Race 8 Report – 2026 LRC Season
Saturday 18 July 2026 – Longford
Saturday 18 July 2026 – Longford
Amazing running by all at the flat and fast Longford Course for Race 8 of the 2026 Launceston Running Club season. The out and back course made for some fast times, and Katie Proctor stormed home for the win in the Long Course!
There was also some excitement with a tie for the fastest junior female in the Short Course! Both Poppy Steen and Isobel Gunn ran a time of 10:21 for the 2.4km!
The sponsors Scott and Sam Smith along with some of the amazing team from Scott Smith Orthodontics came and joined in the fun, presenting the awards and gifting free water bottles to each of the winners. Thank you to the Scott Smith Orthodontics team for your support of this race, it is greatly appreciated.
Results
Full results are available here.
Full results are available here.
8k Long Course1st: Katie Proctor
2nd: Evie Rattray
3rd: Barry Sproston
Fastest male: Charles Gunn (28:03)Fastest female: Elysia Bishop (34:44)2.4k Short Course1st: Charlie Reese
2nd: Noah Webb
3rd: Sharni Reese
Fastest junior male: Charlie Reese (8:23)Fastest junior female: Isobel Gunn AND Poppy Steen (both 10:21!!)1.4k Juniors1st: Lucy Webb
2nd: Asha Pilkington
3rd: Logan Webb
Volunteers!!
Thank you to all of the volunteers who donated their time to help the event run smoothly and safely! Please use the Volunteer Signup to put your name down as a volunteer.
Thank you to all of the volunteers who donated their time to help the event run smoothly and safely! Please use the Volunteer Signup to put your name down as a volunteer.
We have 2x limited-edition Steigen Socks drawn as FREE spot prizes for our volunteers every week. Donated generously by our 2026 Race Volunteer Sponsor – Intersport Launceston.
Next Week:
Saturday 25 July 2026, we head to Windermere for Race 9 of the season.
Saturday 25 July 2026, we head to Windermere for Race 9 of the season.
Race 9 – The Fawcett Family Windermere 15km
Date/Time: Saturday 25 July 2026 (10am Short Course and Juniors, 10.45am Long Course)
Venue: Windermere
Meeting point: Windermere Boat Ramp
Course: This race is a solid run with racers completing a clockwise rolling hills loop around Windermere, starting and finishing on the Tamar River at the Windermere Boat Ramp. Long Course 15.1km, Short Course 2.5km, Juniors 1.5km.
Enter here BEFORE 7pm Thursday 23 July 2026 (entries close at 7pm sharp Thursday – no entries on race day). TIP: Plan to enter on Wednesday so you don’t accidentally miss the cut off time!
Course: This race is a solid run with racers completing a clockwise rolling hills loop around Windermere, starting and finishing on the Tamar River at the Windermere Boat Ramp. Long Course 15.1km, Short Course 2.5km, Juniors 1.5km.
Enter here BEFORE 7pm Thursday 23 July 2026 (entries close at 7pm sharp Thursday – no entries on race day). TIP: Plan to enter on Wednesday so you don’t accidentally miss the cut off time!
A reminder our start times are always:
Junior and Short Course: 10:00am
Long Course: 10:45am
Junior and Short Course: 10:00am
Long Course: 10:45am
Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the race start for the race briefing and arrive at least 30min before if you are volunteering as a marshal! See you out there.
