Well done to all teams/runners in todays The Berry Patch / Sports Power Burnie Teams 3x2x3.5km Handicap race. Well done to team Red (Roselyn Hendriks, Dennis Hendriks, Ebony Gillard) who won from GET, Trail Gals 1, Bitumen 2 Bush and Ajj.
Earlier, the nominated time winners were Eva Ridderhof, Eva Murrell, and Tom Ridderhof
The race start will be outside Berry Patch caravan park along the road further than The Berry Patch Café entrance. Parking for vehicles will be near the start on the edge of the road, not at the Berry Patch carpark.
NB This year we are running in an anti-clockwise direction.
Runners head east along Blackburn Dr to a point where they will be directed over the railway line. The course heads north-east, crossing the vacant block to Boyes St and then onto the boardwalk until the end of Lukin St. Turn right and follow the path through the bush (not down the grass lane) and onto the Esplanade. Follow the Esplanade remaining on the right (sea) side of the road until you are crossed to the left side of the road on Turners Beach Road. Cross the railway line and keep left to arrive back in Blackburn Drive, running towards the start/finish. This completes one lap, where runners will tag their next team member. The race will be two laps of this course for each runner.
Parking and toilets for this race are at McKenna Park, Three Mile Line Rd, Burnie.
The course starts on the northern side of Three Mile Line Rd west of the Tas Networks Driveway. Runners then head west on the northern footpath. A marshal will cross runners through the roundabouts at Woniora Rd and Mooreville Rd. At approx. 3km the runners turn right onto West Mooreville Rd. Staying on West Mooreville Rd runners continue until approx. 7km when West Mooreville Rd ends; here runners turn right, following the western footpath along Mooreville Rd. At approximately 8.5km, runners will be crossed to the eastern side of Mooreville Rd by a marshal. At the roundabout intersection of Mooreville Rd and Three Mile Line Rd, runners turn left and follow the northern footpath of Three Mile Line Rd to the finish chute, again crossing by marshal at Woniora Rd.
This course consists of a mix of road and off road track starting at the end of Port St, Port Sorell. Runners will head west along the esplanade before crossing the Panatana Rivulet via the footbridge. After crossing the rivulet, the course takes an anticlockwise loop following the trails, crossing Panatana Dr and continuing until the trail meets Milldan Rd. Here runners will head north along Milldan Rd briefly before turning right into Jefkins Dr, following this road for approx. 800 m before a turnaround and returning to Milldan Rd. The course then follows Milldan Rd north until the end of this road which leads directly onto trail. Runners will follow this trail until the footbridge to complete the loop before re-crossing the bridge and returning the start area to the finish chute.
The course starts at the Romaine Reserve carpark adjacent to the BBQ area. Runners follow the reserves gravel pathway in an anticlockwise direction until they reach the start of the Mount Street link path. Here runners turn right onto the link path and continue for another 400m. The course then turns left onto the fence line track, heading back into the reserve for approx. 700m until the Havenview link path. Here runners will do a hard right U turn, through the guard rails and onto the forestry fire track on the opposite side of the fence. The course follows the fire track southwest 1.5km, with runners staying true to the track. Runners will then turn right at the T intersection, then right again at the next T intersection as they approach the truck route. Here runners will complete a 300m out and back section around a turn marker, before continuing along the fire track adjacent to the truck route. Approx 1km down the track the course will perform a large “U” between the truck route and the reserve fence line tracks. Runners then continue another 1km along the truck route track, crossing over the Havenview link track, before following the track left towards the reserve. The course then turns left back onto the reserve gravel pathway, before turning right over the footbridge and finishing where the course started.
This race is a relay where each team member covers the same 5 km course. The race chute will serve as the start and finish (transition for runners 1, 2 and 3) for all team members.
The race starts on the on the coastal pathway at the western end of the Penguin Surf Club building. Runners head west on the coastal path towards Burnie for 2.5km, turn at the turn cone and return to the transition with the next runner or finish.
The coastal path is 3.5m wide. However, as runners will be travelling along the path in both directions throughout the race, competitors are reminded that they must keep to the left-hand side of the path at all times. Please overtake slower runners only when safe to do so.
All warmups should be completed on the pathway to the east of the Penguin Surf Club to avoid crossing the roads or interfering with those that are racing. Club members are asked to be courteous to members of the public using the coastal pathway at all times.
There is limited parking at the Penguin Surf Club and we have a large number of entrants. Alternate parking is available at Johnson’s Beach, parking at this location offers a 1.5km warm up.
The Club and MA & LJ Bates Plumbing will provide a BBQ after the event.