To All Troon Tortoise Members Scottish Athletics has advised us that all formal club activity should be suspended 00:01 on 5 January 2021 to midnight on 31 January 2021. Therefore all club activity will be suspended until further notice, we will update members when new information becomes available from Scottish Athletics. The statement and a […]
To All members Club nights will resume on Tuesday 12th January starting with the 5k time trial. This return date is subject to the Tiered restrictions in place for South Ayrshire at the time. We look forward to seeing you in 2021 Troon Tortoise Committee
Following the movement of South Ayrshire into level 4 tier group sizes will now be reduced to four members only per run bubble. This enables us to continue to meet each Tuesday & Thursday Below is the link to the latest guidance from Scottish Athletics with the travel advice for those living out-with South Ayrshire. […]
Greetings fellow runners Troon Tortoises are now open for new members, we know joining a club can be a bit daunting, but we’re a friendly and welcoming bunch of Tortoises of all abilities, and are always delighted to see new faces so come and give us a try. During Coronavirus Our training setup is necessarily […]
It is with deep sadness and regret, we wish to announce the passing of a Troon Tortoises legend, John McKinlay. John was one of the founding members of Troon Tortoises, secretary for 33 years and lately Honorary Member. Without John and his tireless work, the Troon Tortoises 10K, from it’s inception in 1985, would not […]
All members of Troon Tortoises are delighted to send congratulations to ex Troon Tortoise Member Ian Beattie for his MBE for Services To Sport announced in the recent Honours list. https://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/59242-2/ Troon Tortoise Commitee
Troon Tortoise have been looking at the changes to the Covid 19 restrictions, as set out by the Scottish Government on Wednesday 7th October., which will remain in place until 25th October. The main change affecting adults in the 5 areas including South Ayrshire is: *Adults (18 years of age or older) can take part in […]
It is with deep sadness we wish to announce the passing on Tuesday 16th June, of John Melvin. John was a stalwart member of Troon Tortoises for very many years serving Troon Tortoise first as a committee member then Club President and lately as a Honorary Member. John will be fondly remembered as a coach […]
Hi All Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation and on the recommendation of Scottish Athletics the club is cancelling all club training sessions until further notice, we will update any changes via the Website and Facebook sites. We hope the very active social side of the club can support members health and well-being at this […]
Due to unprecedented demand, our partners at Bookitzone have had to take the measure to temporarily suspend entries to the Troon 10K. They are working hard to rectify the issue and will be personally contacting everyone who has entered over the next 24 hours. https://bookitzone.com/Troon_Tortoises/ytjFFX ** A PERSONAL APOLOGY ** Our website has suffered this […]