Portland parkrun

Portland parkrun Portland parkrun is a free, timed, 5km run / walk put on by the community for the community at 8am every Saturday morning in Portland, Victoria.

parkrun is not a race against other runners, but a 5km timed run, jog or walk. It can really be whatever you want it to be, whether that's for fun or as part of a training plan. Portland parkrun offers an opportunity for all members of our local community, male or female, young or old, to come together on a regular basis to enjoy our beautiful Fawthrop Lagoon area and get physically active in the

process. We want to encourage people to walk, jog or run together irrespective of their ability – this event is truly open to all and best of all it really is FREE! Taking part is easy – just register in advance by 6pm on the Friday before your first ever parkrun event. The great thing is that you only ever need to do this once! Then just set your alarm for Saturday morning and get yourself there! Safety briefing is at 7:50am, Run Commence.s 8am sharp

30/05/2026
Come on down to Portland parkrun this weekend @ 0800 kick off, for a great course and a family friendly event. I’m looki...
28/05/2026

Come on down to Portland parkrun this weekend @ 0800 kick off, for a great course and a family friendly event. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone there 🤠

Portland parkrunEvent number 47123rd May 2026This week with no wind (who knew) 60 people ran, jogged and walked the cour...
23/05/2026

Portland parkrun
Event number 471
23rd May 2026

This week with no wind (who knew) 60 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 1 were first timers and 10 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 3 different clubs took part and a few people reached milestones today

The event was made possible by 8 volunteers:

Brian GLOVER • Mike HILLIER • Christopher KING • Jan LINEKER • Tracy JENSEN • Kaye CHILDS • Norman BURVILLE • Henry RUNDELL

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

21/05/2026

Hi lovely volunteers we are looking for a turn around marshal and a photographer this Saturday please let us know if you can help

Some pics of our 10th anniversary, more to be added soon
16/05/2026

Some pics of our 10th anniversary, more to be added soon

Portland parkrunEvent number 47016th May 2026What an incredible morning celebrating the 10th anniversary of Portland par...
16/05/2026

Portland parkrun
Event number 470
16th May 2026

What an incredible morning celebrating the 10th anniversary of Portland parkrun! 🎉

Today, 78 participants crossed the finish line, supported by 12 amazing volunteers. Congratulations to the 11 participants who achieved Personal Bests today:
Alison Bannister, Barbara Starick, Charlee Hewlett, Damien King, Hudson Leighton, Jaybe Bailey, Joseph Wanjiku, Kate Jaensch, Layla Sprague, Peter Bunge, and Sarah Davey. 👏

We also celebrated some fantastic milestone achievements:
🏅 Robert Logan — 250 parkruns
🏅 Leonie Campbell — 100 parkruns
🏅 Barbara Starick — 25 parkruns
🏅 Jaybe Bailey — 10 parkruns

The average age of participants today was 43 years young.

We were delighted to welcome visitors from Mt Gambier and Geelong, along with 4 people completing their very first parkrun — we hope to see you again soon! It was also wonderful to reconnect with some familiar faces we haven’t seen in a while.

The celebrations continued with delicious cake and plenty of laughs thanks to our “T for Ten” themed costumes. We saw tradies, Teletubbies, towels, a T-Rex, the Twister game, the Tooth Fairy, tigers, tutus, ties, “tired” runners, teddy bears, and many more creative outfits. Thank you to everyone who joined in and helped make the morning so memorable and fun.

A huge thank you to our incredible volunteers today:
Christopher KING • Beryl KING • Kay ANTONY • Jan LINEKER • Maureen PITMAN • David HALICZER • Vicki BROWN • Norman BURVILLE • Kristy HUTCHINS • Tressilla MACLEOD • Noah BOURKE • Kellen JENNER

Today’s full results and complete event history can be found on the Portland parkrun Results Page.

Portland parkrun began on 21 May 2016. Since then, 3,485 participants have completed 24,624 parkruns, covering an incredible total distance of 123,120 km, including 3,537 new Personal Bests. A total of 334 individuals have volunteered an amazing 4,168 times.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of the Portland parkrun community over the past 10 years. Here’s to many more Saturdays together! 💙

Portland parkrun made the front page of the local paper!!! Feel free to come down to the Hood Street BBQ area by 7:45am ...
15/05/2026

Portland parkrun made the front page of the local paper!!! Feel free to come down to the Hood Street BBQ area by 7:45am for first timers and event briefings and an 8am after. Walk, skip, jog, run, sprint…5k is 5k however you do it. There will be cake for our 10th anniversary. Register at parkrun.com.au
We would love to have you join us!!! Dress up theme is the letter ‘T’ and everyone is welcome, you can say you’ve ’turned up’ or ‘tired’ We can make it work!!!
See you there 🎉🎉🎉

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14/05/2026

Some more history pics for you to enjoy from the past 10 years of Portland parkrun

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