KENNINGTON Reservoir parkrun will hold a milestone 400th event at the reservoir tomorrow.<\/p>\n
The free, 5km run\/walk event has been running for eight years.<\/p>\n
“We average 200 people every week,” said co-event director, Jess Rix.<\/p>\n
“We meet every Saturday at 8am, 52 weeks of the year in all seasons.<\/p>\n
“The event has become very popular. It promotes Bendigo, fun, fitness, community and camaraderie.<\/p>\n
“It is inclusive with everyone welcome; young, older, families, prams and dogs.”<\/p>\n
Over the past eight years, the participants have run up some impressive figures.<\/p>\n
“We have had almost 6500 finishers with an average time of 32.5 minutes to complete the course,” said Ms Rix.<\/p>\n
“Personal best times have been recorded 7600 times and the finish line has been crossed 51,278 times.”<\/p>\n
Volunteers play an important part in running the event.<\/p>\n
“We couldn’t do it without our wonderful volunteers,” said Ms Rix.<\/p>\n
“I can’t thank them enough for their support. Volunteers are hard to come by these days and we do value them.<\/p>\n
“There are also some great sponsors. Athletes Foot, Medibank, Polar, Brookes and the City of Greater Bendigo.”<\/p>\n
For the 400th event, there will be a Medibank van onsite providing health check-ups.<\/p>\n
“We’ve asked participants to wear their Parkrun, Medibank, running club or favourite T-shirt,” said Ms Rix.<\/p>\n
Participants will meet at 7.45 for an 8am start at Kennington Reservoir, Reservoir Rd, Strathdale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KENNINGTON Reservoir parkrun will hold a milestone 400th event at the reservoir tomorrow. The free, 5km run\/walk event has been running for eight years. “We average 200 people every week,” said co-event director, Jess Rix. “We meet every Saturday at 8am, 52 weeks of the year in all seasons. “The event has become very popular. […]<\/p>\n