21/06/2026
The Winter Solstice and a cold, rainy Saturday, didn’t stop 17 Aberfeldie Masters runners from getting out and about. Sixteen ran or volunteered at parkrun while Shaun ran a Half Marathon around Albert Park in a solid time of 1:30:32
Cruickshank #20 87 finishers
John C 43rd in 28:57
Frank Keenan Reserve (Yarrawonga) #212 20 finishers
Channy (First Timer) 18th in 70:37. Channy volunteered as the parkwalker as well as helping with the event close down. This was Channy’s 100th parkrun tourist streak!
Campaspe #274 72 finishers
Carolyn 41st in 31:21
Lancefield #302 32 finishers
Sarah 7th (first female) in 25:58, just shy of her course PB.
Parkville #462 347 finishers
Maggie 241st in 30:36 and 66% Age Grading.
Kennington Reservoir (Bendigo) #516 130 finishers
Bill 94th in 42:13.
Maribyrnong #543 337 finishers
Shane 27th in 19:04
Sinh 96th in 24:05
Ash 145th in 27:15
David C 146th in 27:16
Cheryl 153rd in 27:38
Marlon 179th in 28:16.
Point Cook #585 147 finishers
Janice 28th in 25:33 and a 78.15% Age Grading!
Sunday saw better weather for the running of the track 10,000m Browne Shield at Casey.
Dave A and John P ran the 25 laps in the M55 division, with Dave taking silver in a smart time of 39:57, while John finished 6th in 45:32, with his time good enough to win Event 3.
Michael O again fronted up for the Geelong Cross Country, completing the 5Km course in the You Yangs in 40:40.
Our Bendigo connection was represented by Murray who raced over 6.5Km at Longlea, finishing 3rd with a time of 32:48
An update from John K.
Ten marathons in 10 days in Townsville. Kappa was the Sweeper for each event and as such was out on the course for many hours.