Wet, wet, wet! The rain was a constant companion but it didn’t stop the smiles this week at Redland Bay for parkrun #325. Thanks to everyone who left a warm, dry bed to join us and of course our fabulous volunteers in this National Volunteer Week!
Key stats:
Despite the miserable weather we had lots to celebrate today:
On this National Volunteers Week our event was made possible by 11 fabulous superstars. Well done and sincere thanks to our soggy team today:
Steve FAIRBANKS • Poppy FAIRBANKS • Rebecca MCVAY • Cheryl LAWIE • Lori LITTLE • Chelsea LANGTON • Debbie BUTLER • Neil PITT • Greg MCINERNEY • Lola ROBINSON • Michael BLACK
History
Redland Bay parkrun started on 10th June 2017. Since then 5,290 participants have completed 31,603 parkruns covering a total distance of 158,015 km, including 4,671 new Personal Bests. A total of 501 individuals have volunteered 3,871 times.
Stunning sunshine and a full tide made for a delightful view our over the bay today. The oval was swampy but we still had plenty of smiles and lots to celebrate for parkrun #324 at Redland Bay. This week:
Lots to celebrate today with sincere congratulations to:
The event was made possible by 13 volunteers. Thank you to these wonderful people:
Poppy FAIRBANKS • Cheryl LAWIE • Steve LAWIE • Lori LITTLE • Michael POLLARD • Caroline POLLARD • Rodney MAWOYO • Susan DREWETT • Neil PITT • Aden KELLY • Greg MCINERNEY • Helen GLOVER • Ross BEAMISH
Redland Bay parkrun started on 10th June 2017. Since then 5,276 participants have completed 31,550 parkruns covering a total distance of 157,750 km, including 4,667 new Personal Bests. A total of 500 individuals have volunteered 3,860 times.
Another fun filled morning by the bay for our May The fourth event #322 . It was a much cooler morning and the rain did hold off . The bay also turned it on this morning with a high tide lapping the shoreline . Thank you to everyone who came out in force and joined us this morning. Key stats:
We celebrated with some milestones today with 3 of our participants joining the purple shirt club for . Congratulations to Ruby Hansen , Christy Clancy and Laura Speece . we also congratulate Oliver Faulkner for Junior 10 parkruns . Well done Oliver and welcome to the white shirt club .
The event was made possible by 12 volunteers . Thanks again to all these people who gave their time and enthusiasm today , we could not do it without you:
Rebecca MCVAY • Simon HUNT • Lindy TILBUREY • Cheryl LAWIE • Michael POLLARD • Ella POLLARD • Jan HUNT • Tejay KELLY • Greg MCINERNEY • Tony EVERINGHAM • Etienne CORNET • Daniela SWART
to our First Finishers: First and Male in 17:54 Whyatt also took out Age Grade Category (JM15-17) of 75.42% well done Whyatt for scooping the pool there and our First Female Finisher was in 22:41 well done Sophie.
Redland Bay parkrun started on 10th June 2017. Since then 5,239 participants have completed 31,361 parkruns covering a total distance of 156,805 km, including 4,646 new Personal Bests. A total of 499 individuals have volunteered 3,829 times.
Another gorgeous morning by our beautiful bay for parkrun #321. Warm sunshine and a gentle cool breeze was delightful. Thank you to everyone who joined us. Key stats:
The event was made possible by 14 volunteers – huge thanks to these awesome and generous people:
Rebecca MCVAY • Cheryl LAWIE • Michael POLLARD • Caroline POLLARD • Rodney MAWOYO • Monique WHITEWOOD • Robert WHITEWOOD • Michelle VAN DER MEER • Liam VAN DER MEER • Nicola OATES • David KYTIC • Annabelle VAN DER MEER • Jan BUTLER • Ineke MASTENBROEK
Redland Bay parkrun started on 10th June 2017. Since then 5,227 participants have completed 31,267 parkruns covering a total distance of 156,335 km, including 4,636 new Personal Bests. A total of 497 individuals have volunteered 3,817 times.
A full tide and stunning sunshine with a cool breeze – perfect conditions for parkrun #320 at Redland Bay! Thanks to everyone who joined us.
The event was made possible by 14 volunteers – thank you to these awesome people who gave their time and talents today:
Cheryl LAWIE • Caroline POLLARD • Ella POLLARD • Monique WHITEWOOD • Robert WHITEWOOD • Peter DREWETT • Susan DREWETT • Michelle VAN DER MEER • Liam VAN DER MEER • Charlotte VAN DER MEER • Whyatt KELLY • Aden KELLY • Racheal KELLY • James NYLAND
Redland Bay parkrun started on 10th June 2017. Since then 5,205 participants have completed 31,143 parkruns covering a total distance of 155,715 km, including 4,622 new Personal Bests. A total of 496 individuals have volunteered 3,803 times.
