Burnie runner, Peter Elphinstone, is a prolific winner with the PCCCT. On Sunday he clocked up his eleventh win in the almost 500 runs he has had with the Club since his first race in 1986. His previous win was an 8 kilometre handicap at Fernglade in 2014.
His latest win came in the Brown Family/ Wilson Petroleum Ken Burn Memorial 11 kilometre handicap at Gunns Plains. He credits his success to consistent and varied training with a group of athletes under the watch of Burnie trainer Les Naunton.
Cool but calm conditions greeted the 65 runners who undertook the flat out-and-back course. Frontmarkers, Maggie Prescott, Halina Loudon and Liz Murton led until the final 3 kilometres when Ricky Brown took over the lead. He was then overtaken by the eventual winner before hanging on for sixth.
In an ominous sign for the Feature Race next week, Brad Taylor stormed home from a backmark into second, edging out Dwayne Barry and the very consistent Mark Saint-John.
Adrian Lakeland was an excellent fifth with race favourite Matthew Greenhill in seventh.
Fastest times were Tom Murton (37:02) and Bec O’Garey (48:21)
Earlier the nominated time winners were Isabelle Murchie, Rebecca Taylor and Will van Rooyen.
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