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A free, weekly, timed 5k event every Saturday morning at 7am in Burdell. Everyone is welcome to walk, run or volunteer.

North Shore parkrun is a FREE weekly timed 5km event for runners of all standards, which takes place every Saturday at 7am in Stockland's North Shore community, Townsville, Australia. parkrun is not a race against other runners, but a 5k timed run and it can really be whatever you want it to be, whether that's for fun or as part of a training plan. It offers an opportunity for all the local community, male or female, young or old, to come together on a regular basis to enjoy the beautiful surrounds and get physically active at the same time. We want to encourage people to jog or
run together irrespective of their ability

17/09/2026

🏃‍♀️ THE SATURDAY MORNING PARKRUN JOURNEY… 🎢😂

Every parkrunner thinks they’re coming for a nice, easy 5km.

Then reality happens. 😅

From the moment you cross the start line to the moment you’re holding that post-parkrun coffee, there are stages we ALL know far too well…

👇 THE STAGES OF PARKRUN 👇

1️⃣ OPTIMISTIC START
“Just a nice easy run today.”
(Famous last words.) 😇

2️⃣ GOING TOO FAST
“Feels great!”
(Checks watch 6 times in the first km.) ⌚😂

3️⃣ REGRET KICKS IN
“Why did I go out so fast?!”
(The hill. Every. Single. Week.) 🫠

4️⃣ THE DARK PLACES
“This is awful.”
(Somewhere between 2K and 4K.) 😵‍💫

5️⃣ THE FINAL SPRINT
“New PB is on!”
(Even though your legs have left.) 🏃‍♀️💨

6️⃣ POST-PARKRUN EUPHORIA ☕🙌
“That wasn’t too bad actually.”
(See you next week.) 😜

🏆 5K. FREE. WEEKLY. THERAPY. UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY.

And honestly… which stage are you at most weeks? 😂👇

⸻

⏰ SATURDAY PARKRUN REMINDER

Set those alarms!
No snooze. No excuses.
Just good people, good vibes and 5km of questionable life choices. 😜

Whether you’re coming to run, walk, jog, volunteer or roll — we’ll see you at North Shore! 💙

🩲 Briefing: 06:50am
🏁 Start: 07:00am
📍 North Shore parkrun

😎 First Timers / Newbies
Register for free and bring your barcode 👉 https://www.parkrun.com.au/register/

🏁 Milestones
Big number this week? Let us know before we start so you can get the hype you deserve! 🎉

📸 Photos
Smile for the camera — milestone flag + big smile = Facebook fame! 😂

🪃 Finish Tokens
They are not souvenirs! If one accidentally makes it home with you, please return it next week.

💜 Volunteers
Our volunteers make parkrun happen every week. Want to join the team?
👉 https://www.parkrun.com.au/northshore/futureroster/

🙏 Follow us
Facebook & Instagram for photos, updates and run reports — because if it’s not on social media… did it even happen? 😉

Same time. Same place.
Same parkrun magic. ✨

See you Saturday, North Shore! 💙🏃‍♀️

Zsofia & the North Shore parkrun team

12/09/2026

💙 NORTH SHORE PARKRUN #631 💙

Let’s start the weekend with parkrun… obviously! 😎🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Because Saturday without parkrun is basically just… Saturday. And where’s the fun in that? 😂

What a fantastic morning at North Shore!

🎉 FIRST TIMERS

A huge North Shore welcome to everyone who joined us for their very first parkrun!

You survived the early alarm, made it to the start line and crossed that finish line — congratulations! You’re officially one of us now! 💙

And to those who smashed a PB this morning… 👏🔥

Congratulations! We see you casually improving your time while the rest of us are just trying to remember where we left our barcode. 😂

👧🧒 THE NEXT GENERATION

There were SO many kids lining up this morning! 💙

It was fantastic to see so many young runners and walkers getting involved.

The next generation of runners is definitely coming through — and judging by some of those little legs, we’d better start training harder! 😂🏃‍♀️

💜 OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS

A very special thank you to every single one of our volunteers who helped make the magic happen today.

Our volunteers aren’t just standing around looking fabulous in purple. 😉 They are there to:

📣 Cheer you on
🤝 Assist when needed
👀 Keep an eye on the course
🦺 And most importantly — help keep everyone safe

Today was a beautiful reminder of just how important our volunteer team is.

