Eight Tortoises returned to training this week and braved the cold wind to run the January 5k setting down an early marker to track improvements over 2022. Stuart Swan was first male over the line with a time of 22.44 first female home was Lauren Tan with a time of 26.05 Thanks to George & […]
Below is a link to the latest guidance from Scottish athletics. There is essentially no change to indoor or outdoor training, apart from that adults must physically distance indoors (1m). Troon Tortoises will not have access to the Gym Hall when we return in January, we will advise when we will be back in the […]
Training resumes at Marr College on Tuesday 4th January at 7pm. We will not have access to the gym hall until current restrictions ease. We start the year with the 5k time trial Training will then follow the usual Tuesday / Thursday schedule meeting at 7pm Saturday & Sunday runs will also take place for […]
Hi all Firstly i hope everyone had a great Xmas and are looking forward to 2022. I don’t need to tell you that restrictions are again having an impact on some club activities, the club’s award night that was scheduled for 8th January has now been postponed and we will advise a new date after […]
Cold but perfect conditions met those club runners that ran this mornings club 10k, usually this is run the week following the Troon 10k but as with everything it had to be delayed, excellent times achieved all around with some big PB’s achieved. First home from the 11am group was John Crombie with Lewis Wilson […]
Hi All Hopefully the 2022 running calendar will be back to some normality and we can again plan some club events out with Ayrshire, previous years has seen the club provide free coach travel to numerous events such as marathons in Liverpool, Manchester and Edinburgh and Half marathon events in locations such as Alloa and […]
Troon Tortoise awards night for 2021 will take place on Saturday 8th January 2022 at The South Beach Hotel Troon. The night includes a meal, presentation of 2021 awards followed by a Ceildh, partners are welcome and you can reserve your place and those of any partners by logging into your membership page and choosing […]
This years Members Xmas Handicap run will take place on Tuesday 21st December from Marr College. For those who have not ran this race the rules are as follows, You will be given a route distance on the night that the event will be run on You estimate and register on the night how long […]
On one of the very few Troon Tortoise club nights where it was not only not raining but also without a breath of wind there were plenty of 5k PB’s in this month’s time trial. Lewis Wilson continued his strong form post Belfast finishing ahead of the field in a new PB with Alice Russell […]
Seventeen Tortoises braved the blustery conditions to run the first 5k of the winter, with a number running after weekend marathons, marathon relays and in the case of John McCabe an Ultra-marathon some speedy recovery run times were posted, Fraser McPhail was first over the line with a speedy time of 19.21, only 21 seconds […]