The last of the Ayrshire Open meetings took place at Dam Park on Wednesday 23 August with over 150 athletes competing. Fortunately the weather held up until after the end of the event when the rain started meaning favourable conditions for those competing. Many younger members were competing for the first time with some very good results achieved. Full results of the meeting can be found here
| Name | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Libby White | Long Jump (A String) | 3.76m(2nd)(PB) |
| Abby Chilton | Long Jump (B String) | 2.95m(3rd) |
| Erin Ramsay | 80m (A String) | 12.15s(3rd) |
| Amy McCann | 80m (B String) | 12.32s(2nd)(PB) |
| Jenna Beswick | 600m (A String) | 1:58.74(1st)(PB) |
| Eve Beswick | 600m (B String) | 2:06.26(1st) |
| Name | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth McVeigh | High Jump (A String) Javelin (A String) |
1.15m(6th) 16.21m(2nd)(PB) |
| Morven Hubbard | High Jump (B String) Javelin (B String) |
1.05m(6th)(PB) 12.72m(3rd)(PB) |
| Tess Crooks | Long Jump (A String) 800m (A String) |
3.10m(8th) 2:53.28(7th)(PB) |
| Islay Hubbard | Long Jump (B String) 800m (B String) |
3.05m(6th)(PB) 3:01.47(7th) |
| Katie Broun | 100m (A String) | 14.32s(4th) |
| Abbie Rankine | 100m (B String) | 15.97s(7th)(PB) |
| Name | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Cunningham | High Jump (A String) 800m (B String) |
1.25m(8th)(PB) 2:49.88(7th) |
| Olivia Stark | High Jump (B String) | 1.20m(4th) |
| Sophie Mackay | Javelin (A String) | 15.70m(3rd)(PB) |
| Ayesha Kemp | Javelin (B String) | 14.24m(2nd) |
| Holly McIntyre | Long Jump (A String) | 3.91m(8th) |
| Sophie Oxenham | Long Jump (B String) | 3.48m(8th)(PB) |
| Sophie Slider | 100m (A String) | 14.3s(8th) |
| Georgia Brown | 100m (B String) | 14.51s(6th) |
| Katie Wilce | 800m (A String) | 2:42.52(8th)(PB) |
| Name | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer McVeigh | Long Jump (A String) High Jump (A String) Javelin (A String) |
4.41m(3rd) 1.45m(2nd)(=PB) 26.55m(2nd)(PB) |
| Katie McAlpine | Long Jump (B String) 300m (A String) |
4.26m(3rd) 45.36s(6th) |
| Amy Leith | Javelin (B String) | 24.03m(1st) |
| Anna George | 100m (A String) | 13.89s(4th) |
| Name | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Gillian Hannah | Shot Put (A String) 100m (A String) 800m (A String) |
5.98m(3rd)(PB) 15.54s(2nd)(PB) 2:59.81(2nd)(PB) |
| Ruth Kirk | 100m (B String) 400m (A String) 800m (B String) |
16.58s(1st)(PB) 1:25.33(4th)(PB) 3:24.36(3rd)(PB) |
| Name | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Calum Hannah | Long Jump (A String) 600m (B STring) |
3.46m(4th)(PB) 2:10.86(6th) |
| Ethan Levington | Long Jump (B String) | 3.39m(2nd)(PB) |
| Conor Scobie | 80m (A String) 600m (A String) |
12.83s(4th) 2:01.05(5th) |
| Name | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Martin | Javelin (A String) Shot Put (A String) 800m (A String) |
26.32m(1st)(PB) 5.48m(5th) 2:39.26(5th) |
| Fergus Muir | Shot Put (B String) 800m (B String) |
4.34m(4th)(PB) 2:39.68(3rd) |
| Charlie Dorward | Long Jump (A String) 100m (A String) |
3.56m(5th) 15.49s(5th) |
| Jonathan Turnbull | Long Jump (B String) 100m (B String) |
3.21m(4th)(PB) 15.79s(6th)(PB) |
| Name | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Greig Oakley | Discus (A String) Shot Put (A String) |
16.48m(6th) 6.62m(6th) |
| Logan Cotter | Discus (B String) Shot Put (B String) 800m (A String) |
10.52m(5th)(PB) 4.68m(6th)(PB) 2:24.33(6th)(PB) |
| Jack Edwards | Javelin (A String) 100m (A String) |
8.82m(8th) 12.97s(2nd)(PB) |
| Name | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart Dunlop | Long Jump (A String) 100m (A String) |
4.10m(6th) 12.52s(5th) |
| Daniel Martin | Shot Put (A String) 400m (A String) |
8.31m(2nd) 54.08s(2nd)(PB) |
| Douglas Glendinning | 100m (B String) | 13.42s(7th) |
| Lewis Ross | 800m (A String) | 2:04.87(1st) |
| Aidan Copland | 800m (B String) | 2:25.57(3rd)(PB) |
| Name | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Conor Raisbeck | Long Jump (A String) | 5.35m(4th)(PB) |
| Fraser McKenzie | Long Jump (B String) 400m (B String) |
2.11m(5th) 77.37s(6th) |
