Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Airlie Beach Parkrun

On Saturday, in great conditions, 76 motivated people ran, jogged and walked the 5km waterfront course.

Twelve of those were first timers and eight recorded new Personal Bests: Nyrie, Jaxson, Genevieve, Kirsty, Amanda, Geoff, Darelle, and Lynne.

The event was made possible by 16 dedicated volunteers: Kara Olver, Andrea Farley (Photographer), Chris Hands, Daniel Braddock, Leigh Donkers, Megan Drennan, Greg Olver, Suzi Bellert (Run Director), Christopher Harvey, Craig Boxer, Wendy McCall, Susanne Willmott, Ronald McCall, Aiden (Photographer), Laura Oates and Lynne Oates.

The full results and a complete event history can be found at https://www.parkrun.com.au/airliebeach/results/latestresults/

The volunteer roster is already full for April 2, but no volunteer will be turned away, so send a message to airliebeach@parkrun.com if you’d like to join the team of volunteers.

Every Saturday Airlie Beach parkrun meets at 6:50am for a briefing at area D, Coral Sea Marina (adjacent to the top carpark). Parking is free in the lower carpark till 9:30am if a parkrun barcode is placed on the dashboard.

The best-kept secret about parkrun is that it’s not about running - it’s about bringing people together in public parks and open spaces across the world to have some fun in a friendly, social and supportive environment.

You can walk or run the 5k course (pushing a pram or with one dog on a short lead if you want to!), lend a helping hand as a volunteer in a wide range of super-easy roles, or simply spectate and socialise on the sidelines.

There are no winners at parkrun and nobody comes last – the Tail walkers do. Regular participation is rewarded rather than performance, with ‘parkrun milestone shirts’ available to people to recognise their achievements in coming along.

The full results and a complete event history can be found at https://www.parkrun.com.au/airliebeach/results/latestresults/

Further photos and details about registering can be found on the Airlie Beach parkrun Facebook page.

Contributed with thanks to Airlie Beach Parkrun

Photographer Andrea and Marshal Craig

Tailwalkers Chris and Lynne

The team of volunteers

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