Jess McDowell’s parkrun journey started in a similar way to many others; she spotted people walking and running around a green space local to her home one Saturday morning in July 2016 and she asked someone what was going on. The next week she showed up to participate and quickly became a regular at Maryborough…
It has taken Frances Thompson three years to complete her 100th parkrun alongside her husband John. In between, she has had breast cancer, a double mastectomy, chemo and then last year multiple surgeries for breast reconstruction and for carpal tunnel in both wrists. She also had cochlear implant surgery, due to gradually going deaf in one…
Greg Eather survived prostate cancer, a heart attack, and a cardiac arrest before the age of 60. The Grafton parkrunner explains how his determination to reclaim his physical fitness has played a significant role in his recovery. In April 2015 I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer that had a high chance of metastisizing. I…
On Saturday 13th April, 2019 something inspirational happened at Mudgeeraba parkrun. The Hopkins family consist of Mum – Deborah, Dad – Cameron, Daughter – Mikayla and twin boys Ben and Josh who are both diagnosed with Autism. They have been participating in parkrun since 2015 and there is barely a week goes by when…
You hear these words bandied about in social media but what does it really mean? For many of us, running makes a positive impact to our lives. We create goals that make us happy and meet new friends that keep us going strong in our fitness journey. But for some, running quite literally is…
Paul Bovington (‘Bov’) did his first parkrun at Carisbrooke parkrun in Adelaide in 2017. A regular parkrunner and volunteer with an infectious friendliness, he is well loved within the local parkrun community and is currently on the comeback from a brain bleed. ‘Bov’ is finding support and strength from his local parkrun family. …
When 52-year-old Joanna visited her GP last year she had not been 100 days without a migraine in more than 20 years. She was also not a runner. Joanna walked out that day with a prescription for Seacliff Esplanade parkrun rather than a prescription for drugs, and 100 days later not only celebrated a…
What does it take to be a Wonder Woman? If you ask mother of three and parkrunner Kylee Davie “it takes the courage to believe anything is possible”. Kylee has twice been told her daughter Veronika would never walk. “After her first MRI as a one week old and then again before hip…
You are getting older, and there are things you can do and things you can’t do — or at least things you can no longer do as well as you once could. Hills become a problem and you feel the burn in your legs and have difficulty getting your breath walking to the top…
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…