It was a glorious autumn morning at Redland Bay parkrun #313 as we welcomed 120 people who ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 18 were first timers and 16 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 10 different clubs took part.
We welcomed visitors from Sandgate, Capalaba & Stones Cross as well as some very first timers. We hope you were made to feel welcome and that you enjoyed your morning with us.
The event was made possible by 12 amazing volunteers – thank you everyone!: Rebecca MCVAY • Cheryl LAWIE • Alicia WAUGH • Julian HEELIS • Beryl SCHMIDT • Cherylee GERRARD • Mark OATES • Greg MCINERNEY • Paul GLOVER • Harrison GERRARD • Tony EVERINGHAM • George JOYCE
We celebrated the 50 parkrun milestone with Mel Coburn & Kelly Pearson plus Stacey Harvey achieving her 25 milestone– very well done to you all!
First male finisher was Corey Rodrigues in 19:35
First female finisher was Sophie Ader in 21:48
First junior finisher Bryce Hocken in 25:26
Best age grade male Paul Sutherland 75.88%
Best age grade female Lainie Groundwater 75.18%
We have plenty of volunteer opportunities in the coming weeks which you can view by clicking on the future volunteer link above. Simply comment below or message us if you’d like to join our merry group.
Thank you for joining us this week. Next week we welcome Paul back as RD when we can do it all over again.
This week we welcomed 100 people who hopped, skipped, jumped, ran and walked the course, of whom 13 were first timers and 15 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 6 different clubs took part.
We celebrated milestones for Leanne Papas (100), Dasha Dolgova (50), Michelle Van der Mer (25).
We also welcomed visitors from the Gold Coast, Mansfield, Wishart, Caloundra, Toowoomba as well as 2 self-described nomads who started their parkrun journey in Darwin and have since clocked up over 80 venues around Australia.
First finishers were:
Male & best age grade: Glen Turner in 18:35, 75.15%
Female: Sophie Ader in 22:23
Best female age grade: Lainie Groundwater 72.2%
Junior: Huon Gnu in 23:21
The event was made possible by 11 wonderful volunteers: Rebecca MCVAY • Louis COETZEE • Adéle COETZEE • Cheryl LAWIE • Julian HEELIS • Felicity LARITZ • Peter DREWETT • Susan DREWETT • Debbie BUTLER • George JOYCE • Michael BLACK
Run Report : https://www.parkrun.com.au/redlandbay/news
Future Volunteer Roster : https://www.parkrun.com.au/redlandbay/futureroster/
Thank you for joining us and we will do it all over again next Saturday.
An overcast cloudy morning and a very soggy oval did not dampen the enthusiasm and spirits of our participants this morning . Along with the sea of smiles and our beautiful bayside back drop made for another interesting and awesome parkrun morning for our Event #311.
Milestones & Celebrations
Thanks to the above mentioned Volunteers for your massive contribution to our parkrun.
The event was made possible by 12 volunteers – Thankyou to all these awesome people whom without their contributions to our parkrun it could not exist . A huge thank you today to:
Rebecca MCVAY • Cheryl LAWIE • Lori LITTLE • Rodney MAWOYO • Trevor SCHULZ • Neil SCHMIDT • Beryl SCHMIDT • Leanne SCHULZ • Greg MCINERNEY • Tony EVERINGHAM • Etienne CORNET • Ruby HANSEN
congratulations to our first finishers today:
Records & History
Redland Bay parkrun started on 10th June 2017. Since then 5,025 participants have completed 30,057 parkruns covering a total distance of 150,285 km, including 4,481 new Personal Bests. A total of 487 individuals have volunteered 3,688 times.
An overcast cloudy morning did not dampen the enthusiasm and spirits of our participants this morning for our event #310 . As always our bayside is the perfect back drop for all our events . This week:
1 Milestone this week : Congratulations to Cara Davidson on 50 parkruns well done Cara .
The event was made possible by 13 volunteers – Thank you to these awesome people who give up their time every week filling the various roles with enthusiam and this i what makes our event what its . A huge thank you today to:
Lori LITTLE • Julie TALTY • Michael POLLARD • Cherylee GERRARD • Greg MCINERNEY • Alicia KOTYNSKI • Harrison GERRARD • Tony EVERINGHAM • Etienne CORNET • Marc MAUGER • Mathew HENNINGSEN • Noah MITCHELL • Nicole BOX
Congratulations to our speedy first finishers today:
Redland Bay parkrun started on 10th June 2017. Since then 5,012 participants have completed 29,969 parkruns covering a total distance of 149,845 km, including 4,472 new Personal Bests. A total of 486 individuals have volunteered 3,676 times.
