Last night (Saturday 28th October 2023) Frances Wood LAC’s Head Coach was nominated for Community Club Coach of the Year.
Frances, Alec their daughters Alison and Kath along with coaches, David Main-Reade, Geoff Pendrill, Iain Fyfe, Paul Dudchenko, Club President Angus and his daughter Karen, Malcolm and I attended the evening.
It was an amazing evening with some very worthy and inspiring nominees. Gordon Burnett was the MC for the evening and Eilidh Doyle was the guest of honour who gave an uplifting and inspiring interview.
One of the key take-aways for me was the inclusivity of the event. It was truly wonderful see such support, encouragement and genuine desire for others to “win” throughout the evening. It is something I have seen and felt in abundance at Linlithgow AC too. It is testament to the club and Scottish Athletics as a whole and to the rage of categories that individuals were nominated in, from Under 17s to the evening’s sponser (4J Studios) Para-Athlete and Athlete of the year. Athletics is not only an elite sport.
Another notable award was the SAMH Jog Scotland Group of the year, which went to a group who formed following the death of friend of the group leader.
Another notable achievement from earlier in the day was Alec completing his 200th Park Run. Quite a day for the Wood’s!
