Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
- Also cancelled Saturday 14 November: Venue unavailable
Parkrun
Rockingham 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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Western Australia
- 5 kilometres
- Rockingham
Meeting point: -32.27530, 115.72876. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -32.27530, 115.72876.
The course
Course description
An ‘out & back’ course, runners start on the multi-use pathway which runs between the beach and Churchill Park near the Peace Pavilion. They then head north-east along the foreshore path and continue through Bell Park, then through the Rockingham Beach Reserve, following the path through the dunes. Runners then enter the Naval Memorial Park by veering left off the path to follow the fence line. Heading straight up, runners continue past the toilet block, before turning around at the lamp post centrally located in Governor Stirling Reserve to run back past the other side of the toilet block. Runners then head straight back down to the easterly edge of the submarine tower before returning back to the path and returning to the finish line at Churchill Park.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Churchill Park, Rockingham. The course is run on a mixture of concrete 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
The beachside start/finish area is nestled amongst the ‘café strip’ of Rockingham, with the choice of many cafés and restaurants in very close proximity. Toilets and water fountains are located at the start/finish area, as well as at several locations along the course.
More details
Public transport
Bus No 555 stops at the corner of Railway Terrace near the intersection with Rockingham Beach Road. This service runs from Rockingham Train Station, including Saturday mornings.
On foot
Rockingham parkrun start is near the intersection of Railway Terrace and Rockingham Beach Road, at the area known as the ‘Boardwalk’.
By road
Head up Patterson Road, towards the beach. At the Kent Street traffic lights, keep out of the left hand lane (left turn only) continuing straight through to Railway Terrace. Parking can be found here, or else turn right onto Rockingham Beach Road for angled street parking.
Alternatively, there is a large car park behind the Rockingham Hotel, and smaller ones off of Rockingham Beach Road.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local café. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in a local café - please come and join us!
Course safety
Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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 rockingham@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
- 658
- Events
- 15,462
- Finishers
- 152,715
- Finishes
- 1,434
- Volunteers
- 20,846
- Personal bests
- 477
- Groups
- 00:34:07
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with R
- Pirates! Starts with R (needed for Pirates!)
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Ru, Rh, Rn, Ra, Rg
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