Motherwell Athletics Club
- Chairman William Martin 07730 922624
- Secretary Jill Logan 07810 755869
- Treasurer John McCluskey 07967 465615
The Hamilton 5k will not take place this year. The Council gave as their reason as the reduced number of entrants in recent years.
The Road Runners sub-committee have decided the replacement race will be the parkrun 5k at Pollok Park on Saturday October 30 at 9.30am.
Participants MUST pre-register their details by Friday Oct 29 at the latest, plus they must print off and bring their barcode or they will not appear in the results. You can register here. As usual MAC runners will need to wear club vests; no vest, no points!
The intention is to meet afterwards in the Burrell Collection cafe for coffee and well-earned cakes. If anyone has family members who intend to come along on the day, it would be great if they would volunteer to help with the race organisation.
Congratulations to the following athletes who competed at the Pitreavie AAC Young Athletes Trophy Meeting on 12th September:
U17 200m: Sophie Byers (29.17) U17 300m: Ilona Clark (45.46, 3rd), Gwen Morris (46.36) U17 800m: Ilona Clark (2:38.6, 2nd) U17 Long Jump: Gwen Morris (4.33, 3rd), Sophie Byers (4.23) U13 Shot Putt: Bobby Crossan (7.43, 3rd) U13 Javelin: Bobby Crossan (23.87, 2nd) U15 Javelin: Jamie Crossan (30.32, 2nd) |
Congratulations to Rachel Wedlock who was 2nd girl in the primary 5 race in a time of 4:14. Katie Kennedy also competed in the race.
19 Road Runners completed the Cumbernauld 10K - the penultimate race in the Championship series.
Graeme Kennedy 36:43 Benny Hands 38:21 Matthew Purser 39:47 (PB) William Martin 43:45 Joe Fennessey 44:55 (PB) Rober McCourt 45:03 (PB) Graham Hawkins 45:05 Bill Connelly 49:11 |
Clare Barr 42:16 (PB) Carole Munro 44:18 Jo Clark 44:19 Mae McIsaac 45:31 (PB) Elaine Jamieson 46:12 Jill Logan 46:55 (PB) Jane Wedlock 47:13 Phyllis Hands 48:44 Ceri Evans 48:46 (PB) Elizabeth Martin 48:58 Pat Allen 51:10 |
See the photos on flickr.
Official race photos are here.
Congratulations to Owen Leach and Claire Ross who won their high school Cross Country Trials. As a result they will compete in the finals later on in the year - good luck Owen and Claire!
Congratulations to Kirsty Irwin who was 3rd female in the recent parkrun at Strathclyde Park. Michaela Hay was awarded a pair of running shoes by "Sweatshop" to the value of £70 for her performances at parkrun.
The Prizegiving will be held on Friday 12th November from 19:00 at St Bride's Hall in Motherwell - more details to follow but please mark the date in your diary!
The AGM will be held on Thursday 28th October at 20:00 in the Clyde Room at the Watersports Centre - please come along and support the club. All committee positions are open for nominations - if you would like to be considered please contact a member of the current committee.
MAC had representation in the Great Scottish Run events held on 4th and 5th September - well done to everyone who competed.
In the 3K:
Katie Hall was 6th place in the 9yrs age group Sophie Hall was 13th in 10yrs age group Michaela Hay was 5th in the 12 years age group Emma Hunter was 10th in the 12 years age group |
In the 10K:
In the Half Marathon:
Congratulations to Dion Ingram who recorded a PB, by 20 seconds, of 6.02.68 in the 1500m at the Stewarts Golden League Open Graded at East Kilbride on 25th August.
Congratulations also go to David McCrum and Gwen Morris who recorded PBs in the Javelin and 300m at the Grangemouth Stadium Open Graded Meeting on 1st September. Full results have still to be published.
A good end to the track season saw 10 teams compete in our fourth annual 5k Track Paarlauf.
The eventual winners were Clare Barr (first ever female winner) and William Martin in a time of 16.47. This was William's third successive victory in the Paarlauf and he continued the incredible Martin Monopoly on the Paarlauf. William stated afterwards "To win the Paarlauf you need to have a good team and me in your team." Second team were Elaine Jamieson and Richard Martin in 16.58. Richard stated he was delighted that William and his 5 track sessions per week had paid off with a one two again in the Paarlauf. The third team was Jill Logan and Benny Hands in a time of 17.29.
The remainder of the results were:
See the photos on flickr.