Race Previews 2026

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

Half Marathon Handicaps

Teams Half Marathon Handicaps

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Both the Teams Half-Mara and Individual Half-Mara events will start at 9.30am. These two events are conducted concurrently over the same course. A nominated time event will be held at 9am at the Football Ground. 

Competitors running in the teams’ marathon will each be provided with a unique colour-coded bib and these can be collected prior to the race start. Runners in the individual marathon must wear their Club numbers. 

The meeting place for this race is Turners Beach Football Ground (Henry St). Please park cars at the Football Ground. The race commences on the Esplanade opposite the Turners Beach Playground and Hall, on the Pathway. The drink station will be here for individual runners as will the change over point for team runners. 

The course is out-and-back in both directions with the run East done first. Run on the sea side (North side) of the Esplanade in Turners Beach when going both directions. 

The course is mostly flat – there is one short hill in the first half at Leith. The first turn in Lillico is just prior to Lillico Road (at the end of the straight section of path). The second turn in Ulverstone is just past the toilets on Beach Road When approaching the turn-around sign on Beach Road, Ulverstone, you may run on the sea side of the road, rather than the windy concrete path (take care). 

Runners need to supply their own drinks in clearly marked bottles with their Bib number. These can be placed at the start/finish line. 

Post-race presentations will take place in the Turners Beach Club clubrooms. There will be soup available for runners, volunteers and supporters. There are toilet and shower facilities available.  

NB: at the end of the Esplanade run down the grassy lane and not around through the bush as was done in the 3x2x3.km Teams race. Follow the arrows. We are not using the Coastal Pathway along Susan St. 

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The race starts at 9:30am. Please note that there is no nominated time event this week.

The meeting place is at the cenotaph in West Park. 

Run east towards the gate and then up the path inside the park adjacent to West Park Grove. Exit the park and continue on the right -hand side of the road to Fortuna Avenue. Turn right and continue to the roundabout at Brickport Road. 

Here you will be crossed over to the footpath on the right-hand side. Continue until you reach Three Mile Line Road and turn right. 

Continue until you reach West Moorville Road and turn left. Stay on this road until you reach its junction with Ridgley Highway, then go straight ahead before finally turning right to finish in the car park at the Ridgley Football Club. 

There will be a drink station at the 9km 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. 

Runners can only accept drinks/nourishment at the drink station. If additional drinks/nourishment are required, please carry with you.

Please be very careful on this course because you will be running across intersections and driveways which won’t have marshals. 

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A Nominated time race will start at 9am. The main race starts at 9:30am.

This 7.5 km event incorporates sealed track, gravel, beach rocks, trail and sand. 

The race starts at the beach carpark and near the corner of Melrose and Wright Street.

• Head east on the sealed cycle/walk Heritage Walking Track for 2km to the corner of Teatree Lane. A marshal will be at this location
• Continue east by crossing over the car park at Teatree Lane and continue along the gravel road
• At the end of the Teatree land carpark veer slightly to your left to run along the beach
• Continue running east along the beach until you see the orange arrow pointing you onto the John Palmer Track.
• This is the turn point of the run.
• You are now running west. Run along the John Palmer Track all the way back to the car park where you first entered the track and retrace your steps back to the start finish line at the end of Wright Street.

Please be mindful of the changing terrain and narrow sections on the John Palmer Track. There are tree roots, loose stones, holes in the ground and other hazards to be aware of. Horses often use this track.

Parking and toilets for this race are at the playground where the start/finish area is set up.

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This event incorporates 3 races in one – the men’s and women’s 10km championships and the City of Devonport 10km handicap. This run is a sealed handicap. All runners commence together at 9:30 and handicaps are applied after the event to determine the handicap placings. 

The race commences at the parkrun start near the playground at The Bluff. Follow the path to the turn which is approximately opposite George Street, 1.3 km into the run. Return to The Bluff, crossing the road at the marshalled crossing point before the skate park.  Follow the path past Meercroft Park and continue along the path heading west.  There is a marshalled crossing point across Coles Beach Rd, from which you follow the track past Nixon Street, then follow the arrows and witches hats to the entrance to Don College off Watkinson St. Travel around the south side of the oval and around a clockwise loop in the Don Reserve including the sawdust track, before retracing your steps and finishing in front of Meercroft Park. 

