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24.01.2022 How wonderful is it to have our parkrun back Don't forget each week it takes a handful of volunteers to keep our event going. We are still in need of a Marshal and Finish Tokens volunteer this week. These are mandatory positions without which we cannot go ahead.... Why not get in early and grab your spot for next week!

23.01.2022 Congratulations to the 107 runners & walkers who joined us today including many parkrun tourists and first timers including 2 year old Charlie who hopped out of her pram & walked her first 2ks! Yay Charlie!!! We are super excited that the Port Sorell Fiesta is back in Shearwater Park TODAY from 11am-9.30pm so perhaps treat yourself to an afternoon of zen in the sun. Thanks to todays volunteers, Bill, Jo, Dave, Bill & Marie. We hope to see you all again soon.

23.01.2022 Congrats to our 69 parkrunners today. Port Sorell is certainly back! THANKYOU to our volunteers, Dan, Bill, Ashtyn, Aaliah, Bob, Judy, Ros and Deb. Watch this space for pics coming soon. In the meantime, can you spot Bill’s buddy keeping a watchful eye on our finish line? Where else do the fauna form part our welcoming committee????

23.01.2022 Well thats how quickly things are changing. We are very very disappointed to say the Australia parkrun team have decided to suspend all parkruns effective immediately. All parkrun events in Australia and New Zealand have been suspended with immediate effect due to the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation. At this stage we have cancelled events up to the end of March. Please follow our communications channels for ongoing updates. parkruns global position is published and will be updated here. https://www.parkrun.com/news/2020/03/12/covid-19

23.01.2022 Congratulations to our parkrun/walkers today. Fantastic to see so many enjoying our beautiful course. Big shout out to this champ who achieved a PB & led our field of 80 participants today. Well done Bryce the grin says it all!! Many thanks to Emily, Rose (u18), Kym, Bill, Judy, Erina & Mikayla (u18).

23.01.2022 Who would like to be a volunteer this weekend at the Community Event of the Year??? We are needing two more volunteers for this Saturday please - finish tokens and scanner. Message or comment below if you can help out!

22.01.2022 News just in.... Go us!!!! Latrobe Municipality Community Event of the Year!!!! Wowsers!!!! Thanks to our parkrun family for making our event so successful. Happy Australia Day from Deb, Dayna, Keith & Dan

22.01.2022 Congratulations to the 80 parkrun participants today. Special thanks to todays volunteers Dan, Bill, Jo, Karen, Suzanne and Helen. We also have a full volunteer roster for next week. See you all then.

21.01.2022 This morning we’ve created a poll on our story. Would you support a Christmas Day/Boxing Day Port Sorell parkrun double header? This means two sets of volunteers in two days . If you’d be able to volunteer for any position on either day, please offer below. Also tap into the poll. Then we can see if we have the man-power and interest to run on Christmas Day. Thanks in advance

21.01.2022 See you all Saturday to celebrate our collective achievement! Yay!

21.01.2022 UPDATE: thanks everyone, we now have a full roster HELP!! We are still needing a couple of volunteers for tomorrow. Please message us if you can help!

20.01.2022 UPDATE: Thanks everyone - were good for tomorrow! Keep an eye out for vacancies over Christmas So it looks like we have big support for hosting a Christmas day event again this year! Thank you parkrun community Get in quick if you want to help out! We are still short for volunteers this weekend. Please let us know your availability as either a barcode scanner or a finish tokens person! (both are super easy )

20.01.2022 Congratulations to the 74 participants today. A special shout out to our milestone park runners Mark and Banjo. Huge thanks to todays volunteers Bill, Wendy, Elisa, Brian and Alison. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and see you next Saturday.

20.01.2022 Congratulations this week to the 115 people who ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 13 were first timers and 17 recorded new PB's. Representatives of 9 different clubs took part. The event was made possible by 6 volunteers: Bronty HALLEY Bill COTCHING Judy COTCHING Deb HICKS Marie ATKINSON Ashtyn DENNISON... A little delayed bit BIG shout out to these two legends who recorded their 50th run with us last Saturday (9 Jan). Well done Lucy and Dayna!

19.01.2022 Merry Christmas Port Sorell parkrunners & walkers! So fantastic to see you out there this morning preparing up for your big day Many thanks to our volunteers for giving of their time not only today, but throughout the year. Nathan, Judy, Phil, Ebony, Sam (u18), Colin & Deb special thank you today for making Christmas Day parkrun possible. Congratulations to Eddie on his 50th run & also to the other 50th runner (I’m so sorry we didn’t catch your name or photo!) who calle...d out as they started that it was their 50th run also. Sorry only a few (biased) happy snaps today parkrun is such an amazing event where we come together briefly to celebrate being active, being connected & being in our beautiful surroundings. We’re back again tomorrow as usual & hope to see you (again) out there enjoying it.

