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Ballarat parkrun

Locality: Ballarat, Victoria

Address: Near 1702 Sturt St VIC 3350 Ballarat, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.parkrun.com.au/ballarat/

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25.01.2022 It was a close race over the weekend but when the final bell rang, it was Inverloch on 57 and Ballarat on 49 which gave us 2nd place on the Australian participation leaderboard for (not)parkrun last week. Our fastest (not)parkrunner was Josh Maher in 19:44 and tailwalker was Patrick Cashin in 1:23:28. We are still getting first timers submitting a (not)parkrun time which is great to see so welcome to Braith Michaleff, Melinda Michaleff, Adam Clark, Lisa Dark and Lachlan Milne.... It was a good week for PB's too with 10 recorded by Lauren Knight, Josh Maher, Teresa Whelan, Warren Silvey, Fleur Haans, Matthew Klein, Christine Hutchinson, Roger Simkin, Dani Xuereb and Natalie Dreier. Warren Silvey, John Blair, Darryl Lacey & John Bradshaw completed 7 (not)parkruns for the week which is a massive achievement. Well done guys. Till next week, enjoy your (not)parkruns

25.01.2022 We are excited to confirm that parkrun events in the Northern Territory will reopen on Saturday 19 September! For updates on the status of the remaining States & Territories within Australia click here http://parkrun.me/veaqw #loveparkrun

25.01.2022 Have you logged your 5k run, walk or jog this week for (not)parkrun? This is the National participation top 3 at the moment so with 2 more weeks of (not)parkrun before we start back on the Jan 16th, let's see if we can get back that No.1 position at least one more time. Tag your friends to make sure their (not)parkrun counts

25.01.2022 Tune in for another Ballarat parkrun Facebook live event on Saturday morning at 8am. It will include some (not)parkrun ideas, how to upload a (not)parkrun and details about a fun scavenger hunt that has been put together by the Wallaby Track parkrun team. We look forward to seeing you online.

24.01.2022 Another solid achievement Ballarat, with another 4th place for the total number of participants across Australia's 326 (not)parkruns held last week. We had 10 first timers and 14 PB's recorded from the 56 (not)parkrunners that submitted their 5k run, jog or walk. Well done to the following and as the weather gets better, let's see if we can jump up a bit higher on the national ranking.... Adrienne Howlett, Amanda Anderson, Ashley Madder, Bruce Gavin, Bruce Purdie, Cathy Noone, Chris Parkinson, Clancy Purdie, Darryl Lacey, David Appleby, David Gladwell, Denny Anderson, Diane Gibney, Donna Purdie, Elizabeth Walsh, Fiona Murphy, Gail Weston, Glenn Kilburn, Huon Anderson, Ian Chambers, Ian Fullerton, Imogen Noone, James Miller, Jennifer Cashin, Jesse Dixon, John Blair, John Bradshaw, John Parkinson, Jules Zass, Kate Haans, Katie Buttacavoli, Kylie Mayne, Lachlan Anderson, Lauren Knight, Lisa Ord, Mardi Simmons, Marg Prowse, Megan Mitchell, Melanie Rylance, Michelle Kilburn, Nicole Smith, Patrick Cashin, Paul Cashin, Phil Waters, Philip Harris, Rory Purdie, Sarah Wals, Sarah Watts, Sharon Morrison, Simon Ogilvie, Susan Gray, Tamara Van Hees, Tiarna Waight, Tina Lacey, Veronica Hausknecht and Warren Silvey.

