New Year’s Day is the only day we allow runners to register two runs. The option for parkrunners to complete two parkruns on New Year’s Day originated in the UK long before parkrun Australia existed. Some of you have questioned why we don’t allow people to record three parkruns on NYD in locations where…
Name – Davina Hewes Age – 70 Occupation – Retired Home parkrun – Merimbula Number of parkruns (runner) – 4 (walking) PB time – 49.32 Number of parkruns (volunteer) – 89 Favourite volunteer role – I have mostly done photography but enjoy them all I volunteer at parkrun because – my son and granddaughter were…
My name is Freddy (aka Sir Freddles P. Fredlington Esq.) I am an ex racing dog who found my furever home with my foster carers, who couldn’t bear the thought of letting me go after 8 months in care. Sometimes my greyhound foster brothers or sisters also join me at parkrun. I am…
As a kindergarten teacher, one aspect of my job is to ensure the young children in my care get some form of physical activity every day. As a parkrunner of more than 100 parkruns, I have always enjoyed running and over the years of teaching have tried to pass on this love. Earlier…
Over the noise of the V8 cars racing around the Sydney Olympic Park course last Saturday, an important course was taking place just 100 metres away. And while the V8 cars have ended their association with Sydney Olympic Park, a course for recreational running leaders is setting a new pathway of collaboration between the traditional…
Hi my name is Bilbo, I’m a maltese shih tzu puppy, 11 months old. I love to run! I did a parkrun PB in September, 21.57 and finished 4th overall (including adults) at Central Lakes, north of Brisbane. My home run is Augustine Heights in South East Queensland. I have done a number…
Dogs have been welcome at parkrun since we started, but we do recognise that they pose a potential risk to other runners, to volunteers and to other park users. This Dogs Policy explains parkrun’s rules for runners with dogs, and additional steps that the volunteer event teams may need to take to ensure the safety of…
Name – Jenny Reedman Age – 52 Occupation – Teacher Home parkrun – Minnippi parkrun Numbers of parkruns – 115 PB Time – 22.50 – Wynnum Number of parkrun volunteers – 27 Favourite volunteer role – Timekeeper as you get to see all the runners finish and cheer them on for the last section of…
How long would it take YOU to run 14,080km around Australia?? Your running could help to establish new parkrun events in disadvantaged areas… How would you like the challenge of running around Australia…. virtually?? RUN DOWN UNDER is all about YOUR journey, as you join an event that will keep you motivated, inspired…
Every year about this time as the weather is starting to heat up we get requests to change the start time of certain parkrun events so they can be held earlier. Whilst this seems okay in theory, it goes against one of the key principles of parkrun; that all events are held in the same…