I am extremely proud of our volunteers who stepped up to assist a young mum and her children following an accident.

That is what parkrun is about.

Not just running.
Not just walking.
Not just chasing a PB.

Looking after each other. 💙

Thank you for being the kind of community that stops, helps and makes sure everyone is okay.

💭 QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”
— Albert Einstein

And I think today’s volunteers demonstrated that perfectly. 💜

I hope everyone had fun, got a little sweaty, had a few laughs and started the weekend exactly how it should be — with parkrun! 😄

Have a wonderful week everyone, and I can’t wait to see you all again next weekend!

Zsofia 💙

10/09/2026

💛 THIS SATURDAY, LET’S CHECK IN WITH EACH OTHER 💛

parkrun is about running, walking, jogging and volunteering…

But it’s also about people. ❤️

And sometimes, the person beside you needs more than a “well done” at the finish line.

They might need someone to simply ask:

“R U OK?”

You never know if you never ask.

Many of us were brought up in a time when talking about mental health was uncomfortable.
Many of us were taught to keep going, stay strong and not show weakness.
And sometimes, even when we’re struggling, we’ll say “I’m fine” because it’s easier.

So this Saturday, while we’re chasing PBs, counting kilometres and pretending the last 500m doesn’t exist 😂…

💛 ASK.
👂 LISTEN.
🤝 BE THERE.

Check in with your running buddy.
Check in with the person you haven’t seen for a while.
Check in with the volunteer cheering from the sidelines.
And maybe even check in with yourself.

Because you don’t have to run alone — and you don’t have to face the hard stuff alone either.

And now… the usual Saturday business! 😜🏃‍♀️

⏰ Set those alarms!
No snooze button. No rescheduling.
Yes, it’s early. Yes, it’s worth it!

🏃‍♀️ Run it
🚶‍♂️ Walk it
🗣️ Chat your way around it
♿ Roll it
💜 Volunteer
☕ Or just turn up for the post-parkrun coffee!

Everyone is welcome at North Shore parkrun. 💙

⸻

🩲 Briefing
📍 06:50am, Saturday

🏁 Start
07:00am

😎 First Timers / Newbies
Welcome — you’re about to become one of us! 💙
Register for free & bring your barcode 👉 https://www.parkrun.com.au/register/

🏆 Milestones
Celebrating a big number? Let us know before we start so we can give you the hype you deserve! 🎉

📸 Photos
Smile, celebrate, grab that milestone pic and tag us! 😄

🪃 Finish Tokens
They’re not souvenirs! 😂
If one accidentally makes it home with you, please return it next week.

💜 Volunteers
Our volunteers make parkrun happen every single week.
Want to join the team? We’d love to have you!

👉 https://www.parkrun.com.au/northshore/futureroster/

🙏 Follow us
Facebook & Instagram for photos, updates and run reports — because if it’s not on social media… did it even happen? 😉

Same time. Same place.
Same parkrun magic. ✨

But this week, let’s add one more thing:

Look around. Check in. Ask the question. 💛

R U OK?

See you Saturday, North Shore! 🏃‍♀️💛

Zsofia & the North Shore parkrun team

08/09/2026

As we recognise Child Protection Week this week, parkrun Australia continues our commitment to being a Child Safe Organisation ❤️

🔗 Visit our Safeguarding Hub: https://safeguarding.parkrun.com/

07/09/2026

Hello parkrun legends!!!
We are looking for a barcode scanner for this weekend,
Sing out or send a message if you are available to help out 💪💪💪.

05/09/2026

Congratulations to Jess Duffin, who was one of our parkrunners this morning celebrating a milestone! Jess ran her 100th parkrun today!
She's run majority of these with her gorgeous boy on board - either pregnant or pushing him around the 5km in a pram.
We love our parkrun family, and wish everyone who achieved a milestone, or got one parkrun closer to their next one a brilliant weekend!

Please reach out if you achieved a milestone at today's event, and would also like us to share a pic or shoutout!

02/09/2026

🏃‍♀️ START YOUR SATURDAY MORNING RIGHT… WITH PARKRUN! ☀️💙

📢 THE RUN DIRECTOR!

Why do we listen to the Run Director”s Brief?

