Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Pegasus 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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New Zealand
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Canterbury
- 5 kilometres
- Lake Pegasus
Meeting point: -43.31038, 172.69534. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -43.31038, 172.69534.
The course
Course description
This is a 2-lap, clockwise running course. Starting from the grass area near the stairs leading to the lake. The event starts with a 90m straight heading directly to the left hand turn before merging onto the pathway in a northerly direction staying in between the course markers (these are only on the grass area) and on the tarmac pathway - all bends & turns on the pathway are to your right. Make your way over the standard bridge (a direction marker or marshal will be stationed here) and over the suspension bridge before returning to the start line and setting out for the second lap. The course is very mildly undulating, with only the gentlest of slopes to contend with.
At the suspension bridge the course narrows a little and there are bollards to negotiate at the end of this bridge.
At the end of the second lap, make your way off the suspension bridge, onto the grass area and into the finish “chute” which will be clearly marked, collect your token & proceed with your parkrun barcode to the recording table.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Lake Pegasus, Pegasus Town, North Canterbury. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths and grass. 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
Toilets are located by the playground on the corner of Pegasus Main Street & Barnes Street.
Car parking can be found along Pegasus Main Street, Lakeside Drive and on the road approaching the suspension bridge.
More details
By road
From Woodend proceed along State Highway 1 to the entrance to Pegasus Town, drive around the roundabout & turn left onto Pegasus Boulevard, drive straight ahead & through 3 more roundabouts turning left onto Pegasus Main Street at the 4th roundabout. Head generally toward the suspension bridge.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Sunshine & Moonlight Cafe Bar, Pegasus Town. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at The Sunshine & Moonlight Cafe Bar, Pegasus Town - please come and join us!
Course safety
Pegasus 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 Pegasus 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 pegasus@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
- 508
- Events
- 6,312
- Finishers
- 53,898
- Finishes
- 499
- Volunteers
- 7,230
- Personal bests
- 286
- Groups
- 00:32:45
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
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- Periodic Table Matches symbols: P, Pr, Pa, Pu
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