Well done to all competitors today in the Paine Family Memorial 10km at Burnie.
Congratulations to Rhian Miles who won from Sabrina Shields, Josh Febey, Gerard Lowry and David Murton.
Fastest male and female were Josh Febey (39:31) and Rhian Miles (42:08).
The Nominated Time Feature Race was won by Libby Crispin from Ellen Burgess, Emma Turner, Chad Burr and Emily Aichberger.
Race begins on North side of 3 Mile Line, opposite Burnie Council works depot
Proceed up 3 Mile Line on RHS of road, heading West
Cross over Mooreville Road under the direction of the marshal, at the roundabout and continue West, staying on the RHS
At West Mooreville road, turn Right and remain on RHS
West Mooreville will take you past E Cam road and continue up to the junction of Brickport road at Umina Park.
Turn Right and continue up Brickport Rd on RHS
A marshall will cross runners over to the LHS between witches hats at Freer farm. Continue to the roundabout and turn Left.
A second marshall will cross runners over the road approx. 200m from the roundabout
Continue up over the hill on RHS and down the the finish outside the Council depot car park.
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A tough task lies in wait for members his week as the PCCCT heads to Burnie for the Paine Family Memorial ten-kilometre handicap.
Members will meet at the McKenna Park Hockey Complex ready for a start on Three Mile Line and will complete a circuit taking in the many hills of Mooreville and West Mooreville Roads.
Although it is a challenging course, it is very popular with runners wishing to test themselves over the classic distance and most will be very fit heading into the second half of the season.
Following a string of top runs while showing continued progress, Andrew Lucas will be a top chance on a course that will suit him. After breaking into “the ten” at Stanley, he has continued to improve finishing a great fourth over a similar course at Somerset before a sixth last week in a less suitable event.
Adrian Mann was sixth in the tough twelve-kilometre race two weeks ago and will be very hard to beat while Rhian Miles is well overdue for a win
Others with strong chances are Aaron Robertson, Steve Tammens, and Jason Scott while David Murton and Gerard Lowry can’t be discounted.
Entries close on Friday at 6pm with the race starting at 9:30.
This week also sees the running of the nominated time “Feature Race” to be held at 9:00 with extra prizes provided by the Paine Family. The Club is looking for strong support from members to make this a great event
Sunday’s race, the Aviva Parfumerie five-kilometre handicap was run on a flat out-and-back course starting at West Ulverstone’s Tobruk Park and led to some fast times being recorded. Most runners relished the change from the long, hilly races of the last few weeks and a good-sized field competed.
The event, which incorporated the Club’s five-kilometre championships, was conducted as a sealed handicap. This meant all runners commenced together and the handicaps were applied after the race.
The SC Concrete Pumping Women’s championship saw a victory to young-gun Darcy Miller who recorded the very slick time of 18:28. She had a comfortable margin to spare from a gallant Rhian Miles with another strong young runner in Sabrina Shields finishing third.
In the Cahill Family Men’s event, Hayden Bishop, added the five-kilometre championship to the ten-kilometre one that he won at Devonport earlier in the year, recording a very good 16:38. Bryan Tuit and Josh Febey took out the placings.
The sealed handicap was taken out by cyclist-turned-runner, Jordan Matthews who broke through for a well-deserved win after several placings. In his first season with the Club, Matthews has really taken to running and has exhibited great improvement. He still mixes running and cycling in training, finding the combination keeps him fresher and is less hard on his body. He also enjoys the fact that he can get a solid running workout done in about a third the time it would take cycling.
Steve Tammens and Rhian Miles filled the placings just in front of David Murton and Nick Young
Earlier the nominated time winners were Paige Aitken and Libby Crispin.
Well done to all runners in today’s events at West Ulverstone – the Aviva Parfumerie 5km handicap, the SC Concrete Pumping Women’s 5km Championship and the Cahill Family Men’s 5km Championship.
Congratulations to Jordan Matthews who took out the handicap event from Steve Tammens and Rhian Miles.
Congratulations too, to Darcy Miller who won the women’s championship from Rhian Miles and Sabrina Shields and to Hayden Bishop who won the men’s championship from Bryan Tuit and Josh Febey.
The nominated time winners were Paige Aitken and Libby Crispin.
Handicaps will be posted with the results after the race on Sunday.
Mass start at Tobruk Park, Helen St. All runners will start at 9:30am. The Handicap race results will be calculated at the conclusion of the race. The first three males and females across the line will be the placegetters of the Championships.
