identical performances in the 30s sprint where they both achieved a distance of 189m.  Congratulations to both athletes.

The remainder of the U11's and U13's results are available at this link.

Congratulations to Susan Finch, our new World Champion.  Susan was 1st in the F45 category at the World Masters Championships in Clermont-Ferrand, France on Wednesday the 19th of March.

Susan finished over 25 seconds ahead of her nearest rival in the 14 strong field of the 3,000m.

RANK	NAME & SURNAME	CTRY		FINAL T.
1.	Susan Finch	GBR		10:30.84

VP-Glasgow had a great day at the final of the Indoor League with 6 teams finishing among the medals.

The U13 Boys team were 2nd in the final with excellent performances from Lewis Boyle who was 1st in the 800m with a time of 2:32.12 and Robbie Pollok who was 1st in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 10.85s.  Also in the team was Ross Carpenter, Marcus Cooney and Steven Thistleton.

The U15 Boys were also 2nd with excellent performances all round and a success for Chris Barnes who was 1st in the Shot Putt with a distance of 12.61m.  The other members of the team were Hugh MacKenzie, Chris Marshall, Connor Murray and John Mulheron.

The U15 Boys were 2nd in the 4x200m relay with a time of 1:47.57.

The U17 Men finished in 2nd place with the best performances coming from Andrew McFarlane when winning the Long Jump with a distance of 5.63m and John Craig when winning the 60m in a time of 7.27s.  The rest of the team including Michael Gray and Jax Thoirs secured valuable points on the track and in the field.

The U20 Men were 1st in their final with wins for David Clark in the 60m with a time of 7.18 and the 200m with a time of 22.98 and Calum Innes in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 8.60m.  The rest of the team was, Sean Fontana, Mathew Hester and Lorn Menzies.

The U20 men also won the 4x200m relay with a time of 1:32.61.

Our U15 Girls team was 2nd in their final with the best performance coming from Sarah Gray when winning the High Jump with a height of 1.50m.  Their were fine performances from all of the team which included Chloe Lambert, Deborah Hannah, Christina Clark, Alex McNaughton, Catherine Clark and Hannah Moultrie.

The U15 Girls were 3rd in the 4x200m relay with a time of 1:54.09.

The U17 Women finished 4th in their final with the best performance coming from Augusta Carmen when winning the 60m Hurdles with a time of 9.42s.  The team was completed with Mairi Bowie, Gillian MacFarlane, Lara Davidson, Jennifer Callaghan and Nicola Moultrie.

The U20 Women were 2nd in the final with the best performances coming from Hazel Blair when winning the High Jump with a height of 1.55m and the 200m with a time of 27.84s.  Also competing were Gillian McMillan, Erin Leggate, Heather Rankine, Yvonne MacFarlane, Katie Riches and Stephanie O'Neill.

The U20 Women won the 4x200m relay with a time of 1:51.21.

Congratulations to all our medal winners and everyone who represented the Club throughout the Indoor League.

As you may have heard, the planned capital programme for Scotstoun has been approved at committee, with no design change.

The revised timetable for the construction of the new Stadium at Scotstoun is as follows.

17th March 2008 - On site to disconnect services.  No access to buildings.

24th March 2008 - Track Closed.

16th May 2008 - Construction begins.

21st August 2009 - Completion of project.

I wonder if it's available for the Club Championships.