Mandeville parkrun

08/10/2026

Who’s volunteering this weekend? We need a token giver, two Marshalls, one scanner, a first timer human, a photographer and a time keeper and a run director !!! So unless we have these essential roles filled we can’t operate on Saturday. It would be nice to give our usual guys a break and have more volunteers to fill these roles on rotation.

Thanks team!

🤠 YEEHAW, parkrun posse! 🤠

It’s that time of the week again — time to saddle up and round up a few good folk to help make this weekend’s Mandeville parkrun happen! 🐎

Pick yourself a role, throw on your cowboy or cowgirl hat 🤠 and volunteer! Whether you’re tailwalking, timing, scanning or keeping an eye on the herd, there’s a job for everyone.

🌾 No fancy boots required.
🐴 No cattle rustling necessary (hopefully)
☕ Just good people, good vibes and a morning in the great Mandeville outdoors!

Mount up, pardners — the volunteer roster is calling! 🤠💛💚

Drop us a message or comment below put your name down on the roster.

03/10/2026

03/10/2026

Run Report Event #29

This was my family's 2nd trip to Mandeville parkrun. Coming from Rolleston we looked forward to getting out with the local community and experiencing this unique parkrun. I personally love trail runs more so than road and what I find interesting about Mandeville parkrun is the trail as well as the bit running through a paddock. Really special parkrun!

Today's parkrun had 48 participants and 13 volunteers. They were greeted by a gentle rain, some excited dogs & onlooking cows as well as some curious magpies looking down from the trees waiting for the opportunity to have their piece of action. We also had 20 first time participants at Mandeville as well as 3 people (Olivia Robson, Martin Baikey & Fleur Doornenbal) doing their first ever parkruns on the day parkrun turned 22.

Stats for the day:

First finisher :
1. Hannah Oldroyd. 18:34
2. Todd Schmidt. 19:39
3. John Marshall. 20:56

Most parkrun finishes :
Hannah Oldroyd 634
Brian Tyro 431
Brindsley Archer 380
Sarah Archer 372

As parkrun turns 22 years old today it is right to remember not only all the runners & walkers who've attended parkrun worldwide but, probably more importantly the volunteers. Volunteers are the vital bloodline that keep parkruns going. Depending on the parkrun, every parkrun could have differing needs regarding the volunteers required, and this is a weekly challenge for many parkruns simply to fill these rosters up just so they can hold an event on Saturday. A challenge to all of us to raise our hands and sign up to volunteer. Every role is important and also a lot of fun—roles range from public speaking (e.g., Run Director, First Timers Welcome) to manning an important turnaround point (eg. Marshal) to setting up the course (Pre-event setup, Event Course check) to helping out in the thick of the action on the day (eg. Timekeeper, Barcode Scanning, Finish Tokens). Why not even bring the family along? It's a lot of fun getting out as a family especially as it can keep the kids off screens and get them out in the open to have fun!

Thank you Mandeville parkrun community!

Karl Smith

30/09/2026

🌿 IT’S WEDNESDAY — TIME TO THINK ABOUT VOLUNTEERING! 🏃‍♀️🐄

The weekend is creeping closer, which means it’s time to start thinking about your volunteer opportunity at Mandeville parkrun! 🙌

Whether you’re a regular volunteer or you’ve never volunteered before, we’d love to have you on the team. There are plenty of different roles, and you’ll be given everything you need to know on the day.

👟 Run, walk or volunteer — you’re always part of the Mandeville crew!

💚 Can you help us this Saturday?
Drop us a message or put your hand up on the volunteer roster.

Many hands make Mandeville magic! ✨

27/09/2026

🏃‍♀️ Mandeville parkrun #28 — What a morning! 🌿🐄

68 finishers. 14 volunteers. 22 first timers. 13 PBs. 🎉

What a brilliant morning at Mandeville! A huge welcome to our 22 first-time visitors — we hope you enjoyed the trails, the fresh country air and everything that makes Mandeville a little bit different. 🌳👟

🏅 13 personal bests — congratulations to everyone who smashed their own goals!

🎉 Milestones:
🌿 Rosemary Waters — 25 parkruns
💯 Nicola Whalley — 100 parkruns — what an achievement!

👏 First finishers:
🥇 Shaun Fauth — 19:54
🥇 Honor Mathieson — 21:05

🏆 Highest age grade:
John Marshall — 75.04%
Honor Mathieson — 74.55%

And a special shout-out to our regular parkrunners who keep coming back — Stacey Garrett has clocked up 368 parkruns, while Robyn Wells has reached 273! 🙌

💚 And, as always, our volunteers are the absolute heart of Mandeville parkrun. Thank you to all 14 of you who gave up your morning to make #28 happen.

From first-timers to milestone-makers, PB chasers to those simply enjoying a walk, jog or run — you all make Mandeville parkrun what it is. ❤️

Same time, same place, another Saturday adventure…

See you at Mandeville! 🌿🏃‍♀️🐄

23/09/2026

👑👑Will you win this Saturday? We are looking for two marshals this weekend to help us win the day! Please let us know if you are our champion this week. 💚💛💚

21/09/2026

🕵️‍♀️ WHO HAS IT? — MANDEVILLE #43

Something suspicious happened at Mandeville on Saturday morning… 👀

The cows are saying nothing. 🐄
The volunteers are keeping quiet. 🤫
And at least one parkrunner knows more than they’re letting on…

But WHO DID IT?

