As is tradition, we will be running a calcutta on the Feature Race. Please buy your calcutta books at the Club race on Sunday 20th and Sunday 27th, at Ulverstone (Marathon) and Spreyton Cidery respectively. The books, sold or unsold, with any sale proceeds will need to be returned at Race 16 on Friday 1st at The Bluff, or over that weekend (to any committee person).
Please read the full rules and information here and join in the fun.
The 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held at the Ulverstone Surf Lifesaving Club on Tuesday December 6th starting at 7pm.
Nominations for the committee must be received by Saturday 26th November and can be emailed to the Club at Rod6369@gmail.com or haydenlbishop@gmail.com.
Relevant documents are below.
The PCCCT-Running Club’s premier event of the season – the Simons Carpets 17.6-kilometre Wynyard-to-Burnie Feature Race was run on Sunday and attracted a field of excellent quality.
The prestigious and much sought-after race looked very open on paper with many chances and this was how it turned out with less than three minutes separating the top ten finishers.
Forthside runner, Andrew Winkel starting from the third back mark, charged through the field to record a hard-fought victory.
Winkel took the lead from frontmarker, Chris Talbot with just over a kilometre to run to record his second victory for the year, with the first being the 6-kilometre event at Fernglade in April. He has also had two other victories in his ten years with the Club.
He gave himself a good chance in the race as last weekend he had run a personal best for 10-kilometres in a funrun in Melbourne so knew he was in great form.
Talbot hung on for fourth behind Josh Febey and Liam Williams, while Bryan Tuit ran a great fifth.
Thomas Murton recorded the fastest time (58:24) while fastest female was Rhian Miles (73:00).
Other awards were: first female Ellen Burgess, first novice Liam Williams, first over 50 Chris Talbot and youngest finisher Dominic Troughton.
At the post-race luncheon Club stalwarts, Greg Smith and Rick Ferguson, were presented with Life Memberships, while Brian Paine and Emma Turner received Ron Chequer Memorial Awards for volunteering.
Sales above $100 were:
Chris Talbot $140
David Murton $120
Steve Tammens $200
Gerard Lowry $140
Jean-Christophe Bonneville $180
Josh Febey $420
Andrew Winkel $140.
The event starts outside the Wynyard Post Office. Please run on the left hand side of the road except for where there are bike lanes and footpaths. Where these exist, please use them There is little verge on the section of the Old Bass Highway from the Mt Hicks roundabout and Doctors Rocks junction. Please stay on the extreme left of the road there and take great care.
Care is also needed where the roadworks are being undertaken at Doctors Rocks.
The work being done on the Cam River Bridge means there is little running room on the left hand side of the road. We are asking that no-one overtakes another runner while crossing the bridge. Please stay in single-file until you are off the bridge.
Care is needed entering West Park as cars may be entering or crossing toward the bike park at the same time.
Please obey any directions of Club officials and/or police officers.
This Sunday sees the running of the Simons Carpets Wynyard-to-Burnie Feature race.
This event, which is the most prestigious of the season, is run over 17.6 kilometres, starting outside the Wynyard post office and ends with a lap of West Park oval giving spectators a good view of the finish. The first runner away, Bonnie Bonneville, will commence her journey at 9:30 with the winner expected to finish at around 11:30.
All members would like to add their name to the honour board listing previous winners, but only one will have that privilege. To win, a number of factors have to come together, but principal is a quality, injury-free preparation to enable a competitor to utilise the handicap provided.
The best of the frontmarkers looks to be Darlene Jacques but the distance will suit Chris Talbot while David Murton will also make a strong claim.
Best of the middlemarkers look to be Steve Tammens, Jason Scott, Aaron Robertson and Jordan Matthews. With great runs on the day, Gerard Lowry and Greg Smith can also put themselves in the picture.
Any of several backmarkers would not surprise and be deserving winners. Ben Young, Ben Brockman, Josh Febey and Andrew Winkel are all top chances while any of the three competitors who will be the latest to start, Hayden Bishop and Brian Lyons off 59:00 and Thomas Murton off 1:02:30 could charge through the field and break the tape.
Following the race there will be a luncheon at The Point for members and their families.
There will be no nominated time event this week.
Sunday’s PCCCT – Running Club race at Railton – the Anvers Chocolate ten-kilometre handicap was run in great weather conditions.
The course takes runners on back streets and through a bush track before heading up the tough 1.5-kilometre long Newbed Road hill and continuing to complete a circuit.
