Cooling Down After Parkrun

As the winter coolness has finally melted away, you can truly feel the heat of summer when you go out for a Saturday morning Parkrun. It's definitely a factor that keeps me running to cross that finish line and cool down under the trees, that, and the Zooper Doopers. Very glad that Palm Creek adopted the Cardwell practice of having them at the end of a sweltering slog through the heat and the midgies, which seem to cloud around the lower return path at Palm Creek - I have gotten one of the little buggers in my eye on more than one occasion.

Thank you volunteers, for keeping the runners cool and their blood sugar up after the runs. Nothing hits the spot better than an ice-cold treat in the heat.

Parkrun Results: 11th October 2025
Palm Creek #94 – 30 participants
Fastest time: Duncan (18:48)
Final finisher: Lianne (1:00:53)
PBs: Helen (28:02), Melissa (37:42), Judah (37:50), Edith (38:46)
First-timers: Michelle, Marguerite, Natalie, Ashley, Lianne of WJR Latrobe
Volunteers: Sandra Coco, Helen Digger, Bridgette Duffy, Matteo Mancuso, Lianne Smith

Cardwell #356 – 13 participants
Fastest time: Luke (23:28)
Final finisher: Matthew (42:00)
PBs: Fiona (37:48)
First-timers: Paul, Richard of WazaConda, Jennifer of Wynfit, Karen
Volunteers: Anita Davina, Bruce Ferguson, Jan Ferguson, Matthew Gardiner, Kerry Snell, Rachelle Warlond, Ward Weare

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