The PCCCT heads to Stanley this week for the Dowling McCarthy Tyres/Hanson Family “Steve Hanson Memorial” Ace of the Green Hills.
This is run over an eight-kilometre course which has a short, testing hill early on but then competitors are rewarded with a great traverse of the Green Hills before descending with views of The Nut. After travelling along the main street, runners return to the start at the Stanley Oval.
As for every race recently, there are many runners who could easily break the tape, but one of the stronger chances looks to be Gerard Lowry – “the Railton Rocket”. One of the “Meercroft Crew”, who train regularly together at Devonport’s Meercroft Park, Lowry will be very much suited and could take out a well-deserved win.
After several finishes just outside “the ten”, his last two starts have brought him a fifth and a sixth and he won’t need to improve much more to be very hard to beat.
Young gun Dominic Troughton won this event last year and is running well enough that he can go “back-to-back”. Clearly, he loves the course.
Others with a strong chance are Felicity Lovatt, Isabelle Sharman, Steve Tammens and Jason Fehlberg.
The event starts at the later time of 10:30 with entries closing at 6pm on Friday. New runners are always welcome but need to take out membership first. For entries and membership see www.pccct.org .
A nominated time event will be held at 10:00.
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