Aldinga Beach parkrun

VOLUNTEER
SEP 5, 2026 -PACER DAY!
🏃‍♀️🏃 ‍🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍➡️

START/FINISH LINE ROLES (Mandatory):
✅FINISH TOKENS
✅FINISH TOKEN SUPPORT
✅BARCODE SCANNING (x2)
✅PHOTOGRAPHER

DUAL CREDIT ROLES:
✅On-course PHOTOGRAPHER

PACER TIMES OPEN:
✅22min
✅24min
✅25min
✅26min
✅27min
✅28min
✅29min

Please comment below (or email), if you would like to help... please remember that parkrun only happens thanks to YOU.

THIS POST WILL NOT BE UPDATED
So check to see what's already taken at:
parkrun.com.au/aldingabeach/futureroster/

🏅 Volunteers eligible for free coffee from Goodness Coffee Co., in Aldinga.
🏅 Other roles available - visit support.parkrun.com/hc/en-us/articles/999

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
The Volunteer Co-ordinator
[email protected]

G’Day All!
Anyone would think that it was spring, perfect sunshine and no wind for our 440th Parkrun event.

This week 107 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 27 were first timers and 10 recorded new personal bests. Representatives of 8 different clubs took part.

We had visitors from the UK, Geelong, Largs, Moana and Happy Valley.

Thank you to our 16 volunteers who made the event possible:
Dale GRIMMOND . John MARKETIS . Terry THOMPSON . Robert
EVANS . Renae BRYAN . Peter RIDDLE . Fiona KOUTAS . Dev
HASAN . Matthew BYRNE . Kiani GILBERT . Michael MANOS .
Michael SIEBEN . Stewart GLASS . Dylan WILLIAMS . Jacqueline
MCEVOY . Caitlin MOLONEY.

A big thank you to Jacqueline McEvoy and Caitlin Moloney for volunteering for the first time! As well as a special mention to Renae Bryan for her 10th time volunteering. We also send a big welcome to these first-time Parkrun participants to our Parkrun family: Liam Moore, James Ryder, Lachlan Hirst, Ben Fleming, Trudi Robinson, Stuart King.

Congratulations to these participants for reaching these parkrun attendance milestones: Ben Rogers 25, Stephanie Heysen-Smith 100 and Julie Reynolds 400.
Julie is traveling around S.A. attempting to do her Statesman challenge, we wish you all the best Julie.

Personal Bests go to Hugh Chivers 17:24, Jon Brill 20:12, Wade McKay 22:24,
Kim Phillips 23:40, Josh Rowlands 23:49, Jane Ellery 26:25,
Helen McCann 29:53, Lauren Knight 30:11, Julie Weston 31:29.

As always thank you to Goodness Coffee for providing our volunteers with a free coffee. The garden area was the perfect setting for today’s get together!

Today’s full results and a complete event history can be found on the Aldinga Beach Parkrun results page or on the graphic below. Until next time, have a great week! See you all again next week!

You've gotta check out the "revamped" lyrics to Dolly's famous "9 to 5"!
LOVE 'EM‼️

🎶💖 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐈𝐍’ 𝟗 𝐓𝐎 𝟓 @ 𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐫𝐮𝐧 💖🎶
📍 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 #𝟔𝟓𝟔 | 𝟐𝟗/𝟖/𝟐𝟔
🤠✨ A little tribute to the one, the only, the absolutely fabulous 𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐎𝐍.
🎧 Get this legendary earworm happening…
🎤 warm up those questionable parkrun vocals…
🔊 then 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐃!
We may only be 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧’ 𝟕 𝐭𝐨 𝟖… but we’re doing it Dolly-style. 💅👱‍♀️✨
𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐓. 𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐈𝐓. 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐄 𝐈𝐓.
And make Dolly proud! 💖🎶
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxUSsFXYo4
(I think I got this nearly word/rhythm-perfect!!!)

