Mount Barker parkrun

21/10/2026

Milestones, milestones, milestones!

With the new milestone shirts for 200, 300, 400, 600 etc. we'll be seeing plenty of new colours at parkrun this Saturday.

Are you reaching a milestone? Let us know and we can give you a shout out - online, on the day or both, you choose!

We've got a couple of good ones lined up already, so join in and we'll celebrate with you. Just click Send Message below or email [email protected].

18/10/2026

**Position filled**

Volunteer wanted this Saturday 📣
Ever thought about volunteering? This Saturday is a great time to give it a go.

We still have one role open:

🔸 Barcode Scanner (No run)

Keen to help? Comment below, send us a message, or email [email protected]

You're also welcome to volunteer and still walk or run on the day for some roles. Just ask us which ones work for that.

Want to help on a future Saturday? Check the roster and let us know what you'd like to try:
https://www.parkrun.com.au/mountbarker/futureroster/

Thank you to everyone who makes Mount Barker parkrun happen 💚

17/10/2026

16/10/2026

Thanks for joining us on this beautiful spring morning for event number 628, 17th October 2026

This week 387 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 34 were first timers and 48 recorded new Personal Bests.

We celebrated three milestones: Bhavani Quirke, 50 volunteers and first time Run Director
Robert Lloyd, 100 Course Completions
Terry Watkins, 250 Course Completions

The event was made possible by 20 volunteers:

Karin HILTON • Paul BUTLER • Jacqui JOHNSON • Fernando FARRUGIA • Sarah WOODARD • Wendy FOSTER • Garry LEECH • Shaun FITCH • Chris WOODARD • Julie WILHELM • Harley COPPING • Kim HEPBURN • Brian AMBROSE • Ann TROJAN • Bhavani QUIRKE • Margaret BARTER • Paul PAMMENT • Helen SHILLABEER • Lauren LIM • Roxy MURN

Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the Mount Barker parkrun Results Page.

Mount Barker parkrun started on 22nd March 2014. Since then 10,691 participants have completed 124,435 parkruns covering a total distance of 622,175 km, including 15,916 new Personal Bests. A total of 973 individuals have volunteered 9,364 times.

16/10/2026

Just one more sleep to go - who’s excited?? We all are, of course - it’s the best day of the week!! 🥳

Time to walk, run, catch up with friends, and volunteer.

We could still do with some more volunteers:
FINISH TOKEN SUPPORT person
PHOTOGRAPHER
BARCODE SCANNERS (not running).
Let us know if you can help.

Friday night checklist
Barcode ✅
parkrun gear ✅
Alarm set ✅
Saturday morning
7:40am - Volunteers arrive
7:45am - Volunteer intro and team photo
7:48am - First timers welcome
7:56am - Run Director’s welcome brief (please keep quiet for a few minutes so everyone can hear)
8:00am - parkrun is go!!

Looking forward to seeing you all in the morning at Mount Barker parkrun ❤💜💙💛

15/10/2026

UPDATE - NEEDED FOR TOMORROW
* photographer
* finish token support
* barcode scanner (Helen has kindly offered, but more would be helpful for when it gets busy)

LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP

Have you volunteered in 2026?

Or would you like to add another credit to your tally for the year?

Now is your chance!

Needed for Saturday:
* Finish token support (helping the finish tokens person)
* Barcode scanner (someone who isn't running first)

Let us know if you can help out with either of these roles.

14/10/2026

Congratulations to Terry Watkins on his 250th parkrun this Saturday!

Terry has been a Mount Barker regular since starting parkrun in 2019, having notched up 243 at Mt Barker.

Well done Terry on this awesome achievement!!

14/10/2026

Bhavani Quirke will be celebrating her 50th Volunteer with us on Saturday, here’s what she has to say about it:

“I love being able to contribute to the parkrun community as a volunteer, taking photos has always been a hobby of mine so it made sense to sign up as photographer when we first moved here but since then I’ve pushed myself out of my photography comfort zone and have had a go at a few different roles at a few different locations and found each one equally interesting and fun!”

Are you going to achieve a Milestone on Saturday too? Whether it’s official or unofficial as a volunteer or course completion, we would love to celebrate it with you!!

Send us some photos and a short writeup via Messenger or to [email protected] and we will post it before the big day.

Alternatively we can give you a shout out on the day or pop your name in chalk on the path - the choice is yours.