| Ross McCulloch | Shot Put (A String) 100m (A String) |
8.07m(4th)(PB) 11.47s(2nd)(PB) |
| Sean Morrison | Shot Put (B String) 400m (A String) |
6.96m(6th) 55.35s(4th) |
| Rhys Sim | 3000m (A String) | 9:14.86(2nd) |
| Peter Laing | 3000m (A String) | 10:44.08(3rd)(PB) |
| Kieran Struthers | 100m (B String) | 12.04s(2nd)(PB) |
| John McGarry | 100m(A String) | 13.59s(4th) |
This years National Indoor Relay Finals took place on Saturday at The Emirates Arena, Glasgow and took place alongside the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix which featured some of the worlds best athletes. There were 5 teams from Seaforth who had qualified to compete in the semi-finals on the day hoping to gain a place in the finals which were competed immediately before the start of the main event giving the young athletes the chance to compete in front of a large crowd.
First on the track were the u13 boys team of Lewis Martin, Fergus Muir, Magnus Friel & Alex Crooks who were doing well until a dropped baton at a change over. The team picked it up and continued but unfortunately as per the rules they were disqualified.
In the u15 girls age group there were 2 Seaforth teams who had been drawn against each other in the first semi-final. The ‘A’ team of Sophie Slider, Bethany Haugh, Emma Struthers & Gemma Bruce qualified for the final with a time of 1:52.95 but for the ‘B’ team of Holly McIntyre, Megan Smith, Georgia Brown & Sophie Woods who were 6th with a time of 1:58.87 it was the end of their participation in this years event. In the final the ‘A’ team were a creditable 4th in 1:53.78.
The u15 boys team of Euan Duff, Marc Mulgrew, Jamie McCullough & Jack Edwards came 2nd in their heat with a time of 1:47.10 qualifying for the final later in the morning. In that final they came home in 4th place with a time of 1:47.23 narrowly missing a medal.
The u17 mens team of Stuart Dunlop, Michael Bargh, Callum Meldrum & Rory McCrindle were 4th in their heat with a time of 1:38.90 but as one of the 2 fastest losers outside the top 2 in each semi-final they qualified for the final. In that final despite their best attempts they could only narrowly improve on their time coming home in 5th place with a time of 1:38.66.
Overall this was a valuable experience for each of these young athletes with the bonus that they were given tickets to stay and watch the International competition which followed.
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Last weekend saw this years National Indoor Combined Events Championships take place at The Emirates Arena, Glasgow. There were 5 Ayr Seaforth athletes taking part and full results for each athlete can be seen below:-
| Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 9th | 60mH | 13.21s(PB) |
| 8th | High Jump | 1.12m(PB) |
| 6th | Shot Put | 5.22m(PB) |
| 8th | Long Jump | 3.21m |
| 11th(9th Overall) | 800m | 3:07.60(PB) |
| Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 21st | 60mH | 12.65s(PB) |
| 12th | High Jump | 1.37m |
| 14th | Shot Put | 6.05m(PB) |
| 9th | Long Jump | 4.46m |
| 6th(21st Overall) | 800m | 2:35.70 |
| Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6th | 60mH | 12.89s |
| 1st | 800m | 2:38.46 |
| 2nd | Shot Put | 6.88m(PB) |
| 5th | High Jump | 1.15m |
| 4th (4th Overall) | Long Jump | 4.03m |
| Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 9th | 60mH | 11.93s(PB) |
| 9th | 800m | 2:47.59(PB) |
| 8th | Long Jump | 4,10m |
| 4th | High Jump | 1.45m(PB) |
| 9th(9th Overall) | Shot Put | 5.75m(PB) |
| Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7th | 60m | 7.90s(PB) |
| 4th | Long Jump | 5.91m(PB) |
| 1st | Shot Put | 11.58m |
| 6th | High Jump | 1.51m |
| 5th | 60mH | 10.20s(PB) |
| 4th | Pole Vault | 2.90m |
| 2nd(5th Overall) | 1000m | 2:55.33(PB) |
Sunday saw the start of the 2015 cross country season with the West District Cross Country Relays taking place at Hamilton Racecourse. Conditions on the day were unusually warm for a cross country meeting and when coupled with the dry weather we have been enjoying it was certainly not what experienced cross country athletes are used to.