This was the final race before the season finale next week – the Wynyard to Burnie Feature race – and was penalty free until after that event. Consequently, it was expected to be a very close contest and it was outside the winner.
One of the frontmarkers, Sulphur Creek runner, JoHanna Robertson, a winner earlier in the season, showed how much she has continued to improve to record a comfortable victory.
Robertson has upped her training in recent weeks, increasing her distances as well as doing interval work, to enable her to comfortably complete the Club’s 17.6 Feature Race. She has even surprised herself with her improvement and on today’s effort, she should have no problem.
The consistent Josh Febey ran into second place recording fastest time (37:29) although he did not have much to spare over the next runners to finish, Steven Tammens, Alison Ridderhof (who was fastest female in 48:58) and Melinda Bramich.
Others to turn in good performances included Gerard Lowry, Troy Reader and David Murton. All of these runners will go into the big one next week with a degree of confidence.
The nominated time winners were Ruby Tate, Malcolm Nutting, Sienna Bramich and Hannah Ridderhof.
Railton is the venue this Sunday for the penultimate race of the season as members of the PCCCT – Running Club compete in the Anvers Chocolate ten-kilometre handicap.
The course is a circuit, starting at Goliath Park, and is affectionately described as flat with one hill. However, that one hill, is a long and high one and presents a good challenge.
This is the final race before the major race of the season – the Wynyard to Burnie Feature Race – and, as is traditional, the victor will not receive a penalty for winning until the end of the season. Therefore, competitors can go all-out knowing a win will not affect their handicap for the “big one” the following week.
Jean-Christophe Bonneville is a first year Club runner and has impressed win the few runs he has had. He was a close second a couple of weeks ago and will be very hard to beat this time as the extra distance will suit him better.
Backmarker Andrew Winkel was a great sixth last week at Turners Beach and will be a top chance to break the tape as the course will suit him perfectly.
Other good chances look to be Lyn Saint-John, Gerard Lowry, who trains on this course, Ben Young and David Murton.
Entries will close at 6:00pm on Friday, with the race starting at 9:30. New runners are always welcome with information available at www.pccct.org. A nominated time event will be conducted at 9:00.
Race 24 of the PCCCT – Running Club’s season – the Rod and Judy Priestley/The Berry Patch seven-kilometre handicap – used a scenic two lap course at Turners Beach. Weather conditions were conducive to running and some fast times were recorded.
The event produced a close finish with Penguin athlete, Alison Ridderhof, overtaking Johanna Robertson in the last two hundred metres to record a narrow victory.
In her first season with the Club, Ridderhof was delighted to turn the tables on Robertson who had narrowly beaten her a few weeks ago at Romaine Park. Robertson had been rehandicapped for that victory but has continued to improve so that she almost had her second win for the year.
Nevertheless, it was Ridderhof who prevailed. She has been running for some time with a training group called The Running Buddies, and it was a couple of members of that group who convinced her, her husband and some friends to join the PCCCT – Running Club and they have loved their involvement.
Steve Tammens took out third place just ahead of Jason Scott and Andrew Lucas. All three have been consistent top finishers and will be eyeing off the Feature Race in two weeks.
Fast finishing backmarker, Andrew Winkel, was next to finish and recorded fastest time of 24:58 while Lyn Saint-John was fastest female (29:24).
Earlier, nominated time winners were Tom Ridderhof, Freya Crispin, Mitch Elphinstone and Libby Crispin.
Next week sees the last race to be run before the Feature Race. The winner of that race will not be rehandicapped until after the Feature Race.
The PCCCT Inc. conducts a Calcutta on the Wynyard-Burnie Feature Race to be run on Sunday 11 September 2022.
How does it work?
The Calcutta is divided into two stages:
1.The Ticket Draw
Tickets are sold for $2.00 in the weeks leading up to the race. On Tuesday 7 September. The Calcutta commences with one ticket being drawn for each runner in the Feature Race. If your ticket is drawn you are then the “drawer” of that particular runner. The result of the draw will be published on the website All proceeds of the ticket draw go into the prize pool.
2.The Auction
Following the ticket draw we get down to the business of the auction. This will take place at the The Point, West Park commencing at 7.30 pm on Friday 9 September
Each runner will be auctioned to the attendees at the Calcutta, who have the opportunity to bid for that runner.
After the hammer fall on each runner: