1st November saw five Tortoises head from Troon along the A71 to run Strathaven Striders Run With The Wind 10k , with the West Of Scotland in the grip of some crazy weather, bright blue skies no wind and warm conditions in November ?? Even Darrell ran with just the running vest for the first time this year !!

After a brisk registeration and bag drop it was time to jump onto the bus which then drove you to the start location which was up in the hills where you start under the wind turbines above Strathaven, with pipers playing and a drone filming the start we were soon on our way, with most of the route downhill it was a comfortable pace but when you hit an incline it was a shock to the legs.

Matt was first Tortoise home followed by Rob Carroll who continued his fine running of late with a PB.

On completion of the race you were able to enter your bib number into a computer and get a readout of your chip time, pace, final position and age group position a nifty bit of kit and one i have not seen at other races.

There was just time afterwords to catch up and take advantage of the excellent home made soup and sandwiches before heading back to sunny Troon.

Results on the ‘2015 Results tab’