A steamy start but the breeze did kick in for a lovely morning by our beautiful bay. Thanks to everyone who joined us. This week:
The event was made possible by 14 volunteers – thank you to these awesome people, and to everyone who adds their name to our roster and helps with various things to make our event the very special spot that it is. Huge thanks today to:
Louis BERNON • Simon HUNT • Cheryl LAWIE • Tina HEELIS • Lori LITTLE • Deb ADAMS • Julian HEELIS • Greg MCINERNEY • Helen GLOVER • Charlotte MAWOYO • Tendai MAWOYO • Jen NICHOLLS • Katie BUCKLEY • Michael BLACK
Female: Katinka VON ELSNER-WELLSTEED who recorded a time of 18:40 on 8th July 2017 (event number 5).
Male: Kye LOWTH who recorded a time of 15:53 on 4th November 2023 (event number 296).
Age Grade: Victoria HUANG who recorded 87.60% (19:29) on 22nd April 2023 (event number 268).
Redland Bay parkrun started on 10th June 2017. Since then 4,978 participants have completed 29,850 parkruns covering a total distance of 149,250 km, including 4,458 new Personal Bests. A total of 481 individuals have volunteered 3,663 times.
Another lovely autumn morning down at Karrawirra Torrens, where this week more than 370 people ran, walked, or volunteered at Torrens parkrun. There were 53 first timers, including tourists from WA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas, Aotearoa NZ, England, and France.
The event was made possible by 31 volunteers:
Mal MCMILLAN • Ojo DOJO • Speedy GONZALES • Merrilyn MCMILLAN • Allen WALTERS • James CORBETT • Thomas CASSIDY • Benjamin M BAYLY • Melissa DE ZWART • Emily DE ZWART • Francesco DE ZWART • Richard WATSON • Marino KOMLUSAN • Paul TEASDALE • Chloe TEASDALE • Justin WARNER • Coralie WARNER • James VIRGIN • Derek HILL • Jerry GAI • Aaron BAXTER • Georgina RIDGE • Mary CURRIE • Jack Norman WHITE • Katherine WHITE • Isabella IVANCIC-HOLLAND • Alex HART • Grace RIDGE • Mark PREVOST • Guoli HUANG • Lauren BAXTER
Ben Suttell 100
Lucy McCarthy 25
Today’s full results and a complete event history can be found on the Torrens parkrun Results Page.
Like every parkrun globally, our event is run entirely by volunteers. If you’re like to help out one week, get in touch. All the roles are straightforward and you get to be in the LEGENDARY Torrens volunteer team pic.
Message us via our Fb page or email us (Torrens at parkrun dot com)
Torrens parkrun started on 1st December 2012. Since then 21,264 participants have completed 149,656 parkruns covering a total distance of 748,280 km, including 21,084 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,205 individuals have volunteered 9,325 times. Wow!
Have a great weekend and, hey let’s do it all again next Saturday; May the fourth be with you, and dress up as your fave Star Wars character!!
This one was eventful. First up, Pakapakanthi was cancelled because of the equine event so we knew we might have a free more at ours. Second, a Brisbane guy called Tim (see yesterday’s post) was on his fourth continent and 19th country in a massive run effort in support of the joy of being active, and he was coming to our event on his way from Perth to Brisbane. And third, it was FABULOUS weather for running.
The result? A new attendance record, with 606 participants, plus a bunch of folk volunteering on top. Quite the crowd, and not a bad job of keeping to the left in general, though our opening straight video clip (if we can work out how to upload it)shows a few folk being a little less than committed to keeping left. The camera doesn’t lie.
There were 196 first-timers (WOW!), and we snagged a full set of Aussie tourists with EVERY state and territory represented. Plus cousins from Ireland, England, Scotland, and Aotearoa NZ.
Spirit-of-parkrun pic features Mal McMillan, because he’s done so much for our event and always wears fabulous gear.
The event was made possible by 30 volunteers, and we are now at TWELVE HUNDRED different people who have volunteered at least once at Torrens parkrun!!
Here’s this week’s gang:
Mal MCMILLAN • Ojo DOJO • Dave GRIMES • Speedy GONZALES • Merrilyn MCMILLAN • Glynn NICHOLAS • James CORBETT • Ashleigh GIBSON • Aaron MITCHELL • Linda GARDINER • Kerry OWENS • Sib REDFERN • Melissa DE ZWART • Francesco DE ZWART • Richard WATSON • Marino KOMLUSAN • Peter GARDINER • Paul TEASDALE • Justin WARNER • Coralie WARNER • Gary RAMSEY • Owen GRIMES • Derek HILL • Michael O’FLAHERTY • Amy LEA • Aaron BAXTER • Mary CURRIE • Ashlee MCEWAN • Duong NGUYEN • Guoli HUANG
We need volunteers for week so ping us here or email us if you can help out.
This week’s milestoners were:
Tyler Dogan 100
Sara Slayman 100
Jean Matthews 100
Mark Maclachlan 25
Tim Pexton 25
Tracey Siebert 25
Aiden Beeching junior 10
Charlotte Vo junior 10
Harvey Hope junior 10
Torrens parkrun started on 1st December 2012. Since then 21,211 participants have completed 149,294 parkruns covering a total distance of 746,470 km, including 21,022 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,200 individuals have volunteered 9,293 times. Wow!
