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Race 2 Handicaps

Please ensure you are at the start line for your posted handicap time. Race start is at 9:30am.

A very warm welcome to all those having their first run with the Club today: Graham Higgins, Kendall Buckley and Selina Crispin. There are also several new nominated time members. Welcome to you, too.

We will be using shared paths for some of the run. Please give due consideration to others and stay at least 1.5m away.

Here is a description of the course (you may want to follow this while looking at the map).

Leave start and run along Braddon St on path behind Tennis courts to the 1st train crossing then turn right onto the grass at the entrance to the Caravan park. After crossing train line turn left to run to Picnic Point along road.

You will find a witch’s hat on the left where you will turn and head along grass to the entrance to the beach. Run along the beach till you see another witch’s hat and marshal to turn you onto the entrance to Penguin Rd.

When you get back onto Penguin Rd you will turn left & head back along the road until you get to the grass section. You will then come back the way you went out passing the start line till you get to another witch’s hat and turning point before you go under the car bridge.

You turn there and head back along the path to the Finish/Start line

It may sound complicated, but it isn’t and will be well marked with painted arrows, witch’s hats and fingers.

Please keep COVIDSafe distance between you and other runners, especially if you are following someone else.

Please read our COVIDSafe plan if you haven’t done so. Thank you very much to our wonderful season sponsors which are all listed on our website.

Course map: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/3237315436

Following the successful, if belated, start to the 2020 season last week, this Sunday running moves to Ulverstone for race 2.

Commencing at Legion Park, West Ulverstone, the event is six kilometres. As well as using tracks along the Leven River, there are sections on asphalt and grass and even a short beach section, giving plenty of variety.

With last week’s run under the belt to shake off the cobwebs, a very competitive race should ensue.

After his excellent second last week, Jason Scott certainly looks hardest to beat. In his second season with the Club, Scott showed he has made good improvement from 2019 and with the same handicap will start favourite.

Pat McMahon missed much of last year due to injury but showed with his run into fifth last Sunday that he is back in great form. He won’t need to improve much to take this out,

Fifteen-year-old Will van Rooyen is in his first season of handicapped running after coming through the nominated time ranks. He showed last week he has immediately adjusted and will be a top chance.

Others with undeniable chances include Dale Lancaster, Nick Young, Anne Thomas and Catherine Bell.

Those who haven’t registered and taken the season entries option are reminded that they need to register and enter by 9pm on Friday. The race will start at 9:30 with nominated time events at 9:00.

Handicaps

Please ensure you are at the start line for your posted handicap time. Race start is at 9:30am.

A very warm welcome to all those having their first run with the Club today: Amy Lamprecht, Andreas Petersen, Paul Pilkiigton, Emily Rataj, Catherine Bell, Will van Rooyen, Adrian Mann, Kristie Wilson, Anne Thomas and Troy Donald.

We will be using the main cycle/walk track. It is certain that there will be members of the public also on the track. Please give due consideration to others and stay at least 1.5m away. The path is quite wide and, in most places, has wide grass verges.

The course: We will start just over William Street near Coles Beach Road. Follow the main sealed path all the way to the railway crossing at Don College. Cross over and stay on the sealed path heading towards the pool. The turn is about 40 metres from there. Turn and come back the same way. See the map.

Please be very careful crossing the road near the Coles Beach carpark. We will have a marshal there.

We don’t expect there to be trains crossing but if there is, don’t take any risks.

Please keep COVIDSafe distance between you and other runners, especially if you are following someone else.

Please read our COVIDSafe plan if you haven’t done so.

Thank you very much to our wonderful season sponsors which are all listed on our website.

Course map: https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/3216066868

With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 season of the PCCCT finally gets underway this Sunday with a 5km handicap commencing at Devonport Bluff. The out-and-back course heads west towards the Don River but follows the walking/cycling track up to towards Don College.

It is hard trying to pick a winner as it is unknown how much training some runners have been doing and there have been no other races to give an indication of form.

However, the shorter distances usually suit frontmarkers so this gives runners such as Allan Bakes, Tim Dowling and Nicole Sharpe good chances.

Among the middle markers, Sven Mason will be looking to make an early strike while Nick Young will prove hard to beat also. Young was close to a win without breaking through the last two years.

Other competitors who would not surprise include Carolyn Brett, Michelle D’Monte and Paul Birch.

Among the backmarkers, the best chances could be Alex Reimer, Hayden Bishop and Andrew Winkel.

The race will begin at 9:30. Entries can only be made on-line on the Club website and close at 9:00pm Friday evening.

The minimum age to run in the handicapped races is fifteen, but shorter nominated time events open to all ages will be held at 9:00am. Twelve-, thirteen- and fourteen-year olds can do their nominated time run over 5km.

New runners are very welcome. The Club has had to make special arrangements to hold races. All potential runners are asked to read the further information, including COVIDSafe requirements, on the Club website at www.pccct.org.