Shellharbour parkrun

05/06/2026

05/06/2026

Thank you to all the parkrunners, including the 133 finishers and 33 volunteers, who joined us for Shellharbour parkrun event #559. Without you, this event would not have been possible.
Three cheers to the 2 parkrunners who joined a new parkrun milestone club this weekend:
🟣 Sam MCCORKINDALE joined the 25 club
🔴 Bella MAWBEY 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 2 parkrunners who took this step this weekend: Jonathan JOKONYA and Rhiannon THOMPSON.
Welcome to the 25 parkrunners who joined us at Shellharbour parkrun for the first time: Alana ELLIS, Anthony LOBO, Caelyn ELLIS, Celia WOUTERS, Christine SHERMAN, Daniel MARTIN, Darcy WOLFF, Ellie MASLEN, Emily TARGETT, Emma DENTON, Emma RAE, Heather PENDERGRAST, Isabella CADDY, Jill ELLIS, Joy THOMAS, Kirsten ELLIS, Lachlan HARRIGAN, Michael ELLIS, Olivia MCGEEVER, Patrick PEACOCK, Preethi PANDALANENI, Rhys BROWNSELL, Sam BROWNSELL, Sarah PAYNE and Tom MACLACHLAN.
Shellharbour parkrun is not a race, but it's a great way to challenge yourself. Very well done to the 15 parkrunners who improved their personal best this week: Alice BUNDER (30:54), Angus MILLER (27:21), Bradley GARDNER (27:16), Charlie WATSON (23:26), Christopher GAVIN (30:21), Lachlan BURRELL (25:51), Leila MIELLET (26:48), Leonie TIERNEY (42:38), Lindy MARONEY (32:23), Matthew CREAM (24:06), Nathan FINDLAY (22:25), Olivia PIERRO (30:19), Shoko BUNDER (36:56), Simone HUNT (40:19) and Tracey MCLAUGHLIN (30:10).
We were pleased to see 10 walking and running groups represented at this event: Athletics Wollongong, Kembla Joggers AC, NEJ Running Club, Riverway Beer Runners, Running Bolts, Running Mums Australia, Shellharbour Tri Club, Team Runna, Team Veteran and The Adventurers.
You can find the full results for Shellharbour parkrun event #559 at https://www.parkrun.com.au/shellharbour/results/559/ .
The following parkrunners volunteered to host Shellharbour parkrun this weekend. Our deep thanks to: Annabel SAYLE, Bob FORD, Caralyn NOLAN, Carolyn LONG, Craig SAKEY, Cruz WRAIGHT, Dean BOYTON, Debby PITHERS, Erin DE ROOY, Flynn BURKE, Gordon TURNER, Harper MACKEY, Ian KENNEDY, Jeff PITHERS, Jeremy DE ROOY, Jessica TURNER, Jill ELLIS, Joy THOMAS, Kerran STOREY, Margaret CARR, Marie CONNELL, Phill CHAPMAN, Rebecca BAILEY, Rhian LACEY, Richard BOSDYK, Rick PATZOLD, Sam WEBB, Steve CAMPBELL, Theresa CAMPBELL, Vera BOSEVSKI and Wayne TURNER.
A special welcome to the parkrunner who volunteered for the first time: Simon LACEY.
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 13,203 brilliant parkrunners have had their barcodes scanned, and a grand total of 102,481 finishers have covered a total distance of 512,405 km, while celebrating 12,916 personal bests. We shall always be grateful to each of our 974 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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04/06/2026

Good morning Shellharbour parkrunners, walkers, and visitors. We're thrilled to bring you Shellharbour parkrun #559 tomorrow! 🙌👌

With a forecast promising sunshine and crisp air, and our pacers ready, it's the perfect opportunity to push your limits and achieve a new personal best, or simply enjoy the great outdoors and the camaraderie that comes with it.
A chance to connect with like minded individuals, soak up the atmosphere, and experience the welcoming spirit of Shellharbour parkrun.

Our cross country course features uneven terrain and two exhilarating hills, so come along, bring a friend, and discover the joy of parkrun.

To our fantastic volunteers, thank you for your dedication. Carolyn will brief you at 7:30am. If you're interested in lending a hand, we're always grateful for extra support.

For first timers, Debbie and Jeff will cover the course details at 7:45am.

Don't forget, no dogs are allowed.
Bring your barcode and don’t be late we start at 8am. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🤩🙌

02/06/2026

Good morning Shellharbour parkrunners and walkers, this Saturday marks a fresh opportunity to crush your goals with event #559 and pacer week!
There's still room for you to make a difference as a pacer. If you're ready to step up and help others achieve their targets, let me know if you can pace at:
20 min
35 min - filled
40 min - filled
45 min - filled
50 min - filled

We are also in need for a marshal at: -
Lagoon turnaround - filled

Send me a message below. 👇 We're excited to see you there!!

