Preview race 9

The Professional Cross Country Club of Tasmania heads to Penguin this Sunday for its ninth run of the season.

Meeting at the motocross track at Dial Road, this is a new course. It is the first of a new series of four trail runs the Club will conduct this year, enabling members to get off sealed surfaces.

The Renaessance 5 kilometre handicap will be keenly contested and finding a winner is difficult. With three longer tougher races to come, many runners will be looking to get a win under the belt.

Kate Hawley might prove the hardest to beat. She has been close up several times lately and being a young runner is improving each week. The main dangers to her might be a couple of veterans in Wayne Wiseman and Patrick McMahon who will offset her youth with their experience. Patrick was noticed sneaking into the “ten” last week and looks to be getting back to his form of last year which saw him a threat in each race he started.

Others to keep an eye on include Matthew Greenhill, Evan Brett and, from a back mark, Thomas Wilson.

Fastest time for the women should be taken out Bec O’Garey while Thomas Murton looks to have a mortgage on the fastest time for the men.

Entries close at 9:30 with the race to start at 10:00. New runners are always welcome. There will be short nominated time events at 9:05.