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Launceston parkrun

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24.01.2022 Thanks to all the kind people who volunteered for tomorrow - we're all set now!

23.01.2022 We had 236 people complete todays Launceston Easter parkrun. 36 people achieved personal best times. Todays weather conditions, foggy, cool, no wind and no sun may have helped. 8 people finished their very first parkrun. We had visitors from Queensland, New South Wales, Canberra and Victoria. Fellow Tasmanians joined us from Hobart, Burnie and Devonport. Thank you to all the volunteers out on the course and at the start/finish area. We still need a timekeeper and a barcode scanner for next week.

23.01.2022 parkrun events will continue to be suspended until at least the end of April This is to keep all parkrun countries following the same timeline, but we expect ...suspensions to go beyond April We will get through this, together More http://parkrun.me/covid19 #loveparkrun

23.01.2022 Hi Everyone. A number of the local running clubs have got together to have a Bushfire Fun Day Fundraiser after this weeks parkrun, on the green, between the Roundhouse and Gate 10. Firstly that will mean pacers! A great opportunity to challenge your PB. It's also an opportunity to be generous to fire affected regions and people in the mainland. See you on parkrunday and don't forget your barcodes and cash!

22.01.2022 Edition no.397 was held in perfect conditions this morning with 279 parkrunners taking part. Achieving milestones this morning were Joanne Green (50 Club), Roy Symington (100 Club) and NSW visitor Annie Lord (100 Club). A big thank you to all of our volunteers featuring many past and present Run Directors and Event Directors. I'm signing off as a Run Director after today and wish everyone involved all the very best for a bright future. I will be back as a regular parkrunner a...nd volunteer in the weeks and years to come. Thanks to everyone who has assisted me in any way across the last eight and a half years. Cheers - Craig Boon See more

21.01.2022 Another volunteer required for Saturday due to unforeseen circumstances. If you can help by handing out the finish tokens please respond to this post or email [email protected]

21.01.2022 All parkrun events in Australia have been suspended with immediate effect due to the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation All events will be cancelled unt...il at least the end of March You can read more here http://parkrun.me/covid19 Please share #loveparkrun

21.01.2022 Here is our QR code for you to check in on your Check In TAS app for parkrun today. We’ll have copies at parkrun too but you can use this to check in before you leave home if you need to.

20.01.2022 MISSING! We are missing 5 finish tokens this week. If you inadvertently wandered off home without depositing your finish token in a token bucket please contact us via messages or email [email protected]

19.01.2022 We are still in need of some barcode scanners for this Saturday’s parkrun - reply here or email [email protected]. If you are a sub-21 minute runner you could run and barcode scan on the same day !

18.01.2022 Thank you so, so much to the Launceston City Council for our brand new and amazing Kilometre markers/seats/shoe lace tying zones! Won't it be great to go back to these post COVID19. The down side is that the council used their 'you beaut' super accurate GPS gear to measure the course and get the positions correct, which has resulted in the start/finish line being moved 15 metres closer to the briefing area. Hope you are all good running the extra 30 metres when we get back and actually run a 5km parkrun.

17.01.2022 Hi parkrunners, We need three more volunteers for Saturday please - one marshal and two timekeepers. If you can assist please email [email protected]

17.01.2022 Here we go!!!!!

16.01.2022 There are currently four of these on the parkrun course. What could they be hiding?

16.01.2022 Have you ever done a freedom run? Now that the Start line at Launceston parkrun is obvious, you could go along and run the course whenever you like and count it as as freedom run! It doesn't count towards your milestone, or anything for that matter, but it is satisfying and you do get to check out the new km markers. Not sure how to add a freedom run? Some images have been added to this post that step you through this process. To get started, find an old results email first. *Please note* the council are resurfacing a section of the levee at the moment, so you do need to detour along the soccer fields boundary. As a result, you need to run through the finish line for 40/50 metres or so to get your 5km.

16.01.2022 Checkout these new gorgeous km markers while we await the return of Parkrun.

15.01.2022 A sunny day in the park New course record 14.16

15.01.2022 Here are the awesome volunteers from yesterday. If you would like to join a similarly awesome group we still need a marshal and barcode scanners for Saturday April 24. If you can help please email [email protected] (in preference to a message to the Facebook page or the comments section below). Thanks!

15.01.2022 Hi parkrunners, we need volunteers for the relaunch of Launceston parkrun on the 17th of October and beyond. Please check the https://www.parkrun.com.au/launceston/futureroster/ to see what positions are taken, and nominate what you would like to do by emailing us on [email protected] . We will do our best to keep the roster up to date, first in will get the position. We need lots of barcode scanners as part of COVID19 adjustments, one for every 50 participants. Looking forward to hearing from you.

