Whyalla Harriers

Harriers run Sunday 16th Aug. 2026. Starting 7.30 AM fron the Wetlands main carpark. All welcome to join us for 2.5k, 5k and 8k run or walk.

Massive congratulations to all who came out and had a go at the 2026 Whyalla Running Festival today. The rain and stormy forecast conditions just held off for the entire race and resulted in some magnificent running conditions. Great to see some quality half-marathon running and truck loads of kids on the start line. Plenty of smiles, a little bit of vomit and plenty of sneaky sunshine made for a great day.

Thanks again to all our major sponsors, INTERSPORT Whyalla, Anytime Fitness Whyalla, Harcourts Phillis and the Whyalla City Council. Super special thanks to all our volunteers and Kingy from King Signs to help get our runners around safely, especially considering the forecast. Well done to all our category winners. Results are up and available for review.

Plenty of photos to come.

https://my.raceresult.com/400789/

Welcome to Whyalla Fraser Darcy as the 2026 Running Festival ambassador. Fraser gave a talk at the pasta dinner this evening on some of his running experiences and some great training and recovery tips.

Great entry numbers for the 2026 Whyalla Running Festival with 319 online entries received. Although online entry is now closed late entry is still available at the bib collection/pasta night tomorrow, Saturday night from 5.30-8pm at the Westlands function room or on race day at the registration tent near the start/finish line before 7.45am.

Limited medals remain so get in quick.

And for those interested in their competition, please see the provisional start list attached. Enjoy.

https://my.raceresult.com/400789/participants

💜💙❤️ WHYALLA RUNNING FESTIVAL MAJOR SPONSORS ❤️💙💜
Anytime Fitness Whyalla and Intersport Whyalla are both major sponsors for this Sunday's event!
Intersport are donating a few of the winning prizes for the race and have also generously donated some prizes for the AF Challenge 🤩✨️

Be sure to come down and cheer or have a go at some of our Challenges on the day 🏃‍♀️💪🤩💜✨️

We love local businesses collaborating especially for the community! ❤️💙💜

Online entry for the 2026 Whyalla Running Festival closes tonight at 9pm. Enter now to secure your spot in one of the best running events going around.
www.whyallarunningfestival.weebly.com

To ensure the safety of our runners and walkers at the Whyalla Running Festival please be advised that there will be some road closures and traffic restrictions in place this Sunday 9 August 2026 from 0700-1100. Roads affected will include Beach Rd and the oval side of Roberts Tce only. The restrictions will be removed as soon as possible after the completion of the event. Thank you for your support and understanding.

Running bibs and pre-ordered event tops have arrived. Bib collection/Pasta night will be 5.30pm-8pm this Saturday at the Westlands function room. If you didn't RSVP for a serving of pasta when you entered but are keen to have a meal let us know by Wednesday night to add you in. We'll also be having a chat/Q&A/meet and greet with our 2026 Running Festival Ambassador, Fraser Darcy, from around 6.30pm. Come along for some quality hints, tips and motivation. Should be a good night.

We haven't done a Harriers Profile in a while and with the Whyalla Running Festival only days away, now seems to be a good time to motivate and inspire..... any guesses who our next HP will be.... 👀👀