19/06/2026
Thank you to all the parkrunners, including the 157 finishers and 22 volunteers, who joined us for Shellharbour parkrun event #561. Without you, this event would not have been possible.
Three cheers to the 4 parkrunners who joined a new parkrun milestone club this weekend:
🤍 Harper MACKEY joined the Volunteer 10 club
🟣 Paul BISSETT-AMESS and Tracey MCLAUGHLIN joined the 25 club
🔴 Jarryd SUE joined the 50 club.
The first time to parkrun is something to celebrate! It's also the first step towards your first official milestone club membership. Welcome to the 3 parkrunners who took this step this weekend: Ashley MATTHEWS, Harrison SMITH and Jack GREGORY.
Welcome to the 26 parkrunners who joined us at Shellharbour parkrun for the first time: Ashleigh EPTON, Belinda LARCOMBE, Cameron IVEY, Cassandra DYBALL, Chloe PLAEGE, Diana PICKEN, Elise ROBERTS, Jeremy OBYRNE, Jessica CURCURUTO, Jodie CHARLESWORTH, Kim MAHONEY, Kim TOUZEL, Kristen HO, Kylie DARBY, Lacreesha TREVITHICK, Lea STEWART, Lilly MURRAY, Melanie MALCOLM, Natalie MOORE, Pam HAYES, Ranjith KUMAR, Sarah BOYD, Scott REEVES, Skye WILLIAMS, Stephen ROLLS and Tony DOBSON.
Shellharbour parkrun is not a race, but it's a great way to challenge yourself. Very well done to the 6 parkrunners who improved their personal best this week: David DA SILVA (32:16), Joshua NEWMAN (33:39), Katy SMITH (29:00), Lindy MARONEY (31:44), Rach BEMMER (37:33) and Walter KOELLER (32:08).
We were pleased to see 7 walking and running groups represented at this event: Derek Zoolander Centre for Kids Who Can't Run Good, Gunn Runners, Kembla Joggers AC, Run Riot, Running Mums Australia, Team Veteran and The Adventurers.
You can find the full results for Shellharbour parkrun event #561 at https://www.parkrun.com.au/shellharbour/results/561/ .
The following parkrunners volunteered to host Shellharbour parkrun this weekend. Our deep thanks to: Annabel SAYLE, Belinda JONES, Bob FORD, Carolyn LONG, Cruz WRAIGHT, Debby PITHERS, Flynn BURKE, Gordon TURNER, Harper MACKEY, Ian FISHWICK, Ian KENNEDY, Jeff PITHERS, Julie TURNER, Kerran STOREY, Merike HARVEY, Phill CHAPMAN, Richard BOSDYK, Robert CONNELL, Sarah HAWKINS, Vera BOSEVSKI, Wendy PIKE and William IVES.
If you would like to volunteer at Shellharbour parkrun, please check out our future roster page at https://www.parkrun.com.au/shellharbour/futureroster/ . All of our roles are easy to learn, and we will provide training and support. We would love to have you join us.
Please don't forget to bring a scannable copy of your barcode with you to Shellharbour parkrun if you'd like to have your time recorded. These stripy little tickets are your passport to free, fun, and friendly weekly events all over the world and also carry contact details in case of an emergency. parkrun barcode wristbands also have medical information, which you can take with you wherever you work out..
Since Shellharbour parkrun started 13,247 brilliant parkrunners have had their barcodes scanned, and a grand total of 102,742 finishers have covered a total distance of 513,710 km, while celebrating 12,941 personal bests. We shall always be grateful to each of our 980 wonderful volunteers for their contributions.
We'll be back next week for another free, fun, and friendly weekly 5km community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you.
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