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Well, I tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Yawn and stretch and grab the parkrun gear
…
Jump in the Tesla and get the tunes pumping
Hit the highway, the traffic’s not yet jumping
Only folks like me on the parkrun drive
…
Running parkrun’s 5, what a way to keep up fitness
Barely getting by, it's all grit with no forgiveness
You abuse your mind, and your lungs won’t give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
…
Sprinting parkrun’s 5, you've got passion and a vision
'Cause it's PB time, a whole new way to keep your fitness
Gonna change your life, do something that gives it meaning
With a finish that is worthy of your dreamin'
…
Well, you got dreams and you know they matter
Time to volunteer, help the Run Director
That milestone’s getting closer by the week
And you're in the same boat with a lotta parkies
Reaching goals you all believe in
The milestone shirt’s already posted, and it’d better fit my hips
…
Walking parkrun’s 5, making paces of your own now
And it feels so fine to build your strength from nothing
Gonna move ahead, and there's nothing gonna stop you
When you listen to that little voice inside you
…
Yeah, parkrun’s 5, you've got passion and a vision
'Cause it's movin’ time, a whole new way to up your fitness
Gonna change your life, do something that gives it meaning
With a parkrun style that is worthy of your dreaming
…
parkrun 5, you keep walking, running, sprinting
parkrun vollie-ing, ‘cause without you parkrun isn’t
parkrun 5, it keeps rolling, building, expanding
…
parkrun 5, parkrun 5, WE CAN DO IT!
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🎉🎂 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝟏𝟑𝐓𝐇 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐫𝐮𝐧! 🎂🎉

🎂💚 𝐀 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓-𝐎𝐔𝐓 to two of our 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐒 — Leith Wallace & 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐎’𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐡𝐮𝐞 — who came back to celebrate our 𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡 birthday with us (see pic in the Stats pic) 🎉

Now THAT is some serious 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫. 👏😄

Thirteen years on and they’re still part of the Cairns parkrun story. 💚
And an absolutely 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 to 𝐒𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞, who have swooped in and taken over our Volunteer Roster for the morning. 🦺💚
All of this on our shiny, tweaked, polished and 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 course. ✨🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️
We’ve also got a very special 𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 with the juicy bits, gory details and statistical skulduggery being handled by our St Monica’s Report Writers, 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 & 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠s. 👀
So, I’ll behave myself. Mostly.
I’ll just cover the regular housekeeping, happy snaps, volunteer shenanigans and what’s coming up next. 😇
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📝𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 & 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐞

Cairns Park run was such a fun and uplifting experience! The course was beautiful and not too complicated, with tropical greenery all around; even though it was raining it was still beautiful, and that fresh morning feeling made it all worth it.

Walking alongside the trees and open spaces made it feel less like a race and more like a little adventure. What I loved most about it was the community, everyone was so encouraging and welcoming whether they were running, walking, volunteering, or cheering from the side.

There was such a positive energy in the air, and it was impossible not to feel happy being shown by people who were all there to enjoy themselves and support each other. Cairns Park run reminded me that you don't have to be the fastest or the strongest to be part of something amazing sometimes it's just about showing up, having fun, and enjoying the moment.

Ending (or starting!) the day with smiles on people's faces as they cross the finish line at parkrun. No matter how fast or slow they've gone, there's a real sense of pride, happiness and achievement. The tired faces quickly turn into big smiles, as everyone celebrates what they've accomplished and enjoys being part of such a positive and welcoming community. Have a great day!

✍🏻𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑯𝒂𝒚𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 & 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒆𝒆 𝑴𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 (𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒖𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 - 𝑺𝒕 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂’𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆, 𝑪𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒏𝒔)
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A massive thank you to our 47! fabulous Hi-Vis Heroes who made sure no illegal PBs were achieved by any of the 317 parkies who failed to listen to RD Elizabeth Rogerson 's precise course description.

~51 legal PBs were acquired on our refreshed course
~67 parktourists graced us with their presence
~13 newbies decided to check what all the fuss was about
~16 St Monica's College vollies Tookover the roster

And a further thank you to those generous parkies who donated the CAKE & Zooper Doopers today. Mr Betesta was quite pleased.
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🔵🌟 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁 — 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐃𝐄 🌟🔵
FOUR! …or technically FIVE!! Some regular local offenders with a few interchangeables!
🔵 Steve Betesta
🔵 Peter Mountney
🔵 Leith Wallace
🔵 Linc Biggins
🐶🔵 …and, naturally, Evie
That is pure parkrun passionate performance gathered in one location.
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🏅 20! 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒
AKA: perfectly legitimate excuses to purchase more activewear.
⚫ 150 — Melissa Coxon
🔴 50 — Demier Jones
🟣 25 — Martin Barlow
🦺 v10 – Montana Lopez (& baby A’s 1st vollie!)
🦺 v1 — Niroshi Kaththiriarachchige, Mia Agius, Amy Chau, Emily Musson, Nadia Nupiri, Olivia Pedro, Demi Villaruz, Learna Brank, Sophia Fowler, Brooke Griffin, Kaylee Sabatino, Demi Wollin, Loredana Citraro, Catherine Garrone, Holly Hayward & Shaylee Mullings

Come back for 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘, when these champions receive all the recognition they deserve.
Accuracy remains optional. 😇
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📡💥 𝐂𝐀𝐊𝐄 & 𝐙𝐎𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐃𝐎𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐈𝐔𝐌

🏃‍♂️💨 First Gent — 田村 典大 (??Tamura Norihiro)| 18:30

田村 典大 sprinted around the refreshed track so fast that his slipstream sucked in the clouds which dumped a downpour on the rest of the field!

