The Club will be providing sandwiches but we ask members to support the luncheon.
Could those with family names beginning A to M please bring a plate of savoury to share and those with family names beginning N to Z please bring a plate of sweet to share. Thank you!
Emma Turner will be able to bring your dishes from Wynyard to the function if you want to drive straight through to the start.
Handicaps for the 2021 Feature Race:
Congratulations to the 40 finishers in the Race 24 Turners Beach, Rod and Judith Priestley 7km Handicap today!
Special Congratulations to Nigel Baptist, who won from Steven Tammens and Aaron Robertson.
Thomas Murton was the fastest male (23:41) and Lyn Saint-John was the fastest female (29:12).
Nominated time winners were Montana Robertson, Brian Paine, Lachie Riley and Libby Crispin.
Please don’t forget to do your Tassie COVID-19 checkin.
The meeting place is at the Berry Patch at Turners Beach which will be available for coffees/ice-creams and/or brunch after the race.
The course: Starting at the Berry Patch, run towards the river, almost to the train bridge, where you cross the railway line (care needed!) and enter the bush, following the path back to the left around the marshy area.
Please note: there are some muddy puddles in this section so consider wearing old footwear if you want to plough through them rather than go around. Please take care.
When you arrive at Lukin Street, turn right and then right again, into the bush. DON’T run down the grassy lane.
Follow the arrows, witches’ hats and path out onto the end of the Esplanade. Run on the river/beach side of the Esplanade eventually turning left past where the old service station used to be. Continue to Lethborg Avenue and turn right. The turn is about 200 metres along. Return exactly the same way as you ran out, again staying on the beach/river side of the Esplanade (so we don’t have to worry about the streets).
It will be well marked with witches’ hats, arrows and fingers.
La Mar Café is closed for renos so that there will be no issue with traffic there. Just be careful with the traffic on the Esplanade.
Congratulations to the 43 runners that competed in The McLean, McKenzie and Topfer “Big Six” 6km Handicap today!
Special congratulations to Shaun Batten who took out the win, from Nigel Baptist, Gerard Lowry, Kathy Franks and Jason Scott.
Shaun Batten was also the fastest male (23:09), and Lyn Saint-John was the fastest female (25:11).
Nominated time winners were William Robertson, Libby Crispin, and Brian Paine.
A reminder that entries for the Feature Race are now open, and close Sunday August 29 at midnight.
Don’t forget to do your Tassie COVID checkin.
The race starts at the Howe Street Netball Centre.
Exit Howe street on to West Park Grove staying on the left. Enter the top gate of West Park and stay on the path to exit the gates at the bottom.
Take care going down the path as it may be slippery.
Stay on the footpath until Brickport Road. Please ensure at you run up Button Avenue and then back down onto the footpath. DO NOT run on the road.
Continue up Brickport Road on the left footpath or extreme left of the road until just before the roundabout at Futuna Avenue/Uplands Place where you will crossed to the right. After the roundabout, you will be crossed back to the left.
Please note: you must ONLY cross at the marked points.
Continue to West Park Grove and stay on the left to re-enter Howe Street and on to the finish.
You will be crossing several streets including the main entrance into the hospital. Please take care and always check carefully before crossing. You are responsible for your own safety.
Congratulations to the 28 individuals and 20 teams of two who braved the severe weather conditions to compete in the The AJL Lifestyle/AJL Yamaha Half Marathon 21.1km and the Salty and Stevo Teams’ Half Marathon.
John Saltmarsh won the The AJL Lifestyle/AJL Yamaha Half Marathon 21.1km, from Ben Brockman, Shaun Batten, Kathy Franks, and Daniel Yaxley.
Fastest Male was Hayden Bishop (1:20:48), and Fastest Female was Susan Moodie (1:43:44).
Plus 1 (Benny Parsons and Sabrina Shields) took out the Salty and Stevo Teams’ Half Marathon Handicap, from Having Fun (Tony Yaxley and Rhian Miles), Hendriks/Lardner (Roselyn Hendriks and Matthew Lardner), The Crispins (Howard and Selina Crispin), and Bec & Bronty (Rebecca de Groot and Bronty Halley).
Nominated time winners were Maya Bramich, Libby and Freya Crispin, and Brian Paine.
This week there are two events being conducted concurrently over the same course – the AJL Heavy Equipment Half Marathon and the Stevo and Salty’s Half Marathon Teams’ Race.