Because the Run Director is the voice of parkrun! 😄🏃‍♀️

We listen because they’re not just standing there holding a megaphone for fun… although it does look pretty powerful! 😂

The Run Director is there to:

🏃‍♀️ Keep everyone safe
📢 Explain the course and any important changes
⏱️ Make sure the event runs smoothly
🤝 Remind us of parkrun etiquette
❤️ Look after runners, walkers, volunteers and spectators
😂 And occasionally remind us that 5km is still 5km… even when we’re desperate for it to be over!

Most importantly, we listen because behind every parkrun is a team of volunteers giving up their Saturday morning so the rest of us can run, walk, jog, volunteer and smile. 💜

So when the Run Director says:

“Good morning, parkrun!”

WE LISTEN. 👀📢

Because Run Director said so. 😜

Respect the briefing.
Respect the volunteers.
Then… GO HAVE FUN! 🏃‍♀️💨❤️

⸻

And now for the important Saturday business…

✅ The course is ready
💜 The volunteer roster is FULL
🙌 And we are ready to RUN, WALK OR ROLL!

⏰ Set those alarms!

No snooze button.
No rescheduling.
Yes, it’s early.
Yes, it’s always worth it! 😆

Whether you’re coming to:

🏃‍♀️ Chase a shiny new PB
🗣️ Cruise along at “conversation pace”
🌍 Walk, chat and solve the world’s problems
♿ Roll your way around the course
☕ Or simply come for the post-parkrun coffee

We’ll see you there! 😌

🩲 Briefing
📍 06:50am, Saturday

😎 First Timers / Newbies
Welcome — you’re about to become one of us! 💙
Register (free) & bring your barcode 👉 https://www.parkrun.com.au/register/

🏁 Milestones
Celebrating a big number this week? Let us know before we start so we can give you the hype you deserve! 🎉

📸 Photos
Milestone flag + smiles = Facebook fame 😄
Take the pic. Tag us. Relive it later!

🪃 Finish Tokens
They are not souvenirs 😅
If one accidentally makes it home with you, please return it next week.

💜 Volunteers
This week’s roster is FULL — thank you, legends! 🙌
Want to volunteer another week? We’d love to have you!

👉 https://www.parkrun.com.au/northshore/futureroster/

🙏 Follow Us
Facebook & Instagram for photos, updates and run reports — because if it’s not on social media… did it even happen? 😉

Same time. Same place.
Same parkrun magic. ✨

See you Saturday, North Shore! 💛🏃‍♀️

Zsofia

29/08/2026

💙 NORTH SHORE PARKRUN — EVENT #629 💙

🌞 GOOD MORNING, NORTH SHORE!!!

Another Saturday, another dose of parkrun magic — and what a morning it was! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️✨

It was absolutely fantastic to see so many familiar faces, our wonderful first timers, plenty of kids, and of course our ever-growing collection of 4-legged parkrunners! 🐕🐾

Speaking of kids… HOW MANY KIDS WERE THERE THIS MORNING?! 😍

And clearly they came with a plan because our overall winner was Jasper — and he’s only 11! 🏆🔥

Eleven.

Meanwhile, some of us are out there negotiating with our legs just to make it to the finish line… 😂

Well done Jasper! What an incredible effort! 👏👏👏

🏅 MILESTONE CELEBRATION!

We also had a very special milestone to celebrate this morning — one of our own reached 100 parkruns! 🎉💯

HUGE congratulations! 🥳

100 Saturday mornings.
100 finish lines.
100 reasons to keep coming back.

What an incredible achievement and a fantastic milestone to share with the North Shore parkrun family. 💙👏

And then came the PB SHOWERS! 🌧️🏆

WOW! So many Personal Bests this morning!

Congratulations to everyone who smashed their previous time. Whether it was by one second or one minute — a PB is a PB! 🎉

You should all be very proud of yourselves.

💭 QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
— Sam Levenson

Simple. Perfect. Very parkrun. ❤️

And of course, a HUGE THANK YOU to our amazing volunteers! 💜

We genuinely cannot do parkrun without you. Every marshal, scanner, timekeeper, token giver, photographer and behind-the-scenes helper plays a part in making Saturday morning happen.

You are the reason the magic keeps happening. 🙏💙

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Keep moving, keep smiling, keep chasing those PBs… and remember:

The alarm will go off again next Saturday. 😂⏰

I hope to see everyone next week!

Zsofia 💙

29/08/2026

Parkrun #629 continued……..

29/08/2026

North Shore parkrun #629
Saturday 29th August 2026
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