The following positions will be vacant and up for election:
Patron
President
Vice President (2 positions)
Treasurer
Secretary
Publicity Officer
Handicapper
Auditor
General Committee
3 positions (2-year term)
Apart from where indicated, all terms are for 12 months. Please contact me (jason.scott@pccct.org) or another committee member if you would like further information.
Nomination for committee forms must be received by the Club no later than Sunday 23rd November (10 days before the meeting).
Electronic copies of forms can be forwarded to info@pccct.org
We would appreciate feedback on the 2025 season and any suggestions for 2026. Please come along and share your opinion.
Well done to all runners who competed in the Race 19 Simons Carpets Wynyard-to-Burnie Feature Race 17.6km Handicap.
Congratulations to Drew Redpath, who won from Jordan Matthews, Lyn Saint-John, Thomas Murton, Tim Chaffey, Sarah Middleton, Liam Woods, Geoff Cassidy, Mathew Lardner and Maddie Symons.
Fastest Male was Thomas Murton (1:02:46) and Fastest Female was Lyn Saint-John (1:15:12).
If your last name starts with a letter from A to M can you please bring a sweet.
If your last name is N to Z can you please bring a savoury.
You can either drop this at the Burnie surf club from 8:15am or we will have a car at the start line to collect food. The club will be supplying sandwiches and wraps, including some gluten free options.
Race Brief:
The race starts at 9:30am at the Wynyard Yacht Club and follows the Coastal Pathway to the Burnie foreshore. Runners start on the grassed area (Wynyard Parkrun start) immediately to the east of the yacht club. The course then follows the coastal pathway past Rotary Park, taking the path to the coastal side of the park and continuing to follow the pathway. At Somerset (approx. 10 km into the run) runners will leave the coastal pathway briefly due to road works on the path. Once rejoining the pathways at the marked location, runners continue on the pathway which follows the Esplanade. The drink station is next to the carpark opposite Falmouth St at ~10.5 km (drink bottle can be dropped off at the start line). The coastal path continues on taking the coastal side of the Somerset surf club, to the Cam River Bridge. The course crosses the bridge and continues on the pathway through Cooee, around the coastal side of West Park and the University of Tasmania campus, past the Penguin Centre and finishes on the Burnie foreshore.
Runners must run on the left side of all paths and roads.
Runners must not accept water and/or food outside of the designated drink station. If additional nutrition is required, runners must carry it with them. Please no littering on the course.
There will be a drink station at the ~10km mark, you need to place your own drink bottles in the collection crates at the start. Please make sure they have your name and number on them.
There will be toilets available at the start line. Please note there is no nominated time race.
This is a mass start event. All runners will start at 6pm. Handicaps will be applied post race to determine the winner of the handicap event. The winner and placegetters will be announced on the night, with the full results and handicaps being posted to the website later that night. The nominated time event will be held at 5:30pm.
This is a simple out and back course along the pathway following the Mersey River. The meeting point is at the Bluff in Devonport. The course has lights along the full course, and it will be twilight when we start (Sunset 5:54, Dusk 6:21). It will be dark at the conclusion of the race. Head torches are not mandatory, though feel free to wear one if you would like. Please make sure you keep left at all times, and respect other users of the path. There can be some dark patches from 1km to 2km, so make sure you’re paying attention to where you are going.
The race will start at the first light pole on the path near the playground at the Bluff. You will then head East out along the foreshore path, keeping left at all times (including at the split in the track approx 500m in). At approx 2km in, there are two pedestrian crossings at the boat ramp. You have right of way with traffic, but be vigilant and stop if necessary. At the fork after the second pedestrian crossing you will veer left and continue following the path along the river. After you go under the elevated walkway, you will continue straight along the river past the Harbourmaster Cafe. Continue to the end of the path where you will turn right across the train line. Immediately go left and continue following the path along Formby Road until you get to another fork at Petbarn. You will veer left, and you will find the turn around point shortly after. Head around the cone, and head back exactly the way you came, ensuring that you keep left to avoid any collisions with other runners.
Presentations will be held shortly after the final runner crosses the line.
The race starts at the Ulverstone Cricket Club in River Road, West Ulverstone.
The course heads east along River Road joining the pathway opposite Amherst Street, prior to the trainline at Tobruk Park, continuing along river to the Ulverstone Bridge, under and across the bridge, down past the wharf precinct to Otto’s Grotto and onto the Fairway Park walking track to Buttons Creek and along Beach Road to the start of the Ulverstone/Turners Beach coastal pathway. Runners follow the pathway to Turners Beach and then along The Esplanade to its ending at Gables Park. This is the transition point and is where the second and fourth leg runners will commence their runs. Runners follow the exact same course back to the Ulverstone Cricket Club. This is where the third leg runners will commence their run.
Congratulations to Robina Juanir who won from Matthew Hubbard, Darryn Ling, Jordan Matthews and David Shore.
Fastest Female was Rhian Miles (2:02:31) and Fastest Male was Jackson Shaw (1:53:12).
Iron Trail 2 x 11.5km Teams Race:
Congratulations to Woodletons (Liam Woods, Sarah Middleton), who won from Tuesday (Chris Purton, Micheal Bates), Poole Buoys (Mark Saint-John, Isaac Poole), Well Cooked (James Lucas, Stewart Mearns) and Slip and Slide (David Murton, Steven Tammens).
Enjoy a week off as we look forward to Race 16 Teams Marathon event on August 24th. Please note that entries for this event close Midnight August 17th.
The race starts at 9:00 am at the Wild Mersey car park, Shale Rd Latrobe. There are public toilet facilities at the car park.
The race is an out and back course covering approximately 11.5 km each way. The course covers shared access mountain bike and walking trails, with a short section of quiet road at the start finish.
The race will start on the road section southeast of the carpark, following this for approximately 1 km before crossing the Mersey River over the bridge. After crossing the bridge, runners turn right onto the Railton Express, looping clockwise under the bridge, before heading southeast along the track. From this point runners will follow the Railton Express trail markers. At approximately 4 km into the outward journey, runners will come to Great Bend Road where a race marshal will cross runners (when safe). The Railton Express continues for another 6km to the crossing point at a gravel road (Pump House Rd); runners cross here. Please note unlike 2024, the course crosses the road and rejoins the trail; runners do not run up the gravel road. After crossing the gravel road, the track continues for another 1.5 km to the turnaround/transition area. The turnaround/transition area will be next to a small forestry access road off Native Rock Rd, approximately 500m after the junction of Native Rock Rd and Pump House Rd (visible from the track). This point will be a marshaled drink station where runners can reload their water supplies before the return journey along the same track. This is also the transition area for runners competing in the team event.
After passing through the turnaround/transition runners will complete the return journey along the same path as the outward journey. The finish line will be the same location as the start chute.
The race has a hard cutoff time of 2 pm.
For those wishing to gpx files of the course routes can be downloaded here and preloaded onto your running watch. To download click the downward arrow (highlighted below) and select “Download GPX”.
This is a self-supported trail race. As such runners are requested to carry during the run:
water holding capacity (bottles and/or bladder) of at least 1 L.
A compression bandage
Survival blanket
Thermal top
Pea-less whistle
Mobile phone with the Emergence Plus app preloaded
St John First Aid app preloaded on mobile phone (recommended)
Ultimately runners are responsible for their own safety. Please consider the course and weather conditions, and prepare yourself accordingly by wearing appropriate footwear and clothing.
Water to refill bottles will be at the marshaled turn around point. Please note you will be required to fill your own bottles; this is not the marshal’s responsibility.
A tail runner will be following the last runner on the return leg.
Runners are reminded that they are running on a public shared use trail and must be considerate of other trail users at all times. Runners are expected to give way to all mountain bike users of the trail.
Car parking at the turnaround transition area is extremely limited. Runners for the second leg are requested to carpool to this point to minimize traffic in this area.
