1st March 2008- Scottish Senior Indoor Championships, Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
By Steven Whyteside
"Earlier in the day on Saturday before the Junior Relay's 3 of Whitemoss's senior athletes competed in the DM Hall Senior Championships.
The results are
Julie Whyteside 3000m 10th 10:48.93 PB & CR
Paul White 800m 4th in heat 2:09.51 CR
David Robertson Pole Vault 2nd (Silver) 3.80m
Well done to all 3."
CR denotes Club Record.
For the relays Steven is referring to, Allan Boyd takes up the story.
"Under 13 Boys (Craig Whyteside, Jack Anderson, Jonathon Shaw and Andrew Ravenscroft) finished 4th in their heat in 2.07.05. This was 6th fastest overall and would almost have made the final.
Under 13 Girls (Sarah MacDonald, Lauren McSkimming, Stephanie Curran and Emma Frame) finished 3rd in their heat in 2.05.99 - faster than the boys. This was 8th fastest in a much larger field.
Many thanks to Sarah, an under 11 girl, who stood in at the last minute to enable the girls team to compete.
Thanks also to Steven Whyteside for his help in pursuing our very very late application forms and to Scottish Athletics for allowing both teams to take part.
23rd February 2008- National Cross Country Championships, Callendar Park, Falkirk
The endurance group recently enjoyed their final cross country outing for a few months though I use the word "enjoyed" loosely. It stayed dry all day but gale force winds and heavy mud due to the rainfall all week combined to create a gruelling test of stamina. The under 13s continued to set the example to the remainder of the club, the boys only just being pipped for a team bronze and the girls being just one body short for a team. Conditions certainly suited the stockier, more muscular athletes while lightweights like me got blown about everywhere. My mum does always say I need to put on weight. On days like this, I wish I listened.
Here are the facts and figures from the annual pilgrimage to Callendar Park. Thanks to Steven Whyteside for typing these up.
U13 Boys 3.2km 139 finishers
29 Craig Whyteside 12:39
32 Craig Mooney 12:43
44 Calum Walker 12:55
45 Nicholas Phillips 12:56
73 Alasdair Stewart 13:29
Team 4th
U13 Girls 3.2km 121 finishers
17 Stephanie Curran 13:37
23 Kirsty Jamieson 13:43
65 Sarah Millar 14:40
No Team
U15 Boys 4km 98 finishers
38 Euan Walker 14:55
No Team
U15 Girls 4km 100 finishers
52 Lauren Mooney 17:18
No Team
U17/U20 Women 4.8km 73(25 U20) finishers
13(6th U20) Julie Whyteside 17:49
No Team
Senior Men 12km 398 finishers
87th Stuart Gibson, 44:01
Calderglen team- 24th out of 29
16th and 17th February 2008- Scottish Combined Events and Veterans Championships, Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
I refuse to use the word "Masters" on a point of principle. The correct term is "Veterans" and always will be. I was at the first day of this event and have to say there is something very humbling about watching a guy in his 80s do a 1500m then dust himself down one hour later for an 800m. That's what a chap called Hugh McGinlay from Falkirk did. Astounding.
Whitemoss young and slightly more experienced did not come away empty handed as you will see below.
Under 13 Boys Pentathlon
Long jump, 60m hurdles, shot putt, high jump, 800m
Andrew Ravenscroft, 1222 points, silver medal
Under 15 Boys Pentathlon
Events as above
Jamie Gemmell, 1408 points, 6th
Under 15 Girls Pentathlon
Events as above
Nicky McMurtrie, 2739 points, bronze medal
Under 20 Women Pentathlon
Events as above
Lorraine Boyd, 1859 points, 5th
M45 High Jump
Iain McEwan Senior, 1.55m, gold medal
A little mention also for Calderglen Harrier Martin Duthie who races for the club occasionally in league competitions and picked up a 1500m gold and 3000m silver. Encouraging form for the summer months.
