05/09/2026
🏃♂️ Karoola Park parkrun #221 – What a morning!
32 finishers and 6 amazing volunteers made event #221 happen today!
🥇 Taking the top spot was Hayden Smith in a cracking 22:56, with David Hopkins hot on his heels in 23:02 and Macklin Martin rounding out the top 3 in 23:37.
🎉 PB alert! Big congrats to our personal best crew this week:
Macklin Martin – 23:37
Benjamin Wright – 23:39
Jayden McCarthy – 23:59
George Martin – 28:30
Ruby Regan – 35:24
Christine Pyke – 37:07
Alana Stephens – 40:23
That's 7 PBs in one morning – outstanding! 💥
🏆 First female home was Isabelle Regan in 25:16 – fantastic run!
🌏 Welcome to our tourists this week! Lovely to have Julie and Jim Cook visiting all the way from Armidale parkrun, and great to see Kieran O'Shea joining us too – hope you all enjoyed the course and come back soon! 👋
🙌 A massive thank you to our brilliant volunteers – parkrun simply would not happen without you. Every single week, our volunteers give up their Saturday morning so that others can run, jog, or walk. That generosity means everything to our community and we are endlessly grateful. 💜
This week's heroes:
Dave Zonneveld – Run Director
Christine Pyke – Course Check
Alexandra Holland-Wright – Timekeeper
David Hopkins – Finish Tokens 🎉 and a HUGE congratulations to David on reaching his 25th volunteer milestone this week – what an incredible contribution to Karoola Park parkrun! 👏
Sammy Lee – Barcode Scanning
Sophie Chen – Tail Walker
If you've ever thought about volunteering, please reach out – it's a rewarding and fun way to be part of the parkrun family! 🧡
See you next Saturday – walkers, joggers, runners, and volunteers all welcome!
