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Thursday Mar 11

Club AGM-18th March

The club AGM will be held on Thursday, 18th March in Tollcross YMCA (1161, Tollcross Road), beginning at 7:30pm. On the Agenda will be the election of a new Treasurer. If you would like to be considered for this position in the club and think you could help...... then come along on the night. All members welcome.

YA standards and Road & Country League updates

With the Country & Road league for 2009-10 coming to an end, click to get the competition positions with one remaining event the national RR on 20th March.  CCRL 09-10.

 

Update on YA standards 2009-10

Weekend round up, 7 March

Nether Pollok was the venue for the Glasgow Schools Cross Country championships on Friday. Shettleston athletes pick up a number of medals when competing for their schools. Scottish Cross Champion Ahmed Hassan easily won the S3 boys title sprinting away in the final straight. Other medal winners included Myrtle Breckenridge ( Silver ) ,Lee Wilson ( Silver ) , Gemma McQuillan ( Bronze ) and Danielle McConway ( Bronze ).
 
Other athletes secured medals in the team competition for their respective schools.
 
Mean while in the Capital City -Edinburgh Shettleston had two athletes competing in the University of Edinburgh's 5mile road race. Thomas Fay continued his recent good form, finishing 4th in 26mins, and Paul Sorrie finished 6th overall.
  
Andrew Dearie has been selected to represent the Youth of Glasgow in  the Commonwealth Games celebrations in Delhi, India this September. Over 700 youngsters applied and only 10 have been picked. This opportunity has arisen because Glasgow will host the next games. Over the next few months Andrew will undergo a series of team building exercises and tasks to allow him to get the maximum benefit. We look forward to blogs from him during his visit to India.

Shettleston Harriers-Barclays Wealth Primary School Initative

At East End  Healthy Living Centre 27th Feb 2010-Shettleston Harriers with support from Barclay's Wealth staged the first ever Primary school event.  This is the first step in a five year programme to develop the fitness and health of East End pupils.Other key parents are Culture and Sport Glasgow and Glasgow City Education Department. 

Over 60 young athletes took part in the first ever event and with support of their parents over 200 people descended on the EEHLC.

 The event was split into four races -P6 Boys & Girls,  - P7 Boys & Girls

 Race 1

Winners of the first race was Amy Parker of Caledonia Primary in 6.08mins well clear of Sarah Armstrong of Garrowhill Primary. 

P6 Girls

1st Amy Parker , Caledonia Primary - 6.08mins

2nd Sarah Armstrong, Garrowhill Primary -6.31mins

3rd Olivia Harvery, Carmyle Primary-6.39mins 

Race 2 

Race 2 saw a close race between Ross Smith of Caldedonia Primary and Cameron Morrin ,Garrowhill. with Ross just holding on for victoray. 

P6 Boys 

1st Ross Smith, Caldedonia Primary- 4.55mins

2nd Cameron Morrin-Garrowhill Primary-5.07mins

3rd Fraser Small-Carmyle Primary-5.16mins

 Race 3 

Claire Wallace of Garrowhill Primary made sure of victoray with a burst during the 2nd half of the race which took her well clear.Claire's older brother was a member of the club for many years .Emma Kane ,St Timothy's Primary sprinted passed Hannah Fulton ,Garrowhill Primary to take 2nd place.

 P7 Girls 

1st Claire Wallace ,Garrowhill Primary- 5.19mins

2nd Emma Kane, St Timothy's Primary-5.35mins

3rd Hannah Fulton ,Garrowhill Primary-5.38mins 

Race 4 

Ross McPherson made sure it was a double for Garrowhill pulling away from the rest of the field in the primary 7 race to win by the biggest margin of the day.In the fight for 2nd Greg Wallace,Garrowhill Primary just held off Michael Conroy ,St Timothy's Primary . 

P7 Boys: 

1st Ross McPherson, Garrowhill Primary -4.44mins

2nd Greg Wallace ,Garrowhill Primary-5.03mins

3rd Michael Conroy, St Timothy's Primary. 

The club would like to thank all club members, parents, teachers and of course athletes for making the event such a success.Of course this would not have been possible without the support from Barclays Wealth. 

 Photographs are available on the Gallery Page

Full Results of the Barclays Primary Schools Initiative

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Roundup on 27th Feb

At the AAA indoor Championships in Birmingham Mhairi Hendry was the sole athlete from the club.In finishing 6th in the final of the U/15 800m she achieved a indoor best of 2.22.4mins. Close to home Jethro Lennox finished 1st in the Glasgow Park Run.
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