South End Reserve parkrun

05/06/2026

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers and participants of today’s event.

05/06/2026

A small group of dedicated walkers and runners arrived today to our beautiful morning after a night of being drenched by many downpours of rain. It was a well stretched out field during the event and it looked like they were enjoying themselves.

04/06/2026

The photos below were from the Kings Birthday Weekend Park Run. It was a good turnout with a total of 63 participants. Great weather helped runner/walkers with their times.

28/05/2026

We require a tail walker and a token volunteer for tommorows parkrun at South End Reserve parkrun .anyone? Thankyou

24/05/2026

Yesterday's Run Report 23/05/2026 -

Southend Reserve Parkrun dawned overcast and damp with clouds promising an even wetter event, so up went the gazebo and the gathering runners and walkers started to assemble gratefully under its shelter. We had a good crew of volunteers and folk from across the ditch, Wollongong to be precise, and some from the UK attending. Good to see them all organising their day to attend this fabulous activity. Well - the clouds held back and after the briefing, the bell was sounded and off they went. 1st and 2nd home had quite a big lead on the rest of the bunch so it was rather a relaxing time for the volunteers. The rain held off, there were no incidents, everyone finished looking happy and we had an enjoyable get together at the local cafe afterwards. All up another excellent day with awesome people, what could be better!!

By Linda Paulsen.

23/05/2026

16/05/2026

Event report # 75 from a visitor that nearly missed the start line!
What would normally be a 1:35-hour drive from Auckland to South End Reserve Parkrun took me 1:50-hours due to the excessive fog on the way. As I entered the car park at 8am, the Parkrun had already commenced but all the lovely volunteers made me feel at home, prompting me to follow the runners who were already underway. Regardless of the course terrain contributing to a slower than normal finish, I thoroughly enjoyed the run, particularly the smiles & greetings of the awesome bunch of volunteers.
I was honoured to have a selfie with this committed bunch of heroes who have been keeping this event going & giving an opportunity to people like me to join in. If I didn’t live 117kms away, I would’ve made this my home run. I will be back with my family in a few weeks time. Thanks a lot, team ❤️ Appreciate your afforts wholeheartedly 👏👏👏 You guys are amazing ❤️

15/05/2026

Event #75 Report.
A chilly morning in Pauanui today saw 14 eager run/walkers to our little event.
We had visitors from Aberdeen, Auckland and Whangamata.

Our first Male runner home, a local, came in at a decent 20.49 pace and our first Female came in at 30.13 very respectable times for our tough little course. Well done to all who took part today.

We have stunning views on our course and people are amazed by them, however, the course is on sand and uneven grass so you can add another 3-4 mins onto your time that you would usually do on a sealed surface.
The good thing about coming to our event is that you are likely to get a placing!
A big thank you to everyone who braved to chill this morning and participated.
See you all again next week.

14/05/2026

See you tomorrow, Southend Reserve Pauanui, 0750 for event debrief!

13/05/2026

Always looking for Volunteers , especially for this Saturday 16 May 2026----------if you are interested, please DM