19.01.2022 What a busy morning for the last parkrun of 2019!!! Congratulations to all our participants this morning - you came from near and afar and we loved seeing all 126 of you walking, running, jogging and generally getting hot and sweaty!! Massive kudos to Alanie Cripps for completing her 100th parkrun (and youd never guess what token she got).... Big thanks to our amazing volunteers who make this event possible for us each week. It is so wonderful to see and hear our parkrunners thanking these guys for their contributions. Dont forget theres plenty of opportunity for you to have a go too Bill, Judy, Keith, Aaliah and Wendy - we cant do it without you! Only an initial few snaps this morning - anyone who has a phone and is happy to take photos will be most appreciated!! Dont forget to join us New Years Day at 9:30!

18.01.2022 Unfortunately due to the current air quality our event is canceled this morning. Air quality has reduced substantially overnight throughout many parts of Tasmania and along the NW Coast. We are bordering on "Unhealthy for sensitive groups" and "Unhealthy". Our duty of care to our participants is our first priority hence the decision to cancel. ... Please share with your parkrun friends.

17.01.2022 Port Sorell parkrunners, you may notice a little more traffic than usual at our start line on Saturday due to the annual Penguin Island Swim. Please note the Surf Club car park will be closed but we have kindly been offered parking on Shearwater Park which is only a few hundred metres from the start line - just allow yourself a few extra minutes so you dont miss the start. This swim is another amazing local event put on by the Surf Life Saving Club. Why not stick around after parkrun and watch our aquatic buddies in their element!

17.01.2022 Just in case you haven't yet heard the exciting news..... October 17 we're back!!! More details will follow in the next couple of weeks, but lace up those shoes and get ready to go!

16.01.2022 Happy Boxing Day! Congrats to the 109 locals, visitor and first timers who attended today. Special mention to the double-headers who also ran yesterday. There were several PB’s today. Perhaps our Christmas Feasts gave some of us improved motivation! Thanks to Debbie, Jo, Lachie (U18), Brett, Cass, Bek & Lesley for volunteering. We are not conducting a New Years Day event this week but Burnie & L’ton are. We can’t wait to see you all ‘next year’!!!

16.01.2022 Does anyone remember the good ol' days? We'd get up on a Saturday morning and head to parkrun... While we still have no restart date yet, there has been considerable planning put in by global HQ as to how parkrun can operate in our new COVID environment. One of the biggest challenges is to not turn our inclusive, friendly, easy to operate, socially acceptable event into a burden on either participants or our volunteers.... In the meantime it's been fantastic to see so many of our parkrunners getting out and about doing their own (not)parkrun running

16.01.2022 Good morning parkrunners. We are still looking for a Marshall for our turnaround point and a barcode scanner for this Saturday. Can you help? No experience required. Super easy jobs with great company. Inbox us or comment below. Thanks in anticipation!

15.01.2022 Our final parkrun for 2019 and ITS OFFICIAL! After amputation in April, his first wheelchair 5k a month ago, walking his first prosthetic 5k Christmas Day, TODAY Brett Christie RAN his first prosthetic parkrun in under an hour! What a great way to end your challenging year, Brett. Bring on 2020! (we need an amputee emoji) #weloveourparkrunfamily

15.01.2022 Tomorrow we are celebrate International Womens Day at parkrun. We encouraging everyone to bring a female family member, colleague or friend to experience our beautiful event. We are told that female participation is not quite equal in numbers to males nationally (though quietly we think we have a pretty good turn out at Port Sorell in our female participation - for both walkers/runners and volunteers!) Lets see if we can get even more involved tomorrow. Purple is... the colour of the day but dont let that stop or limit you. Fellas feel free to join in our celebration of the women in your life and/or parkrun. Wear some purple, wear a skirt, wear a cape - the skys the limit! Dont forget your barcode. See you for a 9:00am start #IWDparkrun

15.01.2022 Hi we are 2 volunteers short for this week Because it is a long weekend we thought we would send out an early request We need a tail walker and a barcode scanner If you are able to help out we would greatly appreciate it Thank you