Have a great weekend and, hey, let’s do it all again next Saturday.
Crikey it was a little toasty this morning down at Karrawirra Torrens where this week more than 410 people ran, walked, or volunteered at Torrens parkrun, of whom 70 were first timers including tourists from all around the dial of this ancient land, plus folk from England, Northern Ireland, Aotearoa NZ, and possibly other magical places I can’t recall (don’t hate me, I was up at 5.30am for this). Included was Ali, a Run Director from Bushy Park parkrun, where this whole parkrun thing started. Watch for Ali’s guest report that will come through later this weekend.
If you didn’t make it this morning you have TMO (Totally Missed Out) because the event had a volunteer takeover by University of Adelaide, supported by parkrun sponsor Medibank who brought water, bananas, and free merch. It was GREAT, you had to be there. We hope they’ll be back later this year, so don’t miss out.
With some regulars added in to the UniAdelaide/Medibank mix, our event had a mighty 42 volunteers: Mike ATKIN • Ali KENNEDY • Mal MCMILLAN • Ojo DOJO • Matthew IELASI • Merrilyn MCMILLAN • James CORBETT • Steven WEST • Thomas CASSIDY • Grette WILKINSON • Ashleigh GIBSON • Jennie SHAW • Aaron MITCHELL • Shawna HOOTON • Benjamin M BAYLY • Ben MCCANN • Alan BODDY • Peter STAGG • Melissa DE ZWART • Francesco DE ZWART • Mark Thomas WATERS • Van TRAN-WILLIAMS • Richard WATSON • Marino KOMLUSAN • Daniel LAWLOR • Mike HILL • Hayley HILL • Derek HILL • Jaime ROYALS • Hannah MCGRATH • Peter PUGSLEY • Montgomery MCCANN • Mary CURRIE • Matthew COOPER • Jack Norman WHITE • Jessica KLOSE • Ashley GAULD • Anthea D’ALOIA • Martin MCCARRON • Sarah CARVALHO • Sylvia LIAO • Jiyoung KIM
A special thank you to Grette, long time parkrunner, former volunteer ambassador, and all-round fine person, who played a central role in pulling this event together and building this week’s volunteer crew. And to Brian from Medibank, who with his team brought so much colour (the merch!) and energy. We loved having Uni Adelaide and Medibank hang with us.
Milestoners today were:
Rob Hoggins 350
Jake Lualhati 100
Jason Ellis 50
Avril McGregor 50
Chanel Caruso 50
Gerry McCarthy 50
Marie Robertson 50
Today’s full results and a complete event history can be found on the Torrens parkrun Results Page.
Spirit-of-parkrun pic features the wearers of socks!!!!
Torrens parkrun started on 1st December 2012. Since then 20,518 participants have completed 146,392 parkruns covering a total distance of 731,960 km, including 20,645 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,173 individuals have volunteered 9,101 times. Wow!
Stay cool in the hot weather, have a great weekend, and, hey, let’s do it all again next Saturday.
This was a very special event, because it was Merrilyn’s 500th parkrun volunteer gig! Merrilyn is the first person in the southern hemisphere to get to this milestone, and we are so proud. Merrilyn, along with partner Mal who is also a very longstanding volunteer, is central to our Torrens parkrun culture, and we are so grateful for her contribution. And so typical of Mal and Merrilyn, they organised a buffet for folk to enjoy. Naturally, Merrilyn features in our spirit-of-parkrun pic, with core volunteer team members Ben, James and Ojo, presenting Merrilyn with two ‘thank you scrolls’, where loads of participants from this week’s event wrote down some lovely words of thanks to Merrilyn.
In other news, the timing of our event meant it was still St David’s Day in Wales, so those with Welsh heritage brought a bit of dragon along to the event where 466 people ran, walked or volunteered, of whom a whopping 88 were first timers, and including tourists from elsewhere in SA, WA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, UK, South Africa, and possibly somewhere else we’ve forgotten.
Ros LOWE • Mal MCMILLAN • Ojo DOJO • Elizabeth SLATTERY • Merrilyn MCMILLAN • Allen WALTERS • Diane Lorraine WALTERS • Robyn MEYER • James CORBETT • Thomas CASSIDY • Aaron MITCHELL • Linda GARDINER • Benjamin M BAYLY • Melissa DE ZWART • Francesco DE ZWART • Mark Thomas WATERS • Simon WINDOWS • Marino KOMLUSAN • Peter GARDINER • Justin WARNER • Coralie WARNER • Derek HILL • Aaron SARGENT • Lachlan HUNT • Jerry GAI • Georgina RIDGE • Jack Norman WHITE • Duong NGUYEN • Grace RIDGE • Speedy GONZALES
Milestoners this week were:
Margaret Ouzman 200
John Dorrestyn 200
Liz Slattery 150
Elliot Dummin 150
Leah Maclennan 150
Tessa Roberts 150
Eliza Telfer 100
Natalie Miles 50
Paul Lewin 50
Michael Bradwell 50
Ben Walters 25
Ryan Evans 25
Alana O’Reilly junior10
Torrens parkrun started on 1st December 2012. Since then 20,448 participants have completed 146,002 parkruns covering a total distance of 730,010 km, including 20,625 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,156 individuals have volunteered 9,058 times. Wow!
