Weekly Wimmera River parkruns are set to continue after a successful first 12 months.

The Horsham run, part of a worldwide movement promoting community health and wellbeing, will celebrate its first birthday on Saturday at 8am at Sawyer Park.

Event director Andrew Sostheim said the weekly gatherings had been a success and the Saturday morning activity had become an ‘institution’ regardless of weather.

“We were so proud to take home the Community Health Award and also the People’s Choice Award at the 2019 Centre for Participation Volunteering Recognition Awards,” he said.

“Parkrun is run entirely by volunteers and it is amazing to see what a community can achieve when you come together.”

Wimmera River Parkrun’s 2018 launch involved 243 participants and throughout the year the runs have attract 916 runners who have clocked up 22,275 kilometres. 

It has involved 423 volunteer occasions; 126 individual volunteers and runners have achieved 980 personal-best times.

“The Wimmera River parkrun has been great for the community and also visitors, with locals joining visitors from as far away as Sweden, England and Canada on the weekly five-kilometre run or walk.”

People can register free of charge online at www.parkrun.com.au/register.

The parkrun events, apart from occurring globally, are also at Nhill, Ararat and Hamilton.

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