On Saturday Airlie Beach parkrun celebrated its ‘Tropical 300’ after reaching the milestone of three centuries worth of park runs, covering a total distance of 99,300 km.
A suitably humid day greeted the 78 tropical participants who ran, jogged, and walked the five-kilometre waterfront course.
Twelve competitors joined for their first time and seven recorded new personal bests, including Whitsunday Life Newspapers Mikel McCann, who bested his own previous outing.
More milestones were in store, with Susanne Willmott completing her 25th as a volunteer and Ashley Gerrard completing her 50th as a volunteer.
The club was proud that its volunteer team included three boys under 18 years – the future is looking bright.
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.
Next weekend, the Airlie Beach parkrun will be celebrating International Women’s Day, everyone is encouraged to wear purple and bring a female friend, colleague or relative.
On March 19, the Whitsunday Running Club will be offering pacing for 22:30, 25:00, 27:30, 30:00, 32:50, 35:00, 37:50 and 40:00 minutes for those looking to improve their fitness.
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.
There are no winners at parkrun and nobody comes last.
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 can be found on the Airlie Beach parkrun Facebook page.
Contributed with thanks to Kara Olver
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