On Saturday Gungahlin parkrun celebrated its 5th birthday with 335 people taking part on this special occasion dressed in fancy dress to mark the special day. Gungahlin parkrun at Yerrabi pond is a free, weekly, 5km timed run. It is open to everyone, free, and is safe and easy to take part in.
Over the last 5 years since Gungahlin parkrun started, 5,683 individuals have completed a cumulative 45,622 parkruns at Gungahlin. That is a total of 228,110km, which is equivalent to 75% of the way to the moon!8,090 personal bests have been set at Gungahlin. They average 173 runners a week with Record numbers of parkrunners at Gungahlin on New Years Day this year seeing 519 runners take part.
Gungahlin parkrun Event Director, Russ Crane shared with us his thoughts of the day. “It was such a joy to experience the blaze of colours and activity going on in every corner of Yerrabi Pond District Park today. Seeing the sense of fun and the joy expressed by everyone who shared our day swelled my heart with pride in how this parkrun event brings together the diversity of our communities in Gungahlin. It confirmed to me that parkrun is so much more than just a run or walk every Saturday. It is a bringing together of peoples from all walks of life to share a common goal of physical, mental and community wellbeing. Of all the photos today, this is the one that brought me to tears. Showing our kids that you can mix healthy lifestyle with an enormous amount of fun. And they just loved it!”
Gungahlin parkrun is held every Saturday at 8am at Yerrabi Ponds. Whether you choose to run, jog or walk, everyone is welcome at Gungahlin parkrun. Register online beforehand and print out your barcode which you must bring every week to record your results. See here for more information and to register parkrun.com.au/gungahlin/
You can read Mark from My Gungahlin’s parkrun story here mygungahlin.com.au/sports/my-parkrun-century-and-not-out
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