March 29 2019 Kilmarnock FC partners Roon the Toon 10K event
KilmarnockFootball Club are delighted to announce its partnering with the Roon the Toon10K Road Race, which will take place on Sunday 9th June. The Club,celebrating their 150th anniversary, is urging fans to take part andrun in some of their favourite Killie tops, in a bid to paint the town blue andwhite. Runners will also get some Killie keepsakes on completion of the race.
Roonthe Toon is a community-based event, open to runners of all abilities, fromsome of Scotland’s best athletes to the most casual of joggers. You can evenpush a pram around in the 10K Stroller Roll. The event is fully inclusive andalso features The Scottish Championship 10K Wheelchair Race.
ClubDirector Cathy Jamieson added:
“Inthe clubs 150th Anniversary Year, we are trying to encourage atleast 150 of our supporters to enter and run in their Killie shirts, old andnew.”
“Roonthe Toon has become a pivotal event in the town and it’s a great partner eventfor the Club to be associated with.”
Clublegend, Garry Hay has taken part in the event since its inception and islooking forward to another year:
“Ihaven’t started training for the 10k yet, but I’m sure I’ll manage to put in animpressive time in some Killie colours.
“It’sgreat to see the Club and Roon The Toon coming together to celebrate the 150thAnniversary. I’ll be running in some classic Killie blue and white stripes, soI’m sure 149 other will manage to join me on the starting line.”
Theevent aims to provide the motivation for participants to get more active andhas been highly successful in this respect, growing from strength to strengtheach year. It also helps significant funding for other local great causes.
Organisersare offering the incentive of a £500 donation to the funds of the first SchoolTeam or the first Sports Club Team (excluding running clubs) and are urginglocal schools and clubs to join the event. One of the organisers, Ian Gebbieadded:
“I’mdelighted that we can partner with the club this year. They have alwayssupported the event with water stations in the past, so to see some blue andwhite branded runners passing through the gates of Rugby Park will be a site tobe remembered.”
“Lastmonth saw the announcement of the demise of the Glasgow Women’s 10K, a majorevent in the running calendar. Roon the Toon fills this void being run at thesame date and time and offering disappointed participants an even better alternative,although they will have to run with the men.”
“Withover 1000 participants signed up already, we really want to see this grow andlook forward to another great event alongside the Club, which is already amonument in the Killie community.”
Eachparticipant can sign up online for £18 and each entrant must be over the age of15. Interested competitors can find out more on the event website at: www.roonthetoon.com, or you can sign up directly by visitingthe following link: www.entrycentral.com/roonthetoon.
