Trevor Dickson from Shellharbour parkrun competed his 100th parkrun on his 81st birthday. Trevor explains why parkrun is a great social outing that keeps the limbs moving, the circulation flowing and the lungs working! Apart from participating in a few fun runs with my three kids as they grew up, I was never a…
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…
parkrun Australia will receive a Better Ageing grant of more than $1.8 million from the Liberal & Nationals Government to encourage more older Australians to live active lives. Minister for Sport, Senator Bridget McKenzie, announced the grant when she joined hundreds of people enjoying a morning parkrun event in Launceston on Saturday. “The…
parkrun might not be a race, but every time Ann Guyatt from Toowoomba completes the 5km course at her home of South Toowoomba, she feels like a winner. Four years ago Ann, 74, found out she had a very aggressive form of cancer. She credits her recovery and ability to keep bouncing back to…
Yes! At least for me, it has been great. For all those out there in their 60s, I say it may not be too late for you too. I was talked into my first parkrun nearly 3 years ago by a fit young friend who came to the gym I go to twice a…
John Day was inspired to start running with his three sons in 1982 after watching the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane and said “I started with fun runs, working up to a couple of half marathons. In 1990 I had to give up running because of some knee pain.” He read about Cleveland parkrun starting…
Alan is a parkrunner from Hobart and as any parkrun fanatic would do before a trip to Europe, he started researching if he could combine his trip, with his love of a free, weekly, timed, 5km. I do a quick search to see what my Saturday options will be. Nuremberg will be a near miss…
Adriana started to parkrun at West Beach back in September 2016 when she was only 70. She crossed the finish line that first day just ahead of the tail walker in 58:20. Not a bad performance for someone who “hadn’t exercised much” and who lives over 60km away from West Beach. Since then she has…
Bev Rethus is proving that age has no limitations when it comes to achieving your goals. At 80, Bev has successfully set up Nhill parkrun in regional Victoria, and is now the Event Director. Bev has always been active and has walked with friends as a way of keeping fit and healthy. She participated…
