Clover Point parkrun

Clover Point parkrun #372
April 18, 2026

A dinoriffic parkrun today saw 141 finishers with a healthy 23 new PBs achieved. There were 5 first time parkrunners and another 7 course first timers. Welcome to all of you, and thanks for joining us! First finishers were Dan Wall in 16:53 and Katie Bennett in 20:39.

There were several milestones today - Jennifer Cartwright and Megan King (and the new lil guy) set their 50th, Valerie Cameron achieved her 25th, and Amanda and JJ Hill celebrated their “unofficial” 300th parkrun milestones by tail riding a pair of dinosaurs to the finish line. Congratulations to all of you!

Special thanks to all of our volunteers Amanda Hill, Blair Wood, Camille Tittley, Chris Wille, Christine Collins, Ed MacDonald, Gonzalo Espinosa, JJ Hill, Karen Seyffarth, Louise McLean, Mary Jane Henderson, Mike Lagadyn, Peter Morgan, Sean Mitchell, Tim Green and Wendy Davies.

Lastly, next week is the annual pre-TC10k shakeout. If you are on the parkrun TC10k team, captain Mary Jane will be picking up shirts and bibs midweek and bringing them to parkrun on Saturday for distribution. If are on the team but you can’t make parkrun to retrieve your shirt and bib, please reach out to us and we can make alternate arrangements.

See you next Saturday!

Look out Nanaimo, BC—here we come! We are very excited to announce the official launch of Beban parkrun on May 2, 2026! Whether you are looking to hit a new personal best, enjoy a social walk with friends, or get out for some volunteering, there is a place for you in the parkrun community.

Launch date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
Where: Beban Park, Nanaimo
Time: 9:00 AM

Learn more at: parkrun.ca/beban

Don't forget to register at parkrun.ca/register and bring your scannable barcode so you can track your progress. Let’s make this inaugural event one to remember! 🌳👟

Clover Point parkrun #370
April 4, 2026

Clover Point was hopping today, as we welcomed 164 finishers out for a fun Easter themed event. We kicked things off with a spoon and egg race, and were fortunate the wind cooperated. We welcomed 28 participants to their very first parkrun, and another 8 parkrunners joining us for the first time - including out of towners from Australia, the UK and Regina (amongst others). Welcome to all of you. We'd also like to give a special shout out to our friends from Fernwood Social Run Club, some of whom completed their very first 5k ever! How fun is that?

First finishers were Josh McStravick and Natalia Seal in 19:03 and 22:29, respectively. Seventeen (17) participants recorded new PBs, and a special congrats to Emily Wordley for completing her 50th milestone. Well done!

Thanks to John Wright for these great photos. No big photo album this week, as we were all busy enjoying the sunshine! But a huge thank you to our entire volunteer team for their work today - it would literally not be possible without you. If you'd like to volunteer at an upcoming event, check out the website (or the parkrun app) to find out what roles are available and drop us a line if anything interests you. It's that easy!

Enjoy the beautiful spring weather this week, and we'll see you all next Saturday. Get out and enjoy it!