Mount Barker parkrun

28/03/2026

Last photos from todays #600 event!!

27/03/2026

More photos from today’s 600th event!

27/03/2026

27/03/2026

Mount Barker parkrun, event #600
28th March 2026

This week 298 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom 29 were first timers and 38 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 14 different clubs took part.

The event was made possible by 23 volunteers:

Ros LOWE • Roger LOWE • Brenton Charles CURTIS • Sandy DALY • Annette COUCH • Melissa COX • Wayne VEARS • Andrew DALY • Lisa DAVIS • Ashleigh GORE • Joan VEARS • Robyn LIERTON • Cheryl LIERTON • Andrew HUGGINS • Andrew RUTTER • Clare DOREY • Bhavani QUIRKE • Margaret BARTER • Terri PAMMENT • June ROSS • Simeon PETIET • Miranda JACKSON • Levi GROOM

Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the Mount Barker parkrun Results Page.

Mount Barker parkrun started on 22nd March 2014. Since then 9,997 participants have completed 116,462 parkruns covering a total distance of 582,310 km, including 15,077 new Personal Bests. A total of 922 individuals have volunteered 8,694 times.

27/03/2026

Hands up if your ready for tomorrows #600 event 💙🖤

You know the drill, its parkrun’eve
which means there is only one more sleep until the best day of the week - parkrunday!

barcode💙
parkrun gear🖤
alarm set 💙
Blue and black themed dress up- should you choose 💙🖤💙🖤

7:40am - volunteers arrive
7:45am - first timers welcome
7:54am - Run Directors welcome brief (please be quiet for just a few minutes so everyone can hear)
8:00am - parkrun is go!!

We are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow morning💙🖤💙

Mel Cox - RD & the Mount Barker parkrun event team

26/03/2026

Shout out to our wonderful volunteers 💜 As we approach our 600th event it’s important that we recognise the 918 individuals who have made it all possible to date!

As you may be aware each week, vests are washed, tokens sorted and checked, equipment checked, rosters managed, facebook posts done and all that happens before we kick off each Saturday morning.

On “parkrun’day
morning, turnaround flag is installed, volunteers assembled, the path is chalked, vests are worn. The course is checked and confirmed as “good to go”, the volunteer coordinator walks around and talks about volunteer opportunities, the first time briefer introduces our first timers to our event, the tail walkers get ready to bring the last participant home, and the park walkers discuss all things about how much fun it is to walk a fun, free fabulous 5km. And let’s not forget about our photographer who captures all the moments, the hi-fives, the pbs, the selfie frame moments, the triumphs and celebrations. The Run Director welcomes everyone and provides the run brief. Our Marshall gets into position on the other side of the bridge to ensure there is a safe passage for everyone, then the “keeper of time” gets us underway!
And we absolutely cannot forget the token hand’er outer’ers, who juggle hundreds of tokens to make sure you get the right one as you cross the finish line and the awesome barcode scanners who make sure participants record a time.

We love our volunteers 💜thankyou to each and everyone who has contributed to our 599 events to date, all 918 of you!!

💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤

There are always opportunities to volunteer, below is the link to our future roster.

https://www.parkrun.com.au/mountbarker/futureroster/

25/03/2026

600th event… parkrun party planning🤔 We are so excited to reach another event milestone on Saturday…..especially following the excitement and festivities of our 12th anniversary last week 🎂

How are you planning to celebrate with the blue and black theme?

Blue/ black socks…. Ribbons/ sweatbands…Tshirts…. Shorts….Balloons… so many options 😁 Comment below and share your party outfit ideas….

RD Mel- for me it’s definitely a day to bring out the blue tutu and a milestone shirt!! 💙🖤

23/03/2026

It’s milestone Monday
🤍💜❤️🖤💚💙
Will you be achieving a parkrun MILESTONE at Mount Barker parkrun this parkrunday🤔

It could be an 'official' 10 (junior) 🤍 25 💜 50 ❤ 100 🖤 250 💚 500 💙 walk/run/volunteer, or even an 'unofficial' milestone.

Let us know and we can celebrate it with you. Send us some photos and a short writeup via Messenger or to mountbarker@parkrun.com and we will post it before the big day.

Alternatively we can give you a shout out on the day or pop your name in chalk on the path - the choice is yours.

22/03/2026

Happy Sunday 💙🖤💙🖤
Planning is underway for the party to continue this Saturday for our #600 event.

Our volunteer roster is looking fabulous, but we would love to have a photographer to capture the celebrations on the day. Comment below, send us a DM or email if you would like to take our party snaps 📸

21/03/2026

Happy 12th Birthday Mount Barker parkrun! What a lovely way to celebrate this massive milestone AND event #599 today as 385 people ran, jogged and walked the course. With a whopping 65 first timers and 55 parkrunners recording new Personal Bests!

Today’s event was only made possible because of our excellent sponsors, the wonderful local council and especially these total legends, AKA volunteers:

Sandy DALY • Daniel VOLTZ • Greg CROWDEN • Debbie VOLTZ • Paul KITCHING • Jo GOODWIN • Dan GOODWIN • Paula PAROLIN • David BROWNIE • Garry LEECH • Andrew DALY • Nick MEDDER • Harley COPPING • Lisa DAVIS • Kim HEPBURN • Robyn LIERTON • Cheryl LIERTON • Andrew HUGGINS • Bhavani QUIRKE • Margaret BARTER • Terri PAMMENT • Andreas HEIKAUS • Ann O'CONNOR • Felix O'CONNOR • Mavis O'CONNOR

Check out most of the said legends here! If you want to wear a volly vest soon let us know - even if the roster looks full, it isn't!

Meanwhile today's full results (and a complete event history) can be found right here: https://www.parkrun.com.au/mountbarker/results/latestresults/

We love our parkrun community: thanks, as always, for being part of it and for helping us celebrate #12 in style!