Gloucester District parkrun

29/08/2026

Great morning with 41 finishes this morning

Tourists from Penrith, Foster and Shellharbour a huge shoutout to Steve stepping in as scanner

With lots of smiles from the kids and parents alike

To our wonderful volunteers thank you for your assistance and to Pippa for stepping into tail walker last minute

Still spots available in the coming weeks so if you’d like to help out let us know.

Enjoy your weekend see you next week

27/08/2026

Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who have come together for tomorrow
Hope to see you all
7:45 for briefing
8am start bring on the sunshine ☀️

26/08/2026

Almost there just need barcode scanner to complete our roster Gloucester District parkrun

22/08/2026

Did you leave this child's jumper behind today? or this hat in the last couple of weeks?
Comment or send us a message so we can work out how to return it to you.

22/08/2026

Event #272

The early rain and mist had cleared for the start of the 272nd Gloucester parkrun this morning, although the grey skies and bare trees reminded us that it is still winter.

With five minutes to go, the volunteer team was primed for action - but not many parkrunners gathered by the flags. 'I can count them on two hands' was the comment from timekeeper Mel.

But in true Gloucester parkrun style, many others soon wandered across the fields including Bill Murray wearing a tutu (why you ask? it was the 2-2 day of August, of course). Bill had even brought extras for those who wanted to join in.

By the end, 45 finishers ran, walked and talked their way around the course. Joining the locals were visitors from Newcastle, Central Coast, Lake Macquarie, Toowoomba and Canberra.

First male home was local Eli Soupidis, with another regular Chloe McSwan the first female to finish. Eli was dressed in his soccer shirt - ready to head off to play in semifinals.

There were three first timers to Gloucester parkrun - coming for the scenic course along the river. And two others (Dimity Tighe and Emma Andrews) were doing their first ever parkrun - welcome to parkrun!

At the other end of the parkrun experience was Lyndall Murray from Canberra on his 257th parkrun. The milder Gloucester conditions must have suited Lyndall as he ran a personal best time.

Also with PBs were Jake Nicholls and Leo McSwan (Leo's time was improved by a sprint to the finish, urged on by his fellow parkrunners).

And congrats also to the Seale family trio of Anna-Rose, Mel and John (all doing PBs along the course at their own separate pace).

Thanks to the crew donning the volunteer vests (and liking them so much, one volunteer had to be reminded to take it off before she headed home) - Mel Wade, Rod Eckels, Howard Cameron and Jenny Lindsay.

Mel was doing another stint as timekeeper, teaming up with Howard who was handing out finish tokens. Rod was wearing a few hats - helping to set up the course, taking photos and also scanning. Jenny was doing her regular job of tailwalking, guiding the pack from behind.

See you next week.

21/08/2026

Come along for your weekly dose of parkrun!! Tomorrow morning at 8am at Gloucester District Park. Volunteer roster is filled - thanks to all the helpers. See you there.

19/08/2026

“A weekly dose of parkrun”
An interview with Jo Charlier

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Joanne Charlier and her family moved to a property in Gloucester, NSW.   With four children and few activities operating at the time, the family needed a way to exercise and meet people in their new community.   As a parkrunner, Dr Charlier quickly discovered Glouc...

15/08/2026

🏃‍♀️ Gloucester District parkrun #271 🏃‍♂️
What a great morning at Gloucester District parkrun!

🎉 We had 50 finishers today, with lots of visitors joining us and enjoying the run. We hope you had a fantastic time in Gloucester and that we'll see you again soon!

A huge congratulations to our 6 PBers! 🎉👏
⭐ Elijah
⭐ Theodore
⭐ Shane
⭐ Anna-Rose
⭐ Tom
⭐ Tommy

And, as always, a massive THANK YOU to our amazing volunteers! 🙌 Your support makes parkrun happen every week, and we really appreciate all the additional offers of help we've received too.

We still have some volunteer spots to fill over the coming weeks, so if you can help out, please let us know! There are plenty of different roles available, and it's a great way to be part of our parkrun community. 💙
See you next Saturday!

11/08/2026

We are chasing volunteers for tokens and scanning this Saturday - can you help?

08/08/2026

With another cold start for Event No. 270, we set up the volunteer team on the sunnier side of the finish flags, so Melissa, Pat and Bill could follow the sun as it rose above the trees in the park.

It was mostly a local crew of runners, walkers, and dogs today, with a handful of visitors from Fingal Bay, Dungog and Taree. We hope you enjoyed our course.

All three members of one of the local teams registered in the Gloucester Tri Challenge came this morning, training for the event next month. After crossing the line, Darcy took off to complete an extra lap of the parkrun course, building up to the distance of the run leg of the Tri. Nice one Darcy! 👏

While some folk found the cold air slowed them down, these five all managed to set PBs. Well done! 🙌🏽
🤩Shane
😎Anna-Rose
💨Trish
💪🏼Mel
👏John

Would you like to volunteer next weekend? We need two people to scan barcodes and hand out finish tokens. Comment, send a message or email us at [email protected]

Finally, a reminder that RunDungog running festival is on tomorrow!