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James record
Read more › News - 26th August 2022

James Hansen sets new parkrun Australia record

A mishap with booking flights turned into parkrun glory for Launceston parkrunner James Hansen, who broke the parkrun Australia record today in a time of 13:53.   James was supposed to be at the National Cross Country Championships in Adelaide this weekend but messed up his flight booking and couldn’t get there.   With plenty…

Josh Brookes
Read more › News - 6th March 2019

Inspiring each other to achieve

Josh Brooks was 26 when he decided to make some drastic lifestyle changes. Starting with a Couch to 5km program with the help of a friend, Josh soon found his way into parkrun and in the 12 months since he has lost 25 kilos, reduced his 5km time from 34 to 21 minutes and become…