10th February 2008- Scottish Under 17 and 20 Championships, Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
Some good showings here. Based on the number of 4th places he has to his name, David Robertson is one of the unluckiest athletes I know.
Under 17 Women
Lynsey Greenfield- 60m (heat), 8.28s, 2nd; 60m (semi), 8.24s, 6th
Under 20 Men
Ryan Holmes- 60m (heat), 7.50s, 2nd; 60m (semi), 7.45s, 5th
Craig McEwan- 400m (heat), 55.04s, 2nd
Billy McGill- 400m (heat), 51.40s, 1st; 400m (semi), 49.93s, 1st; 400m (final), 49.53s, silver medal
David Robertson- pole vault, 4.10m, 4th
Under 20 Women
Julie Whyteside- 1500m (heat), 5:04.55, 4th
9th February 2008- Scottish Under 13 and 15 Championships, Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
A handful of Whitemoss athletes turned out for this championship and came away with some good performances and one medal, for Nicky McMurtrie in teh shot putt.
Under 13 Boys
Alisdair Stewart- 800m heat, 2:45.46, 4th
Calum Walker- 800m heat, 2:41.67, 3rd
Craig Whyteside- 800m heat, 2:38.21, 3rd; 800m B final, 2:39.23, 3rd
Under 15 Boys
Euan Walker- 1500m final, 4:55.25, 6th out of 13
Under 15 Girls
Nicky McMurtrie- high jump, 1.43m, 10th out of 18; shot putt, 10.37m, gold medal
27th January 2008- Scottish Athletics 4km Cross Country Championships, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow
Senior Men, 88 finishers
76th: Paul White, 16:56
Senior Women, 43 finishers
32nd: Julie Whyteside, 17:01
12th and 13th January 2008- Scottish Athletics Indoor District and Closed Senior Championships, Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
A busy weekend brought a good medal haul and other good performances from Whitemoss not to mention a new championship best. A notable stat is what in my view is the form age group in the club, under 13 boys, making up 60% of the 800m final. The results are now updated to include Sunday's Closed Senior events.
West District
Under 13 Boys
Craig Mooney, 800m (heat), 2:45.90, 3rd; 800m (final), 2:46.57, 5th; long jump, 3.63m, 9th
Calum Walker, 800m (heat), 2:43.60, 2nd; 800m (final), 2:42.10, 4th
Craig Whyteside- 800m (heat), 2:39.6, 1st; 800m (final), 2:37.50, silver medal
Under 15 Boys
Euan Walker- 800m (heat), 2:30.60, 4th
Under 15 Girls
Nicky McMurtrie- shot putt, 10.45m, gold medal and championship record; high jump, 1.50m, bronze medal
Under 17 Men
Ross McCord- 800m (heat), 2:30.30, 4th
Under 17 Women
Lynsey Greenfield- 60m (heat), 8.30s, 2nd; 60m (final), 8.14s, bronze medal
Marie Claire Martin- 300m (heat), 43.72s, 1st; 300m (final), 43.17, silver medal
Closed Seniors
Men
Stuart Gibson- 1500m (heat), 4:14.22, 5th
Craig McEwan- 60m (heat), 7.61s, 4th
Iain McEwan- 60m (heat), 7.2s, 4th; 60m (semi), 7.17s, 2nd; 60m (final), 7.21s, 5th
Billy McGill- 200m (Heat), 23.33s, 1st; 200m (Semi), 22.96s, 4th, Under 20 gold medal
David Robertson- pole vault, 3.90m, 4th
Allan Scott- 60m (heat), 6.86s, 1st; 60m (semi), 6.81s, 1st; 60m (final), 6.82s, gold medal; 60m hurdles, 7.52s, gold medal
Paul White, 400m (heat), 59.22s, 5th; 800m (heat), 2:13.4, 5th; long jump, 4.90m, 6th
Women
Laura McCord- 3000m, 11:53.11, 10th
Julie Whyteside- 3000m, 11:22.62, 8th