Weipa parkrun surpassed the 80,000 collective kilometre milestone when 78 participants laced up their shoes on Saturday morning. Photo: Facebook (Weipa parkrun).
Weipa parkrun moved past a significant milestone when 78 participants, including seven newbies and representatives from four clubs, crossed the finish line for event #411 on 22 March.
Since the first event in July 2016, more than 2,000 participants have collectively run 80,335 kilometres – a tremendous effort given each parkrun only covers a 5-kilometre circuit.
Chrisden Russ’ training for the 2025 Weipa Running Festival appears to be on track as he greeted the finishers in 21 minutes, 52 seconds to be the fastest male home, with Jordyn Mulherin being the first female finisher in 24:31.
Adam Reid, Hailee Ryan, Alister Munro, Ashley Msimanga, Tobias Rissman, Grace Prentice, Ali Scott, Meg Rintoul stopped the clock in personal best performances.
Rose Robins, Richelle Ryan, Lauren Gregory, Elizabeth Hamer, Melanie Ebner, Nicole Pritchard, Michelle Nester and Elissa Nash were on volunteer duty for the morning.
Weipa parkrun is held every Saturday morning from 7am at the hospital roundabout in Nanum.