Have a great week and, hey, let’s do it again next Saturday, when Uni Adelaide are doing a volunteer takeover to encourage international students to use parkrun as a way of connecting into new networks.
Delightful weather at Karrawirra Torrens this morning, where 396 people ran, walked and volunteered at our event, of whom 52 were first timers including tourists from WA, Qld, NSW, Vic, UK, Japan, South Africa, USA, and Argentina. We figure that’s all the continents covered apart from Antartica.
And from Lochiel parkrun just up the road, Phil Downing returned to the place he did his first parkrun on Australia Day 2013 to complete his 500th parkrun. We think he may be the second South Australian to hit that milestone. Big congrats to Phil. The same well we had people at Torrens doing their very first parkrun. So do please remember, it formed matter how many parkrun events you’ve done, whether it’s your first or your five hundredth, what’s valuable is that you are showing up on a Saturday morning to do a parkrun somewhere, something that’s a feel-good for you and in the company of a lot of other nice people.
And congrats to Torrens regular Ingrid Thompson, who collected her 400th parkrun today, adorned in a beautiful sash announcing this fact.
This week’s milestoners in full:
Phil Downing 500
Ingrid Thompson 400
Simon Windows 200
Sandy Looker 50
Aimee Beeching 50
Connor Groves 50
Andrew Fisher 25
Kristen Holden 25
Audrey Looker junior10
This event is run entirely by volunteers, and we welcome all offers of help. You can volunteer every week, once in a blue moon, or whatever works for you. Come have a chat with us and we can explain all the roles which are straightforward and fun.
Today’s event was made possible by 30 volunteers: Mal MCMILLAN • Ojo DOJO • Merrilyn MCMILLAN • James CORBETT • Mira MARIC • Serena KWONG • Steven WEST • Thomas CASSIDY • Aaron MITCHELL • Linda GARDINER • Benjamin M BAYLY • Kerry OWENS • Tim GILES • Judy M BAYLY • • Mark Thomas WATERS • Richard WATSON • Marino KOMLUSAN • Peter GARDINER • Mike WARDROP • Tiffany SMITH • Charlie WARDROP • Coralie WARNER • Hayley HILL • Aaron SARGENT • Sui YU • Jerry GAI • Ali NAZARIZADEH • Duong NGUYEN • Thomas MITCHELL • Jackson PENN
‘Spirit of parkrun’ pic features Ali Nazarizadeh who is quite new to parkrun volunteering and brought such great enthusiasm. And Jackson Penn, who found so many ways to be helpful this morning. The pic shows young Jackson surrounded by his posse.
Torrens parkrun started on 1st December 2012. Since then 20,278 participants have completed 145,135 parkruns covering a total distance of 725,675 km, including 20,492 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,153 individuals have volunteered 8,996 times.
Watch this space for details of an event coming up to celebrate Torrens parkrun volunteering.
Have a great weekend and, hey, let’s do it again next Saturday.
We’re getting closer to an 8am start, with today’s event setting off at 8.02am. We’re so proud of ourselves.
This week 461 people ran, walked or volunteered at Torrens parkrun, on a day where somewhere in Australia the millionth person did their first parkrun. We had 98 first timers (was it one of you?) including tourists from NT, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic and Tas, and folk from UK and the Czech Republic.
The event was made possible by 30 volunteers:
Mal MCMILLAN • Ojo DOJO • Speedy GONZALES • Merrilyn MCMILLAN • Neil PERCY • Steph THOMSON • Stuart THOMSON • Steven WEST • Thomas CASSIDY • Aaron MITCHELL • Linda GARDINER • Benjamin M BAYLY • Joel WEATHERALD • Judy M BAYLY • Mark Thomas WATERS • Richard WATSON • Marino KOMLUSAN • Shona GRANT • Peter GARDINER • Tiffany SMITH • Mike HILL • Aaron SARGENT • Georgina RIDGE • Tammy LAMBDEN • Chloe LAMBDEN • Jack Norman WHITE • Milla GRANT • Duong NGUYEN • Grace RIDGE • Chieko LANZON • Peter Shea
This week’s Spirit-of-parkrun pic features Marino, Duong and Aaron, who regularly sort those finish tokens so they’re ready for next time.
Todays milestoners were:
Justin Kentish 200
Justin Warner (volunteer legend) 100
Louise Maddock 25
Phoebe Dennis 25
Veronika Teague 25
Jackson Penn (junior 10)
Torrens parkrun started on 1st December 2012. Since then 20,082 participants have completed 143,894 parkruns covering a total distance of 719,470 km, including 20,288 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,150 individuals have volunteered 8,905 times. Wow!