30/05/2026

Part 3 - Volunteer Spotlight - Timekeeper

Today we caught up with Craig Nealon who was volunteering as timekeeper. Time keeping is pretty simple, and can even be done with one one handed as Craig demonstrates! The Timekeeper is responsible for recording the finish times of all participants at the event (using the Virtual Volunteer app), with times being uploaded shortly after the tail walkers finish.

Thanks for volunteering Craig - and hope the recovery from surgery goes quick and event free!

For a more detailed video on the timekeeping role, check out the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4-oPTHBVgc

30/05/2026

Congratulations to Gary Griffiths who today completed his 250th parkrun!
Gary joined parkrun in 2015 and has completed 213 of his parkruns at Shellharbour, whilst also visiting our neighbours at Reddall Reserve, North Wollongong, Sandon Point, Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens, Rex Jackson and a few a little further afield. He has also volunteered 41 times.
Gary sets the standard for jump photos, but thanks to everyone who gave it a go today - some of you excelled, and others, well you tried! 😉

30/05/2026

Thankyou to all the parkrunners, including the 104 finishers and 23 volunteers, who joined us today for Shellharbour parkrun event #558.

Well done to the 2 parkrunners who joined a new parkrun milestone club this weekend:
⚪ David Jansen, our visitor from Canberra joined the 100 club
🟣 Gary Griffiths joined the 250 club but more on him later...

Congratulations to the 9 parkrunners who achieved a PB today including: Finn McNeilage, Luke McNeilage, Harrison Zatschler, Spencer Nascimento, Audrey Scheu, Willem C, Lindy Maroney, David Da Silva and Simone Hunt.

Special thankyou to our incredible volunteers who made today possible: Richard BOSDYK, Carolyn LONG, Ian KENNEDY, Debby PITHERS, Lachlan PITHERS, Craig NEALON, Ian FISHWICK, Kylie GRIFFITHS, William IVES, Harper MACKEY, Flynn BURKE, Marie CONNELL, Harriette FOREMAN, Sarah HAWKINS, Annabel SAYLE, Emma WATERSON. Cruz WRAIGHT, Alexandra FOREMAN, Annabel IVES, Phill CHAPMAN, Louise AITKIN, Vera BOSEVSKI and Michelle PATEMAN.

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.

29/05/2026

Happy Friday parkrunners!
We're looking forward to tomorrows event #558!
The forecast is looking a little brighter with hopes of some sunshine 🌞🌤
The track is still expected to be muddy and slippery in sections, especially heading down those hills so please be prepared - and maybe wear those dark coloured shoes!
A huge thankyou to our volunteers who make parkrun happen every week. Carolyn will be there from 730am tomorrow to organise our vollies, but if you would like to lend a hand in the coming weeks we would love to chat to you!
If you are new to parkrun or visiting Shellharbour parkrun come join Debby and Jeff for the first timers briefing at 745am.

Dont be late, we start at 8 😀

27/05/2026

What a wonderful journey! Congrats to Darren on this milestone!!

This weekend, Darren Wood will become the first person ever to join the 1,000 walk/run milestone club 💛

That’s 5,000k covered over 22 years, a milestone that would still take around 19 years to achieve even with perfect attendance every Saturday 🤯

Darren tells us more about his journey 👉 http://parkrun.me/darren-wood

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23/05/2026

A message from our local community event Kiama Red Cross: -
Thank you for your support
THE KIAMA RED CROSS FUN RUN AND WALK IS ON SUNDAY 7th JUNE
THIS WILL BE THE 12TH AND LAST KIAMA RED CROSS FUN RUN.
OVER ELEVEN YEARS OVER $80000 (EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) HAS BEEN RAISED FOR THE VITAL WORK OF AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS. THE FUN RUN HAS BEEN GROWING IN STATURE EACH YEAR, SO COME ALONG AND HELP US GO OUT WITH A BANG AND PUSH THE TOTAL OVER $100000 (ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS).
THERE ARE 3 EVENTS
THE HALF MARATHON 21.1KM IS FOR SERIOUS RUNNERS AND STARTS AT CORONATION PARK KIAMA AT 7AM
THE 8KM EVENT STARTS AT JAMES OATES RESERVE MINNAMURRA AT 9AM
THE 5KM EVENT STARTS AT NORTHERN CARPARK BOMBO AT 9AM
FOR DETAILS AND ENTRIES GO TO
https://events.humanitix.com/kiama-red-cross-fun-run
ALL PROCEEDS TO RED CROSS

The Kiama Red Cross Fun Run is held on the Sunday of the King's Birthday long weekend each year. There are 3 events: 21.1km 1/2 marathon; 5km and 8km walk/run.