🔎 Clue #1: They were definitely at parkrun.
🔎 Clue #2: They were spotted somewhere on the course.
🔎 Clue #3: They may have been running… or walking… or pretending to! 😂

Study the evidence carefully.

👇 Can you identify the culprit?

Were you number 42 or 44 do you know number 43.

Drop your suspect in the comments… 🕵️‍♂️ and volunteer for to is Saturday!

19/09/2026

🏃‍♀️ Mandeville parkrun #27 — A chilly morning and a whole lot of heart 💗

The slight breeze made for some cold fingers and toes, but once we got moving there were smiles all around!

What a fantastic morning for our 27th Mandeville parkrun, with 67 people making their way around our rural course.

And this week was about much more than just 5km.

💗 Walking for Sarah

We were incredibly proud to welcome members of the Swannanoa Volunteer Fire Brigade, who joined us as part of their walk across North Canterbury to support their crew member Sarah Starkey.

Sarah, a 48-year-old mum of two, is battling aggressive Stage 3 breast cancer and is undergoing intensive treatment. Her brigade family has stepped up to support her, taking a huge walk in their gear 60km in full firefighting gear to raise funds for her treatment. See Swannanoa Volunteer Fire Brigade for more details.

After parkrun, the firefighters headed to the Mandeville shops for their fundraiser.

If you’d like to support Sarah, head to the Swannanoa Volunteer Fire Brigade page for information on how to donate. The Swannanoa brigade is a volunteer rural station serving our local community — and this week they showed once again what community looks like.

We walk together. We show up. We look after our own. ❤️

📊 Mandeville #27 by the numbers

🏃 67 finishers
👩 27 females
👨 36 males
❓ 4 unknown
🌱 30 first timers
🎉 8 personal bests
🙌 13 amazing volunteers

A huge welcome to our 9 people completing their very first ever parkrun:

Jeremy Jackson, Ellery Lappin, Duncan Cuthbertson, William Clark, Theo Jackson, Scarlett Nutbrown, Assina Dalglish, Ben Jar and Liz Walker.

Welcome to the parkrun family! 💚

🏆 This week’s results

Congratulations to our first finishers:

🥇 Daniel Sunderland — 20:54
🥇 Nicola Whalley — 27:20

Our highest age-grade performances went to:

Mark Anderson — 68.17%
Nicola Whalley — 68.05%

And a massive congratulations to our 8 PBs:

Jamie Nutbrown, Brendon Church, Layton Fletcher, Sarah Druce, Phil Shipley, Robert Templer, Karyn Templer and Sarah Barnes. 🎉

🏅 Milestones of another kind

Our most experienced parkrunners this week were:

Karyn Templer — 266 parkruns
Robert Templer — 265 parkruns

And when it comes to volunteering, Karyn Templer has clocked up 53 volunteer credits, followed by Sasha Green on 50 and Robert Templer on 44.

That is some serious commitment to parkrun! 👏

And finally, a huge THANK YOU to our 13 volunteers:

Bryant Hardy, Jo Dobson, Shelley Taylor, Nicky Fletcher, Nickyr Grant, Sarah McLaughlin, Jaxon Berry, Levi Berry, Maddie Berry, Stephanie Berry, Hailee De Wys, Cameron Henderson and Andy Anderson.

Without our volunteers, Mandeville parkrun simply wouldn’t happen. ❤️

So that’s event #27 done and dusted.

Cold fingers. Cold toes. Plenty of fame smells. Plenty of smiles. A few PBs. Some brand-new parkrunners. Our wonderful volunteers. And a very special reason to come together as a community.

Thanks everyone for making Mandeville parkrun what it is.

See you next Saturday! 🏃‍♀️🚶‍♂️🐄💚

17/09/2026

MANDEVILLE PARKRUN — SWANNANOA FIREFIGHTERS WALKING FOR SARAH 💚💛

This Saturday we’re proud to feature some very special members of our local community — our Swannanoa firefighters. 👨‍🚒👩‍🚒

They’re walking across North Canterbury in support of local mum Sarah Starkey, who is battling aggressive Stage 3 breast cancer.

Sarah a volunteer firefighter and mum to two young boys who has been diagnosed with aggressive Stage 3 breast cancer. She is now facing gruelling chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatment, which has placed an enormous financial burden on her family. 💗

So our local firefighters are stepping up to help there fellow team member.

They’ll be joining us at Mandeville parkrun this Saturday as part of their walk across North Canterbury. Then, after parkrun, they’ll be heading to the Mandeville shops, where they’ll be holding a fundraiser for Sarah.

So come along and support them!

🏃‍♀️ Run
🚶 Walk
🙌 Cheer
💗 Donate
👨‍🚒 Support our local firefighters

This is what small communities do.

We show up. We walk together. We look after our own.

See you Saturday at Mandeville parkrun — and then down at the shops after to support Sarah and her family. 💗

Checkout Swannanoa Volunteer Fire Brigade for more ways to support Sarah.