In the meantime, have a great weekend and, hey, let’s do this again next Saturday.
James Tobin the Channel 7 Weekend Sunrise weather guy James and cameraman Lloyd visited us today to do their live crosses from Torrens parkrun. We knew they were doing one of these at 8am so we made a MASSIVE effort to be ready for 8am start. And we did it!!!
Unfortunately the live cross didn’t happen until 8.06, so we ended up going at the usual time. How funny is that! But thank you to all participants who showed up earlier than usual; we’ll aim for the same next week, where we arrange you in your approximate finish times and then to the main briefing, because that seemed to work well.
Spirit of parkrun pics this week features some of today’s course marshals who missed out on all the stuff with the tv crew because they were out on the course doing a fantastic job as marshals.
It was a big crowd this week, where over 500 people ran, walked or volunteered at Torrens parkrun, with 109 first timers (crikey!) including tourists from WA NT Qld NSW ACT Tas (yep we got the full set) and from UK and Japan.
The event was made possible by 29 volunteers: Mal MCMILLAN • Ojo DOJO • Elizabeth SLATTERY • Speedy GONZALES • Merrilyn MCMILLAN • Diane Lorraine WALTERS • James CORBETT • Stuart THOMSON • Thomas CASSIDY • Aaron MITCHELL • Debbie BOUGH • Benjamin M BAYLY • Alan BODDY • Judy M BAYLY • Francesco DE ZWART • Mark Thomas WATERS • Marino KOMLUSAN • Jen GIBSON-SMITH • Justin WARNER • Michael EMERSON • Sharolyn REED • Mike HILL • Lachlan HUNT • Jerry GAI • Adrian FLOR • Mary CURRIE • Eric FLOR • Matt MARTIN • Chieko LANZON • Jessica GORE • Linda GARDINER • Peter GARDINER
Tim Giles 250
Ian Gibson 250
Peter Chataway 150
Jordan Finlay 100
Rowan McMurray 50
Mark Georgiou 50
Boronia Luu 50
Rene Hikoso 50
Leonie Herdin 25
Imogen Noble 25
Xuan Khuc 25
Torrens parkrun started on 1st December 2012. Since then 19,984 participants have completed 143,433 parkruns covering a total distance of 717,165 km, including 20,230 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,146 individuals have volunteered 8,872 times. Wow!
And somewhere in Australia next Saturday, someone will be the millionth person to do a parkrun. Tell your non-parkrunning friends to join up and show up next Saturday; they could be the MILLIONTH!
Have a great weekend and, hey, let’s do it all again (on time) next Saturday.
That was fun! We got to start the year off using the Broo course, and the event went well thanks to the collective efforts of a fabulous bunch of volunteers, some of whom came in at very short notice. This included folk who guided people from the usual assembly area to the weir bridge. It included folk who marshalled the opening straight and through the tunnel, it included people marshaling course spots they weren’t familiar with, and it included no-notice barcode scanners who stepped up and helped us out in a jam. Truly, parkrun is a great community and here at Torrens parkrun we have so many folk who are happy to help. Here’s today’s list:
Harley TEAM VEGAN • Ojo DOJO • Matthew IELASI • Allen WALTERS • Diane Lorraine WALTERS • Steph THOMSON • James CORBETT • Makiko BACHE • Stuart THOMSON • Serena KWONG • Steven WEST • Thomas CASSIDY • Ashleigh GIBSON • Aaron MITCHELL • Benjamin M BAYLY • Judy M BAYLY • Melissa DE ZWART • Francesco DE ZWART • Mark Thomas WATERS • Emily WHITROD • Simon WINDOWS • Marino KOMLUSAN • Peter HINDES • Margaret OUZMAN • Lynette TAYLOR • Sarah LENNON • Justin WARNER • Coralie WARNER • Mike HILL • Hayley HILL • Ben WILCOX • Thomas PAMMINGER • Mary CURRIE • Alex HART • Duong NGUYEN • Chieko LANZON
Spirit-of-parkrun pic features Simon Windows living the joy of volunteering.
It was a bit toasty out there for the over 315 people who ran, walked and volunteered. There were 58 first timers including tourists from NT, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas, and UK, and some cuzzies from other local SA parkruns.
Milestoners were :
Ainsley McLean 400
Clemency Goldsmith 250
Annie Grace 150
Kerry Owens 100
Ben Taylor 50
Lloyd Goldsmith 50
Sarah Lee 25
Joanne Southwell 25
Maya O’Keefe-Barry (junior 10)
Torrens parkrun started on 1st December 2012. Since then 19,706 participants have completed 142,185 parkruns covering a total distance of 710,925 km, including 20,112 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,140 individuals have volunteered 8,776 times. Crikey!
