Strathcona Island parkrun

Bus: Public bus routes are plentifully throughout Medicine Hat. In order to travel by bus to Strathcona Island parkrun event, participants need to alight and change bus at the Downtown. Hop on Number 20 bus route and 7 stops later you’ll arrive at your stop 5th St SE (near the outdoor pool). Once off the bus walk eleven minutes east through the park, looking for the… parkrunners.

From Downtown YMCA: Walk along berm trail past Mavericks Baseball diamond field and keep going for 2km you’ll arrive! From Strathcona open air pool walk into the park along 5th Street SE and watch out for everyone else heading to parkrun!

Strathcona Island Park is well known in Medicine Hat and can be found on the southern banks of South Saskatchewan River. Start your drive by heading to the Heritage part of downtown and Maple Avenue. Strathcona Island Park is sign posted, directing you down to follow 5th Street SE east all the way into the park entrance. Once inside the park observe MAX SPEED 30Km/H signs and drive through the berm flood defences and keep going. Watch out for other park users as you pass the boat launch area. Be ready to stop at the next parking lots (right and left hand sides) of the road - you’ve arrived at Strathcona Island parkrun!

Immediate separate parking lots for total of 130 vehicles with overflow parking also available behind the Police Station and Lions Park by Tennis Courts.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: various locations. If you fancy breakfast and coffee, head to the Heartwood Cafe with some of the crew, 403 N Railway St SE, T1A 2Z3. Coffee and a treat more your thing, a few of us also head to Station Coffee House. We also frequent Zucchini Blossom too. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at various locations. If you fancy breakfast and coffee, head to the Heartwood Cafe with some of the crew, 403 N Railway St SE, T1A 2Z3. Coffee and a treat more your thing, a few of us also head to Station Coffee House. We also frequent Zucchini Blossom too - please come and join us!

Strathcona Island 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.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
• 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 Strathcona Island parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

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.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email strathconaisland@parkrun.com to help.

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.