The first race of the day was the Young Females race where each team comprises of 3 athletes taking on the 2.5km course with the first runner being in the u13 age group, the next either u13 or u15 and the third runner u15 or u17. Seaforth had 3 teams in this race with the ‘A’ team finishing in 7th place, the ‘B’ team in 23rd place and the ‘C’ team in 36th place from 60 teams.
Next up was the Young Males race where Seaforth had 4 teams entered. The Seaforth ‘A’ team finished in 9th place only a mere 5 seconds from 8th place, the ‘B’ team in 20th place, the ‘C’ team in 36th place and the ‘D’ team in 47th place from 57 teams.
This was followed by the Senior Females race which saw each of the 3 athletes making up the team complete a 4km course. Seaforth had a solo team entered and after a valiant display they finished in 4th place from 34 teams on the start line.
The Senior males race saw teams of 4 athletes take on the 4km course, Seaforth had a single complete team participate and a team of 2 athletes in an incomplete team. The complete team finished in 33rd place from 57 teams.
| Team Position |
Total Time |
Team Members |
Lap Position |
Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 31.04 | Rosie Davidson | 6th | 10.20 |
| Emma Frew | 2nd | 9.19 (Joint Fastest Time) | ||
| India Birrell | 7th | 11.25 | ||
| 23rd | 33.54 | Sophie McKay | 36th | 11.57 |
| Caitlin Chilton | 23rd | 10.49 | ||
| Mia Cullis | 23rd | 11.08 | ||
| 36th | 36.12 | Robyn MacDonald | 49th | 12.49 |
| Morven McCutcheon | 45th | 11.48 | ||
| Rachel Stirling | 36th | 11.35 |
| Team Position |
Total Time |
Team Members |
Lap Position |
Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | 28.04 | Euan Bell | 22nd | 10.13 |
| Scott Sprang | 16th | 9.22 | ||
| Fraser Stirling | 9th | 8.29 | ||
| 20th | 28.42 | Max Hay | 34th | 10.58 |
| Declan McGhee | 27th | 9.21 | ||
| Rhys Sim | 20th | 8.23 | ||
| 36th | 31.03 | Alex Crooks | 18th | 10.11 |
| Euan Ramsay | 39th | 11.00 | ||
| Aidan Copland | 36th | 9.52 | ||
| 47th | 32.37 | Jacob Cairns | 47th | 11.25 |
| Sam Drummond | 48th | 10.45 | ||
| Greig Oakley | 47th | 10.27 |
| Team Position |
Total Time |
Team Members |
Lap Position |
Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 47.40 | Kirstin Oakley | 4th | 15.28 |
| Laura Wallace | 3rd | 16.07 | ||
| Toni McIntosh | 4th | 16.05 |
| Team Position |
Total Time |
Team Members |
Lap Position |
Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33rd | 64.10 | Kenny Neill | 9th | 13.29 |
| James Pettigrew | 12th | 14.31 | ||
| Iain Pettigrew | 25th | 17.15 | ||
| Stuart McColm | 33rd | 18.55 | ||
| Incomplete Team | Fraser McKenzie | 57th | 24.32 | |
| Tom McCulloch | 52nd | 20.09 |
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This weekend saw the National Indoor Combined Events Championships take place over 2 days at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow. The events which made up the pentathlon for the u13 age group were High jump, Long Jump, Shot Putt, 800m and 60m hurdles with athletes competing in all events.In the u13 girls age group Gemma Bruce not only scored personal best performances in each event but she also achieved a new club record in the 60m hurdles. In the u13 boys age group Lewis Martin competed, he also achieved personal best performances in every event and created a new club record for the points total scored over the 5 events.
The u17 Heptathlon consists of the High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Putt, 60m, Pole Vault, 1000m and 60m hurdles. Callum Meldrum was the sole competitor for Seaforth and he achieved personal bests in Long Jump, 60m, Pole Vault, 1000m and 60m Hurdles.
