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The sale of the Calcutta took place tonight at the Burnie SLSC

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Feature Race Calcutta Information

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Catering: Could we all please bring a plate of food

If your last name starts with a letter from A to P can you please bring a savoury

If your last name is Q to Z can you please bring a sweet

We can either drop this at the Burnie surf club or we will have a car at the start line to collect food

Race Brief: The race starts at the Wynyard Yacht Club.  Runners immediately cross over an asphalt carpark (marshalled) and run onto the coastal pathway.  The course then follows the coastal pathway past Rotary Park (marshalled) until approx. 100 m before the Bass Highway intersection.  At this point runners will leave the coastal pathway and follow the main road to the intersection and out onto the Bass Highway.  From this point, the course follows the highway, past the drink station at Somerset (~10 km into the course), through the Somerset traffic lights (marshalled) and over the Cam River Bridge.  Continue to follow the highway until Cooee Primary School where runners will re-join the coastal pathway on their left.  Runners follow the pathway, through the crossing of Cooee Point Rd, around the coastal side of the University of Tasmania campus and finish on the Burnie foreshore.

1. Runners must run on the left side of all paths and roads.
2. Care must be taken while running on the highway as cars will be approaching from the rear
3. Runners must not accept water and/or food outside of the designated drink station; if additional nutrition is required, runners must carry it with them. NO EXCEPTIONS

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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 5:47, Dusk 6:15). 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.

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The race commences at Wings Wildlife Park, Winduss Road, Gunns Plains.

The Park would prefer we park up near the private cabins. Reach these by driving up between the café and the toilets. Please do not park in the café carpark nor over any gates.

Most of the race is run on public roads. You are responsible for keeping yourself safe. Watch for traffic on the road and also entering onto the road.

The Course: Exit the park using the left-hand side of the road and run to the junction of Winduss Road with South Riana Road. Turn left, cross carefully to the right side of the road and continue over the bridge to Gunns Plains Road.

Turn right and continue approximately 3.5km until turning right into Marshalls Bridge Road.

Continue over the bridge, and turn right again on reaching Lowana Road. Continue on this road which becomes South Riana Road until reaching Winduss Road again, cross carefully then continue along to re-enter the Park and on to the start/finish.

NB: Please make sure you only cross where there are witches hats and/or marshals.