Newy parkrun

13/06/2026

1 million parkrun events - what does it look like?

13/06/2026

Newy parkrun RUN REPORT Event #679
13th June 2026

This week 467 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 36 were first timers and 66 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 30 different clubs took part.

The event was made possible by 26 fabulous volunteers:

John URE • Wooter Chris SMITH • Gerard NESBITT • Jody WHITEHEAD • Graeme PRITCHARD • Vicki STEWART • Bernadette BENNETT • Scott BUTLER • Julie HUGHES • Maggie LANE • Ben MARTIN • Jane LEWIS • Simon MOORE • Greg CONROY • Alistair SILLAR • Lincoln DEWAR • Elizabeth FORD-CONROY • Karen PRICE • Isaac HILL • Erin ROWLATT • Isabelle ROWLATT • Jj LEVO • Liz GREEN • Charlotte NIXON • Caihan FANG • Zac PICTON

If you would like to join a volunteer team one week and share your talents, please check out our online roster and drop us an email ([email protected]) OR look at the paper copies on the board each Saturday and add your name / barcode to it.

The slightly smaller numbers this morning made a BIG difference to the front runners who got out cleanly and scored 11 PBs in the first 20 finishers. Crazy!!

If you know RICK WALTERS please let him know that his barcode didn't scan correctly and to get in touch to be added to the results.

Welcome a and thank you for visiting to our 24 first time visitors from a wide range of parkruns - Mansfield,QLD, centennial, Maribyrnong, Batemans Bay, Curl Curl, nightcluff, san remo and St Peters.

Thank you for a lively morning again. See you next week!

12/06/2026

Sometime this weekend, parkrun will hold its 1 000 000 th event - of which Newy will have contributed 679.

Be part of the milestone at Newy and join the parkrun family with a first timers briefing at 7:55

See you there!

How did we get to 1 million parkrun events? 🤔

It didn’t happen overnight.

Here are some of the key moments reached along the journey.

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11/06/2026

For the keen parkrunners who are also football fans.

The 2026 World Cup is set to kick off today across 16 stadiums in Canada, Mexico and the USA ⚽

But how would you rank them? Capacity, atmosphere or legacy? Not us.

We are here for what really matters: how close each stadium is to a parkrun 🏟️

Let’s see which stadium lifts the Jules Rimet and which go out at the group stage 👉 parkrun.me/szv6b

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07/06/2026

Volunteer positions available for the next 2 weeks.
13/6 2 x Marshal (2 ✅✅filled) , photographer

20/6 2 timekeepers, 3 funnel managers, 1-2 scanners, 1 marshal, photographer, 1 tailwalker.

Drop us a messenger or an email to [email protected]

Thank you!

06/06/2026

After 14 years of successfully hosting a parkrun in Carrington, we have many people and groups to thank

1- our landowner The City of Newcastle, for their licensing support and for promptly fixing issues that we notice and register with them
2- our startline landowner, the Newcastle Rowing Club, for hosting us every Saturday morning, storing our gear and their members who greet us early each Saturday and support us with volunteering.
3- parkrun Asia-Pacific for event support
4- The Athletes Foot for being a sponsor of parkrun Au and for visiting our event regularly with goodies to try and devour.
5- Our event Team members, past and present, who shoulder the responsibilities with welcoming attitudes and work together to add value and safety to events
6- our parkrunners for continuing to make Newy one of Australia's larger parkruns that runs smoothly and with grace each Saturday
7- the Carrington community for continuing to join us each week and welcome our participants who are making their lives healthier both physically and mentally
8- to everyone who makes Newy parkrun a fabulous community event each week by organising, volunteering, running, walking, talking, chatting, cheering, thanking, supporting; you are all amazing
THANK YOU

06/06/2026

Newy parkrun event 1 v event 678 (14th birthday)

Below are photos of Dave Robertson, Newy's EVENT DIRECTOR and founder at the first Newy parkrun AND Dave at this mornings 14th birthday event where he's still running fast and furiously and finished 7th

Joining us this morning also were the following parkrunner who were also at event 1

Alan Field 30:13 (2012) 28:22 (2026) 5-30 Runners
Andrew Dodd 21:21 (2012) 40:18(2026) Newcastle Flyers
Dave Bradney 16:17(2012). 16:32(2026) was 2nd in 2012 behind Scott Westcott and 1st in 2026
Dave Robertson 46:40(2012). 18:23(2026)
John McLeod 30:39(2012) volunteer (2026) Newcastle Rowing Club
Lauretta Mellows 24:23(2012). 26:29(2026) Maccas Mob
Meg Llewellyn 33:42(2012). 53:59(2026) Wooters Runners

Event 1- 77 runners and 5 volunteers
Event 678- 600 runners and 21 volunteers

06/06/2026

Happy 14th birthday!

06/06/2026

Newy parkrun HAPPY 14th BIRTHDAY RUN REPORT
Event number 678 6th June 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!! 14 YEARS!!
We'll split todays report into multiple ones to cover some historical info and thank yous, so this is the basic usual one.

This week 600 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 61 were first timers and 75 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 35 different clubs took part.

The event was made possible by 21 volunteers:

John MCLEOD • Christine STAPLES • Scott WHITE • Craig SIMPSON • Wooter Chris SMITH • David MCGAW • Gerard NESBITT • David BENNETT • Danielle WHITEHEAD • Jody WHITEHEAD • Glen MULHEARN • Bernadette BENNETT • Joanne GRAHAM • Brian GUNTHER • Kate CONNOR • Andrew MACKENZIE • Ben MARTIN • Alistair SILLAR • Lincoln DEWAR • Bill CARSON • Jo TONKIN

We were thrilled to say that today ran very very smoothly and how nice to get multiple comments about the happiness and gratitude shown on course to our volunteers, marshals and fellow parkrunners.

Welcome to our first time visitors who come from such parkruns as: Diamond Creek, Rooty Hill, Berrinba, LewisPArk Reserve, Tuggeranong, Curl Curl, Wentworth Common, Rhodes, South Bank, St Peters, Orange, GreenWay, Ginninderra, Felixstowe (UK), Underwood Park, Torrens.

Stats and first finishers and age group leaders are mentioned in the graphics as usual.

See you next week!