Well done to all competitors in today’s Physiotas 7km handicap!
Congratulations to Sarah Middleton who won from Robyn Locke, Henry Coker, Alex Rothwell and Josh Febey.
Fastest Female was Lyn Saint-John (28:42) and Fastest Male was Josh Febey (24:32).
Nominated time winners were Lexi (14s), George (16s) and Tom (38s).
NOTE: Next weeks race (Race 19) is the Feature Race and the final race for 2025. Entries close Sunday 7th September at midnight.
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 5:54, Dusk 6:21). 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 Anvers Confectionary 10km handicap!
Congratulations to Mark Saint-John who won from Jonathan Weeks, Jason Travers, Josh Febey and David Murton.
Fastest Female was Ellen Burgess (48:10) and Fastest Male was Josh Febey (38:03).
Nominated time winners were Tom (4s), Mitch (12s) and Lexi (15s).
NOTE: Next weeks race (Race 18) is on Friday evening 5th September, starting at 6pm (mass start). Entries close Wednesday 3rd September, 6pm.
NOTE: Feature race (Race 19, final race of the season) entries close midnight Sunday 7th September.
The race starts at 9:30 at Goliath Park, Railton. There are public toilet facilities at the park.
A nominated time event will be held prior to the main race start at 9am.
The race is a loop course starting in Goliath Park and heading south on the footpath to Giblin Street. Runners head down Giblin Street and turn right into Ennis Ave. Runners follow Ennis Ave as it turns left and becomes Dowbiggin St. The course continues south on Dowbiggin St and crosses Foster St (marshalled crossing). Continue south on Dowbiggin St and turn right at the marshal onto the old Trainline which will take you through to Sunnyside Road. Runners veer right on Sunnyside Rd and continue back to Sheffield Rd. Runners turn right at Sheffield Rd, heading north briefly before being crossed by a race marshal into Newbed Rd. The course then follows Newbed Rd for approx. 5.5km. At the bottom of the downhill runners meet the T-junction of Newbed Rd with Cements Works Rd. The course continues south on Newbed Rd before crossing Ramsey Rd and rejoining the footpath into Goliath Park which leads to the race finish.
Pre-Race Safety Briefing
Well done to all competitors in today’s Factory Direct Nutrition / Bitumen 2 Bush Teams Marathon 4 x 10.55km Handicap!
Congratulations to the winning team Triple Zoom + Old Man Boom (Darryn Ling, Stewart Mearns, Jordan Matthews, James Lucas), who won from:
2nd place: Tammo&murt (Thomas Murton, David Murton, David Ridderhof, Steven Tammens),
3rd place: I Dunno (Micheal Bates, David Shore, Andrew Bates, Chris Purton)
4th place: Chafing the Dream (Ryan Thorpe, Joshua Slocombe, Jean-Christophe Bonneville, Jason Travers)
5th place: Dal’s Poole Boys (Aaron Robertson, Isaac Poole, Dallas Van Rooyen, Jason Scott)
Congratulations to nominated time winners Rory (0 sec), Heidi (8s) and Tom (9s).
Teams Marathon 4×10.55km Race Handicaps
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.
There is a nominated time event at 9am.
Well done to all competitors in today’s races!
Iron Trail 23km Individual Race Results:
Iron Trail 2×11.5km Teams Race Results:
Iron Trail 23km Individual Race:
Congratulations to Robina Juanir who won from Matthew Hubbard, Darryn Ling, Jordan Matthews and David Shore.
Fastest Female was Rhian Miles (2:02:31) and Fastest Male was Jackson Shaw (1:53:12).
Iron Trail 2 x 11.5km Teams Race:
Congratulations to Woodletons (Liam Woods, Sarah Middleton), who won from Tuesday (Chris Purton, Micheal Bates), Poole Buoys (Mark Saint-John, Isaac Poole), Well Cooked (James Lucas, Stewart Mearns) and Slip and Slide (David Murton, Steven Tammens).
Enjoy a week off as we look forward to Race 16 Teams Marathon event on August 24th. Please note that entries for this event close Midnight August 17th.
Iron Trail 23km Individual Race Handicaps
Teams 2×11.5km Race Handicaps
Written course description:
The race starts at 9:00 am at the Wild Mersey car park, Shale Rd Latrobe. There are public toilet facilities at the car park.
The race is an out and back course covering approximately 11.5 km each way. The course covers shared access mountain bike and walking trails, with a short section of quiet road at the start finish.
The race will start on the road section southeast of the carpark, following this for approximately 1 km before crossing the Mersey River over the bridge. After crossing the bridge, runners turn right onto the Railton Express, looping clockwise under the bridge, before heading southeast along the track. From this point runners will follow the Railton Express trail markers. At approximately 4 km into the outward journey, runners will come to Great Bend Road where a race marshal will cross runners (when safe). The Railton Express continues for another 6km to the crossing point at a gravel road (Pump House Rd); runners cross here. Please note unlike 2024, the course crosses the road and rejoins the trail; runners do not run up the gravel road. After crossing the gravel road, the track continues for another 1.5 km to the turnaround/transition area. The turnaround/transition area will be next to a small forestry access road off Native Rock Rd, approximately 500m after the junction of Native Rock Rd and Pump House Rd (visible from the track). This point will be a marshaled drink station where runners can reload their water supplies before the return journey along the same track. This is also the transition area for runners competing in the team event.
After passing through the turnaround/transition runners will complete the return journey along the same path as the outward journey. The finish line will be the same location as the start chute.
The race has a hard cutoff time of 2 pm.
For those wishing to gpx files of the course routes can be downloaded here and preloaded onto your running watch. To download click the downward arrow (highlighted below) and select “Download GPX”.
Pre-Race Safety Briefing
This is a self-supported trail race. As such runners are requested to carry during the run:
Ultimately runners are responsible for their own safety. Please consider the course and weather conditions, and prepare yourself accordingly by wearing appropriate footwear and clothing.
Water to refill bottles will be at the marshaled turn around point. Please note you will be required to fill your own bottles; this is not the marshal’s responsibility.
A tail runner will be following the last runner on the return leg.
Runners are reminded that they are running on a public shared use trail and must be considerate of other trail users at all times. Runners are expected to give way to all mountain bike users of the trail.
Car parking at the turnaround transition area is extremely limited. Runners for the second leg are requested to carpool to this point to minimize traffic in this area.
Race cutoff is 2 pm.
Well done to all competitors in today’s Zenith Wealth 5.3km Penguin Trail Handicap!
Congratulations to David Ridderhof, who won from Jordan Matthews and Mark Saint-John.
Fastest male was David Ridderhof (25:06), and fastest female was Rachel Young (28:43).
Congratulations to nominated time winners Ned (6 seconds off) and Henry (13 seconds off).
This weeks race see’s a course change from previous years with a move to predominately off-road single track mountain bike trails within the Penguin Mountain Bike Park.
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.