15.01.2022 We promise once all this is over, however long it takes, we will be back. We will walk, jog, run & volunteer together again Thanks in no small part to the ong...oing financial support of our partners, we will return Please share to show your appreciation Medibank Blackmores The Athlete's Foot Eukanuba Australia Sport Australia #loveparkrun

14.01.2022 The rain was on hold for the 268 runners and walkers at our 375th Launceston parkrun. Great to see so many families enjoying their Saturday morning with us! We had 21 park runners joining us for the first time and an impressive 42 PBs today. We celebrated Max Loffel’s (pictured) 100th parkrun and Carey and Janine’s first as run directors. Today was Sian Visser and her family’s last run with us before leaving Tasmania to be closer to her family in NSW. Thanks for your voluntee...ring at Launceston parkrun, Sian - our loss is Lithgow’s gain! Many thanks to our volunteers today: John AITKEN, Belinda ALLAIN, Ally BOWERMAN, Andy CORBOULD, Emily GATENBY, Nathan GIBB, Alison KEDDIE, Gary KILOV, Ruth KILOV, Jordan LEVI, Cathy PRYOR, Sue REARDON, Deb SCIULLI, Jacinta SMITH, David Clarence WAGNER. And thanks from Carey & Janine to those who helped us get to the start line for our first run director stint. We still need some volunteers for next week - please email [email protected] to offer your services. You can check future volunteer rosters at https://www.parkrun.com.au/launceston/futureroster See more

14.01.2022 COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM STAT There are 143 parkrunners around the world who are currently on 249 parkruns Good things come to those who wait ... #loveparkrun

13.01.2022 We still need 1 timekeeper and 1 barcode scanner for this Saturday - many of our regulars are unavailable this weekend, so it’s a great opportunity to get your volunteer stats up or just try out a new role. Email [email protected] to put your hand up or just comment here. Parkrun can’t go ahead without you...

13.01.2022 It was exciting to see events in New Zealand back last Saturday! Each event adopted a different parkrun country as a way of encouraging and supporting others in the global parkrun community. #loveparkrun

13.01.2022 290 parkrunners turned up for a windy 396th edition of Launceston parkrun. 41 were first timers and 32 recorded new Personal Bests which is a great effort considering the conditions. We had visitors from the Northern Territory, SA, VIC, NSW and other parts of TAS. Well done to one of our juniors, Noah Kerrison, completing his 10th run and Jennifer Higgs who completed her 100th - congratulations! Thanks very much to an excellent crew of volunteers.... As keen as a lot of the people were today I think the dog in the photo was possibly our keenest starter. :) Have a great weekend and we will see you next Saturday! See more

13.01.2022 We’ve had a number of enquiries on the restarting of parkrun in Tasmania. Whilst we’re just as keen as you to return to our weekly parkrun fix, the official policy from parkrun global HQ is that they will not allow any events in a country to restart until all events in that country can restart. While you’re waiting, why not try a (not) parkrun?

13.01.2022 Are you volunteering as a scanner or timer this week? Are you thinking about doing so in the future? You will need a fully charged smartphone with the parkrun Virtual Volunteer app loaded and initialised with your parkrun barcode. We can help you set up on the day, but you can do this all at home so you are well prepared. Watch this video to find out how to get ready for timing and scanning - so that you can come along to parkrun all set up & ready to start!

13.01.2022 Hi Everyone! Our Finish Token vollie double booked themselves this weekend. If you can assist with this position, feel free to reply to this post or email us on: [email protected] See you in the morning and don't forget your barcode!

11.01.2022 It’s a beautiful breezy morning for parkrun here on the levee. See you soon and don’t forget to allow a bit of extra time for parking on Forster st or the museum.

11.01.2022 What a beautiful morning we had for Launceston parkrun #372, our 8th birthday. 260 people ran, jogged and walked and 35 of them got a new PB. We welcomed 21 first timers including 1 visitor from Canberra. Thank you to our amazing volunteers -we can’t have parkrun without you. A special thank you to Michael Den Hartog who stepped down from his Event Director role today. Michael has made an enormous contribution to our parkrun over 7 years as an RD and the last three as ED. Michael was instrumental in organising the new kilometre markers as well as countless hours of work behind the scenes. Happily he is staying on as a Run Director.

10.01.2022 What a magic day for 5km! This week 321 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 20 were first timers and 75 recorded new Personal Bests in the perfect conditions. We had visitors from Cairns, the Gold Coast, Japan and other spots of Tasmania. The Bush Fire Fun Day Fundraiser was a hit and the pacers from Launceston Running Club did a great job. Peter Moore did his 50th as well as providing our first timers briefing.... The volunteer numbers are still way short for next week so please email [email protected] if you can help. See more

10.01.2022 It's cool, it's calm, could be the perfect PB day. The Roundhouse carpark is open. Don't forget your barcode and to check in on the Check In Tas COVID safe app.

10.01.2022 Thanks Shon for this great little time lapse at the Crossroads position last parkrun. 30 minutes in 22 seconds, are you in there?

10.01.2022 Hi parkrunners, please be sure to check the website for the current position regarding COVID-19 in coming days. At this stage we are still on this Saturday so if things are going ahead we need some more volunteers - 2 timekeepers, 2 barcode scanners and one marshal to be precise. If you can help out please email [email protected] to volunteer your services. Thanks!

