Belair National Park parkrun

Belair National Park parkrun Free, weekly, timed 5k event on Saturday morning. Everyone is welcome to walk, jog, run or volunteer!

Finish line photos #2 thanks to Xiaona 📷
20/06/2026

Finish line photos #2 thanks to Xiaona 📷

Finish photos #1 thanks to Xiaona 📷
20/06/2026

Finish photos #1 thanks to Xiaona 📷

A soggy track but that didn’t stop our parkrunners and vollies from smiling! 👏👏
20/06/2026

A soggy track but that didn’t stop our parkrunners and vollies from smiling! 👏👏

Those that showed up in beach gear to Belair National Park parkrun were very cold and disappointed this morning to find ...
20/06/2026

Those that showed up in beach gear to Belair National Park parkrun were very cold and disappointed this morning to find that run director Mel’s promise of tropical sunshine and margaritas had, once again, gone unfulfilled. Thanks Mel. She has already promised that next time she will bus us all to the highest point in the national park so that we get to run 5kms entirely downhill … but I wouldn’t count on it.

Special mention also to the teardrop set-er-up-er-ers (Steve and DT) who set up the grass section extra narrow today so that we didn’t have to run through the mud. Thanks guys! Unfortunately, although this was very considerate it meant everybody’s run was 10m short of the 5k distance so all PBs will be revoked. To make up for it we will be setting up an extra-large version of the teardrop next week to ensure you all get proper value out of our course.

165 freezing cold people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 20 were first timers and 13 recorded new (but soon to be revoked) personal bests. Congratulations to Roger Anderson on completing his 25th parkrun today, and Sarah Lenigas and Rachael Litchfield for completing their 50th!

A big thank you of course to our volunteers: Steve, Kate, David’s B, C, H & T, Seth, Cathy, Rhys, Shirley, Peter’s H & N, Kishan, Kate, Catherine, Liz, Jake, Elissa, Brendon, Elaine, Xiaona, Aysegul, Nar and Kim. Mel was also present.

Oh yeah … there was also a rainbow. Good job rainbow.

Belair National Park parkrun started on 9th December 2023. Since then 6,361 participants have completed 26,868 parkruns covering a total distance of 134,340 km, including 5,025 new Personal Bests. A total of 355 individuals have volunteered 3,054 times.

Hello BNP Legends! 👋💚Don’t sleep in! Don’t be late!… make sure you get along to BNP parkrun event #128…Our awesome tea...
19/06/2026

Hello BNP Legends! 👋💚

Don’t sleep in! Don’t be late!… make sure you get along to BNP parkrun event #128…

Our awesome team of vollie wizards are casting spells and ready to get us going for another great parkrun! There is always room for more on the team, so if you’ve been thinking about volunteering and keen to come and give it a go, now is always a great time! Just come and have a chat and we can find a role for you! Even helping out once every now and then helps keep our event going!
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🌤 Saturday Morning Outlook

After a soggy one last week and more of the same most of this week, we have a chance of more rain but less chance than earlier in the week - 50% chance of less than 1mm.. temp a wintery 10°C by start time on the way to a partly cloudy top of 15°C!! As always, our course checkers will keep an eye on any hazards - we are already aware of a fallen branch out there, so if you are keen to get there early and lend some muscle, that would be great! Vollie credits up for grabs!!! We will let you know how it looks when we gather for the run brief..
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🔢 Fun Facts about #128

* There are 128 players in the main draw of a tennis grand slam tournament
* 128 is the seventh power of 2 (2⁷)
* In electronic dance music (EDM), 128 BPM is widely considered the "golden tempo" for a perfect dance track
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🌍 Special Day – 20 June is World Refugee Day! It is also World Juggling Day.. so bring your juggling balls to parkrun!!

🗓 On This Day – 20 June
* 1837 - Queen Victoria accedes the Throne: Following the death of her uncle, King William IV, 18-year-old Victoria became Queen of the United Kingdom
* 1975 - Movie Blockbuster: Steven Spielberg’s thriller Jaws premiered in theatres
* 1967 - Muhammad Ali conviction: Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston for refusing to be drafted into the U.S. military during the Vietnam War
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And for those keeping count… there are 189 days until Christmas Day! 🎄
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Your Run Director for Event #128 will be Mel!

