Kirkintilloch Olympians

JUNIOR & SENIOR TRAINING - TUESDAY MERKLAND & THURSDAY KIRKINTILLOCH HIGH SCHOOL 7pm

JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP CLOSED - WAITING LIST ONLY

CSSAL MATCH 1

An outstanding performance by all ages put the Olympians into first place after the first event at a wind swept East Kilbride. The women were clear winners and the men just in third place in a close 3 way battle with East Kilbride and Lasswade (based on the unscrutinised results from the day).
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HOKA HIGHLAND FLING

The club had six runners entered in the Hoka Highland Fling on Saturday 28 April. The Fling has a sizeable field and fantastic organisation from start to finish it is a very friendly event . For some of our members this is a warm up event for the longer 95 mile West Highland Way race in June.
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LONDON MARATHON

Following the success of the Olympians in Lochaber the previous weekend, a strong contingent headed down to London to participate in this years Virgin London Marathon.
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DEAF BLIND 5km

On Saturday the 21st of April, a few of our younger olympians headed off to Bishopbriggs to run the Deaf Blind 5k on what appeared to be a beautiful spring morning. Click to read the full article.

SUNSHINE AT LOCHABER

In beautiful spring sunshine, there was strong representation from the club at the Lochaber Marathon with 13 club members competing and even more present offering support to the runners.
Leading the men to first team prize was Stuart Kerr who finished 2nd overall and first vet.The ladies didn't disappoint either taking first vet team.

There were numerous outstanding performances, most notably Colin McNair achiving a sub 3hr time in his first marathon and Sandra Band who smashed her PB to go sub 4 hours in style, with many other outstanding performances.

MATTHEW SETS 10,000m PB IN CHICAGO

Matthew Graham, won a 10,000 metres event in Chicago in a new PB of 30.05.25 – again the best set this year in that event by a Scottish athlete.
The Kirkintilloch Olympians member is coached by Andrew Craycraft and attends DePaul University.

Congratulations to Annmarie McCaffrey who recently gained the UKA Coaching qualification "Athletics Coach".
Annmarie who already held the "Coaching Assistant" qualification passed the final assessment on 31st March after studying for 6 months.
The club are currently looking for more people to help with coaching on training nights to support the ever growing membership. Anybody interested should speak to one of the coaches at training or contact one of the members of the committee.

BRITISH ELITE DUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS - 25th March 2012

Kirkintilloch's Gavin Alexander continued to show his current outstanding multi sport form by finishing 4th from 36 competitors in the British Elite Duathlon Championships at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, Leicestershire on the 25th of March. Following on from recent strong performances at the Kirkliston Winter Duathlon Series, Gavins time was only 19 seconds behind the overall winner who finished in 28:42, with the top 3 being members o the GB Triathlon team.. The event consisted of a 2.5k run/10km draft legal bike and 1.25km run.

INTER COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS
10th March 2012

Alexandra Lamond was part of the West District U20 female team which positioned 5th at the Inter Counties Championships in Birmingham on 10th March. Alex''s individual performance of 23:10 mean't that she finished in 33rd place from 144 finishers in this national event. Alex was the 5th Scottish athlete to finish and 2nd from the West District team.

JACK CRAWFORD 10km VICTORY

Kirkintilloch Olympian Stuart Kerr triumphed in the Jack Crawford 10km on Saturday 10th March. Stuart's winning time of 32:56 lead the male team to also take 1st prize in the annual event held by Springburn Harriers. Stuarts strong performance was part of his preparation for next months Lochaber Marathon, which he has previously won twice.

RUN KIRKINTILLOCH SERIES

Join us in the first Run Kirkintilloch series - 12.5k, 10k, and half marathon races across 2012. Entry can be made using the form and together this will provide a saving of £5 on entry fees ... and entitled you to a 'bonus race', the 5k in August.
ENTRY FORM

KIRKINTILLOCH 12.5km
Sunday 12th February 2012

RACE FULL - ENTRIES NOW CLOSED
THERE WILL BE NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY

This races offers runners of different abilities an opportunity to participate in a longer than usual race along quiet but undulating country roads. It commences outsider of Gartconner Primary School and comprising a challenging circular route.
Registration, number pick up and changing facilities (limited to toilets, no showers) will be available at St Agatha's school from 9.15am. Parking is available.
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LENZIE JOG
Monday 2nd January 2012

Thanks to all the hundreds of runners who took part in the Lenzie Jog on Jan 2nd 2012. A full report and photos will also appear in next week's edition of the Kirkintilloch Herald but click below for the results from each of the races. On behalf of Lenzie Community Council and the Oympians, thanks to all the marshalls and officials.
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FAMILY CHRISTMAS HANDICAP
Wednesday 28th December 11am

Merkland Pavillion 11am
Bring a gift. Everyone welcome.
Adults run approx 2.75miles / Children 1mile

SENIORS CHRISTMAS HANDICAP

Well done to all the runners in the Xmas handicap. Some really good performances, surpassing their own expectatons. Thanks to Ian, Linda, Chris, Michael, Iain and Bill for marshalling and to the officals who also acted as judges in the 'fancy dress' competition. Winner of best outfit was Ros and the closest to predicted time was Fraser.
RESULTS

MATTHEW MAKES HIS MARK IN SLOVENIA

A KIRKINTILLOCH Olympian has helped Great Britain to shine at a top cross country event in Slovenia.
Matthew Graham placed 45th in the SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Velenje and won a team silver medal with Great Britain.
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SUPPORTING ATHLETICS IN EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE FOR 30 YEARS