🏃‍♀️💨 First Lady — Niamh Rodney | 19:29

Niamh kept up her brilliant results, leading the team to a fabulous sprint for the Cake & Zooper Doopers (ahead of Mr Betesta!).

📊 RESULTS ARE UP!
Go admire your statistics, calculate your average pace to six decimal places, check your BINGO progress and stare approvingly at that suspiciously generous age grading:
👉 https://www.parkrun.com.au/cairns/results/2026-08-29/
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📸 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐘
Our official pics will be up later, so check back. And keep watch for the St Monica’s contingent flashing through the funnel in good humour in another vid.
In the meantime…
📷 Drop your photos below 👇
👯 Tag your crew
🐶 Tag your parkpup
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🦺 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐖
Our roster 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 has room for another Hi-Vis Lollipop Legend. 𝑬𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒂𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒖𝒏 𝑷𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑫𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒔.

So, not feeling speedy? Injured?
Excellent. Oops, did I say that out loud??? You can stand still and volunteer. 😂
Step up, look magnificent in red and help prevent your Event Directors from resorting to stress-induced begging.
👉 https://www.parkrun.com.au/cairns/futureroster/
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📅 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐏…
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🏃‍♀️🌴 5 Sep — Run Port Douglas
Join Team parkrun and receive 10% OFF your entry fee.
(and yes, the regular parkruns will still be on, same bat time, same bat channel, same bat cave).
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12 Sep 🌼 SPRING INTO PARKRUN
19 Sep 🏴‍☠️ PIRATES OF THE CAIRNS ESPLANADE
26 Sep 🏆 CAIRNS parkrun GRAND FINAL — Wear Your Colours
3 Oct 🎂 PARKRUN TURNS 22 — From 13 to Millions
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⚡ FAST. SLOW. STEADY.
🚶 WALK. JOG. RUN. VOLUNTEER.
Whatever your pace…
WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT parkrunday. ❤️🌴



📝 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯, Holly & Shaylee
𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵-𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴
𝘊𝘰-𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱
𝘊𝘰-𝘞𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴
𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 🐶👑

Lees Flipper ... tribute especially for you!

'day, Aldinga Beach parkrunners! 😎

I have spoken casually to many of you about a proposed change to our Event and I thought that this might be the right time to "put it out there" publicly.

Over the past six months, I have come to the conclusion that - as an Event - we need to "evolve" to help us more efficiently process the larger attendance numbers we experience during the Summer months.

Call me a "stats nerd" if you must but here's what the 2025/6 facts & figures show:
⏱️Non-Summer avg. attendance 2025 = 103
⏱️Summer avg. attendance 2025/6 = 154
⏱️Seasonal increase = 50%
⏱️Six of our Top 10 attended events occurred during the 25/26 Summer period

That last point was what got me thinking. Delving deeper and looking at figures from the last 3 years, figures show that the projection* is that we will average 170 participants over the summer of 2026/7.
(*Projection only)

My new co-Event Director, Ruth Battersby, and I have come to the conclusion that our current Start/Finish line setup is not "fit for purpose" without significant alterations (rubble clearance, turfing, etc.) that would be required to be approved, carried-out, and maintained (i.e., irrigation) by the landowner, the City of Onkaparinga.

So... after in-depth discussions with the Core Team (Event Directors & Run Directors), as well as with many regular participants, we have come to the conclusion that we can "repurpose" the current course and better accommodate increasing attendance numbers by relocating the Start/Finish line to Snapper Point, which - as all locals will know - is about 1.8 kilometres to the north of the current Start/Finish line.

WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU:
➕The event will start with participants running southwards from Snapper Point to the "old" Start/Finish line, where they will carry out their first turnaround;
➕Participants head northwards to the currently-existing turnaround point, at which point;
➕Participants head back to the Start/Finish line.

As we see it, there are other benefits to this change - to us as an Event and to all participants:
➕Toilet facilities within 25 metres. (Currently 250 metres away)
➕Human & canine drinking facility within 25 metres. (Currently N/A)
➕Playground on-site for spectators with children. (Currently N/A)
➕ 30+ car parks (Currently 14)
➕2 Disabled car parks (Currently 1)
➕Plenty of on-road parking at Start/Finish Line. (Currently 50 metres away)

Here is a link to the repurposed course layout: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/474511826

The City of Onkaparinga have approved the changes, as have parkrun Australia. We just need to sort out a few "nuts & bolts" with the Event Support team.