13.01.2022 If anyone is looking for motivation, check out how parkrunner Edward Lancaster is keeping his km's up - and helping others in the process! (ps in case you don't recognise him, he's usually the one up the front - or sometimes in a chicken or Santa suit )

13.01.2022 Congrats to the 104 park runners who braved the drizzle to join us today, especially Dave who was acknowledged for his 50 milestone (even though today was his 55th!). Remember that we no longer receive alerts about your milestones so please tell us so we can join in your celebration. Well done, Dave! Loads of 1st timers & tourists today, like Karen from WA who sails out on the Spirit tonight after 7 weeks in Tassie where she enjoyed 9 different parkruns. Im sure she saved the best for last!!! Safe travels, Karen. Keep your eyes on this page! We hope to have some exciting news for you TOMORROW! Huge thanks to Bill, Jo, Alison, Steph & Helen for volunteering. Spots available for Marshall & Finish Tokens next week. Please offer if you can. Happy Australia Day long weekend team!

12.01.2022 Congratulations to our 61 participants this morning. Results are being processed and should land in your inbox shortly. Many thinks to Rachel, Gene, Maree, Sonya and Bill for volunteering their time today. Remember our event is only possible with the awesome effort of our volunteers. We are still need a barcode scanner and a finish tokens handerouterra.....(very official title that one ) See you all next week!

12.01.2022 Wonderful to see so many smiling faces this morning Congratulations to the 91 parkrunners who ran, jogged, walked & pushed their way along our beautiful foreshore. Check your inbox for your results. Many thanks to Aaliah, Bill, Jo, Erin’s, Jenna, Mike, Deb & Ashtyn for volunteering today We still have spots to fill for next week’s roster so don’t be shy - find out how much fun it is to volunteer

12.01.2022 parkrunners! We are looking for 1 more volunteer to help us out this Saturday as barcode scanner. No experience needed, just you and your enthusiasm (oh and a fully charged phone )

12.01.2022 Today we had a fantastic roll up of 119 energetic people including this spritely group from Victoria (pictured) In a great atmosphere, we all celebrated international womens day Thank you to Bill, Jo, Keith, Bronwyn, Helen and Gene for volunteering

11.01.2022 How is everyone coping without our parkrun???

09.01.2022 Last one for 2019

09.01.2022 missing our parkrun family

09.01.2022 We know its not the same as the buzz you get from your Saturday morning parkrun, but dont forget you can always do a "freedom" run. parkrun Freedom lets you record your runs on our courses at any time. To add a parkrun Freedom record, follow the link in your weekly newsletter email. Lets stay connected Port Sorell - even if it is only virtually. We now have a Port Sorell parkrun Strava group. Jump onto to Strava and search for Port Sorell parkrun under Explore/Clubs. ... https://www.strava.com/clubs/portsorell

08.01.2022 If youre like us, youll be missing the social connection of our parkrun. To help lift your spirits, heres a little treat, passed on by our UK parkrun friends. Daynas still laughing! Enjoy. Stay home, save lives and we hope to see you all soon. Missing you

08.01.2022 Hello parkrunners, don't let this little bit of rain put you off! Come and join us at 9:00 tomorrow morning from the Surf Club. We are still looking for a bar code scanner tomorrow if you can help? Don't forget to either check in before you leave or check in when you arrive. This is a requirement from the State Government so please help us to comply.

08.01.2022 Hey parkrun Family. A quick message from Dayna. Today is a special day! Its Debs 50th Birthday! Its a lonely time to be celebrating a milestone, so please join me in sending a virtual hi5 to our hardworking founder in the comments below. Deb, you give so much of yourself for our benefit and parkrun enjoyment. We appreciate you and hope you have had an AMAZING day! 50 claps

07.01.2022 Heres Debs acceptance speech, convincing the entire Henley on Mersey of our worthiness, not that that was hard!! Port Sorell parkrun Latrobe Municipality Community Event of the Year. Yay!!! Happy Australia Day parkrunners

07.01.2022 Whos done their 5km this week? Post details below if youre happy to share or even a pic. We can still keep our community going #loveparkrun

07.01.2022 Who's getting excited about this Saturday!! We know it's been several months since our last parkrun so we thought we'd quickly remind you about your responsibilities as participants: Pay attention to the pre-parkrun briefing... Respect everyone’s right to participate in their own way Under 11s always within arm’s reach of a parent or guardian One dog (on a short lead) per person Be mindful of your local environment and other people No printed barcode, no time, no exception Have fun, it’s only a walk, jog or run Thank the amazing volunteers We have an amazing new path thanks to Latrobe Council and it is pram and wheelchair friendly the entire way! Due to building works at the Surf Club our start line will be about 100m further up the path - but don't worry, we've extended the turnaround point by the same distance! A Marshall will be at the usual start area to help direct you Please be mindful that we still have social distancing requirements and to maintain a 2 square metre distance between families from different households. We cannot wait to welcome everyone back on Saturday!

