Anthony Carpenter made the most of his inaugural Weipa parkrun to be first participant home in 21 minutes, 48 seconds on 28 June. Photo: Facebook (Weipa parkrun).
Fifty-three people ran, jogged and walked the 5-kilometre circuit for Weipa parkun #425 on 28 June.
Ten of the field were first time participants, including Anthony Carpenter, who made the most of his inaugural Weipa effort to be the first one to greet the timekeepers in 21 minutes, 48 seconds.
Emma Eyre continued to impress in her Weipa Running Festival preparation by being the first woman to finish pounding the pavement in a time of 23:51.
Matthew Bakes, Susie Tuckwood, Tyrone Tuckwood, Silvie Hynes and Amanda Johnston passed the finish line in personal best (PB) times.
Kylie Argent, Lisa May, Katrina Scholefield, Julie Zeimer, Camille Freiberg and Fiona Dyer were on volunteer duty for the 425th edition of the weekly run.
The five PBs recorded on Saturday are among 2,388 notched up since the Weipa parkrun’s starting pistol sounded for the first time on 23 July 2016.
The event is held every Saturday morning from 7am at the shelter opposite the hospital roundabout on the corner of John Evans and Kerr Point drives.