24.01.2022 A fresh start to 2021 and what a way to celebrate with a comfortable 1st place across Australia for (not)parkrun participation. Well done Ballarat on another great achievement and our second first place in a couple of weeks ahead of Inverloch, Albert Melbourne, Westerfolds and Wyndham Vale rounding out the Top 5. In reaching top spot we welcomed Michaela Gangi, Alan Haslar, Andrew Doig, Vicki Reed and Luke Nunn for their first (not)parkrun and we also had 6 individual PB's re...corded by John Blair, Elise Murphy, Natalie Dreier, Sharon Quick, Ian Chambers and Brett Sinclair. Well done to everyone. The 7 day challenge was taken out by Jennifer Cashin, Paul Cashin, John Bradshaw and Warren Silvey so congratulations to the four of you. John Blair logged the fastest time in 22:40 and the tailwalker was completed in 1:00:15 by Aislinn Hausknecht. We have 2 more weeks of (not)parkrun till we start back on Jan 16th so please watch the short video from a few days ago on some of the changes that will be in place for our restart and stay tuned for more updates as the countdown begins.

24.01.2022 A little rain has not stopped Imogen, Cathy and Rosie enjoying their (not)parkrun this morning. Still plenty of time to submit your 5km result for this week. https://www.parkrun.com.au/ballarat/results/notparkrun/

23.01.2022 This is the new COVID-19 parkrun participant code, we ask you to follow. Looking forward to seeing you on the 16th January.

22.01.2022 Just a reminder that the barcode boxes are no longer available on Saturday so you will need to make sure you bring one with you. If you don't have spares, login to your parkrun profile and click on the Barcode button which will give you a few options to obtain one. The barcode must printed out and can't be a photo of it on your phone as we cannot scan the phone screen properly.... No barcode, no result unfortunately. #loveparkrun #dfyb

22.01.2022 The latest global update

21.01.2022 Have you had a chance to walk, jog, run a 5km this week? The more the merrier - rally your family, friends, work mates, team mates, neighbours. Just a reminder to submit your 5km result by midnight Sunday https://www.parkrun.com.au/ballarat/results/notparkrun/

21.01.2022 This video shows you our website https://www.parkrun.com.au/ballarat/ Where to find the link to register for parkrun and to submit your 5km (not)parkrun result.

20.01.2022 What does parkrun mean to you? We know it has been a while since we enjoyed parkrun together. We would love to here from you why you enjoy coming to parkrun (even during our winter).

20.01.2022 The latest update.

20.01.2022 The latest parkrun update.

17.01.2022 Exciting news our start/finish area has a new path. A big thank you to the City of Ballarat and Bernard Blood for this upgrade. We are an all abilities inclusive community event, this will help make this area more user-friendly. Just waiting for the Victorian parkruns to get the all clear to resume. We let you know when we know.

16.01.2022 We know everyone is missing parkrun dreadfully, so why not get involved in the Run for a Cause virtual event! Add yourself to the Ballarat parkrun team when you register!

15.01.2022 Some reminders as we get closer to starting parkrun ~ 16th Jan 2021. If you are joining us, please check-in by scanning our unique QR code from Services Victoria, this will be available - on our Facebook page - on our website in the news feed... - we will also have QR code posters at the start line. Stay at home if you are unwell Practice safety protocols at all times at parkrun (1.5m apart during the briefing and at finish line, no hugs, no high-fives). Please note, we will no longer have a key holder. You will need to pocket your car keys. Sadly no selfie frame for now. Don’t forget your barcode. Place a spare in your car. Looking forward to seeing everyone soon.

15.01.2022 Who's excited? After 44 weeks of no parkrun it's only one more sleep and it's parkrunday. But if you've never been to parkrun, not sure what to do or what happens? Don't worry. Every Saturday around 7:50am there is a first timers briefing to explain how it all works, an overview of the course and what you have to do. Just turn up at the start/finish area and we will call you when it's about to start.... We can't wait to see you all in the morning #loveparkrun

