News Archive, April- June 2007
30th June 2007- Keep Active
Yes the school holidays have started but do not forget there are plenty competitive opportunities available to keep active. The following open graded competitions are on over the summer and serve as a chance to justify selection for the club's next league competition on on 5th August.
4th July: Grangemouth Open Grade offering, 800m (under 11s), 100m, 300/400m, 1500m, pole vault, javelin, long jump and shot putt.
11th July: Glasgow Open Grade offering 100m (Under11-15), 80m (Under 11 and 13), 200m (under 17-senior), 800m (under 13 and 15), 1500m (under 17-senior), shot putt (under 11-15), triple jump (under 17-senior), high jump, discus and long jump (under 11-15).
25th July: Linwood Open Grade offering two 100m races, 1500m, 5000m, discus, high jump, triple jump and long jump.
1st August: Grangemouth Open Grade offering sprint hurdles, 200m, 800m, 3000m, hammer, high jump, triple jump and discus.
Entry forms and timetables for all these meetings are available from the Events Diary page on this site.
16th June 2007- Track Closures
Upcoming events this month have rendered the track unavailable on a few dates. All club members should note that the track is closed on the following dates:-
Thursday 21st June to Sunday 24th June at 4pm- this is to allow for the East Kilbride Half Marathon which takes place on the Sunday morning
Wednesday 27th June to Friday 29th June at 5pm- this is due to some activities relating to the merging of East Kilbride's secondary schools later this year.
Athletes though should check with their coaches for any alternative training arrangements.
29th May 2007- New Club Records
From the most recent women’s performance list uploaded to the website (updated to 22nd May), a number of our athletes have set new club records. This new list takes account of performances by Whitemoss athletes in the Womens League when competing for Team West. Therefore, it’s congratulations to the following for setting new benchmarks to aim for.
Under 13 Girls
Kirsty Jamieson- 800m, 2:39.2
Under 15 Girls
Lynsey Greenfield- 100m, 13.03 seconds
Marie Claire Martin- 200m, 26.3 seconds ; 80m hurdles, 13.36 seconds
Nicky McMurtrie- shot putt, 9.74m, javelin, 26.11m, discus, 23.11m
Under 17 Women
Lorraine Boyd- 80m, 14.68 seconds; 300m hurdles, 54.96 seconds
Laura McCord- 800m, 2:31.01
Senior Women
Julie Whyteside- 800m, 2:30.07
Anne McEwan- shot putt, 8.42m
Let’s see plenty more records tumble, including the men’s.
26th May 2007- Recent Race Results
Hot on the heels of the West District Championships, Whitemoss took away an excellent 13 medals from the Lanarkshire Relay Championships, held on home ground at the John Wright track on Tuesday 15th May. More details on the results page.
Secondly, we faired a lot better at the second Central and South of Scotland meeting at Grangemouth last Sunday (20th). We achieved 4th place on the day and now sit in a healthier 5th place in the table. The full league table has now been added to the results page.
18th May 2007- West District and Closed Senior Championships Round Up
There was a healthy turnout from Whitemoss on a drizzly, overcast weekend at Glasgow's Scotstoun Stadium last week. Club members came away with their fair share of medals and personal bests.
On a Super Sunday, under 15 girl Marie Claire Martin won her 200m heat in 26.78 seconds before going on to run even faster in winning the gold medal with 26.61 seconds. These are superb times for an under 15 girl! In the same age group, Nicky McMurtrie almost completed a treble gold haul in throwing events. Nicky won the javelin and discus and was only narrowly beaten into second position in the shot putt. Completing the Whitemoss medal haul from the weekend was under 13 Elena McKinlay (pictured below) who did very well to claim a shot putt bronze. Her longest throw was over 1m clear of the fourth placed athlete.
Other club members were a little unfortunate to finish outside the medals. Finishing in the worst position of all, fourth, were Lorraine Boyd (under 17 women 80m hurdles ) and David Robertson (senior men pole vault, 20cm outside his best and only missing a silver medal on countback).
Those achieving personal best performances included Lauren Mooney (under 15 girls 1500m), Stuart Jamieson (under 17 men 400m hurdles) and a cold ridden yours truly (senior men 1500m).
Full Whitemoss results have now been posted on this website.
Whitemoss medallists (left to right): Nicky McMurtrie, Elena McKinlay and Marie Claire Martin
10th May 2007- Lanarkshire AAA Relay Championships
Judging from the conversation I overheard in the portacabin tonight, the school exam season is reaching its peak. I will take this opportunity to wish everyone the very best of luck. Rest assured, all the more senior athletes have been there before and know what it's like.
This is a reminder that, as a possible stress buster, the Lanarkshire relays are this Tuesday, 15th May at the John Wright track. The first event is scheduled for 7.15pm. So, if you read this on time, try to get to the track on Monday to see the timetable (pinned up in the cabin) and alert your coach to your availability. If it's any incentive, I'll be in attendance officiating, gathering notes for a website report and, where possible, taking photos.
Finally, very good luck to the club athletes competing in the weekend's District and Closed Seniors Championships. I will hopefully have shaken off my cold in time for my 1500m on Saturday morning.
27th April- CSSAL Division One and Track Closure
Well this Sunday sees the first Central and South of Scotland Division One meeting take place at Wishaw track. If competing, remember the team bus leaves at 9.45am sharp. If you're not there, the coach will leave. Let's have another good campaign in this division as we have done particularly in the last two years.
Secondly, please note the track is closed on Thursday 3rd May since the sports centre is being used for the Scottish Parliament election. Be sure to check with your coach for alternative training arrangements, if any.
Catch you all Sunday. C'mon the 'Moss!!
(Click here to see the Division One final league table in 2006 when Whitemoss claimed 3rd place. The file is in PDF format.)
16th April 2007- Knockdhu Home Hill Running International
Congratulations to under 17 athlete Laura McCord who has been selected to compete for Scotland in the above hill running international in Larne, Northern Ireland on Saturday 28th April. This is not Laura's first international appearance since she also represented Scotland at the Marco Germanetto International in Italy in June 2006. Whitemoss can boast a number of athletes who have earned Scottish vests over its history but I think this is the first time the club has had a hill running international among its members. Well done!
6th April 2007- Glasgow Open Grade
The summer season now beckons, signified by the novel like fixture list released by Scottish Athletics. This Tuesday, 11th April, there is an open graded competition at Scotstoun. Here are the event details.
Track
2000m S/C - 7.00pm
3/400m(U17-Sen) - 7.30pm
600m - 7.50pm
150m - 8.30pm
3000m - 9.15pm
Field
Hammer Throw - 7.15pm
Pole Vault - 7.15pm
Long Jump - 8.15pm
Shot Putt - 8.15pm
Also note deadlines for championship entries are posted on "Events Diary."