The 5km run events are for students aged 10 to 19 years old, teachers and support staff following the parkrun format. Find out more about the event and how you can enter.

Who can participate

To participants in the 5km run, students must be

• enrolled at an affiliated school.
• aged 10 to 19 years (born in or before 2012)

Students under the age of 11 must be within arms reach of an adult.

Teachers and support staff of entered students can participate in the event and assist students.

All levels of physical activity can participate either running, walking or wheeling.

No bicycles or scooters can be ridden on the course.

Where and when

Venues and dates are subject to change

• Torrens run on Friday 25 March
• Lochiel run on Thursday 23 June
• West Beach run on Thursday 15 September
• Christies Beach run on Thursday 1 December

Start time is 1.30pm. Schools should arrive at 1pm.

The courses

You need to be familiar with the course you are participating at. See Torrens parkrun, Lochiel parkrun, West Beach parkrun course or Christies Beach parkrun course for maps and course description.

• Stay to the left of paths as they are shared with the public.
• Courses do not cross roads.
• The start and finish is in the same location.
• It will take between 15 minutes and 1 hour to complete the course.

Entry fee

$5.00 including GST per student for unlimited involvement.

No payment is required on the day. A tax invoice will be sent to schools at the end of term 3 for students who participated.

Facilities

• No food is available.
• Water fountains and toilets are in close proximity to the start and finish area.

How to enter

Schools must submit the nomination form one week before the event. Student names only need to be submitted once for the year.

Volunteers

An essential part of parkrun is for volunteers to assist in the running of the event. Students who are injured or have a focus on volunteering should consider helping with marshalling or timing. Each school needs to contribute at least one volunteer. No experience is necessary, all instructions will be given before the event.

Results

There are no prizes or presentations after the event as the focus of this event is on self-improvement and not competition. Schools may depart once the last of their students and volunteers have completed the course.

Preparation

The event is designed to improve personal fitness so students are encouraged to attend parkrun events on Saturday mornings at 8am. See the parkrun Australia events for a location near you.

Aim of participating at the event

The 5km run is to introduce the lifelong, sustainable activity of parkrun to students. Schools are encouraged to attend events each term to measure improvement and support continuous activity. Parkrun is a method of integrating health, physical activity, community engagement and volunteering.

Running parkrun courses outside of the parkrun day and time, is called a Freedom Run. Anyone who completes one of these can log it against their parkrun profile. Refer to what is a parkrun freedom for more information.

Previous results and history

• 2020 results report (PDF, 293KB)

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