15.01.2022 We got our Xmas present last week and this week we could only manage 2nd place for (not)parkrun participation across Australia behind Inverloch which is still a fantastic consistent effort by everyone. Well done. We are still getting first timers submit a (not)parkrun time which is really encouraging as we move closer to a restart of normal Saturday parkruns in just 3 weeks time so welcome to Rochelle Mackenzie, Erin McPhee, Aislinn Hausknecht, Briony Jenkinson and Melissa El...lis. Ten PB's were also recorded by Elise Murphy, John Bradshaw, Aaron-Heath Jarman, Sue Brant, Rory Purdie, Sarah Watts, John Parkinson, Bryony Reichelt, Sharon Quick and Natalie Dreier. Well done to you all on improving your times. Our fastest (not)parkrunner was Sarah Watts in 20:37, our joint tailwalkers were Aaron-Heath Jarman and Rose Jarman in 1:01:33 and the 7 day challenge was taken out by Warren Silvey, John Bradshaw, Jennifer Cashin and Paul Cashin. As we get closer to the Jan 16th parkrun restart, you will start to see more posts outlining the new COVID-19 guidelines that we have to operate parkun by and how that affects you and what you need to do on the day as well as follow up requests for volunteers to help on the 16th and onwards. Till next week, enjoy your (not)parkruns

15.01.2022 The count down is on til we start on 16th January (3 Saturdays ). Calling for volunteers please, we will need to fill our volunteer roster to be able to restart. Please message us when you are available, all roles are easy and fun. You will leave with a warm fuzzy feeling, being part of the awesome parkrun community. We ask that you install the "parkrun virtual volunteer" app, or update to the newest version if you already have it.

14.01.2022 It's a current tie for first place (not)parkrun participation across Australia at the moment. Let's see if we can go No.1 two weeks in a row as we head towards our parkrun restart next Sat Jan 16th. Tag your friends and family to log their 5k time for this week if they haven't already or get an early one done today before it heats up too hot or even a nice evening stroll later this evening. Times can be submitted till 11:59pm tonight via your parkrun profile login

13.01.2022 With only 3 more sleeps till we're back at parkrun, this is just a reminder of a new requirement that we need your help with. To comply with State Government requirements to restart parkrun and assist with potential contact tracing, we have been allocated a unique QR code for Ballarat parkrun which is shown here and will also be on our Instagram page, Ballarat parkrun website and at various locations at the start/finish line. We ask that all volunteers and participants check ...in each week by scanning this QR code using the Service Victoria app on your phone (download it if you haven't got it already). You can check in before leaving home, in your car or at the start/finish line at Victoria Park. #loveparkrun

13.01.2022 We would love to see your (not)parkrun photos. Here is the link to submit your 5km result. https://www.parkrun.com.au/ballarat/results/notparkrun/... Scroll past the results table to find this. Click on the "here" to sign in with your barcode. Then submit your 5km result.

11.01.2022 One of our regular parkrunners and volunteers is now a volunteer for the City of Ballarat as an Ambassador for our Active Women and Girls program. Well done Gail.

11.01.2022 It was a case of deja vu this past week as it was a repeat of the top 4 (not)parkruns for participants across Australia. It was Inverloch at the top again very closely followed by Wishart, good ol'e us at Ballarat in 3rd, Albert Melbourne and then Lochiel rounding out the top 5. 12 PB's were also recorded by the following: Isabella Wilson, Michelle Smith, Rhianna Watts, Bendan Stevens, Brad Easdale, Claire Boatman, Fleur Haans, Jesse Dixon, Maxine Johnson, Gaye Honeyman, Jo C...hallis and Cathy Noone. Well done to all of you on a great achievement. Jesse Dixon recorded our fastest (not)parkrun time again for the week in 22:47 and Roger Simkin brought us home as tailwalker in 54:26. Rose Harrison was our only first timer so welcome Rose. Team Cashin consisting of Jennifer and Paul joined Warren Silvey, John Blair and John Bradshaw on submitting a (not)parkrun time each day last week so well done to the 5 of you. A (not)parkrun every day is a great effort. As the weather warms up we have seen a few of our (not)parkrunners complete their runs or walks earlier in the day to avoid the heat which we're not quite used to yet but if you can't do them till later in the day just remember to rehydrate sufficiently. If you've never completed a (not)parkrun before there's nothing special you have to do except submit your time via your online parkrun profile for any 5k walk, run or jog you complete. Just follow the link at the bottom of the weekly Ballarat (not)parkrun results page and submit your time. https://www.parkrun.com.au/ballarat/results/notparkrun/

10.01.2022 Tonight was the awards ceremony of the Keep Victoria Beautiful 2020 sustainable cities awards. The Ballarat parkrun and the Wallaby Track parkrun were entered into 2 categories - Community and Social Well-being. We were finalist in both categories, among many worthy entries. We did not win, but it was fantastic to be able to represent our awesome parkruns and to promote all the amazing aspects of parkrun.

