Burnie Ten
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox athletics race
| image = Burnie-Ten-Start-20161023-004.jpg
| caption = The start in 2016
| date = A Sunday in October
| location = Burnie
| type = road
| distance = 10 km (also 5 km, Wheelchair 10 km)
| est = 1985
| record = 27:43 (M; 2022, Jack Rayner); 31:40 (F; 2024, Leanne Pompeani)
| homepage = https://www.burnieten.com.au/
}}
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The Burnie Ten is an Australian 10 km road race held on a Sunday in October every year in Burnie in North West Tasmania along Emu Bay.
Route
The race starts north of Wilson/Cattley Street intersection and proceeds south along Wilson Street to the Bass Highway. It follows the highway east, past the Burnie Yacht Club and Wivenhoe to the five kilometer turning point, then returns along the same route to the start-finish line.{{cite web |title=Course Route |url=http://www.burnieten.com.au/race-information/course-map-and-route.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309133604/https://www.burnieten.com.au/race-information/course-map-and-route.php |archive-date=9 March 2020 |access-date=3 October 2023 |website=Burnie Ten}}
In 2015, a 5km event was added with 489 participating in the five kilometre event with the half way point near the Emu River.{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/4230806/run-five-in-burnie-ten|title=Run Five in Burnie Ten|date=16 October 2016|accessdate=2 January 2017}}
In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic the event was held virtually, with entrants able to complete the race in their own time on either 17 or 18 October.{{cite web|url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/6806523/decision-announced-for-2020-burnie-ten/|title=Heritage Burnie Ten to go virtual for 2020 |author=Meg Powell | publisher=The Examiner |date=25 June 2020}}
Selected results
All information from [https://www.burnieten.com.au/honour-board The ‘Burnie Ten Honour Board’]