I started serious exercise some years ago after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and diverticulitus in the same week- control for both is diet and exercise, so I lost some 35 kilos and started going to a free, local council program called "Fitness in the Park." After a few years I started running to supplement fitness in the park- now I mainly do middle-distance running, supplemented occasionally by fitness in the park. My main distances are 5 and 10k, with the odd half-marathon to stop me getting complacent. This photo is after my first-ever half-marathon at the Launceston Running Festival in 2018, at the age of 69.
The finish of my first-ever full marathon at the Cadbury Marathon Festival in Jan. 2023 at the age of 74.
And of course, as it was my first-ever marathon, it was also a PB (personal best time) so I get to ring the PB bell!
In January 2016 my step-daughter introduced me to parkrun, https://www.parkrun.com.au/, a worldwide, free, timed, non-competitive, weekly 5k walk/jog/run.
| Event | Run Date | Gender Position | Overall Position | Time | Age Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerive parkrun | 21/06/2025 | 97 | 191 | 37:02 | 52.07% |
| Hoblers Bridge Reserve parkrun | 14/06/2025 | 43 | 102 | 51:31 | 37.43% |
| Bellerive parkrun | 07/06/2025 | 111 | 202 | 38:22 | 50.26% |
| Risdon Brook parkrun | 31/05/2025 | 79 | 138 | 38:05 | 50.63% |
| Bellerive parkrun | 24/05/2025 | 39 | 67 | 57:24 | 33.59% |
| Bellerive parkrun | 17/05/2025 | 116 | 242 | 57:28 | 33.56% |
| Bellerive parkrun | 10/05/2025 | 101 | 185 | 35:30 | 54.32% |
| Whitemark Wharf parkrun | 03/05/2025 | 7 | 9 | 37:14 | 51.79% |
| Bellerive parkrun | 26/04/2025 | 117 | 216 | 35:40 | 54.07% |
| Umbagong District parkrun | 19/04/2025 | 48 | 83 | 36:46 | 52.45% |
| Role | Number |
|---|---|
| Marshal | 6 |
| Pre-event Setup | 1 |
| Barcode Scanning | 5 |
| Funnel Manager | 2 |
| Tail Walker | 41 |
| Event Day Course Check | 3 |
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