Marin Harada celebrates her impressive performance in being the first of 80 participants to greet the timekeepers for Weipa parkrun #417 on 3 May. Photo: Facebook (Weipa parkrun).
Weipa parkrun continues to go from strength to strength as 80 participants laced up their shoes to tackle the 5-kilometre circuit on 3 May.
With many locals using the weekly event to ramp up their training ahead of the 2025 Weipa Running Festival, camaraderie and friendly competition was on show as 15 personal bests were recorded and six participants joined the parkrun family on Saturday morning.
Marin Harada pushed herself to be the first finisher for Weipa parkrun #417 and greeted the timekeepers in 22 minutes, 11 seconds.
Luke O’Day notched up a PB time in being the first male to conquer the 5km and stop the clock in 22:20.
Harvey Flynn, Jack Connor, Alister Munro, Arthur Campbell, Nicola Campbell, Grace Prentice, Keira Fogarty, Lyndsey Fielding, Jayansh Anumula, Louise Jones, Ananya Anumula, Lyle Daymond and Sandhya Kairamkonda were the other participants to set a new personal benchmark on the day.
Volunteering duties were carried out by the trusty team of Donna Jewell, Michael Collins, Camille Freiberg, Sarah Agnew, Tiffany Barber, Tash Tapper, Fiona Dyer and Georgie Jenkins.
Weipa parkrun is held every Saturday morning from 7am, with the starter’s pistol fired from the shelter opposite the hospital roundabout in Nanum.
The field of 80 gets underway in Nanum on Saturday morning. Photo: Facebook (Weipa parkrun).