06.01.2022 A video showing the complete course, filmed during the New Years Day parkrun on January 1st, 2020.

05.01.2022 And we're back!!! What a day for our relaunch - well done Port Sorell for still showing up in wet, cold wintery conditions. We had an amazing 21 people complete our first parkrun in nearly 7 months. Congratulations to each and every one of you and many thanks for showing your support. To make sure we complied with both State Govt and parkrun Australia requirements we had extra volunteers on hand to assist today's relaunch.... Appreciation and thanks go out to: Dan Bowden, Jo Riddoch, Aaliah Dennison, Bill Cotching, Alison Darbyshire, Ashytn Dennison, Judy Cotching, Dayna Dennison and Wendy King. See everyone next week!

05.01.2022 From this Saturday (9 Jan) in line with Tasmanian Government requirements, you are asked to register your visit to Port Sorell parkrun using the Tasmanian Government Check-in TAS App. Download and sign into the app then you can scan our QR code at parkrun. If your phone is unable to support this app, please ask another participant to register your attendance. ... If you don’t take your phone to parkrun, you can check in online, or scan our code prior to leaving your home. We will be displaying our QR code on Saturday. Thank you for doing your bit to support COVID-19 contact tracing efforts.

05.01.2022 Not sure theres much more to add. We are so proud of you Brett Christie and love that our parkrun community has had such a big impact.

04.01.2022 Today would have seen us celebrate our 2nd birthday. Like the thousands of other events around the world, we were devastated in March when parkrun HQ made the extremely hard decision to close all events globally. Weve gone from an exciting start back in 2018, to watching our parkrun family grow, celebrating milestones, Council upgrading our path and welcoming visitors from around the State, nationally and internationally ... As always it the force of our community that holds us together. Although we dont have a relaunch date yet, the glimmer of light is that New Zealand will be the first country to resume from July 4. This heralds well for us and we hope Australia wont be too far behind We will keep you posted on any updates and of course look forward to celebrating a relaunch in the near future. In the meantime, happy 2 year anniversary Port Sorell parkrun! Celebrate with us in spirit this weekend with your own run or walk and post us your anniversary message/photo/results below Best wishes from the Event Team, stay well and keep moving!

03.01.2022 We are looking forward to seeing everyone after no parkrun last week! We do still need a barcode scanner if anyone is keen? Please message us if you can help out

02.01.2022 Hey Team Port Sorell parkrun, Results are just in... Congratulations to the 76 participants. Today we welcomed visitors from Hobart, Queensland and Canada. Special thanks to our volunteers, Bill, Judy, Karen, Jo, Dan and Bonnie. We also have a full volunteer roster for next week so thank you to those who have nominated themselves to help. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and see you all next Saturday to do it all again.

02.01.2022 Hey Port Sorell parkrun team, We are still looking for a barcode scanner this week if anyone can assist. Please message us if you can help!

01.01.2022 Happy New Year parkrunners!! We are so grateful to hit the ground running (jogging or walking) in 2021 & look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow for a 9:00 start from the Surf Club. We’re still looking for a Marshall if you’d like to start your parkrun year off with a volunteering gig?

01.01.2022 What an awesome first parkrun for 2020!!! Thank you so much to our 195 participants this morning who came from all over - our visitors well and truly outnumbered our local crew today. Big thanks to our volunteers - Phil, Karen, Alison, Ben, Donna, Linda, Kim and Kristin. Were sure you noticed we had a few extra today to help make such a wonderful event possible. Results are in and photos will be up shortly.... May your 2020 be filled with joy (and many more parkruns)!

01.01.2022 Congratulations to our parkrunners this morning! Bit of a warm one out there (or perhaps it was our speedy front runners burning up the path) Congratulations to Pat Smith for setting a new course record. Many thanks for to our awesome volunteers for supporting today: Ebony, Stuart, Grace (u18), Annette, Bill, Judy & Deb. Thanks also for those who have stepped forward to assist on Christmas & Boxing Day ... See you on Friday @ 9:00 for Christmas Day wearing your most festive Christmas outfit!! Don’t forget to slip, slop, slap!