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Saturday 31 October · Reason: Venue unavailable
Parkrun
Mawson Lakes parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
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Australia
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South Australia
- 5 kilometres
- Mawson Lakes
Meeting point: -34.81134, 138.61673. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -34.81134, 138.61673.
The course
Course description
Mawson Lakes parkrun is an out and back course with the start and finish just metres from the local café and shopping precinct. The course utilises the Technology Park business precinct side of the lake and then diverts out onto the linear park trail which runs alongside the creek. Out past the heritage listed Elders farmhouse and alongside the creek to the turnaround point.
We then come back via the wooden footbridge over the creek and back around the lake to the main lake footbridge. The finish traverses the footbridge and from this point the runners are in full view of the finish line and friends and family for the last few minutes of the run.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Mawson Lakes, South Australia. The course is run on a mixture of concrete paths, sandstone paths and bitumen paths. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
There are four different public toilet facilities all within a few hundred metres of the start. There is a department store, a supermarket, three more cafes, a library and children’s play equipment area and public park all with a few hundred metres. Mawson Lakes train and bus transport interchange is approx.
More details
Public transport
Via train - Mawson Lakes is accessible via the Gawler and Gawler Central lines from Adelaide City.
Via bus numbers
501 (from Adelaide CBD / Paradise Interchange)
225 (from Adelaide CBD or Salisbury Interchange)
225F (from Adelaide CBD or Salisbury Interchange)
238 (from North Adelaide)
411 (from Salisbury Interchange)
565 (from Ingle Farm)
On foot
From any point within Mawson Lakes, either Mawson Lakes Boulevard or Main St are readily accessible, continue on either of these roads to the intersection that they share.
From Mawson Lakes train and bus interchange , take Metro Parade until it intersects with Main St , turn right onto Main St and follow it down the intersection with Mawson Lakes Boulevard.
By road
From Adelaide take the A1 until the Gepps Cross intersection and turn onto the A52 (Main North Road). Stay on the A52 for 4.2 kilometres then turn left onto Mawson Lakes Boulevard. Stay on Mawson Lakes Boulevard for approx. 900 metres to the intersection of Mawson Lakes Boulevard and Main St, which is adjacent start/finish line. Coordinates for the start / finish are 34°48'41.99"S 138°37'2.95"E
Ample parking is available at Technology Park, the Mawson Lakes shopping centre, the primary school and University/Library. All of this parking is within 500 metres of the start line.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Relish on Main. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Relish on Main - please come and join us!
Course safety
Mawson Lakes parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:
- Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
- Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
- Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
- We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
- Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
- Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
- Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
- If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
- If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
- It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
- You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
- parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Mawson Lakes parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.
For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email mawsonlakes@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.
To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.
Event stats
- 454
- Events
- 12,279
- Finishers
- 110,296
- Finishes
- 839
- Volunteers
- 15,384
- Personal bests
- 318
- Groups
- 00:35:50
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with M
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Mn, Mo
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