The event starts outside the Wynyard Post Office. Please run on the left hand side of the road except for where there are bike lanes and footpaths. Where these exist, please use them There is little verge on the section of the Old Bass Highway from the Mt Hicks roundabout and Doctors Rocks junction. Please stay on the extreme left of the road there and take great care.
Care is also needed where the roadworks are being undertaken at Doctors Rocks.
The work being done on the Cam River Bridge means there is little running room on the left hand side of the road. We are asking that no-one overtakes another runner while crossing the bridge. Please stay in single-file until you are off the bridge.
Care is needed entering West Park as cars may be entering or crossing toward the bike park at the same time.
Please obey any directions of Club officials and/or police officers.
This Sunday sees the running of the Simons Carpets Wynyard-to-Burnie Feature race.
This event, which is the most prestigious of the season, is run over 17.6 kilometres, starting outside the Wynyard post office and ends with a lap of West Park oval giving spectators a good view of the finish. The first runner away, Bonnie Bonneville, will commence her journey at 9:30 with the winner expected to finish at around 11:30.
All members would like to add their name to the honour board listing previous winners, but only one will have that privilege. To win, a number of factors have to come together, but principal is a quality, injury-free preparation to enable a competitor to utilise the handicap provided.
The best of the frontmarkers looks to be Darlene Jacques but the distance will suit Chris Talbot while David Murton will also make a strong claim.
Best of the middlemarkers look to be Steve Tammens, Jason Scott, Aaron Robertson and Jordan Matthews. With great runs on the day, Gerard Lowry and Greg Smith can also put themselves in the picture.
Any of several backmarkers would not surprise and be deserving winners. Ben Young, Ben Brockman, Josh Febey and Andrew Winkel are all top chances while any of the three competitors who will be the latest to start, Hayden Bishop and Brian Lyons off 59:00 and Thomas Murton off 1:02:30 could charge through the field and break the tape.
Following the race there will be a luncheon at The Point for members and their families.
Sunday’s PCCCT – Running Club race at Railton – the Anvers Chocolate ten-kilometre handicap was run in great weather conditions.
The course takes runners on back streets and through a bush track before heading up the tough 1.5-kilometre long Newbed Road hill and continuing to complete a circuit.
This was the final race before the season finale next week – the Wynyard to Burnie Feature race – and was penalty free until after that event. Consequently, it was expected to be a very close contest and it was outside the winner.
One of the frontmarkers, Sulphur Creek runner, JoHanna Robertson, a winner earlier in the season, showed how much she has continued to improve to record a comfortable victory.
Robertson has upped her training in recent weeks, increasing her distances as well as doing interval work, to enable her to comfortably complete the Club’s 17.6 Feature Race. She has even surprised herself with her improvement and on today’s effort, she should have no problem.
The consistent Josh Febey ran into second place recording fastest time (37:29) although he did not have much to spare over the next runners to finish, Steven Tammens, Alison Ridderhof (who was fastest female in 48:58) and Melinda Bramich.
Others to turn in good performances included Gerard Lowry, Troy Reader and David Murton. All of these runners will go into the big one next week with a degree of confidence.
The nominated time winners were Ruby Tate, Malcolm Nutting, Sienna Bramich and Hannah Ridderhof.
The PCCCT will provide sandwiches for the luncheon after the Feature Race.
All runners and members attending are asked to contribute a ‘plate’. Those with surnames A-M please bring a sweet. Those with surnames N-Z please bring a savoury.
Volunteers working in the kitchen and are able to heat up savouries.The Point will be open from 8:30am to drop off food or Emma Turner will be at the start line in Wynyard and can transport food from there to the function.
Head down Giblin Street and turn right into Ennis Ave. Stay on RHS of road
This turns left into Dowbiggin St
Proceed south on Dowbiggin St and across the mainroad at the marshal
Continue further on Dowbiggin St and turn right at the marshal onto the old Trainline which will take you through to Sunnyside Road
Veer right on Sunnyside road and continue back to the main road.
Stay on RHS of road until crossed over by a marshal.
Proceed left around the corner of New Bed Road. Cross safely onto the RHS of NewBed Road.
Take a big breath because here comes the hill!
Proceed up ….and up…and up NewBed Road. At the top it will bring you along the top of the hill and turn right to bring you back down to a T junction.
Turn right and stay on RHS of road to proceed back to Ennis Ave. Fingers and witch’s hats will guide you along the path to the finish in Goliath Park where we started.
Notes
Although Railton is usually quiet on Sunday mornings, keep to the right hand side of all roads and be aware of any traffic.
This race is a deferred penalty race; handicaps are done for the feature race.
Special note, it is possible on this race to take home the chocolates without winning. 😊
Railton is the venue this Sunday for the penultimate race of the season as members of the PCCCT – Running Club compete in the Anvers Chocolate ten-kilometre handicap.
The course is a circuit, starting at Goliath Park, and is affectionately described as flat with one hill. However, that one hill, is a long and high one and presents a good challenge.
This is the final race before the major race of the season – the Wynyard to Burnie Feature Race – and, as is traditional, the victor will not receive a penalty for winning until the end of the season. Therefore, competitors can go all-out knowing a win will not affect their handicap for the “big one” the following week.
Jean-Christophe Bonneville is a first year Club runner and has impressed win the few runs he has had. He was a close second a couple of weeks ago and will be very hard to beat this time as the extra distance will suit him better.
Backmarker Andrew Winkel was a great sixth last week at Turners Beach and will be a top chance to break the tape as the course will suit him perfectly.
Other good chances look to be Lyn Saint-John, Gerard Lowry, who trains on this course, Ben Young and David Murton.
Entries will close at 6:00pm on Friday, with the race starting at 9:30. New runners are always welcome with information available at www.pccct.org. A nominated time event will be conducted at 9:00.
Race 24 of the PCCCT – Running Club’s season – the Rod and Judy Priestley/The Berry Patch seven-kilometre handicap – used a scenic two lap course at Turners Beach. Weather conditions were conducive to running and some fast times were recorded.
The event produced a close finish with Penguin athlete, Alison Ridderhof, overtaking Johanna Robertson in the last two hundred metres to record a narrow victory.
In her first season with the Club, Ridderhof was delighted to turn the tables on Robertson who had narrowly beaten her a few weeks ago at Romaine Park. Robertson had been rehandicapped for that victory but has continued to improve so that she almost had her second win for the year.
Nevertheless, it was Ridderhof who prevailed. She has been running for some time with a training group called The Running Buddies, and it was a couple of members of that group who convinced her, her husband and some friends to join the PCCCT – Running Club and they have loved their involvement.
Steve Tammens took out third place just ahead of Jason Scott and Andrew Lucas. All three have been consistent top finishers and will be eyeing off the Feature Race in two weeks.
Fast finishing backmarker, Andrew Winkel, was next to finish and recorded fastest time of 24:58 while Lyn Saint-John was fastest female (29:24).
Earlier, nominated time winners were Tom Ridderhof, Freya Crispin, Mitch Elphinstone and Libby Crispin.
Next week sees the last race to be run before the Feature Race. The winner of that race will not be rehandicapped until after the Feature Race.
