Albert Melbourne parkrun

05/09/2026

05/09/2026

We had 481 finishers and 45 volunteers at our today. That’s our smallest attendance this year and the first time we’ve been under 500 finishers since November 2025. To the ~400 people who stayed in bed: we hope you enjoyed your sleep in. The rain actually stopped just before 8am.

Results are online and in your inboxes, link below.

A huge thanks to the members of the Crosbie Crew who volunteered today. Check them out if you’d like to improve your running.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀

https://www.parkrun.com.au/albertmelbourne/results/705/

𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴

We still have a lot of volunteering opportunities for next week.

If you’re able to help next week, please reach out. You can reply to this post, message us or email [email protected] to be added to the roster.

04/09/2026

Many of our volunteers at tomorrow will be from the Crosbie Crew. If you are interested in running, have a chat with them!

Please continue to be aware of the ducklings and cygnets. Give them space, don't get close and don't separate families. 🦆 🦢

Celebrating a milestone or visiting Albert Melbourne parkrun? Let us know in the comments so we can give you a shout-out! 🎉

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀:
🎒 Bags: Leave non-valuables at the finish at Coot Picnic Area
🚻 Toilets: Coot Picnic Area
📍 Start: Palms Lawn
⏰ 7:50am: First Timers Welcome
⏰ 7:55am: Main Briefing
⏰ 8:00am: Start time
🎟️ Scan and return your finish token after parkrun
🦺 Keen to volunteer? We’d love to hear from you!
☕️ Join us afterwards at a local café for coffee or breakfast.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿:
💻 New to parkrun? Register once at parkrun.com.au – it’s free for life.
🖨️ Bring your barcode, either printed or on your phone or watch. 📱⌚

03/09/2026

A huge shout out to Haruki Ogasawara who regularly ran Albert Melbourne parkrun earlier this year. Last weekend, Haruki placed 3rd overall, not just first woman, at the Coffs Harbour Marathon, an extremely rare podium finish for a woman.

Haruki did her first parkrun, at Altona Beach, in April 2025. In 2026 she started regularly attending Albert Melbourne parkrun, recording a PB of 18:46. More recently, Haruki has been attending Coffs Harbour parkrun.

Haruki’s record in 8 marathons over the past 13 months is incredible:

* July 2025, Gold Coast Marathon — 3:00:46
* August 2025, Sydney Marathon — 3:01:19
* October 2025, Melbourne Marathon — 2:57:19
* April 2026, Hobart Marathon — 3:06:21
* May 2026, Great Ocean Road Marathon (44 km) — 3:05:03 (2:55:05 marathon split)
* June 2026, Brisbane Marathon — 2:53:58
* August 2026, Sunshine Coast Marathon — 2:48:47
* August 2026, Coffs Harbour Marathon — 2:52:20

The 2026 results show a striking improvement in her competitive placing. She was 2nd woman at Hobart, 3rd woman at Great Ocean Road, 3rd woman at Brisbane, 4th woman at Sunshine Coast and then 1st woman (3rd overall) at Coffs Harbour where she also set the women’s course record.

Congratulations Haruki from all your friends at Albert Melbourne parkrun!

Altona Beach parkrun
Coffs Harbour parkrun
parkrun Australia
parkrun Japan

02/09/2026

Our weekly report is now online, link below.

𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
We still a few roles to fill for next week. The roles we still need to fill include:

🎟️👷‍♀️ Number Checker x 1
🚘👷Car park marshal x 1
🔀👷‍♀️ Funnel marshals x 4

Let us know if you can help ([email protected]).

𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀

In event no. 704 there were 735 finishers and 44 marvelous volunteers. Well done to everyone. There were 164 first timers comprising 120 first-time visitors from other parkruns and 44 finishers completing their first-ever parkrun. 91 people recorded personal bests. Representatives of 40 different clubs took part.

A huge thank you to 6 marvelous first-time volunteers at Albert Melbourne, including 5 of whom volunteered for the first time at any parkrun and 1 from another parkrun venue. You all made an essential contribution to the smooth running of this event and we invite you to volunteer again at future events.

A big shout-out to our oldest participant Michael FINESTONE. In the VM85-89 age category, Michael participated in his first parkrun the previous weekend and came along again this weekend. And then there is VM75-79 parkrunner John CAULFIELD, a prodigious parkrunner and volunteer at Balyang Sanctuary parkrun, who waited until his 621st parkrun to record his first finish at Albert Melbourne. Thank you for coming, John. There were more than 90 parkrunners aged 60 years or over among the finishers and volunteers in this week's event - well done to all of you.

Congratulations to Alec MATTHEWS and Martin MOSZCZYNSKI who achieved the 50 parkrun milestone.

Congratulations to Stella CONNERY, Moya KILGALLEN, Ben TURNER, Samantha HOLCOMBE and Kate CARLILE who achieved the 25 parkrun milestone.

Congratulations to all milestone achievers. We encourage you to celebrate by placing your name on the volunteer roster soon to support future milestone achievers.

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: https://www.parkrun.com.au/albertmelbourne/news/2026/09/02/weekly-report-704-29-08-2026/

29/08/2026

We had 735 finishers and 44 volunteers at our today.

Results are online and in your inboxes, link below.

Congratulations to our friends at pirramaparkrun who had 1053 finishers ahead of tomorrow’s Sydney Marathon. A huge thanks to their volunteers for dealing with such large numbers, that doesn’t happen easily. If you’re running in Sydney tomorrow, have a blast. Only 6 weeks until it’ll be our turn with melbmara.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀

https://www.parkrun.com.au/albertmelbourne/results/704/

𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴

We still have a lot of volunteering opportunities for next week.

If you’re able to help next week, please reach out. You can reply to this post, message us or email [email protected] to be added to the roster.