30/05/2026
πΈπ° FROG HOLLOW GAZETTE π°πΈ
Event #558 β Saturday 30th May 2026
Autumn Bows Out, Frog Hollow Turns Up! ππββοΈπββοΈ
The final weekend of autumn arrived with a chilly breeze and a blanket of cloud overhead βοΈπ₯Ά, but that didn't stop the wonderful Frog Hollow community from hopping out of bed and onto the course!
A fantastic 179 walkers, joggers and runners made their way around Frog Hollow this week. Among them were 33 first-timers ππ who discovered that Saturday mornings can, in fact, be fun before 8am!
The course must have been sprinkled with magic frog dust this week because an incredible 30 participants smashed their Personal Bests! πβ±οΈπ¨ Whether it was by a second or several minutes, there were plenty of happy dances happening around the finish area. ππΊ
Representatives from 8 different clubs joined the action, proving once again that Frog Hollow is the place to be on a Saturday morning. πββοΈπββοΈπ
π Volunteer Superheroes Save the Day! π
As always, the event only happened thanks to our magnificent team of 12 volunteers. Without them we'd just be 179 people standing around wondering where the finish funnel went! π€·ββοΈπ
A huge round of applause goes to:
π Gay BOURKE
π Greg DORAN
π Peter DOUGLAS
π Susanne TALBOT
π Mark BLACKWOOD
π Jenny DORAN
π Janine GLEESON
π Brenna CARRIGY
π Amy BLACKWOOD
π Karen GERAKIS
π Gina HARREX
π Darren BEDFORD
These legends braved the cold, clicked stopwatches, scanned barcodes, cheered loudly and generally made everything run smoother than a PB attempt on fresh legs. β€οΈπ
π Frog Hollow By The Numbers
Since the very first Frog Hollow parkrun on 14th June 2014 π
:
πΈ 7,740 participants have taken part
π 50,274 parkruns have been completed
π 251,370 kilometres have been covered
β‘ 6,744 Personal Bests have been achieved
π 734 volunteers have contributed
π 5,214 volunteer roles have been filled
That's enough distance to run around Australia several times, although we'd recommend taking a few water breaks along the way! π¦πΊπ
Until next Saturday, keep those barcode tags safe, keep training, and remember:
No barcode, no result, no exceptions! π±π«π
See you all next week at the Hollow! πΈππββοΈπββοΈ