Stay on cement path all the way, under the bridge, beside the river, behind basketball stadium and past legion Park. Heading along Maud St turn right into Braddon St then follow path till you get to a PCCCT finger sign. Follow path behind the tennis courts until you turn north prior to the train crossing. Continue through the Apex Caravan Park until you hit Picnic Point Rd. Follow this road to the turn point witch’s hat. Then return the same way you went out.
This Sunday the PCCCT heads to Ulverstone for the Aviva Parfumerie five-kilometre handicap and many members will relish the short, flat event following tough courses the last few weeks.
Tobruk Park at West Ulverstone is the meeting place and the event will take competitors on paths west towards the Apex Holiday Park and return.
After completing his first marathon in May, former cyclist-turned-runner, Jordan Matthews has finished third and then a great second last week and this race must be his for the taking. The only thing in his way may be that it will be too short for him as he clearly likes the harder events.
There are many others waiting to pounce including Steve Tammens, Andrew Lucas, Kelly Baxter and Darlene Jacques while Stephen Dutton must also be considered.
The race incorporates the Club’s five-kilometre championships, so will be conducted as a mass start with the handicaps being sealed until after the finish.
The SC Concrete Pumping Women’s Championship is quite open. Lyn Saint-John and Felicity Lovatt look to be the main chances but Sabrina Shields, Bec O’Garey and Susan Moodie can’t be ruled out of contention.
Andrew Winkel, Joshua Febey and Hayden Bishop look the strongest chances in the Cahill Family Men’s Championship although Tom Murton and Tom Winkel will become the ones to beat if they compete.
Entries close at 6:00pm on Friday with the gun firing at 9:30.
A nominated time event will be held at 9:00.
Entries must be made at www.pccct.org which also has all relevant information. New runners are always welcome.
The PCCCT headed to Somerset for race 14 of the season – the Raymond Spinks/Coastal Running Club 12km handicap. Due to the toughness of the course and the unpleasant weather, numbers were down on recent weeks but a very competitive field gathered to hear the starter’s orders. The hilly, circuit course is a challenging one, commencing with a steady four kilometre climb up the Murchison Highway.
Turners Beach runner, Felicity Lovatt, ran a terrific race to break through for her first victory with the Club after showing recently that a win was imminent. She displayed promise last year in her debutant season with the PCCCT, but has had to overcome a couple of nagging injuries to return to her best form.
Although she has always enjoyed running, Lovatt was nervous about running competitively until last year when she and her brother Sam decided to join the Club. Now she speaks highly of the friendship and support she has received from members.
Trail running is her great love and next week Lovatt is travelling to the East Coast to compete over 29 km at Freycinet.
She had a narrow victory over Jordan Matthews who, after starting just 15 seconds behind Lovatt, chased her all the way to finish just ten seconds in arrears.
Perennial placegetter, Jason Scott, chalked up another third while Andrew Lucas, Gerard Lowry and Adrian Mann were next to finish.
Andrew Winkel was the fastest male (46.12) while Lovatt was quickest of the women (55:56).
The nominated time winner was Malcolm Nutting.
Well done to the 29 starters in the Ray Spinks/Coastal Running Club 12km Handicap today at Somerset.
Congratulations to Felicity Lovatt who won from Jordan Matthews, Jason Scott, Andrew Lucas and Gerard Lowry.
Fastest male was Andrew Winkel in 46:12 and fastest female was Felicity Lovatt in 55:56.
Nominated time winner was Malcolm Nutting.
This week presents a challenging 12 km course using predominantly back roads behind Somerset, with plenty of hills to test the legs. The meeting point for this race is the Somerset Soccer Club off Cardigan St, Somerset.
The course starts in Cardigan Street at the western end of the Soccer Club. Runners proceed west on left hand side of road to Old Cam Road. The course then turns left down Bread and Butter hill. Past the bridge a marshal will cross runners onto the right-hand side of the road before turning right onto the Murchison Highway. The course continues south along the highway (runners keeping on right hand side of the road) before turning right onto Village Lane (approx. 4.1 km into the course). Runners continue on Village Lane until it meets Seabrook Rd. The course turns right at this point, with runners staying on the right-hand side of the road. The course continues straight onto Malakoff Street, before crossing a small park. At this point runners join Cardigan Street on the left-hand side of the road and finally finishing outside Yarrandoo.
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