THERE was double delight for Corstorphine AAC athletes at the Lindsays Short Course XC Championships on Saturday – including a first ever national cross-country medal for the Senior women’s team. Josie-Wren Golder (pictured above) took bronze in the U20 category at Lanark, finishing 18th overall in the women’s 4K race in a time of 14:28. … Continue reading CORSTORPHINE WOMEN MAKE MORE HISTORY AT LINDSAYS SHORT COURSE XC CHAMPIONSHIPS
CORSTORPHINE AAC WINS IMPACT CLUB OF THE YEAR GONG AT SCOTTISH ATHLETICS AWARDS
CAAC secured another fantastic accolade after winning the Impact Club of the Year title at Scottish Athletics’ 4J Annual Awards. The club was honoured by the sport’s national governing body for its community work, boosting membership by 45 per cent and increasing its number of coaches. CAAC also became the first club in Edinburgh to … Continue reading CORSTORPHINE AAC WINS IMPACT CLUB OF THE YEAR GONG AT SCOTTISH ATHLETICS AWARDS
ACTION ROUND-UP – GREAT SCOTTISH RUN, LINDSAYS DISTRICT XC AND G2E ULTRA
CORSTORPHINE athletes clocked some impressive results as the track and field season made way for road races and the start of the cross-country campaign. GREAT SCOTTISH RUN Tom Martyn took a fine silver in the half-marathon at the AJ Bell Great Scottish Run in Glasgow. Tom (pictured) crossed the line in 1:06:59 having tackled the … Continue reading ACTION ROUND-UP – GREAT SCOTTISH RUN, LINDSAYS DISTRICT XC AND G2E ULTRA
WINTER TRAINING COMMENCES
Winter training will begin from the start of October! We will be at our Winter training bases from next week (Tuesday 3 October and Thursday 5 October). On Tuesdays, we will be at Forrester High School/St. Augustine's RC High School, which are at 212 Broomhouse Road, Edinburgh, EH12 9AE. On Thursdays, we are at Craigmount … Continue reading WINTER TRAINING COMMENCES
CAAC Membership Payments
Following our recent AGM we are starting to collect the increase in membership fees that was ratified by those present. The rise is £12 per annum which equates to £1 per month, which will be collected via your direct debit. For those paying multiple individual memberships it will be £1 pm for each membership However, the monthly … Continue reading CAAC Membership Payments
OLIVIA SAVOURS RECORD-BREAKING SUMMER
OLIVIA Clarke told how she has enjoyed some of the “best racing experiences” of her life in a season where she’s set two all-time female club records and achieved the qualifying standard for the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG). The middle-distance specialist broke the previous 800m best twice in less than three weeks before setting a … Continue reading OLIVIA SAVOURS RECORD-BREAKING SUMMER
FUN IN THE SUN AT CLUB CHAMPS
NEARLY 60 athletes took part in CAAC’s Track and Field Championships on a sweltering, sun-kissed Saturday at Saughton. Competitors in categories ranging from under-9s to Masters showed their versatility in events including the 60m, 100m, 600m, 1 mile, high jump, javelin and shot put. Frame runners also participated for the first time by taking on … Continue reading FUN IN THE SUN AT CLUB CHAMPS
Cross Country
The nights are drawing in. The leaves are turning colour. Birds will be migrating soon. Put all this together and it can only mean one thing - Cross Country is approaching! For full details on the season please visit our brand new Cross Country Guide & Fixtures page. This also has links for athletes to … Continue reading Cross Country
MEET THE NEW CO-CAPTAINS – JACK FULLERTON
IN the second of our features with our new co-captains, we chat to Jack Fullerton about his journey from being a running novice to a qualified coach within a couple of years. Q. Could you tell us about your back story with CAAC? A. In 2019, as a very infrequent or non-runner I set myself … Continue reading MEET THE NEW CO-CAPTAINS – JACK FULLERTON
MEET THE NEW CO-CAPTAINS – JANET GRIGOR
IN the first of two articles with our new co-captains, we hear from Janet Grigor about her history with the club and ambitions for the future. Q. Could you tell us about your backstory with CAAC? A. I joined Corstorphine in 2010, shortly after moving to Edinburgh. I’ve loved to run as long as I can … Continue reading MEET THE NEW CO-CAPTAINS – JANET GRIGOR