http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/athletics/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:13:09 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 25 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/gt_logo_500x75.png http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/athletics/ MARATHON man George Hegarty of Greenock hopes to do a personal best at next month's London Marathon. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397961-georges-aim-for-london-marathon/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397961-georges-aim-for-london-marathon/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Sport Inverclyde AC had their most successful day to date at the Stewarts National Cross Country Championships at Callendar Park, Falkirk, on a crisp, sunny day on Saturday, with the senior men taking pride of place. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397408-inverclydes-golden-day/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397408-inverclydes-golden-day/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Sport Gourock sprinter Sarah Glenny was crowned the 2009 Glasgow Indoor under-17 200 metre champion at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, last weekend. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/13/397008-queen-of-the-track/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/13/397008-queen-of-the-track/ Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Sport Inverclyde AC's seniors and juniors had another medal-winning day in the Renfrewshire AAA Road Race Championships at the Battery Park, Greenock, on Sunday, Emma Rice taking pride of place with gold. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/396867-emmas-golden-run/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/396867-emmas-golden-run/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Sport GOUROCK High School pupil Sarah Glenny battled illness to strike silver at the Scottish Schools Athletic Association's 2010 Indoor Championships held at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, on Saturday. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/08/396782-silver-sarah/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/02/08/396782-silver-sarah/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Sport Andy McCall was made to work hard all the way for his victory in Greenock Glenpark Harriers' Harris Trophy race around the four laps of Coves Reservoirs. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/27/396390-victorious-andy-has-to-work-hard/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/27/396390-victorious-andy-has-to-work-hard/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Sport SIX of Inverclyde Athletic Club's junior members were in action at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, on Saturday. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/395864-juniors-shine-for-west/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/395864-juniors-shine-for-west/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Sport WHILE Inverclyde shivers, top local athlete Chris Mackay jets off to South Africa on Sunday morning as he looks to consolidate and build his fitness ahead of next summer's 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/09/395765-chris-jets-off-to-the-sun-for-some-quality-training/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/09/395765-chris-jets-off-to-the-sun-for-some-quality-training/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Sport Craig Ruddy smashed the old course record from last year to win Inverclyde AC's penultimate race of the year, the Owen McGhee Four-Mile Road Race on a cold and windy day on Saturday. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/23/395307-craig-smashes-course-record/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/23/395307-craig-smashes-course-record/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport Inverclyde Athletic Club president Gerry Gaffney and wife Jan attended the UK Athletic Awards in Birmingham recently, the culmination of a superb year foir the club. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/16/395115-pride-of-inverclyde/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/16/395115-pride-of-inverclyde/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport Craig Ruddy of Inverclyde AC took part in the first of the McCain UK Cross Challenge International races for Scotland at Gateshead on Saturday. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/18/394184-conditions-make-it-hard-for-ruddy/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/18/394184-conditions-make-it-hard-for-ruddy/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport Inverclyde AC athlete Chris Mackay continued his terrific series of performances in 2009 with another record breaking run last Saturday. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/11/393888-mackay-breaks-record-in-prestigious-uni-race/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/11/393888-mackay-breaks-record-in-prestigious-uni-race/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport Craig Ruddy produced a record-breaking run to win Inverclyde AC's Ferguson Cup 5.2 mile road race on Saturday. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/04/393630-craigs-record-run/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/04/393630-craigs-record-run/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport Last weekend two of Inverclyde AC's top endurance athletes travelled south to Birmingham to compete in the National Six-Stage Relay for their respective English clubs, and it was Chris who emerged triumphant. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/21/393237-mackays-victory-role/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/21/393237-mackays-victory-role/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport GREENOCK Glenpark Harriers Ladies again out-performed their male counterparts this time at the McAndrew Relays at Scotstoun. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/07/392648-harriers-ladies-lead-way-in-road-relays/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/07/392648-harriers-ladies-lead-way-in-road-relays/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport GRAEME HYETT of Inverclyde AC produced an excellent run to win the Cowal 5K road race recently in wet and very windy weather conditions. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/02/391354-hyett-hits-form-to-seal--victory-in-5k-road-race/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/02/391354-hyett-hits-form-to-seal--victory-in-5k-road-race/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport Greenock Glenpark Harriers have been busy over the month of August, and none more so than Robert Wilson, who completed the World Masters Marathon in Lahti, Finland, in a time of 3hrs 8mins 16sec. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/26/391108-roberts-excellent-finnish/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/26/391108-roberts-excellent-finnish/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport Inverclyde sprinter Sarah Glenny, 14, retained her position among Scotland's top under-15 sprinters by winning a silver medal in the under-15 200 metres at the Scottish National Age Group Championships. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/21/390982-star-sprinter-sarahs-silver/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/21/390982-star-sprinter-sarahs-silver/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport THE Scotland West 4x100m men's medley relay team won the gold medal at the Leicester games. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/12/390543-port-athlete-wins-gold/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/08/12/390543-port-athlete-wins-gold/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport ANDY McCall retained his title in the Greenock Glenpark Harriers 5.5-mile trail race in the beautiful setting of Glen Massan. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/30/390182-greenock-harriers-in-action/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/30/390182-greenock-harriers-in-action/ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport Inverclyde Schools Athletics summer programme, under the banner of UKA"s Aviva Startrack, is now in its second of four weeks packed with fun activities. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/18/389734-top-school-camps/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/18/389734-top-school-camps/ Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport FOLLOWING on from their personal best runs on the previous Tuesday evening in Manchester, Inverclyde AC duo Chris Mackay and Mark Pollard recorded another two top displays at Stretford. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/01/389036-shining-displays-for-athletics-pair/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/07/01/389036-shining-displays-for-athletics-pair/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport CHRIS MacKay picked up an excellent individual silver medal for Inverclyde AC in the senior men"s 1500m final at the National Track and Field Championships on Sunday at Pitreavie. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/24/388825-a-top-silver-for-chris-in-1500m/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/24/388825-a-top-silver-for-chris-in-1500m/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport GRAEME Hyett made a winning return to competitive action to take Inverclyde AC"s Frank Sinclair Memorial 10K Road Race on Saturday in windy and showery conditions. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/10/388302-nyett-hurries-home/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/10/388302-nyett-hurries-home/ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000 Sport INVERCLYDE Athletic Club has been announced as one of 95 volunteering groups from across the UK winning this year"s Queen"s Award for Voluntary Service. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/04/388142-top-award-for-inverclyde-athletic-club/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/roundup/articles/2009/06/04/388142-top-award-for-inverclyde-athletic-club/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Sport