Full results can be seen below:-
| High Jump | Long Jump | Shot Putt | 800m | 60mH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma Gruce 6th Place Overall 1979pts |
1st= (1.36m) (PB) | 11th(3.66m) (PB) | 12th(5.02m) (PB) | 14th(2:53.24) (PB) | 2nd(10.42s) (PB) New Club Record |
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| Lewis Martin 14th Place Overall 837pts New Club Record Points Total |
11th(1.21m) (PB) | 10th(3.88m) (PB) | 11th=(4.97m) (PB) | 10th(2:46.71) (PB) | 14th(13.03s) (PB) | ||
| High Jump | Long Jump | Shot Putt | 60m | Pole Vault | 1000m | 60mH | |
| Callum Meldrum 5th Place Overall 3434pts |
7th=(1.45m) | 4th=(5.50m) (PB) | 4th(10.72m) | 9th(8.08s) (PB) | 4th(3.11m) (PB) | 2nd(3:01.16) (PB) | 6th(10.23s) |
| Position | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kenny Neill | 16.49 |
| 2. | Fraser Stirling | 16.59 |
| 3. | Craig McPike | 17.36 |
| 4. | Rhys Sim | 17.43 |
| 5. | Euan Webster | 17.53 |
| 6. | Stephen McCrorie | 18.02 |
| 7. | Ross Nicolson | 18.50 |
| 8. | Laura Wallace | 18.52 |
| 9. | Mark Caldwell | 18.58 |
| 10. | Stuart Munro | 19.09 |
| 11. | Peter Laing | 19.19 |
| 12. | Stuart Brockie | 19.37 |
| 13. | Stuart McLean | 20.21 |
| 14. | Iain Pettigrew | 20.25 |
| 15. | Gael Riddle | 20.35 |
| 16. | Nicola Dunn | 20.47 |
| 17. | Ian Young | 20.48 |
| 18. | Chris Boyce | 20.58 |
| 19. | David Kennedy | 21.33 |
| 20. | Craig Hunter | 21.46 |
| 21. | Cameron Hay | 22.15 |
| 22. | Craig Brown | 22.15 |
| 23. | Rachel King | 23.34 |
| 24. | Lindsay Hunter | 23.49 |
| 25. | Jacqui Gibson | 23.49 |
| 26. | Brian Dunn | 24.28 |
| 27. | Janice McKellar | 26.02 |
| 28. | Kirsty Green | 26.37 |
The 2014 Road Race Championships are open to all senior / u20 club members. There will be male and female championship trophies awarded. It will be the points total from an athletes 6 best point scoring events that will count towards the championships.
The points awarded for Ayr Seaforth ranking events will be :-
1st 25 points
2nd 23 points
3rd 21 points
4th 20 points
5th 19 points
6th 18 points
The races which will count towards the championship are :-
| Date | Race |
|---|---|
| 7th May | Troon 10k |
| 6th July | Arran Half Marathon |
| 13th July | Girvan Half Marathon |
| 21st July | Irvine 5m |
| 30th July | Kilmaurs 5k |
| 6th August | Dundonald 10k |
| 20th August | Irvine Marymass 10k |
| 14th September | Round Cumbrae 10m |
The best times outwith the above races from the races listed below also count towards the championship :-
| Dates | Races |
|---|---|
| April - October | Best 5k Time Trial |
| April - October | Best 10k Time |
| April - October | Best Half Marathon Time |
| April - October | Best Marathon Time |
A big well done to all runners from Seaforth who took part in last Sundays Helensburgh Half Marathon. There were 407 finishers and the Seaforth runners who took part are shown below with their times & places:-
| Position | Name | Time | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46th | Kevin Bloy | 1:27:30 | v40 |
| 56th | Stuart McLean | 1:29:13 | v40 |
| 67th | Stuart Brockie | 1:30:43 | |
| 73rd | Paul Turnbull | 1:31:48 | v50 |
| 75th | Martin McCrorie | 1:32:03 | |
| 123rd | Stuart Scott | 1:37:29 | v40 |
| 173rd | Andrew Crichton | 1:42:04 | |
| 222nd | John Strachan | 1:46:47 | |
| 240th | Neil Nisbet | 1:49:10 | v50 |
| 330th | Noelle McQuillan | 2:01:33 | vf40 |
| 354th | Lynsey Cooper | 2:04:44 | |
| 381st | Ross Green | 2:16:14 | M50 |
| 391st | Kirsty Green | 2:20:23 | F40 |
