East Kilbride Athletic Club
- East Kilbride Athletic Club
Ltd. EKAC caters for road running, cross country, hill running and track and field events with the minimum age being eight years, there is no upper age limit.
Training
The club trains on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evening at the East Kilbride Stadium (John Wrights Sports Center) and in the winter the young athletes train on a Tuesday and Thursday evening at Kirktonholme Pavilion. There is also a senior road running section which meets at the sports centre on a Monday at 7pm. [ [http://www.ekac.co.uk/information-statistics/#training East Kilbride Athletic Club - Training Times] ]
Recent Times
Currently the club is flourishing with a large young athlete section most of whom compete regularly in track, cross country, road and hill races. The club competes in the Central South Scotland League Two having been promoted last year as Champions.The club is now in division 1
Jog Scotland
East Kilbride Athletic Club a member of Jogscotland programme. [ [http://www.ekac.co.uk/information-statistics/jog-scotland East Kilbride Athletic Club - Jog Scotland] ] , which is a recreational running programme directed by Scottish Athletics Ltd. [ [http://www.jogscotland.org.uk Jog Scotland] ]
Events
They hold two events per athletic year. They organise a Fun Run in June, which is aimed at Primary 6 and 7 pupils and pupils from 1st and 2nd year at High School. This event is well supported by the local schools and attracts about 200 runners per year.
Our other event is the Hugh Wilson 10K Memorial Road Race, which is run in December. This race is for seniors only and attracts about 250 runners from all over Scotland .
The club is also committed to working in conjunction with Diet Coke for the annual half marathon and 10Km which sees 2000 people take to the streets of East Kilbride. [ [http://www.ekac.co.uk/about-us/ East Kilbride Athletic Club - About Us] ] They are always looking for new members, cause they are shit. [ [http://www.ekac.co.uk/information-statistics/#join East Kilbride Athletic Club - Join] ]
References
External links
[http://www.ekac.co.uk East Kilbride Athletic Club] [http://www.ekhalfmarathon.co.uk Diet Coke Half Marathon] [http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk Scottish Athletics LTD] [http://www.www.jogscotland.org.uk Jog Scotland]
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