A group of parkrunners from Albert Melbourne have combined their love of reading with parkrun, Vin Martin explains… At Albert Melbourne once every two months, between 6 and 10 of us adjourn after parkrun for coffee and a chat about a book. Discussion begins when we arrive at the Boatshed Café by the lake. We…
After moving interstate for love, I had to try and find a way to meet new people. So after learning about parkrun I thought why not give it a go! I am legally blind and have epilepsy and asthma but I refuse to let that stop me giving parkrun a go. I started…
Coburg is in the busy inner north of Melbourne. The parkrun is located at Coburg Lake, directly opposite the old Pentridge Prison. The lake used to be a quarry where the prisoners worked, making it quite an interesting and unique place to have a parkrun. The out and back course follows Merri Creek…
Wadda Moolie everyone. Proud Juru woman, Leanne Paul, would like to yarn you something that is close to her heart – Community. Once again, NAIDOC Week is here, and like previous years it prompts Leanne to reflect on the significance of community and how she is contributing to hers. Of course what comes to mind…
Misty River Run A tribute to the Mildura Weir parkrun Cool river breath rises, Dimming dawn in thick grey strands That shroud shapes and blur forms, Confining vision to the immediate and near. The track unfolds step by step, Although it seems like standing still – Past swallowed up behind, Destination hidden in…
It was the third annual Octogenarian get-together at Bushy parkrun in the UK on Saturday 6 July, with a record number of 48 men and women aged over 80 taking part! parkrunning Octogenarian Richard Pitcairn-Knowles was one of them, completing his 350th parkrun, and he tells us more about the special day. With…
About halfway between Sydney and Melbourne, Wagga Wagga – or Wagga to the locals – is a growing regional city on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. Even better, the rural town has a parkrun. Wagga Wagga means “place of many crows” in the Wiradjuri language and is NSW’s biggest inland city, largely…
Sean, a parkrunner from Corkagh parkrun in Ireland, used parkrun to help rehabilitate after a spinal cord injury threatened to leave him paralysed from the neck down. I ran my 50th parkrun today. This was far from my mind in March 2014 when I acquired an injury to my Spinal Cord at C3/C4 level….
We first met Ada Macey via the newsletter about a year ago, soon after she came out as transgender and had begun the process of transitioning. Ada was keen to share her experience at parkrun, in particular, to tell her story about the inclusive and accepting community at Chermside parkrun. We thought we’d catch up…
Wanye Broady was invited by friends to join parkrun at Galston a few months ago to build up his fitness after a heart donation saved his life. My story started back in November 2017 in which I suffered a heart failure whilst attending the gym and swimming at Hornsby pool. I had no symptoms…
