Eastern Gardens parkrun

20/06/2026

Well that's Eastern Parkrun No.338 done and dusted! We were fortunate enough to have a run a rain free event with visitors from Adelaide, Ivanhoe and small invasion from friends from Tasmania, some of which were treating the Spirit of Tasmania like a hop on- hop off bus by arriving this morning and returning tonight! Hi and farewell!
I would like to thank our volunteers who made this event possible. They are Maragret, Daniel, Vanice, Erin, Danielle, Karen, Esper, Kevin, John, Vivian, Adrian and Philippa.
We had 104 participants who walked, jogged and ran the course. We welcomed one first timer and celebrated 2 milestones, one 50 events and one 150 events. Well done and keep going!!
Please consider volunteering sometime in near future as it always helps to share the load.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and hope to see you next week!!

19/06/2026

Hills!! What Hills!??? There's no Hills at Eastern Gardens Parkrun!! They're just undulations!!! Come and experience them for yourself and you can be the judge.
Please come and join us this Saturday morning. Pre exercise briefing is at 7.45am with the start at 8.00am! All are welcome the walk, jog, run or anything in between! Remember to pack your barcode and smiles. Please consider volunteering sometime in the future as it is easy and definitely rewarding!

15/06/2026

Event number 337
What a beautiful morning at Eastern Gardens parkrun. 143 people joined in on the fun of running walking and 14 who volunteered . We welcomed many visitors today, De Soza, Phillip Island, interstate and overseas. 1 person joined the parkrun family, another 13 completed the course for the First Timer and 28 achieved a personal best.

Thank you to our team of volunteers who helped make the event possible Adrian, Vanice, Trish, Bev Carolyn, Christopher, Daniel, Jennifer, John, Liam, Margie, Meaghan, Danielle and Vivien.
Good luck to those doing the Surfcoast Marathon events over the weekend.
Congratulations to Vivien on completing 25 volunteers. From everyone in the team, we really appreciate your involvement.
Happy Running and Walking until next time.

13/06/2026

*** Big thanks to dear friend Rosemary Robinson for the milestone report ***

13/06/2026 One very important milestone for this weekend:

• Congratulations to Vivien Tranquille who will earn membership of the v25 Club, for volunteering 25 weeks at parkrun

Vivien Tranquille – v25 for volunteering 25 weeks at parkrun
• Vivien’s parkrun journey began at Frog Hollow on 23/04/2022, when she volunteered to do barcode scanning with her mother, Meaghan.
• With an excellent role model in her mother, she has chosen to become a regular volunteer at Eastern Gardens.
• This weekend she did the role of token sorting, she has achieved membership of the v25 Club, for volunteering 25 weeks at parkrun. This is a fantastic achievement for a young lady who is under eleven years of age!
• She volunteered three times at Frog Hollow before the family moved, and Eastern Gardens became their home event.
• She has volunteered across seven distinct roles. She has token sorting fifteen times and done finish token support three times. She has done the unspecified role of ‘other’ on two occasions. (One of the times she was credited with ‘other’, she was very excited to wash the volunteer vests when that was a weekly requirement when parkrun resumed after Covid-19 cancellations.) She has been a marshal, done barcode scanning, been a tail walker and done the post-event close-down once each. These are official roles she has been credited with, but no doubt in reality, she will have done many more.
• The most volunteer credits she has earned in a calendar year is sixteen, this year!
• Because she volunteers more often that she completes parkrun, she has an impressive volunteer ratio of 1200%,
• Vivien has completed two parkruns, one each at Frog Hollow and Eastern Gardens.
• Her best time is 55:45, done at Frog Hollow on 30/07/2022.
• She has a best age grade percentage of 35.04%, earned on the day of her PB.
• She participates in the JW10 age group.
• She earned her jv10 milestone, for volunteering ten weeks at parkrun as a junior under the age of eighteen, at Eastern Gardens on 7/02/2026.
• Vivien’s family and the Eastern Gardens parkrun family are very proud of her commitment to volunteering!
• Best wishes for achieving lots more milestones in the future!

12/06/2026

Our favourite days of the week, parkrun eve and parkrun day.
Get your gear out, lace up your shoes and hit the ground at Eastern gardens for parkrun. Bring your dog, your bestie, family and friends, all are welcome. Briefing is important to attend starting at 7:50 for a 8:00am start. Walkers are welcome so don't feel like you have to run, it is a run and not a race, so go at your own pace. Register using this link, if your not registered: https://www.parkrun.com.au/regOur favourite days of the week, parkrun eve and parkrun day,
Get your gear out, lace up your shoes and hit the ground at Eastern gardens for parkrun. Bring your dog, your bestie, family and friends, all are welcome. Briefing is important to attend starting at 7:50 for a 8:00am start. Walkers are welcome so don't feel like you have to run, it is a run and not a race, so go at your own pace. Register using this link, if your not registered: https://www.parkrun.com.au/register/ister/

parkrun is free and you only need to register once, regardless of how many different events you visit and whether you intend to walk, jog, run, volunteer or do a combination.

06/06/2026

Event #336 (2 of 2)

06/06/2026

Event #336 (1 of 2)

06/06/2026

Good Afternoon Parkrunners 🏃‍♂️

What a fantastic morning at Eastern Gardens for Event #336! We welcomed 117 finishers and 12 wonderful volunteers who made the event possible.

A huge welcome to our visitors joining us from Shepparton, Horsham, Kilmore and even one making the brave trip down to the Cold from NT.

We also celebrated:
✨ 26 new PBs
👟 1 person completing their very first ever parkrun
🙌 21 first-time visitors to Eastern Gardens
🦺 Adrian also completed his 50th Parkrun Volunteer effort which we are all very appreciative of

Massive thanks to this week’s volunteer team for bringing the good vibes, encouragement and smooth event operations:

Adrian, Daniel, Matthew, Vanice, John, Zappy, Fiona, Kerrie Erin, Chris, Christine and David

Whether you walked, jogged, ran, volunteered or cheered from the sidelines, thank you for being part of the community. See you next Saturday 💛

04/06/2026

Hope you all managed to keep Warm this week what better way to thaw out from a Wintery chill than to start the long weekend than with a Walk, Jog or Run along the Eastern Gardens circuit hope to see you all there tomorrow

First timers briefing at 7:50 and main briefing at 7:55 for an 8am start

For those away Parkrun Touristing or enjoying a weekend off enjoy your Kings Birthday Weekend we look forward to seeing you all again soon

30/05/2026