A big Well Done to everyone who ran in last nights 5 miler at Irvine. Brilliant Bobby you really are flying. I unfortunately was in the same boat as Alasdair. I knew from the start it was not going to be a great race when my shin splints were giving me Jip!! even when walking […]
Four fully fledged, and one honarary Tortoise (Caroline) were at the start line for last nights Irvine 5 Miler – well Fergie managed to go to two start lines! Not a huge field and perhaps a few less than last year started at 7:30pm and before the start I suspected this would not be a […]
There were four tortisies in Arran at the weekend – Bruce, Claire and I were joined by Ian who was not running but as he had been camping all weekend, arrived at the start of the race and was given the job of chief cone mover! Perfect conditions for a race – overcast with very […]
OK here’s my report as brief as I can. Well All I can say is I am just glad I made it to the start line. It seemed I was destined not to run this marathon. I had shin splints a few months before hand and that curtailed my training and once I got back […]
The Saugh Hill is the big lumpy thing that looms over sunny Girvan. According to OS maps it’s around 960 ft high with a nice flat top. Starting from sea level and a round trip of 2.75 miles, hill runners class it as AS which means short but steep. Last year was a hoot. Virtually […]
For those of you who are geographically challenged, shame on you! You probably look on this route during your morning cornflakes. So, Sunday saw the annual jaunt up the hills behind Lamlash (Arran you twit). I don’t think anyone would note this race as a classic or a huge challenge but it has its moments. […]
100% cloud, constant drizzle, no wind to speak of. Yes, a perfect day for hill running. For the club and along with yours truly, was Ian McNee. A big drop in Tortoises from last year when we fielded about 6 runners. The field in general was down by over 50% on last year with only […]