Troon Tortoises are now open for new members at a cost of £25 up to the end of September and thereafter £30. We meet at 7pm every Tuesday & Thursday at Marr College Troon, with all levels of running catered for, so if you are new to running or training for a 5k right through […]
Hi All The Club AGM will this year be held on Thursday 24th August in one of the classrooms at Marr College 7pm followed by a run. We have a number of the committee stepping down this year so we are looking for some existing members to come onto the committee for 2023/24. Ideally we […]
For those who are marshalling at the this years Troon 10k we will be holding a drop in session in the Marr College Gym Hall on Thursday 27th April between 7.00-7.30pm for those that can make it, where you can collect your Hi Viz and review a map of the route, committee members will also […]
To all fellow runners The 36th Troon 10k will take place on Wednesday 3rd May 2023, entries will be as in previous years via Book It Zone, entries open on 27th February. The below link will be active only from 27th February https://bookitzone.com/Troon_Tortoises/ZHjFFX We look forward to welcoming you in May. Troon Tortoise Committee
Eleven Tortoises took part in the first 5k time trial of the year, calm running conditions saw some good times posted John Mcabe 21.43 Kevin Munro 21.58 David Carmichael 22.32 Diane McKinstry 23.04 Steven Burnside 24.06 Jamie Bickett 24.07 Lisa Sloan 24.33 Alan Dunlop 25.33 John Crombie 26.04 Owen Roberts 27.32 Grace Cameron 28.33 Darrell
Congratulations to Katrine and Matt for winning the road racing championships for 2022. For new members the road running championship is as follows. Run an organised event over the following distances, 10K, 10 mile, Half Marathon, Full Marathon plus our Club 5k time trial (first Tuesday of the month) let a committee member know your […]
Each year the club have a list of targeted races, this is a great way of picking an event or multiple events and training towards them, it helps with a target to both running by yourself and giving you a focus for the club nights. The club also provide free transport for members for some […]
Happy New Year all Tortoises. Tuesday 3rd Jan see’s us return to training and what a way to start, as it is the first Tuesday of the month we kick off with the 5K time trial, what better way to see how much turkey and mince pie’s can slow you down, only kidding a great […]
To all Tortoises We expect to be allocated a club place for the 2024 London Marathon taking place on Sunday 21st April 2024. As in previous years if you want to enter the club ballot you will need to follow the below criteria To have entered and received a rejection notification from the London Marathon […]
To all club members This year’s club awards night will take place on Friday 2nd December at The Marine Hotel Troon. The night kicks off 7pm prompt with the awards and trophies for 2022 being handed out plus the all-important draw for the London Marathon 2023 club place. There then will be a three course […]