Ali Scott is all smiles as she finishes her 100th Weipa parkrun with a guard of honour (and cake) on Saturday morning. Photo: Facebook (Weipa parkrun).
Five first timers joined the field of 46 when it tackled Weipa parkrun #435 on 6 September.
Chrisden Russ obviously had somewhere else to be and was the first runner home over the 5-kilometre circuit, and stopped the clock in 20 minutes, 16 seconds, more than two minutes clear of the next finisher.
Hailee Ryan was the first female to greet the timekeepers in 25:57.
It was a milestone morning for Ali Scott, who celebrated crossing the finish line for her 100th parkrun and was greeted with a guard of honour and the obligatory cake.
Adam Reid, Matthew Bakes, Elissa Nash, Ceara Twine and Danita Ebenezer were the five parkrunners to notch up a personal best effort on the day.
Chantelle McEnroe, Claire Dore, Denica Bowden, Julie Dore, Nanthini Kanthan, Tash Tapper and Vide Freiberg pulled on the volunteers’ vests to help the event run smoothly for participants.
New and visiting runners are always welcome to join the fun when Weipa parkrun is held from 7am each Saturday at the hospital roundabout shelter in Nanum.
Participants are asked to muster by about 6:45am to allow the event to start on time.
Luke O’Day and Matthew Bakes greet the timekeepers after finishing the 5-kilometre circuit. Photo: Facebook (Weipa parkrun).
