Lost Lagoon parkrun

02/10/2026

02/10/2026

Another amazing morning with overcast skies at the 70th lost lagoon park run! 🏃🏼‍♀️

36 participants which included visitors from Sunshine Coast, Christchurch, Rakaia and Hokitika.

It was great to see locals bring along their families to join in with the event

Thank you once again for the awesome crew of volunteers 😅

5 first timers at parkrun 👋
Jill McArthur, Alex Simpson, Theo Simpson, Casey King, Hailey King

personal bests 🥇
Kelly Simpson 38:05, Angelique Weiss 40:58

volunteers 🦺
Mary-Rose O'Loughlin, Kimberly Neilson, Gary Bowden, Alison Fox, Hannah Bill, Lisa Brooks-Hateley, Paul Cannell, Tim Coleman, Brendon Spittal, Chris Rout

full results 👉
https://www.parkrun.co.nz/lostlagoon/results/2026-10-03/

25/09/2026

26 enthusiastic parkrunners joined us for our 69th parkrun today. A bit of drizzle during the run didn't dampen sprits.

Our visitors from Nelson were impressed with our course.

Thanks to all the volunteers for making the event run smoothly.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MIKE! 6️⃣5️⃣
Enjoy a well earnt retirement 😌

first timers at parkrun 👋
Anna Wilcox, Debbie Edwards, Sendall Gavin

personal bests 🏆
Stephen Dorey 26:13, Nero Pinto 36:06, Angelique Weiss 43:42, Tracy Kovacs 44:51

volunteers 🙏
Glen Pellew, Kimberly Neilson, Gary Bowden, Grant Weston, Tegan Weston, Tim Coleman, Sarah Kearns, Florence Bowden, Lisa Brooks-Hateley, Brendon Spittal, Alan Cropp, Alison Fox

full results 👉
https://www.parkrun.co.nz/lostlagoon/results/2026-09-26/

25/09/2026

Tomorrow is parkrun day! Rain? Probably. Smiles? Definitely. Join us! 😊🏃

TIMINGS:
(Note: we're a little different to other parkruns as we have a short walk across the bridge for the start, so make sure you turn up a little early):
7:45 - First timers welcome
7:50 - Event briefing
7:55 - Walk across the bridge
8:00 - parkrun starts
8:30 onwards - Coffee & chat at Betty’s café (don't forget to show your parkrun
barcode to get 10% off all food and drinks)
See ya there!

18/09/2026

🌧️ Lost Lagoon parkrun – Event #68 🌧️

26 parkrunners braved a cool morning with consistent rain, supported by our awesome group of volunteers! 👏

Congratulations to Kimberly on reaching her 50 volunteer milestone 💐 and Brendon on completing his 25th parkrun! 🎉

We welcomed visitors from Lincoln, UK, Ashburton, and Hunter from Australia, who joined us with his Grandad. 🇬🇧🇳🇿🇦🇺

Another awesome event with an amazing group of volunteers and participants. 🤩🤩🤩

Thanks everyone for coming along — see you all next week! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

volunteer milestones
Kimberly Neilson 5️⃣0️⃣

parkrun milestones
Brendon Spittal 2️⃣5️⃣

first timers at parkrun 👋
Angelique Weiss

personal bests 🏆
Kimberly Neilson 26:10

volunteers 🙏
Mary-Rose O'Loughlin, Kimberly Neilson, Bev Thompson, Mike Todd, Tim Coleman, Sarah Kearns, Lisa Brooks-Hateley, Samuel Jeffries, Glen Pellew, Jackie Pellew, Alison Fox

full results 👉
https://www.parkrun.co.nz/lostlagoon/results/2026-09-19/

18/09/2026

IT'S FRIDAY! parkrun eve!!!!
The only question is… are you waving goodbye to your Saturday sleep-in? I'm certainly waving goodbye to mine.
⏱ Timings:
7:45 – First timers welcome
7:50 – Event briefing
7:55 – Walk across the bridge
8:00 – parkrun starts
8:30 onwards – Coffee & chat at Bettys café ☕️ (don't forget to show your parkrun barcode to get 10% off all food and drinks)
See you tomorrow!!

11/09/2026

Lost lagoon event #67
27 parkrunners supported by 14 awesome volunteers.
A fresh morning with some light rain.
Congratulations to Sam on reaching your 50th parkrun milestone 🥳 well done
Some PB's today from some of our locals 👊💥
We welcomed visitors from Trentham amongst other places.
A special shout out to Croppy who has been busy on the track with maintenance 🙏
See you all next week

1 first timers at parkrun 👋
Valerie Prior

personal bests 🏆
Alistair Paterson-Clark 18:22, Rebekah Heath 24:18, Stephen Dorey 26:41, Christina Leech 26:44, Tracy Kovacs 49:43

volunteers 🦺
Gary Bowden, Kimberly Neilson, Marie Ryan, Mary-Rose O'Loughlin, Alan Cropp, Glen Pellew, Lisa Brooks-Hateley, Tim Coleman, Sarah Kearns, Grant Weston, Alison Fox, Brendon Spittal, Florence Bowden, Lewis Bowden

full results 👉
https://www.parkrun.co.nz/lostlagoon/results/2026-09-12/