Thursday, August 24, 2023

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Airlie Beach parkrun

The rain held off and there was a large number of visitors to Airlie Beach parkrun this week. A total of 99 people ran, jogged and walked the 5 kilometre waterfront course - 27 were registered first timers, five people recorded new personal bests - well done to Ben, Candice, Erin, Emily and Genevieve.

The event was made possible by 15 great volunteers: Nick Beecroft, Kara Olver, Daniel Braddock, Sebastian Vinci (run director), Rebecca Hadley, Nathalie Blomme, Wendy McCall, James Henry, Ronald McCall, Laura Oates, Ken Johnson, Jasmine Voight, Lynne Oates, Dennis Mundle, and Amber (photographer).

Several volunteers are needed for this Saturday, anyone available is encouraged to contact airliebeach@parkrun.com - support, training and a fun experience will be provided.

Airlie Beach parkrun started on 5th December 2015. Since then, 3,762 participants have completed 20,450 parkruns covering a total distance of 102,250 km, including 2,400 new Personal Bests. A total of 325 individuals have volunteered 2,781 times.

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. Post parkrun coffee and chat is held at My Rainbow Bakery, Shingley Beach.

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

Contributed with thanks to Airlie Beach parkrun.

Nicole and Rosie

This week's team of terrific volunteers

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