2015-16 Cross Country Championship

LAAA XC Results 2015

Posted on 4 December, 2015 by Renatas777

Well done to all our athletes who represented the club at the LAAA cross country championships on 21st Nov.

Full results are:

U13G – Zoe Hawkins (17th – 10:23)
U13G – Cavan Marie Ryan (35th – 11:36)
U17W – Jenny Ireland (2nd – 21:23)
U17W – Kirsty Ferguson (5th – 23:14)
U17M – Luke Poutney (3rd – 17:24)
SW – Kirsty Irwin (6th – 21:56)
SW – Phyllis Hands (13th – 23:31)
SM – Craig Mackenzie (9th – 35:41, 2nd SM)
SM – Daniel Martin (23rd – 38:47, 2nd U20M)
SM – Scott Dickson (31st – 40:15)
SM – Marcus Whyte (39th – 42:08)
SM – Ross Burton (46th – 43:47)
SM – John Burns (52nd – 47:56)
SM – Peter Blackmore (57th – 50:12)
SM – James Proffitt (58th – 50:22)

Thanks to all the parents who came to support on a freezing cold day and to Bob McCrum and Lesley Ross for volunteering with registration and the finish funnel.

National Short Course (4K) Cross Country Results

Posted on 11 November, 2015 by Renatas777

Congratulations go to Phyllis Hands who won the Gold Medal in the W60 category – well done Phyllis. Here are women’s and men’s results

Women

Place	Name	Time
100	Clare Barr	18:05
116	Susan Stewart	18:46
137	Pyhllis Hands	19:46

Men

Place	Name	Time
101	Craig Mackenzie	14:15
151	Nicholas Hughes	15:02
244	Marcus Whyte	16:16
245	Scott Dickson	16:18
268	Ross Burton	16:43
319	John Burns	19:04
329	Peter Blackmore	19:44

The 2015-16 Cross Country Championship tables have been updated.

Gold at Bellahouston

Posted on 8 November, 2015 by Renatas777

Phyllis Hands was first in the W60 category at the Scottish short-course championship at Bellahouston today – winning a gold medal.

Well done to Phyllis and the other MAC athletes who braved a dreich day and a waterlogged course.
Susan S-Mck – Clare B – Nick H – Craig Mac – Ross B – Scott D – Peter B – John B – Marcus W.
Special mention for Susan who had an epic journey to get to Bellahouston
and to the 3 young supporters who will all be going home a lot dirtier than when they arrived.

West District XC Relay Results

Posted on 14 October, 2015 by Renatas777

Here are the results of the first race in the 2015/16 XC Championship. Well done to the 6 women and 9 men who took part in the relays. It was a fantastic day as you will have already seen from previous posts.

5 bonus points are awarded in the XC Championship for each runner who took part and finished the course. The 2015-2016 Cross Country Championship Tables have been updated.

Senior Women

Team A 00:54:36 (14th Place)

Clare Hughes	00:16:22
Leigh Mathieson	00:19:14
Susan Stewart	00:19:00

Team B Vets 00:58:06 (4th Place)

Phyllis Hands	00:19:54
Clare Barr	00:18:14
Angela Downie	00:19:58

Senior Men

Team A 00:63:16 (30th Place)

Nicholas Hughes	00:14:41
Ross Burton	00:16:42
Kevin Durnian	00:17:34
Craig Mackenzie	00:14:19

Team B 00:73:38 (42nd Place)

Thomas Sneddon	00:17:59
Jim White	00:16:47
Peter Blackmore	00:20:29
John Burns	00:18:23

Team C

Steven McCaw

00:20:29

West District Cross Country 2015

Posted on 18 September, 2015 by Renatas777

The West District Championship takes place at Hamilton Park racecourse on Sunday 11 October.

As Motherwell AC is hosting this event it could get complicated with regard to who is running / helping.

However, if you want to be part of the running squad either:

Speak to Benny or Phyllis Hands
Reply to the post on the message board
Text Benny Hands on the number set out on the message board.

If you ran in one of the relay events last year Benny will have your details. If not, we need your date of birth and your SA number.

Closing date of entries is first post on Saturday 26th September.

MAC Selected As Host Club For 2015 West District Cross Country Relays

Posted on 10 April, 2015 by Renatas777

For some, the Cross Country season is a recent memory, however for others, the planning is just beginning!

We are delighted to announce that Motherwell AC has been selected as the Host Club for the 2015 West District Cross Country Relays.

These will be held on Sunday 11 October at the stunning Hamilton Park Racecourse. In time, we will be looking for LOTS of help both in the lead up, and for on the day. More news to follow in due course….

Category: 2015-16 Cross Country Championship