We are planning for the change to take effect from October 3, 2026.

If you have any questions, feel free to respond to this post or ask me in person.

Regards,
John Marketis
co-Event Director

Moana parkrun Myponga Reservoir parkrun Shiraz Trail parkrun Christies Beach parkrun Reynella East parkrun The Avenues parkrun Seacliff Esplanade parkrun

VOLUNTEER - AUG 15, 2026
🏃‍♀️🏃 ‍🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍➡️

START/FINISH LINE ROLES (Mandatory):
✅TIMEKEEPER
✅BARCODE SCANNING (x2)
✅PHOTOGRAPHER

DUAL CREDIT ROLES:
✅TAIL WALKER (x1)
✅On-course PHOTOGRAPHER

PACER (Next event - Sept. 5):
✅17min
✅18min
✅19min
✅24min
✅25min
✅26min
✅28min
✅29min

Please comment below (or email), if you would like to help... please remember that parkrun only happens thanks to YOU.

THIS POST WILL NOT BE UPDATED
So check to see what's already taken at:
parkrun.com.au/aldingabeach/futureroster/

🏅 Volunteers eligible for free coffee from Goodness Coffee Co., in Aldinga.
🏅 Other roles available - visit support.parkrun.com/hc/en-us/articles/999

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
The Volunteer Co-ordinator
[email protected]

NOW WE ARE NINE!

In this report, our Run Director & co-Event Director, John Marketis, speaks from the point-of-view of a 9-year-old - something we are sure he does in daily life!
Please keep in mind that his personal life-philosophy is:
"You're only young once... but you can be immature FOREVER!"

WHAT A DAY! Today, ninety-five people came to our party!
Ninety-five! That's an awful lot of people for a birthday party. I don't think I've ever had ninety-five people at one of my birthdays before. Mind you, they didn't all sit down and have cake at the same time. They played their favourite party game of getting around the course first. And - because it was the 22nd of the month - lots of people wore Tutus! (2-2, geddit?)

ABSOLUTE FIRST TIMERS
I thought it was pretty good that 3 others had never attended a parkrun birthday party before, so I think I need to mention them especially:
Shannon, Lia, and Kornelija. It was lovey to see you there!

VISITORS
Fourteen people who were at our party for the very first time. Visitors arrived from New South Wales, Torrens Park, Victor Habor, and Goolwa (all SA). We even had visitors from Dulwich parkrun in London, England! It was great to have you all there!

PERSONAL BESTS
Six people even managed to do the course faster than they'd ever done it before. They called those their Personal Bests. I'm not exactly sure why you'd want to run faster on your birthday, but I suppose it gives you something to be proud of!
WELL DONE to: Richard, Sophia, Archie, Lyn, Sarah, and Heather!

There were people from six different clubs there, too.
I didn't know there were that many clubs, but apparently there are.

VOLUNTEER MILESTONE
KIRSTY ATKINSON performed her 100th Volunteer Event
WELL DONE, KIRSTY!

And then, of course, there was the cake. Well... there wouldn't really be a birthday party without cake, would there?

There were sixteen grown-ups who helped make everything work properly:

Emma Steel
Dale Grimmond
John Marketis
Prashanth Balasubramaniam
Robert Evans
Ornella Camplin (Cake Maker)
Kirsty Atkinson
Ruth Battersby
Simon Pearce
Monique Pearce
Michelle Elin
Sue Camac (Pavement Artiste)
Fiona Koutas
Dev Hasan
Glenda Logan
Stewart Glass

THANK YOU ALL!
They did all sorts of important jobs while the rest of us were having fun. Somebody had to make sure everyone knew where to go, somebody had to keep track of the times, somebody had to hand out the finish tokens and somebody had to make sure the whole thing happened safely.
That's a lot of people to organise just for one birthday party!

And if every birthday party has ninety-five people, sixteen helpers, seventeen newcomers, six Personal Bests and people running, jogging and walking all over the place... I reckon nine is going to be a very good age.

Our favourite coffee shop - Goodness Coffee Co - in Aldinga are such good people, they provided free coffees to all of our grown-up helpers... and they were very disappointed that there was no cake left for them!

I'm nine now. I suppose that means I'm getting pretty old. Next year I'll be ten, which sounds very grown-up indeed. But for now, I'm happy being nine. Next year's party will be in a brand new location... watch for the news!

Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the Aldinga Beach parkrun Results Page, or in the graphic below: