Well done to all runners who competed in the Race 17 Simons Carpets Wynyard-to-Burnie Feature Race 17.6km Handicap.
Congratulations to Sarah Steel, who won from John Saltmarsh, Thomas Murton, Jordan Matthews, Tyson Walters, Luke Rowden, John Wilkinson, David Murton, Sarah Middleton and Martin Bassett.
Fastest Male was Thomas Murton (1:02:25) and Fastest Female was Lyn Saint-John (1:17:50).
Catering:
Could we all please bring a plate of food.
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 8:00am 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 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 continue on the pathway which follows the Esplanade. The drink station is next to the carpark opposite Falmouth St at ~10.5 km. 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 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 ~10.5km 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.
Good luck to all runners!
Well done to all competitors in today’s Physiotas 7km handicap!
Congratulations to Jemma Hargrave who won from John Wilkinson, Martin Bassett, Patrick McMahon and Roy Forsyth.
Fastest Female was Eva Ridderhof (34:23) and Fastest Male was Drew Redpath (24:46).
Nominated time winners were Tim Chaffey, Harriet Chaffey and Brian Paine.
NOTE: Next weeks race (Race 17) is the Feature Race and the final race for 2026. Entries close Midnight Sunday September 6th.
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 5:47, Dusk 6:15). 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.
Well done to all competitors in today’s Zenith Wealth 5.5km Penguin Trail Handicap!
Congratulations to Jason Scott, who won from Aaron Robertson, Jamie Pegg, Robyn Locke and James Ridgers.
Fastest male was Ben Young (24:47), and fastest female was Lyn Saint-John (28:50).
Congratulations to nominated time winners George, Malcolm, Matilda, Henry and Finn.
Runners meet at the Penguin Athletics Track, starting on the grassed parking area above the track. Runners will head West, crossing Sports Complex Avenue adjacent to the Dog Exercise area. Runners turn left on to the mountain bike trails just prior to the intersection with Ironcliffe Rd.
The course then follows the track for approximately 300m, making a short dog leg to cross over the lower Mountain Bike carpark driveway. After another short uphill trail, runners will continue onto the upper Mountain Bike Park driveway until the single trail continues to the South. Continue along the mountain Bike tracks following the markings until the first of two wooden off camber platforms. At the end of the first platform runners take a left turn at the tyre stack onto the second off camber platform, runners may choose to run to the left of this platform as it can be slippery especially in the wet. Runners continue to follow the single trail downhill to behind the North West Environment Centre. Passing the dam, runners begin the ascent back up to the main carpark and along the single trail until they come out behind the junior skills area. Runners take an anti-clockwise loop of the old bitumen speedway until they make it to the upper Mountain Bike Park driveway where they return to the Penguin Athletics Track via the same route as initially taken.
A nominated time event will commence at 9am.
Well done to all competitors in today’s Bonneville Consulting / Bitumen 2 Bush Teams Marathon 4 x 10.55km Handicap!
Congratulations to the winning team We Thought This Was A Pub Crawl (Tyson Walters, Brodie Hayes, David McCrae, Drew Redpath), who won from:
2nd place: The Half Hasbeens (Kim Steven, Peter Snare, Luke Rowden, James Lucas),
3rd place: Trail Gals (Eunice Cowen, Sonia Hodgetts, Rachel Blyth, Gabrielle Dewsbury)
4th place: Bitumen 2 Bush (Emma Burr, Joel Garnett, Josh Febey, Danielle Newall)
5th place: The Runaways (David Murton, Elizabeth Murton, David Wright, Anna Murton)
Congratulations to nominated time winners:
Short Course: Brian Paine and Henry Fulford
Long Course: Mitch Tate and Malcolm Nutting.
Please note the first team will start at 8am.
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.
A Nominated time event will be held at the Ulverstone Cricket Club at 9am.
Well done to all the competitors in todays Dowling McCarthy Tyres ‘Ken Williams Memorial’ Ace Of Green Hills 8km Handicap!
Congratulations to Johanna Robertson, who won from Chris Clarke, Helen Evans, Joel Garnett and David Wright.
Fastest male was Thomas Murton (27:38), and fastest female was Lorraine Shepheard (43:17).
Congratulations to nominated time winners Brian Paine and Matt Hubbard.
The nominated time event will take place at the Stanley Recreation Ground at 10am.
The race starts at 10.30am from the Stanley Recreation Ground, Marine Esplanade. There are changerooms and toilet facilities at the ground. The race is over 8km and contains one hilly section. As the race is on public roads runners are asked run with caution and obey any directions from race officials. The race heads out of the ground away from the Stanley township on Main Road. After a kilometre or so runners continue onto Dovecote Road which has an uphill section. Runners turn right at Green Hills Road which takes them past Highfield House and a sweeping downhill section with great views of the Nut. This leads onto Church Street through the main centre of Stanley. Runners turn right onto Wharf Rd then left onto Marine Esplanade. From there they re-enter the Recreation Ground and finish with half a lap of the oval. Post-race presentations will take place in the Stanley Football Clubrooms.