All club members and family are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 21 June 2023 on Zoom commencing at 7.00pm. Please confirm if you will be attending the virtual meeting by completing the form at this link. Agenda and prize nominations can be found here.
THANK OUR VOLUNTEERS!
As part of National Volunteers' Week, from June 1st to the 7th, CAAC wants to thank each and every one of our brilliant team who give up their time to make our club function. Whether that's our coaches, officials, committee, admin, publicity, social media.......... Whatever role you play we are grateful and want to say: … Continue reading THANK OUR VOLUNTEERS!
ACTION ROUND-UP FROM SNAL, EDINBURGH MARATHON, SUPERTEAMS, HILL CHAMPS AND CSSAL
A HECTIC couple of weeks have seen Corstorphine athletes rack up some impressive results on the track, road and in the hills. Olivia Clarke (U20) won the 1,500m at the Scottish National Athletics League (SNAL) meeting on Sunday in a time of 4mins 36.36secs to continue her stellar start to the track and field season. In … Continue reading ACTION ROUND-UP FROM SNAL, EDINBURGH MARATHON, SUPERTEAMS, HILL CHAMPS AND CSSAL
CHRIS POXTON BREAKS 10-MILE CLUB RECORD FOR M40 MEN
CHRIS Poxton has shaved more than a minute off the CAAC 10-mile record for M40 men. The long-distance specialist clocked a time of 54mins 36secs at last month’s Tom Scott Memorial Road Races. It smashed the previous best of 55mins 48secs set by Grant Wilkie in December 2010. Chris, 43, revealed he was confident of setting a new benchmark at the event in Strathclyde Park. … Continue reading CHRIS POXTON BREAKS 10-MILE CLUB RECORD FOR M40 MEN
Q&A: CLUB RECORD HOLDER DOUGIE SELMAN ON HIS ANGLO CELTIC PLATE 100K RUN
DOUGIE Selman won the Don Ritchie Trophy as the top Scot at this month’s Anglo Celtic Plate 100k championships and laid down a new Corstorphine club record in the process. He finished a fabulous fifth at the Home Countries International event – narrowly missing out on fourth place following a lung-bursting sprint finish after 6hrs … Continue reading Q&A: CLUB RECORD HOLDER DOUGIE SELMAN ON HIS ANGLO CELTIC PLATE 100K RUN
Regional SUPERteams
The scottishathletics outdoor U12 SUPERteams event is an extremely popular fixture in the annual athletics calendar and we’re delighted that Corstorphine AAC, along with our friends at Harmeny AC, will be hosting a new, regional event which we hope will increase the number of athletes able to take part in SUPERteams, and also reduce the travel … Continue reading Regional SUPERteams
GOLD AND SILVER AT ROAD RELAYS
The men’s masters M40 team retained their title amid another strong Corstorphine showing at the National Road Relay Championships.The six-man team – Malcolm Laing, Ally Brockie, Tom Ferrington, Chris Poxton, Chris O’Brien and Ian Hutchison – finished 1min 49secs ahead of Metro Aberdeen to land the gold.CAAC’s men’s M50 quartet of Keith Hood, Alan Cunningham, Stuart Campbell … Continue reading GOLD AND SILVER AT ROAD RELAYS
DOUGIE SELMAN GOING THE DISTANCE IN ANGLO CELTIC PLATE 100K
A JAUNT down the A1 to Berwick-upon-Tweed? Or what about lapping up the views from the southern shores of Loch Lomond at Balloch? Both seem like pretty long drives from Corstorphine for a day out by car – but that’s the distance CAAC athlete Dougie Selman will be running having been selected in the Scotland … Continue reading DOUGIE SELMAN GOING THE DISTANCE IN ANGLO CELTIC PLATE 100K
Frame Running First for Edinburgh
CORSTORPHINE Athletics Club has become the first in Edinburgh to offer frame running sessions for physically disabled and impaired competitors. Coaches Graeme Reid, Francesca Snitjer and George Key have been delivering tailored training using special three-wheeled equipment to assist athletes. Finlay Menzies, 17, and Ian Duncan, 12, have enjoyed initial weekly sessions at Royal High … Continue reading Frame Running First for Edinburgh
Calling All CAAC Athletes
The summer Track & Field season is fast approaching, so we are now looking for athlete availability in ALL AGE GROUPS for the leagues below. The 15th April at Grangemouth will see CAAC compete in the brand new Scottish National Athletics League (SNAL) which is a combination of the old men's, women's and upper YDL … Continue reading Calling All CAAC Athletes