10.01.2022 One of the sponsors of parkrun, good luck picking just 5 winners.

09.01.2022 Ballarat (not)parkrun Saturday Morning Briefing Including tips for the Wallaby Track parkrun Scavenger Hunt.

09.01.2022 Another consistent effort last week Ballarat with a 5th place for the total number of participants completing a (not)parkrun across Australia. We had 44 (not)parkrun times submitted, 10 were PB's and 3 first timers joined us so thank you to everyone listed below: Bruce Gavin, Bruce Purdie, Cate Walker, Cathy Noone, Chris Parkinson, Colleen Howard, Darryl Lacey, David Appleby, David Gladwell, Desley Waters, Diane Gibney, Donna Purdie, Elizabeth Walsh, Fiona Murphy, Gail Weston..., Ian Chambers, Ian Fullerton, Imogen Noone, Jamie Maher, Jennifer Cashin, Jesse Dixon, John Blair, John Bradshaw, Kate Haans, Kylie Mayne, Lauren Knight, Luke Caldwell, Marg Prowse, Mark Warwick, Megan Mitchell, Melanie Rylance, Michael Evans-Barker, Nicole Smith, Paul Cashin, Phil Waters, Rose Jarman, Sarah Nesci, Sarah Wals, Sharon Morrison, Simon Ogilvie, Susan Gray, Tamara Van Hees, Tiarna Waight and Warren Silvey. With the weather improving (ie no snow) for this last week of the school holidays, it should be an ideal time to get out for some exercise and sunshine and whether you walk, jog or run your 5k, make sure you submit it for a (not)parkrun time. You already have your barcode from a normal parkrun so just login to your profile and follow the prompts. If you're not sure what to do, all the steps are covered in our virtual briefings that have been going live at 8am the last couple of Saturdays so just scroll back a bit and check out the information.

08.01.2022 4th place!! What an amazing achievement Ballarat across the 317 Australian (not)parkruns recorded last week for the most number of participants. Woo hoo. We had 10 first timers join us last week as well as 15 PB's recorded so to the following fabulous 50 Ballarat parkrunners, thank you for completing a 5k run, walk or jog and submitting your (not)parkrun time:... Jules Zass, Luke Caldwell, Megan Mitchell, Clancy Purdie, Warren Silvey, John Bradshaw, Jennifer Cashin, Phil Waters, David Gladwell, Bruce Gavin, Mark Warwick, Simon Ogilvie, Georgia Low, Kate Haans, Brandeis McBratney-Owen, Michelle Steenhuis, John Parkinson, Sharon Morrison, Marg Prowse, Katie Buttacavoli, Bill Purcell, Rory Purdie, Sarah Nesci, Paul Cashin, Deb Brevis, Yasmin Lloyd, Donna Purdie, Brodie Sri Dargon, Lauren Knight, Kylie Mayne, Darryl Lacey, Nicole Smith, Imogen Noone, Teresa Whelan, Cathy Noone, Chris Parkinson, Melanie Rylance, Ashley Madder, Tiarna Waight, Jamie Maher, Elizabeth Walsh, Bruce Purdie, Patrick Cashin, Ian Fullerton, Tamara Van Hees, Amanda Anderson, Ian Chambers, Tina Lacey, Gail Weston and John Blair Don't forget, if you'd like to check how we are going throughout the week, just click on the following link https://www.parkrun.com.au/results/notparkrun/ and to submit your own (not)parkrun time, login to your parkrun profile and click on the (not)parkrun button and follow the prompts.

