Thought About Running A 5km Fun Run Tonight?

If you’re up for a challenge and a few laughs, come along to the Bluewater Quay today after 5:30 and run down Harbour Road with me, and hundreds of other runners, all while raising money for the leukaemia foundation and celebrating the start of March.

This time of the year you can guarantee a few things. It’s bloody warm, there’s showers around the place and the humidity is so moist, saying the word makes me sweat just thinking about it.

Each year hundreds of us all run down towards the harbour and do a U-turn at Mossy’s and then run back again for fitness. Yes, they call it fitness. Others call it torture, some call it fun, but you know what, we do it because it makes us stronger in mind and body.

Don’t believe me? Give it a go. Grab your phone and sign up this afternoon before you get to the Bluewater Quay, spend your $10 and you’re good to go for the 6pm start time. Oh, and you’ll be running with a few champions, including my son who is running his first ever 5km fun run. This will be an amazing afternoon and I look forward to seeing you there.

With all the rain we’ve had this week, some outdoor sports have had to change some playing times and conditions. One of those is softball in North Mackay. They didn’t want to put flippers on, so they’ve had to change their timetable.

Same goes for soccer, and some AFL and league. Check with your clubs and see where you’re at with new times and playing fields.

One of the sports that has changed to what we call a wet weather draw is hockey. This is the sport that I play each year, and if I’m truthful, I’m just making up numbers at my age of nearly 56. But you just keep going right?

This weekend as our grass fields along Bridge Road and Harney Street are still quite wet, we will be playing all our games on the artificial grass until Sunday afternoon. If you’re looking for me and you want to have a laugh at the way I play, come down at 1pm Sunday and smile away. You can even have a fizzy drink to wash down the tears of laughter as I scramble to run and breathe at the same time.

But we do all this for fun, and it’s one of the best sports going around for friendship and fitness. Come join us if you’re looking for something new.

Until next time, I’ll see you in the humidity around South Mackay. I’ll be the one sweating profusely along Milton Street.

You can join Rob Kidd from 5am weekday mornings on 4MK 1026 AM in Mackay and Proserpine, 91.5FM in Airlie Beach or just ask your smart speaker to play 4MK on iHeartRadio!

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