Have a great start to the new year and, hey, let’s do it all again next Saturday.
What is it with this summer? A colder cloudy morning today, but as always no rain, so great running/walking weather.
This week more than 350 people ran, walked and volunteered at Torrens parkrun, of whom a whopping 73 were first timers including tourists from WA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic and Tas.
Congrats to these milestoners:
Adam Rosser 300
Adrian Oorloff 250
Kevin Ngugi 200
Rhys Hinds 100
Alexa Boddy 100
Chris Looker 50
Jack White 25
Alex Sherwood 25
Anita Morgan 25
Micha Gamble 10 (junior)
You can see the full results here: https://www.parkrun.com.au/torrens/results/550/
Remember, if you took any pics, whether you hit a milestone or not, send them through. We had no photographer today so SEND PICTURES, and we will showcase them here.
The event was made possible by 26 volunteers:
Harley TEAM VEGAN • Ojo DOJO • Diane Lorraine WALTERS • Jenny PARKER • James CORBETT • Stuart THOMSON • Liam FITZPATRICK • Serena KWONG • Thomas CASSIDY • Marnie JOYCE • Aaron MITCHELL • Benjamin M BAYLY • Alan BODDY • Judy M BAYLY • Melissa DE ZWART • Francesco DE ZWART • Mark Thomas WATERS • Marino KOMLUSAN • Justin WARNER • Derek HILL • Georgina RIDGE • Mary CURRIE • Jonny TRAN • Jack WHITE • Duong NGUYEN • Grace RIDGE
Today’s full results and a complete event history can be found on the Torrens parkrun Results Page.
Torrens parkrun started on 1st December 2012. Since then 19,648 participants have completed 141,875 parkruns covering a total distance of 709,375 km, including 20,087 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,135 individuals have volunteered 8,747 times. Wow!
A late report again, because who isn’t busy with other stuff this time of year.
It was a beautiful morning for event 548, where more than 380 people ran, walked out volunteered at Torrens parkrun, including SANTA. We had 77 first timers including tourists from places that my receding concussion forbids me from remembering.
As featured giving their best ho-ho-ho in the pics in this report, event 548 was made possible by 30 wonderful volunteers: Harley TEAM VEGAN • Ojo DOJO • David CROSS • Allen WALTERS • Louisa MITCHELL • Glynn NICHOLAS • Steph THOMSON • James CORBETT • Stuart THOMSON • Liam FITZPATRICK • Thomas CASSIDY • Aaron MITCHELL • Benjamin M BAYLY • Thomas MITCHELL • Judy M BAYLY • Melissa DE ZWART • Francesco DE ZWART • Mark Thomas WATERS • Richard WATSON • Marino KOMLUSAN • Jen GIBSON-SMITH • Glenn SMITH • Shona GRANT • Sharon WALTERS • Archie GRANT • Georgina RIDGE • Elodie WHITE • Duong NGUYEN • Grace RIDGE • Matt MARTIN
I just the a moment here to acknowledge this awesome Torrens parkrun community, where so many people show up on the morning checking to see if we have enough volunteers. Thank you to everyone who volunteers, and to those who check that we’re covered.
No time to acknowledge milestoners in this report, but we’ll fine to those who hit a milestone. You can see them in the full results and event history on the Torrens parkrun Results Page.
Did you know Torrens parkrun started on 1st December 2012. Since then 19,510 participants have completed 141,126 parkruns covering a total distance of 705,630 km, including 20,012 new Personal Bests. A total of 1,130 individuals have volunteered 8,692 times. Wow!
Christmas Day parkrun tomorrow at Torrens. 8am. See You there!!
Cannon Hill parkrun, Бирмингем, Великобритания
Мероприятия паркран не являются легкоатлетическими соревнованиями — это скорее дружеский забег, однако на них проводится фиксация времени. Мероприятия бесплатны для участников и требуют от них только единовременной регистрации и наличия распечатанной регистрационной карточки с личным штрих-кодом с целью дальнейшего учета результатов. Организацией мероприятий (разметка трассы, хронометраж, публикация результатов) занимаются поочерёдно сами бегуны.
В 2018 году было запущено 323 новых паркрана. 14 апреля был запущен забег в Малайзии. Число участников превысило 5 миллионов человек.
В 2019 году состоялся запуск паркрана в Японии.
На сегодняшний день (02.08.2019) паркраны проводятся в двадцать одной стране мира.
