23/07/2026
βοΈ LAC Youth Squad β Summer Round-Up (So Far!) βοΈ
What a fantastic summer it's been for our LAC Youth Squad! Here's a quick look at some of the highlights.....
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Mia kicked things off by winning her age group at the Calderglen Race in June, while Maisie has continued to make huge progress and is edging ever closer to that impressive 80% age grading.
π₯ The Pursuit 5000 was a brilliant day in Stirling with a fantastic LAC turnout. Our athletes loved the opportunity to race alongside and meet elite runnersβincluding watching our own Sam O'Neill on his impressive 5k! A special congratulations to Natalia, who was first female in her race.
π² At the recent National Trail Championships in Crieff, Hannah and Rose both claimed 3rd place in their age groupsβa fantastic achievement and new Scottish Athletics medals π
π₯ There have been plenty of PBs too, with Isla and Maisie smashing new 2K PBs, Abbie combining parkrun tourism with a brand new PB and a ton more!
πββοΈ The Sir Chinmoy 3 Γ 1 Mile Relays were another memorable evening for our LAC Youth teams. Congratulations to Amelia, Hannah and Niamh, who won the U17 Female relay, and to Isla, Alexander and James, who took won the U17 mixed relay. Our third team of Lewis, Sophia and Isla's cousin also ran brilliantly!
π Our LAC Youth Squad took a trip to Helix parkrun on Sunday, it was wonderful to see so many LAC vests flying round the course before they enjoyed a sunny morning together in the park.
πββοΈ πββοΈ Last night at Pollok Park Simran and Hannah joined the Stride Orienteering event for a really fun evening of map reading, clues and running. Best of all, they made tshirts that I'm sure many of the youths and coaches will recognise from their 'sunshine lollipop' song π΅
Well done team LAC!
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