That’s right … we had it all at Castlemaine Parkrun for our 312th event on Saturday, including an eerie fog, which added to the ambiance and rendered the lake particularly beautiful. Our volunteer photographer, Nicki, captured the mood perfectly. You can check out all the photos, videos, and latest news by following the Castlemaine parkrun facebook page.
Adding to the atmosphere, we also welcomed visiting parkrunner, Shelley De Luca, who is a self-confessed parkrun pirate. One of the many available challenges, aside from simply running 5kms each week, encourages parkrun tourism, by setting the task of ‘capturing’ the 7 Cs and 1 R (aarrrgggh). Hailing from Rosebud parkrun, Shelley already had the ‘R’ in the bag, but only had 6 Cs which she had collected by participating in parkrun events at Cascades on Clyde Wetlands; Chelsea Bicentennial; Campaspe; Churchill; Coburg; and Cyril Curtain Reserve. She has now captured her 7th C – Castlemaine parkrun.
I wonder which of the many fun and interesting challenges she will take on next?
Regular visitor to Castlemaine from GreenWay parkrun, west of Sydney, Pam Joseph was able to combine both her 25th volunteer milestone and her 50th run achievement this week, and we were very glad to help her with her double-barrel celebration.
Another cause for recognition was that of Colin Moore’s100th parkrun, 88 of which he has completed at Castlemaine, since he joined at the beginning of 2018. In this time, he has also volunteered in a variety of roles, on a total of 40 occasions and achieved 6 personal best times. We all recognised Colin’s centennial run, Pam’s 50/25th and the attainment of Shelley’s pirate challenge, by forming a tunnel of love at the beginning of the event and applauding their achievements.
As always, visitors from far and wide were welcomed to Castlemaine parkrun. This included a contingent from Mullum Mullum in Melbourne, visitors from Nepean River NSW and near neighbour, Kennington Reservoir, as well as Shelley from Rosebud.
A big shout out too, to the six people who recorded PBs this week – Chris Greene, Simone Ewenson, Harriet Storrar, Ros Calder, and junior runners Persephone Bevin and Daniel Dimopoulos.
Braving the fog to ensure the event ran smoothly was our team of 11 volunteers: Grace Chivers, Lily Chivers, Dianne Cox, Donna Faircloth, Michael Farr, Jane Harding, Pam Joseph, Nicki Renfrey, Shane Renfrey, Raewyn Rice and Robin Murdoch. Thank you one and all; it is heart-warming to see so many people willing to give up their time. Register at www.parkrun.com.au/register, grab your barcode, and join us in the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens playground area every Saturday morning at 7.50am.