Великобритания Архивная копия от 24 сентября 2015 на Wayback Machine
730
6,952
2,364,477
Австралия Архивная копия от 11 марта 2022 на Wayback Machine
404
3,861
663,864
ЮАР Архивная копия от 4 октября 2015 на Wayback Machine
225
2,550
775,714
Ирландия Архивная копия от 27 сентября 2015 на Wayback Machine
100
2,460
192,555
Россия Архивная копия от 19 октября 2015 на Wayback Machine
108
663
42,693
Польша Архивная копия от 2 ноября 2015 на Wayback Machine
83
2,397
69 237
США Архивная копия от 23 октября 2015 на Wayback Machine
47
2,275
53,694
Канада Архивная копия от 2 сентября 2016 на Wayback Machine
44
1,134
19,185
Германия Архивная копия от 5 марта 2022 на Wayback Machine
38
1,807
20.524
Новая Зеландия Архивная копия от 15 декабря 2015 на Wayback Machine
32
1,889
65,502
Япония Архивная копия от 11 марта 2022 на Wayback Machine
19
333
5,725
Италия Архивная копия от 28 августа 2015 на Wayback Machine
18
1,558
13,799
Швеция Архивная копия от 2 сентября 2016 на Wayback Machine
11
790
9 481
Франция Архивная копия от 24 октября 2015 на Wayback Machine
8
1,477
12 334
Дания Архивная копия от 12 сентября 2015 на Wayback Machine
8
1,312
16.873
Норвегия Архивная копия от 5 августа 2017 на Wayback Machine
6
487
4,427
Финляндия Архивная копия от 4 февраля 2018 на Wayback Machine
5
293
2,558
Сингапур Архивная копия от 24 марта 2018 на Wayback Machine
4
1,045
10,054
Намибия Архивная копия от 3 октября 2015 на Wayback Machine
4
69
2,528
Малайзия Архивная копия от 16 апреля 2018 на Wayback Machine
3
257
3,620
Свазиленд Архивная копия от 6 августа 2017 на Wayback Machine
1
69
1,580
В Зимбабве и Исландии паркраны больше не проводятся.
После финиша паркран Обнинск № 33 — 22 декабря 2018 года
В апреле 2013 года на сайте newrunners.ru появилась статья Влада Небольсина о паркране в Лондоне. Статья собрала множество откликов, и уже 20 апреля 2013 года на Воробьевых Горах состоялся первый забег аналогичного формата. Параллельно инициативная группа начала переговоры с штаб-квартирой паркран в Лондоне, но англичане не разрешили использовать название «parkrun» в России. Субботние забеги назвали «Парковые забеги», инициативная группа разработала собственную систему электронной регистрации участников, хронометража и сканирования штрих-кодов. Парковые забеги стали проходить в нескольких московских парках — Коломенское, Северное Тушино, Ботанический сад, Кузьминки.
Примерно через год Москву посетила английская делегация во главе с Полом Синтон-Хьюиттом и по результатам приняли решение включить Россию в сообщество parkrun. Первые забеги в новом формате прошли 1 марта 2014 года в Северном Тушино и Коломенское.
Перевод существующих Парковых забегов в систему паркран означал переход на единую систему регистрации участников и результатов, то есть любой участник, зарегистрированный в России, может участвовать в любых зарубежных паркранах с сохранением результатов в свой профиль, и наоборот.
В Польше ими управляет фонд parkrun Польша.
Мероприятия паркран устраиваются самими бегунами, поэтому обслуживающие функции поочередно ложатся на (волонтёров).
Несмотря на то, что паркран не является соревнованиями, система тайминга регистрирует персональные, а также национальные и глобальные рекорды.
Забеги паркран поощряют частое участие в забегах. Если бегун финишировал в 50, 100, 250 или 500 забегах паркран, он автоматически становится участником клуба «50 club», «100 club» и т. д. За работу волонтёром на 25 забегах участник принимается в клуб «25 volunteer club». Дети младше 17 лет, пробежавшие 10 забегов, становятся участниками «10 club». После вступления в клуб бегуну выдается футболка определённого цвета с надписью 10, 50, 100, 250 или 500 на спине.
На 2 августа 2019 статистика паркран насчитывает 6356 бегунов в «клубе 250» и 65 бегунов в «клубе 500».
Паркран: что это и откуда он взялся – статья на runners.com.ua Архивная копия от 9 декабря 2021 на Wayback Machine
What is March parkrun?
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it’s up to you!
When is it?
Every Saturday at 9:00am.
Where is it?
Nothing – it’s free! but please register before you first come along. Only ever register with parkrun once and don’t forget to bring a scannable copy of your barcode (request a reminder). If you forget it, you won’t get a time.
How fast do I have to be?
We all take part for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!
March parkrun needs you!
parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies, including how to report a concern, please see our Safeguarding Hub.
We’re friendly!
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Ye Olde Griffin Hotel, March, PE15 9JS – please come and join us!
Thanks to this week’s volunteers
See our volunteer page for information on how you can get involved.
Upcoming
March parkrun takes place every Saturday at 9:00am.
Other parkruns nearby
Wisbech(8.7m), Manor Field, Whittlesey(8.9m), Littleport(10.8m), Downham Market Academy(13.3m), Snowden Field(13.6m), Ferry Meadows(16.6m), Bug Hunter Waters(18.3m), Soham Village College(18.6m), King’s Lynn(19.4m), Huntingdon(19.7m)
