Three Tortoises braved the gale force wind and rain to compete in the Great North West Half Marathon in Blackpool recently. For someone who has had the pleasure of spending the “Glasgow Fair” in Blackpool as a youngster, the weather conditions on the promenade did not disappoint. The Tortoises were presented with winds of up […]
Nineteen Tortoises braved the wind and rain to run this years boxing day 10k along the Ayr Esplanade, with both a 5k and a 10k race taking place there was plenty of choice to either run just the Christmas dinner away in the 5k or include desert and also run the 10k – Suzy took […]
This Sunday sees the annual running of this great event, where runners are pitched against cyclists over a cross country course of five miles. Registration is from 11am at Irvine sports club with the race starting at 1pm. The organisers also ask that you bring a gift to the value of around £3 for s […]
December 5th saw this years Xmas meal followed by the 2015 Trophy Presentations at Troon’s South Beach Hotel. There was a great turnout from members both old and new and a great night was held by all. Club President George MacGregor did the hosting of the presentation of the club championship trophies for the various disciplines. Winners in each category […]
What a city for runners!! Before we arrived in Valencia we hadn’t appreciated how focused on running Valencia is. They have named themselves “Cuidad del Running” the city of running. The facilities for runners are fantastic…. There is a permanent running specific 5km long path through a park in the city centre with fantastic surface […]
On a cold and windy night Lewis Wilson blew everyone away and set a PB and achieved his very first place finish at this months 5K time trial, We had a great turnout of 22 runners despite the wind and rain with a number of new members making there 5k debut on the club time trial, November also saw the second month of […]