07.01.2022 Here’s the Wallaby Track parkrun scavenger hunt post.

07.01.2022 Another solid effort for Ballarat (not)parkrun last week, 49 of us ran, jogged or walked and lodged our time so a huge thanks for your efforts. We had 9 first time (not)parkrunners submit their time and 17 PB times recorded. Ballarat stayed well in the Top 10 for the number of participants across all of Australia's 320 (not)parkruns last week, finally settling in to 6th place behind an impressive leaderboard. Congratulations to the following who completed their 5k (not)parkru...n last week: Abbie Sewell, Adrienne Howlett, Alana Jones, Ashley Madder, Brandeis McBratney-Owen, Brendan Stevens, Brodie Sri Dargon, Bruce Gavin, Bruce Purdie, Cathy Noone, Chris Parkinson, Clancy Purdie, Darryl Lacey, Desley Waters, Elizabeth Walsh, Fleur Haans, Gail Weston, Glenn Kilburn, Ian Chambers, Ian Fullerton, Imogen Noone, Jennifer Cashin, John Blair, John Bradshaw, John Parkinson, Kate Haans, Katie Buttacavoli, Kylie Mayne, Lauren Knight, Mardi Simmons, Marg Prowse, Margaret Flavell, Megan Mitchell, Michelle Kilburn, Natalie Dreier, Nicole Smith, Noelene Ryan, Patrick Cashin, Paul Cashin, Phil Waters, Pieter Haans, Samuel Cashin, Sharon Morrison, Tamara Van Hees, Tessa Noone, Tiarna Waight, Tina Lacey, Warren Silvey and Yasmin Lloyd If you would like to check the leaderboard at any time just click on the link below: https://www.parkrun.com.au/results/notparkrun/

06.01.2022 There was a new name at the top of the Australian (not)parkrun participation leaderboard last week with Wishart holding a commanding lead over Inverloch with Ballarat in 3rd followed by Albert Melbourne and Wyndham Vale rounding out the top 5. Well done to Wishart on finally breaking through to the top and everyone else that completed (not)parkruns. From our 40 participants, Liv Rowe joined us for her first (not)parkrun so well done Liv and PB times were submitted by Michelle... Smith, Dean Watts, Tessa Noone, Sharon Quick and James Miller. James also completed the fastest (not)pakrun for the week in 18:38 and John Parkinson was our tailwalker in 58:35. John Blair, John Bradshaw and Warren Silvey continued their consistent daily efforts, completing a (not)parkun every day. Another interesting stat from a global perspective was that Australia finished in 3rd place last week for (not)parkrun participation behind the United Kingdom and South Africa and Ballarat on it's own if it were a country would have claimed 11th place across the world! Have a great week everyone completing your (not)parkruns and while we don't have any inside information yet, fingers crossed it may not be too far off till we hear we can start planning to get back to our favourite 8am Saturday event.

05.01.2022 The latest update, hopefully we will hear good news soon, fingers crossed. In the mean time don't forget to submit your 5km (not) parkrun. https://www.parkrun.com.au/ballarat/results/notparkrun/

05.01.2022 We’ve seen Mona run and we’ve seen him don the parkrun volunteer vest, but we’ve never seen him reading for storytime! parkrun Australia

04.01.2022 Did you get out for a (not)parkrun this week like a few of our regulars? We're currently sitting in equal 4th place on the weekly Australian (not)parkrun participation leaderboard so if you haven't submitted your 5k walk, jog or run time simply log in to your parkrun profile and click on the (not)parkrun button to log and view your results. https://www.parkrun.com.au/ballarat/results/notparkrun/

04.01.2022 Jennifer, Paul & Harry enjoying their 5km (not)parkrun. Did you know that you can submit a 5km portion of your longer run or walk.

