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No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
The Terrace 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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New South Wales
- 5 kilometres
- Riverside Park
Meeting point: -32.76160, 151.73894. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -32.76160, 151.73894.
The course
Course description
The Terrace parkrun course is a two-lap course for a total distance of 5km. Starting near the rotunda in Riverside Park the course heads south towards the southern turnaround point, then north along the cobblestone path through the playground and down to the path past the wharf. We then follow the path up onto the levee bank and proceed along the levee bank till we reach the graffiti wall. Here head down off the levee bank onto the riverside and run past the graffiti wall then back up onto the level bank path. We then continue north along the path but just before it descends to the bridge verge slightly right and continue along the grass levee bank until we reach the turnaround cone at the end of the toilet block. We then head south back along the grass levee bank onto the levee bank path again. When proceed past the graffiti wall then head up onto the grassed levee bank before joining the path heading to the wharf. After the wharf we proceed to the cobblestone path through the playground to the southern turnaround. We then make our way back to the start line and the turnaround cone and that is one lap completed (2.51km). On completion of the second lap we continue to the end of the bitumen pathway onto the finish line on the grassed area.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Riverside Park, Raymond Terrace. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths, cerment 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
Council Toilets. There is a children’s play area which shoulders either side of the southern course route. There is a busy CDB quite close.
More details
Public transport
Buses can be caught to the centre of Raymond Terrace shopping precinct at Sturgeon Street. Hunter Valley Buses run the services as following: From Newcastle and Greenhills use the 145. The 140 from the local suburb Lakeside and from Newcastle. The 136 comes from the Hunter suburb of Stockton via Medowie. There is the 137 from Lemon Tree Passage. Finally the local suburb of Riverview Ridge provides the 141. Hunter Valley Buses can be contacted on 4935 7200.
On foot
If walking to the park from the city centre, walk towards the river and turn left.
By road
If using GPS, the postcode is 2324. From the centre of Raymond Terrace, head towards the river, and turn left parking alongside Riverside Park in Hunter Street or in the surrounding streets.
If coming from the south, head over the Hexham Bridge and continue north until you hit the major round-a-bout at Heatherbrae and turn left in to Raymond Terrace, and then simply turn left at Raymond Terrace Public School and follow the road until you come to Riverside Park.
If coming from the North, simply follow the freeway in to the 70km zone and then turn right in to Raymond Terrace.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Cups N Saucers Shop, 5/43 William Street, The Gazebo Centre. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Cups N Saucers Shop, 5/43 William Street, The Gazebo Centre - please come and join us!
Course safety
The Terrace 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 The Terrace 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 theterrace@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
- 462
- Events
- 6,956
- Finishers
- 47,584
- Finishes
- 811
- Volunteers
- 6,705
- Personal bests
- 312
- Groups
- 00:36:28
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
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- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Tc, Te, Ta, Th
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