Every Saturday at 9:00 a.m. a crowd of people gather at the western end of the jogger’s loop (Max Cherry’s infinity track.) Stretching, jogging and warming up.
At 9:00 a.m. they start running. After about 10/15 minutes they begin appearing on the other side of the hill. They then return back along the same track finishing where they started.
After finishing they will stand around; talk and gravitate back to their cars.
Everybody is invited to join Queens Domain parkrun. The parkrun operates the same as any other parkrun. Listen to the pre-race talk; join in the runners. You can walk if you choose. You can walk with your dog. You can push a pram. If you do not have a barcode you can still participate.
If you are a tourist you are very welcome to watch, take photos or participate. Without a barcode you can run, walk and chat with others. You will not receive an official time.
If Queens Domain is your first encounter with the world of parkrun, parkrun is happy and proud to have introduced to such a wonderful organisation.
Parkrun is a 5 km running event held around the world on Saturday morning on a local course. It is free and open to everybody. Parkrun is held around the world with the same basic format and local variations. Once you have registered you can run in any Parkrun around the world.
There is no prize for coming first. Everybody who competes wins. Everybody improves their physical, emotional and social health.
Dogs are common. Some people run or walk with their dog. Both dog and owner win. Other people push a pusher around the course complete with baby. More winners.
The history of Parkruns is that they began in London in 2004. They have spread throughout England and around the world. The first Parkrun in Australia was on the Gold Coast in 2011.
2017: There were about 270 Parkruns in Australia and 400,000 Parkrunners in Australia. There were about 1,300 Parkruns globally and about 3,000,000 Parkrunners globally. New Parkruns and Parkrunners are being added continuously.
2017: The most popular Parkrun countries were the United Kingdom 484, Australia 261, South Africa (including Swaziland and Namibia) 114, Ireland 72, Poland 51, Russia 31, New Zealand 18, United States 15, Canada 12, France 8, Denmark 7, Italy 6, Germany 6, Sweden 5.
https://www.parkrun.com.au/queensdomain/
Max Cherry’s infinity track. The track circling Domain Hill.
Max Cherry (1927-2008) was an athletic coach who coached many runners nationally and internationally.
You can run around and around the track without ever reaching the end. Running a loop, with no start and no finish, you never reach infinity.
The track is wide and can cope with hundreds of runners.
The track is not a perfect loop. It is dissected by a road heading up the hill. This road is normally empty. Just slow down, scan the road then cross the road.
At 9:00 a.m. they start running. After about 10/15 minutes they begin appearing on the other side of the hill. They then return back along the same track finishing where they started.
After finishing they will stand around; talk and gravitate back to their cars.
Everybody is invited to join Queens Domain parkrun. The parkrun operates the same as any other parkrun. Listen to the pre-race talk; join in the runners. You can walk if you choose. You can walk with your dog. You can push a pram. If you do not have a barcode you can still participate.
If you are a tourist you are very welcome to watch, take photos or participate. Without a barcode you can run, walk and chat with others. You will not receive an official time.
If Queens Domain is your first encounter with the world of parkrun, parkrun is happy and proud to have introduced to such a wonderful organisation.
Parkrun is a 5 km running event held around the world on Saturday morning on a local course. It is free and open to everybody. Parkrun is held around the world with the same basic format and local variations. Once you have registered you can run in any Parkrun around the world.
There is no prize for coming first. Everybody who competes wins. Everybody improves their physical, emotional and social health.
Dogs are common. Some people run or walk with their dog. Both dog and owner win. Other people push a pusher around the course complete with baby. More winners.
The history of Parkruns is that they began in London in 2004. They have spread throughout England and around the world. The first Parkrun in Australia was on the Gold Coast in 2011.
2017: There were about 270 Parkruns in Australia and 400,000 Parkrunners in Australia. There were about 1,300 Parkruns globally and about 3,000,000 Parkrunners globally. New Parkruns and Parkrunners are being added continuously.
2017: The most popular Parkrun countries were the United Kingdom 484, Australia 261, South Africa (including Swaziland and Namibia) 114, Ireland 72, Poland 51, Russia 31, New Zealand 18, United States 15, Canada 12, France 8, Denmark 7, Italy 6, Germany 6, Sweden 5.
https://www.parkrun.com.au/queensdomain/
Max Cherry’s infinity track. The track circling Domain Hill.
Max Cherry (1927-2008) was an athletic coach who coached many runners nationally and internationally.
You can run around and around the track without ever reaching the end. Running a loop, with no start and no finish, you never reach infinity.
The track is wide and can cope with hundreds of runners.
The track is not a perfect loop. It is dissected by a road heading up the hill. This road is normally empty. Just slow down, scan the road then cross the road.