The Whitsunday iteration of parkrun in the coastal town of Airlie Beach welcomed runners, joggers, and walkers for its 333rd parkrun where tutus were optional but many were seen out on the waterfront course.
It was a glorious Saturday with 100 participants on the five-kilometre Marina run, which included 20 first timers.
12 participants recorded new Personal Bests: Kirsten, Josh, Annaliese, Peter, Robert, Daisy, Emma, Michael, Jeff, Geoff, Lilly, and Ben. Annaliese also ran her 10th parkrun as a junior and Carly completed her 25th parkrun.
The 333rd event was made possible by 17 wonderful volunteers: Nick, Kara, Maree, Chris, Daniel (co-run director), Sarah (co-run director), Nathalie (photographer), Kirsty, Wade, Jess, Charlie, Lilliana, Laura, Lynne, Erica, Dennis, and Joanne.
Airlie Beach parkrun have joined parkruns across the world celebrating 'parkwalk' for the month of October, with the goal of having as many walkers as possible.
New participants are encouraged to come along and walk the 5km course – there are even ‘parkwalk’ volunteers to look after them.
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.
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/
Contributed with thanks to Airlie Beach parkrun
25-year-old Carly at her 25th parkrun where she came 25th, in 25 minutes
Annaliese completing her 10th parkrun and notching up a new personal best
The generous volunteers for Airlie Beach parkrun, decked out in tutus for the 333rd event
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