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There won’t be any training on Tuesday as we have the second half of the competition. Please only attend the Club if you are competing. Thanks.

Senior Membership of Orkney Athletic Club is now open to anyone aged 19+ years.  Annual membership fee is £15 – apply here. Please note that there is currently no regular training session provision for Senior Members.

Part 1 – Sunday 25th April 2021 1100 – 1300 hrs Part 2 – Tuesday 27th April 2021 1800 – 2000 hrs Sponsored by the Pickaquoy Centre       Follow this link for entry form

A revised interpretation of government restrictions means we are unable to hold a the above event on 25th April due to the strict social distancing requirements of seniors whilst in a level 3.   A revised date will be announced when available.

We are pleased to announce race dates for 2021 – details of entry arrangements to follow. Date Race Postponed due to COVID rules – revised date tba W Hourston Kirkwall 10k 24th July Shopping Week 10k 15th August Kirkwall half-marathon 19th September (tbc) Dounby 10k  

Orkney Athletic Club  Zoom AGM Monday 12th April at 7:00pm Meeting open to all club members and parents of junior members. For login details please contact secretary@orkneyathleticclub.co.uk

We are delighted to be returning to training on February 4th, for our Secondary School Athletes. Please click on the link to read more https://mailchi.mp/089dab30bb39/february-return-to-training

Please click on the following link to see an email relating to January training. https://mailchi.mp/c57ebf4fe7c0/postponement-of-training We have taken the decision to postpone training for the remainder of January and will review again before 1st Feb.  

Happy New Year everyone. Probably isn’t the start to 2021 we had envisaged, but the good news is that in Orkney we are still in Tier 3, therefore we are able to continue training following the guidance we were adhering to before the Christmas holidays. However, given yesterday’s  Scottish Government announcement, the committee and coaches […]