Action at Churchill parkrun

The festive season has been an active one at Churchill parkrun, with four events in nine days.

In addition to the usual Saturday mornings, events were held on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. There were 60 finishers on Saturday December 23, 36 on Christmas Day, 56 on December 30, and 43 on New Year’s Day.

A highlight of Christmas Day was completion of the course in record time by Australian representative Andre Waring, who ran the five kilometres in the remarkable time of 15 minutes and one second.

Churchill parkrun is held at the Churchill Hub at 8:00 am every Saturday morning. It is a free and timed event, run each week by groups of volunteers. Like all parkruns, Churchill is a 5 km event, with a mix of runners, joggers and walkers. Churchill’s parkrun has been conducted weekly since January 2016, with a short break during COVID restrictions.

All that is needed to take part in parkrun is to complete a free registration with parkrun Australia, and bring a barcode to the event. Those interested should arrive for a briefing at the Churchill Hub at 7:45 am any Saturday morning.