👉 A friendly reminder to please hush during the run brief so everyone can hear clearly.

First Timers Brief: 7:45
Run Brief: 7:55
Go Time: 8:00

If you’d like to join our awesome volunteer crew in the coming weeks, check out the future roster here:
https://www.parkrun.com.au/belairnationalpark/volunteer/

See you Saturday! 💚

Did someone order a drenching? We had a very soggy day at Belair national park parkrun today! It was great to see so man...
13/06/2026

Did someone order a drenching? We had a very soggy day at Belair national park parkrun today! It was great to see so many runners, walkers and volunteers brave the persistent rain and some even embracing the puddle jumping during their run!

It was lovely to see the local wildlife making the most of the lush green grass and wet conditions!

Milestone congratulations: Congratulations to Ben Preston for completing his 100th parkrun today! Steve Grace has also completed his 50th volunteer milestone (49 at Belair!) and Jake Hodgman completed his 10th (unofficial but we will celebrate you regardless!). Well done to all! If you have any photos please reach out so we can update the report!

Visitors: With the rainy run brief we didn’t catch any visitors speaking up today. If you were visiting and we missed you, let us know and we will update the run report!

Participation: We had 79 parkrunners who came out to run, jog and walk the course, 10 were first timers to BNP including 5 that completed their first ever parkrun! We had 8 new Personal Bests! Representatives of 10 different clubs took part. We love that you all chose Belair National Park parkrun for your run or walk today! We also had a big group of loyal Blokes at the Back today led by Jake Hodgman!

Vollie Team: Special thanks to the amazing team of 31 vollies that helped us bring you BNP parkrun today, led by our legendary Kate R. The team included: David B, Kishan, Alison, David T, Seth, Katherine, Andy, Elaine, Julia, Tim, Ian, Catherine H, Tom, Briony, David H, Jane, Brendon, Suzy, Kate S, Jake H, Sue, Xiaona, Keith, Tori A, Senolee, Claire, Jake R, Cathy, Steve and Mel. Special thanks to our brave photographers - Keith and Xiaona!

Want to Volunteer? Remember that our volunteers are the heartbeat of our parkrun and we are always looking for more of you to join the team! We will always find a role for you - even if it is only every now and then, every little bit helps keep our parkrun going! We have a volunteer Messenger chat group and email distribution, so if you would like to join and keep up-to-date with the roles available, just let us know!

Future Roster: Check out the future roster and message us your A number and role: https://www.parkrun.com.au/belairnationalpark/futureroster/
For our full run report go to: https://www.parkrun.com.au/belairnationalpark/news/
For full results go to: https://www.parkrun.com.au/belairn.../results/latestresults/

Belair National Park parkrun started on 9th December 2023. Since then 6,341 participants have completed 26,703 parkruns covering a total distance of 133,515 km, including 5,012 new Personal Bests. A total of 352 individuals have volunteered 3,029 times.

Has anyone lost this umbrella? Left at the finish area this morning? It is currently drying off in the Goat Shed cafe.
13/06/2026

Has anyone lost this umbrella? Left at the finish area this morning? It is currently drying off in the Goat Shed cafe.

And more of the lovely volunteers - thanks to Xiaona for the photos. 🌧️🏃‍♀️🚶🚶🏽‍♀️🌧️
13/06/2026

And more of the lovely volunteers - thanks to Xiaona for the photos. 🌧️🏃‍♀️🚶🚶🏽‍♀️🌧️

Some more soggy on course photos thanks to Xiaona. 🌧️🏃‍♀️🚶🚶🏽‍♀️🌧️
13/06/2026

Some more soggy on course photos thanks to Xiaona. 🌧️🏃‍♀️🚶🚶🏽‍♀️🌧️

Some photos from #127 out on the course - well done everyone, a fun morning even if it was weather for ducks! Apologies...
13/06/2026

Some photos from #127 out on the course - well done everyone, a fun morning even if it was weather for ducks! Apologies for photo quality, neither camera enjoyed the wet.

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Belair National Park, Upper Sturt Road (via The Holiday Park Entrance)
Belair, SA
5052

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