19/09/2026
🏴☠️ Christies Beach parkrun – Event #485
🗓️ 19 September 2026
☠️ Talk Like a Pirate Day Edition
Avast ye scallywags, sea‑dogs, landlubbers and parkrun pirates! The shores of Christies Beach were fair brimming with energy this morn’, as 248 hearty souls ran, jogged and walked the course. We welcomed 34 brave first‑timers takin’ their maiden voyage, and 17 cunning runners who carved out shiny new Personal Bests like treasure pulled from the deep. A fine fleet of 15 clubs joined the fun, makin’ our coastline feel like a bustling pirate port.
🏴☠️ Visitors from Distant Shores
We tipped our hats and raised our cutlasses to our interstate visitors from Brisbane and Sydney, who sailed far across the great blue to join our crew. And a hearty “Arrr!” to our local tourists from Torrens, Reynella East and Anstey Hill—may your travels be swift and your parkruns plentiful.
🏅 Milestones Worth More Than Gold
Three of our own claimed treasure today:
Prisayus Broadbent – 25 parkrun finishes!
Jane Inger – 100 mighty finishes!
Natalie Jones – an unofficial but glorious 200 finishes!
Raise yer tankards high, for these achievements shine brighter than any pirate’s hoard.
⚓ Our Volunteer Crew – The True Captains of the Ship
No parkrun sets sail without its fearless volunteer crew, and today’s voyage was made possible by 18 legends of the high seas:
Ryan STODDART • Lynne WRIGHT • Diana MAY • Trish MCFADDEN • Richard A PRICE • Anthony PATERSON • Chalisa MATTAYOMKUL • Sarah MCMILLAN • Angie ABBOTT • Joanne MCKEOWN • Jane DUNCAN • Mark BATEMAN • David HUNT • Darren BRIDGLAND • Molly KING • Therese KOCADAG • Elissa SHEA • Ryan NICHOLLS
To each of ye: thank ye kindly for givin’ your time, spirit and steady hands at the helm. Without ye, we’d be adrift in the open sea.
So until next Saturday, keep yer compass true, yer stride steady, and remember:
At Christies Beach parkrun, every runner’s a pirate at heart. Arrr!