The half marathon races will start at 9.30am. Competitors need to wear a race bib, which will be provided, to identify which race they are in and what team. It is a flat, out-and-back course. As sections of the race is on public roads runners are asked run with caution and obey any directions from race officials. Runners need to supply their own drinks in clearly marked bottles. There will be a tub for drinks at the start which will be taken to the race turn.
The races start at the Turners Beach Football Club, Henry Street, Turners Beach. The course starts with a clockwise lap of the oval heads out of the ground on Henry Street and runners then turn left onto Susan Street and left again onto Boyes Street. There will be a race official at the junction of Boyes Street and The Esplanade to turn the runners left and onto the right-hand side of The Esplanade. Runners continue on the right-hand side of the road to the coastal pathway through to Beach Road. The runners join the Fairway Park pathway near to Ulverstone Surf Club, continue along the pathway past Otto’s Grotto and take the top footpath at the wharf and onto the Ulverstone Bridge. The race heads right off the bridge footpath onto the coastal walkway next to the Leven River to Maud Street. At Maud Street runners turn right into Braddon Street and continue on the right-hand side to the turn just before the Ulverstone Tennis Courts where there will be a drink station. The teams’ second runner commences their run at the turn. Runners return on the same course to the finish at the Turners Beach Football Ground.
Post-race presentations will take place in the Turners Beach Club clubrooms. There will be free soup, tea and coffee available for runners, volunteers and supporters. There are toilet and shower facilities available.
Congratulations to the 44 runners who competed in today’s Jacques Parcel Contracting 5.3km at Penguin.
Special congratulations to Alex Reimer who won from Greg Malley and Dominic Troughton.
Fastest times were male Tom Murton (18:57) and female Lyn Saint-John (23:53).
Nominated time winners were Libby Crispin, Lucy van Rooyen and Freya Crispin.
This week’s race is a mix of off road, mountain bike trail, gravel road and asphalt. The course includes a significant hill early on to challenge competitors’ legs in the short 5.3 km distance.
Runners meet at Dial Regional Sports Complex carpark. Start on main driveway footpath, head south along the driveway and turn right onto footpath that follows Sports Complex Road. Cross the driveway of Athletics Track onto the grassy area. Follow fence line to the dog exercise park and cross Sports Complex Road at the marshalled crossing. Follow Sports Complex Rd on left hand side to where runners enter the mountain bike track immediately prior to the intersection.
The course then follows the track for approximately 1.5 km. While on the track, cross over the Mountain Bike Club carpark driveway. Continue along the bike track following markings to the Montgomery Road carpark. Turn right and follow Montgomery Road on the right-hand side until it ends at Ironcliffe Road. Turn right onto Ironcliffe Road and staying on the right-hand side follow this road back Sports Complex Road. Turn right onto Sports Complex Road and cross back over to the left-hand side at the marshal point. Backtrack along the grass area, through the Athletics Track carpark to the Dial Sports Complex driveway. Cross the driveway following the path. Where the path ends adjacent to the Golf Clubhouse continue on the road on the left-hand side down to the intersection with Dial Road. Turn left onto Dial Road and follow this road on the left-hand side back to Recreation Drive. Turn left into and stay on the left of Recreation Drive. Follow this road and finish in front of the Dial Park Community Pavilion.
Safety warnings:
This course takes in 1.5 km of technical uphill track. Runners should make their own decisions as to whether this race is suitable for their ability in the those conditions.
Beware of mountain bikers. Do not turn around and go against the flow on the MTB Track. On narrow sections of the track be courteous and allow faster runners to pass by stepping to the left of the track.
Trail running shoes strongly recommended; at a minimum take shoes to get muddy in as the course will be wet and muddy in sections.
Recommend runners do not use sunglasses as there are exposed roots and rocks on the track.
This course crosses three carparks (Dial Park, Athletics Track, Montgomery Road carparks) and the mountain bike club driveway. Runners should take due care at all times.
The COVID-19 situation is escalating and changing quickly. Please visit www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au for the latest updates and restrictions, especially if you have travelled recently or been in the Launceston area. Do not attend the race if you have any cold or flu symptoms.
Congratulations to the 43 runners who competed in the “Kevin Burn Memorial” Brown Family/Pathway Therapies 13.5km at Gunns Plains today.
Special congratulations to Troy Reader who won from Shaun Batten, Pat McMahon, Gerard Lowry and Josh Febey.
Fastest man and woman were Tom Murton (44:22) and Rhian Miles (58:45).
Nominated time winners were Amanda Reimer, Libby Crispin and Malcolm Nutting.