You’d be hard pressed to find a name more synonymous with Australian running than Steve Moneghetti. So when Steve put his hand up to volunteer as the Tail Walker for Ballarat’s 200th event last weekend, more than 300 turned up to finish ahead of one of Australia’s most decorated distance runners – myself included….
Whenever I go on a holiday or travel for work I always try and find a local parkrun to tourist at. But when I headed to Antarctica at the end of December, with 79 other women scientists as part of the Homeward Bound leadership program, I knew there was no way I was going to…
Hi my name is Alfie! I do parkrun every Saturday at Inverloch with my mum (she says I need to lose weight) we love parkrun and everyone knows me… actually I seem to get a lot more ‘come on Alfie’ than my Mum does, I love the encouragement. My main aim is to…
Jansku is a very severely disabled man and finding a hobby or learning to communicate have been almost impossible for him. Approximately for five years ago Jansku, with the support of close relatives, got an eye-gaze computer so he could start practising communicating. Jansku was interested in the computer and slowly but surely started…
The day of love is upon us and as Australians gear up to spend a whopping $23 million on Valentine’s gifts, dinners, drinks and flowers, one Australian couple are thanking parkrun Australia for shooting cupid’s arrow, without spending a single cent. Equine Physiotherapist, Hayleigh Reid and her husband Nigel have mapped out the perfect…
It seems like the most unlikely of locations to find love, but parkrun has brought many couples together around the world. Port Macquarie couple, Kylie Scott Young and Kiel Bigeni met just before Valentine’s Day last year at their local parkrun and after one thing led to another, the couple are due to be…
When visiting Wangaratta parkrun, the one thing you must look out for is their fairy garden. It is a highlight for all parkrunners especially the young kids and the young at heart! It always brings a bit of magic to parkrun. We have also been told by very reliable sources, if you look closely you…
This is a story with no easy answers. It’s a story about breakups and parkrun. It’s about how separating from your partner or your friend can make parkrun – the inclusive, fun, friendly community event that you love – into an event that fills you with sadness or even anxiety. Breakups are common and…
Tom Gray was one of parkrun’s biggest supporters. Sadly, he passed away late last year. Michael Reinke, the Event Director at Bowen parkrun and a local GP, shares Tom’s uplifting parkrun story… I first met Tom about six years ago. He lived in his own home, but his health was very poor and he…
Last month my 65-year-old mum Wendy Pike did her 100th parkrun. Wendy started running parkrun at St Peters, at one of its first events and since then has attended parkruns across eight different countries (Australia, Singapore, US, England, Ireland, France, New Zealand and Poland). Wendy has inspired her whole family to do parkrun and…