09.01.2022 Help! We still need 1 timekeeper, 1 funnel manager, 3 barcode scanners and a levee marshall for this week’s parkrun. Please comment here or email [email protected] to volunteer so that we can on Saturday 5th. Volunteering sometime over the next few weeks would be a fabulous Christmas to our parkrun community. Check out the roster for the rest of 2020 by visiting the Launceston parkrun website, clicking on the volunteer tab. And then just send us an email with your preferred roles and dates! See you on Saturday!

08.01.2022 Hi Everybody! It's International Women's Day on Sunday, what better way to celebrate than to be a woman running parkrun on Saturday (aka parkrunday). Join us! https://blog.parkrun.com//help-us-celebrate-female-partic/

08.01.2022 *Edited We still need one volunteer for this Saturday's parkrun. A timekeeper please. All roles are straight forward and we provide training. You can comment or message us here or email [email protected] Thank you!

07.01.2022 November 2020 photos by Alison Fyffe

07.01.2022 Due to a volunteer having to pull out we now require two volunteers for this Saturday. Funnel marshal and barcode scanner. Respond to this post or email [email protected] if you can help out.

07.01.2022 Hi parkrunners, almost a full list this week but if you would like to help with barcode scanning or the first timers' briefing please email us at [email protected]

07.01.2022 Positions filled! Thankyou! We will have a parkrun this Saturday. Three more, just three (+) more volunteers needed for this Saturday. Two barcode scanners and a tokens hander outer. Please reply to this post or email us on [email protected]

06.01.2022 Another amazing Launceston parkrun today with 337 people who ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 32 were first timers and 60 recorded new Personal Bests. Congratulations to our new milestone members. Stacey and Natalie on their 50th run and Marlene and Leah on their 100th. A new course record was set today by Sam Clifford, who ran a blistering 14:16! ... Thanks to all who came up and spoke to me at the end of the briefing to offer to fill in our vacant funnel manager position. This sense of community and support is one of the many things that makes parkrun special. The event was made possible by 17 volunteers: Scott JONES Peter Alan MOORE Christine DOW John FAWCETT Sarah FAWCETT Rob MILLER Clare MORTELL Dougal FYFFE Alison FYFFE Diane HOOLEY Melissa HUGHES Darren HUGHES Janie MATTHEWS Neil MATTHEWS Whitney MCKINNELL Elizabeth MOORE Jordan LEVI

05.01.2022 VOLUNTEER vacancies for 4 Barcode scanners and 1 finish tokens role this Saturday (27th Feb). Please message here or email [email protected] if you are keen to wear the orange vest this week .

05.01.2022 Perfect conditions this morning and ran by 256 perfect participants, thanks to our Team Hi Vis, our vollies, who as always, were awesome! Today's Stats: - 44 PB's - 1 netball team, thanks for joining us Cavaliers!... - 15 first time visitors, thanks for visiting - 25 first timers (about half were Cavaliers) - 2 50 club additions, congratulations to Jonathan and Millie! - 2 more volunteers required for next week, both barcode scanners, please let us know if you can fill in on: [email protected] See more

04.01.2022 Hey parkrunners! This Saturday we will celebrate the 8th anniversary of Launceston parkrun. During these COVID times, we are grateful to have parkrun at all, so we will be keeping our celebrations very low key this year. You are encouraged to wear a Club shirt if you have one, if you don't please wear red as that will show which Club shirt you are approaching. It's time for a new banner photo for our page, so lots of participants wearing club t-shirts in our new briefing area will be great.

04.01.2022 Forster street car park is locked this morning - so parking is on the street ( pedestrian access is open) or near blue cafe. See you all soon

04.01.2022 Hi parkrunners, Two of our volunteers for tomorrow have had to withdraw last minute so we are now in need of a marshal (dog park area) and a barcode scanner. We could also add another barcode scanner if we have a good response. If you can help out please email us at [email protected]

04.01.2022 All set to go for Saturday - Thanks to those who put their hands up to volunteer this week- the roster is now FULL! See you on the Levee. HELP! We need at least 3 more barcode scanners this week. Under our COVID arrangements we are required to have 1 scanner per 50 participants. ... Can you help this week? Post or message from this page or email [email protected] See more

03.01.2022 Max Loffel looking great before his parkrun number today. Congratulations, Max

03.01.2022 Launceston parkrun No.374 was run in lovely conditions this morning and we had 249 finishers. Congratulations to Jai Eccles and Ava Eccles who achieved the mark of 200 runs this morning - so 50 until their next t-shirt. Thanks to the volunteers and thanks to Medibank for the free singlets that looked great on those who put one on straight away for today's effort. I forgot to mention in my pre-run briefing that today is my 22nd wedding anniversary with Tina who was timekeeper ...this morning. Thanks and happy anniversary Tina! Kind regards, Craig See more

03.01.2022 We had perfect weather conditions for parkrun #373 this morning. 258 people ran, jogged and walked the course and 32 people recorded a new PB. We welcomed 22 first timers, including visitors from Hobart, Kingaroy and Sydney. Congratulations to Andy Corbould who ran his 100th parkrun today. Big Thanks to our amazing volunteers. Results are processed and should be in your inbox shortly. See you next week!