04.01.2022 Here's the latest weekly update from Tom Williams, parkrun Chief Operating Officer We are getting through this, together. http://parkrun.me/lozrn... #loveparkrun

04.01.2022 You can submit a 5km effort everyday, our results page will show your fastest. Follow this link to sign in and submit your results. https://www.parkrun.com.au/ballarat/results/notparkrun/

03.01.2022 Check out this video about some things to know about parkrun before we start back on 16th Januaray: - We need volunteers please, thanks to those that have offered so far - Get your barcode organised - Let us know if you have a milestone coming up #ballaratparkrun

01.01.2022 3rd place was ours again on the Australian (not)parkrun participation leaderboard last week with Inverloch ahead of us and Wishart staying in the number one position. Well done to everyone. For our local (not)parkrun participants, Jamie Maher was back with the fastest time submitted for the week in 19:51 and Michelle Smith was also back completing tailwalker duties in 58:42. We had 2 first timers join us in Josh Maher and Bryony Reichelt so welcome and also 4 PB times submitt...ed by Tayla Banham, Jesse Dixon, John Parkinson and Rose Harrison. Congratulations to you all. John Blair, Warren Silvey and John Bradshaw again completed the (not)parkrun every day challenge. From a global perspective, the Top 5 countries for (not)parkrun participation last week were the United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, Australia, and USA. Till next week, enjoy your (not)parkruns, don't forget to submit your times by logging in to your parkrun profile and if you are up near the Vic Park start/finish area, check out the new path mentioned in our previous post and hopefully it's not far off before we can get to use it.

01.01.2022 You have to hand it to Inverloch and Wishart parkruns for this past week as they have really blown away the competition for (not)parkrun participation across Australia. We had 64 (not)parkrunners submit times last week which is our highest so far and managed to reach 3rd comfortably on the leaderboard behind Wishart on 94 and once again Inverloch at the top with a massive 105 (not)parkrunners. Congratulations to both of these parkruns but also to us Ballarat for such a consis...tent result week after week in the Top 5. Dean Watts, Claire Boatman, Brett Sinclair, Roger Simkin and Rhianna Watts joined us for the first time so welcome and we also had 15 PB times submitted by Simon Ogilvie, Allistair Holland, Sarah Nesci, Sharon Quick, Abbie Sewell, Jesse Dixon, Sarah Watts, Melanie Rylance, Michelle Kilburn, Lisa Ord, Maxine Johnson, Diane Gibney, Sarah Wals, Christine Hutchinson and Natalie Dreier so congratulations to you all for your efforts. Jesse Dixon was the fastest (not)parkunner last week with a time of 23:01 and Noelene Ryan completed tail walker duties for us in 58:31. Like last week, John Bradshaw, Warren Silvey and John Blair again submitted a (not)parkrun time every day which is a very consistant effort. Well done. There's some great weather forecast for the next few days so get out there for your run, walk or jog and don't forget to submit your 5k (not)parkrun time. And as always, you can check Ballarat's progress on the leaderboard by following the link at https://www.parkrun.com.au/results/notparkrun/

01.01.2022 Well what a way to celebrate our last (not)parkrun before we start back with the real thing this Saturday. 1st place across Australia for (not)parkrun participation for the second week in a row. Well done Ballarat parkrun community. The fastest time submitted was Jamie Maher in 19:35, tailwalker duties were again completed by Aislinn Hausknecht in 1:02:14 and we welcomed Mick Wallbank and Linda Govan who submitted their first (not)parkrun times. ... There were PBs recorded by Brad Easdale, Scott Henderson, Roger Simkin and Vicki Reed so congratulations to the 4 of you. The 7 day challenge (and overall totals against their names) went to Bruce Purdie (209), Warren Silvey (141), John Bradshaw (101), Jennifer Cashin (82) and Paul Cashin (71). Well done to you all on your consistent efforts week in, week out since we started back in mid June last year. Keep checking our page over the week for any last minute pieces of information or reminders for our restart and we can't wait to see all the old and new faces ready for an 8am start on Sat.