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Many may have noticed the CAAC vision statement online or in club email footers – if not it is on our homepage Of course, creating the vision statement is the easy bit, the harder bit will be how to make it central to everything we do. Again, this was discussed and we ended up with … Continue reading Win a Trip to Edinburgh Zoo

CORSTORPHINE Athletics Club is celebrating a new chapter in its history after becoming a registered charity. The status was secured following an 18-month process secured the status following an 18-month process which was approved by members at its AGM in June. Officials hope the Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation title will enable them to eventually employ … Continue reading Scottish Charitable Incorporated Association

We are delighted to give a warm CAAC welcome to our new publicity officer Neil Hutton, who will help celebrate all our good news stories, and raise the CAAC profile with our wider community. If you have any stories you want to share or just to say hello, please drop him an email at publicity@caac.org.uk. … Continue reading New Publicity Officer

All club members and family are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on Monday 27th June on Zoom commencing at 7.00pm. Please confirm if you will be attending the virtual meeting by completing the form at this link: The agenda for the meeting is below. In addition to the usual matters at our AGM … Continue reading CAAC AGM

Ian MacRae who sadly passed away last week was without question a colossal figure in the history of Corstorphine AAC. Ian joined CAAC in 1987 and was quickly immersed in all aspects of the club. Affectionately nicknamed “the puddin” it was clearly a misnomer as he was not averse to tackling any of the sprints … Continue reading IAN MACRAE

Without our amazing volunteers the club simply would not exist. Whether it is our coaches, officials, committee, web and social media admin or in other areas we owe them all a HUGE THANK YOU. To help celebrate National Volunteers Week (June 1st to 7th) we ask that our members thank our volunteers in person. This could … Continue reading THANKS TO OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS

Well done to all the athletes who took part in the recent match versus Harmeny AC, and to those parents who helped out. We will be looking to run more in-house events like this. In addition, we are also now in league season where we need to supply a quota of helpers. Of course all this takes … Continue reading Club Officials Mentoring Programme

We need some help with our early Thursday session (6pm to 7.15pm) as the help we did have has moved onto the later session with their kids. This would be a great opportunity for parents to get involved, or older athletes before their own session. Please note: NO athletics experience is needed. You will always be … Continue reading HELP NEEDED

With the first Track and Field events getting closer we are now seeking athletes availability for the following meetings. Scottish Joint League - U17 and over,  April 24th Pre Season Friendly - up to and including U20, April 30th Forth Valley League - U11 to U15, May 7th Central and Southern League - All ages … Continue reading Track & Field

With the season now concluded we are delighted to announce the winners of the first CAAC Cross Country Championships. Over the season 101 members took part in at least one race, returning 214 results, with 24 athletes managing to race the minimum number of races to contest their age group club championships.A special mention goes … Continue reading Cross Country Final Update

The Cross Country season is now entering its conclusion and we are canvassing for interest for the following events. East League (3): Saturday 22nd Jan at Livingston.  All age groups. The club are sitting at the top of the overall male teams league so a big turn out from all ages will be needed to secure this … Continue reading Cross Country Latest

We hope everyone had a great festive period and here’s hoping for better things in 2022! Please see below for updates on what is going on in the club. Competition: The cross country season is now well underway with reports on our website The reports also link to the latest standings in the CAAC Cross … Continue reading CAAC New Year’s Update

Another COVID tinged year, but no enthusiasm lost for this epic festive race on the back of Corstorphine Hill. It was the fifteenth year we have run it in this format (16 if you include the Summer 2005 prologue, of UP only) and we were treated to a very atmospheric chilly morning. Having woken late, … Continue reading DOWN ’N’ UP

The cross-country season is now just over the halfway point following the recent East League (2) and the East District Championships. A huge well done to all those who took part in some challenging conditions. The East League (2) took place at Camperdown Park in Dundee with CAAC represented in all the male races and … Continue reading Cross Country Update

The results from the first four cross country events have been added to our fixtures page. There have been many fine individual performances which helped towards some very decent team results, with some just missing out on the medal placings. Well done to all who took part! The first counter in the CAAC Cross Country … Continue reading Cross Country Updates

Following on from the new section on our website covering Volunteering we are pleased to announce some more web additions you may find helpful. We are delighted to announce a brand new Club Cross Country Championships. A guide to cross country with more detail can be found here .The fixture page has been updated with … Continue reading CAAC Updates

We are delighted to announce a new online section covering volunteers. To launch this please read the article below to show how volunteers make a difference and follow the links at the end of the article to visit the new section. The Medal Bus Stop After waiting thirty-three years for a Scottish athlete to win … Continue reading New Volunteer Web Section

To register for the Corstorphine AAC membership for 2021 please use the link at the bottom of the page to complete your renewal form. Notes on completing the form: If you are new to the club YOU MUST ALREADY BE TRAINING with CAAC before submitting a form. If you aren't training then please email generalenquiries@caac.org.uk to request a … Continue reading PLEASE REGISTER HERE FOR YOUR 2021 CAAC MEMBERSHIP