Please take care when crossing streets and on sections of the track which can be uneven, including holes made by animals. Only cross streets at the designated points.

Public toilets at Devonport Bluff. 

A nominated time event will be held at 9:00am.

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A Nominated time race will start at 9am. The main race starts at 9:30am.

This course starts at Gutteridge Gardens, Wynyard.  The race starts near the soundshell and heads north-west on the path until this ends at Jenner St.  The race then briefly follows Jenner St before following the track along the river.  At ~1.5 km into the run the track end and runners will cross the road entry into the Cape Bridge Picnic Ground and follow Table Cape Rd on the right-hand side footpath, over the bridge.  Immediately after the bridge, runners will cross the road and join the northern side of the river track.  The river track continues for~2.5 km until it reaches the Bass Highway.  The course then takes the footbridge across the Inglis river and then drops down onto the southern side of the river track for the ~2.5 km return to Table Cape Rd.  Runners then cross Table Cape Rd and return to the Start/Finish along the same route as initially taken.

Pre-Race Safety Briefing 

1. There are two crossings Table Cape Rd and there are short sections where the course follows Jenner St and the Esplanade.  Runners are strongly reminded that they do not have right of way and that they are expected to take due care at all crossings. 

2. There are sections of exposed tree roots, stairs and variable lighting.  It is suggested that runners avoid using sunglasses out on course. 

3. Please be aware we are sharing paths with the public and need to give other users due consideration. 

4. There is limited parking in the Gardens carpark, so please leave this for other patrons and people with mobility problems or small children. There is parking at the wharf and in nearby streets. 

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Written course description:

The main race starts at 9:30 am at 225 Johnsons Road, Yolla. Nominated time race starts at 9am. Kingsley Coffee will be on site to satisfy all you hot drink needs. 

The race is a loop course covering approximately 8.5 km in a generally clockwise direction. The course covers a combination of farm road, gravel road, paddock, and mountain bike track. 

The start/transition/finish chute starts near the sheds behind the house on the property.  Runners then turn left from the year and then another left onto the 600 out and 600 back section of the course. Follow the course marking down the farm road until eventually it runs up into a paddock. Follow the pink ribbon course marking through a couple of grass paddocks and then around the perimeter of a recently cropped area sticking to the grass around the outside. From there the course runs approximately 400 m up a rough gravel road before re-entering back into farmland. From here it’s a short paddock run before entering the mountain bike track area. Follow the pink ribbon around the mountain bike track. While on the track DO NOT jump over to any other nearby tracks or duck under/over or around the black & yellow barrier tape; there are multiple tracks in this area and deviating from the pink ribbon course will cause runners to go off course very quickly. 

After running the mountain bike track loop you’ll emerge back into farmland close to where you entered the bike track. Turning left, follow the pink ribbon, you’ll find a very fast section of the run across and down grass paddocks until entering another farm road. The run continues fast along the farm track until you hit the finishing hill of doom! Then through the stock yards and to the start / finish/ transition!  

The whole course is marked with pink ribbon and orange arrows will be placed at key locations to guide runners around.  

For those wishing to gpx files of the course route can be downloaded here and preloaded onto your running watch.  To download click the Downward link (highlighted below) and select “Download GPX”. 

Pre-Race Safety Briefing:

Runners are responsible for their own safety. Please consider the course and weather conditions and prepare yourself accordingly by wearing appropriate footwear and clothing. 

Runners must follow the pink ribbon marked course at all times.  Black and yellow tape designates no go areas.  

Portaloo facilities will be provided in the shed area for participants and volunteers. 

Runners are reminded that they are running on a private property. Areas outside of the marked course and transition area are out of bounds. The shared route file does not permit runners to access to the course outside of the designated race period without permission from the landowner. 

No littering will be permitted; all runners are expected to carry any rubbish with them to the finish area.