Tannum Sands parkrun review: a muggy walk-jog with my girls through Canoe Point bushland, a confusing briefing, little hills, Tom the Turkey and Phoebe the dog.

Two parkruns, one town. I've run Hervey Bay parkrun and Point Vernon Foreshore Reserve parkrun twice each. Here's the one I'd choose, and why.

My second Hervey Bay parkrun: a flat run by the bay, a rhyming briefing, a course PB, market breakfast and a very photogenic pelican on Urangan Pier.

At my first parkrun, I could barely make it back to the car. Ten years later, I completed my 200th at Mt Clarence with my kids beside me. There have been PBs, road trips, volunteer mornings and plenty of walking along the way. This milestone brought pride, grief and a lot of memories.

Ten years of parkrun and I finally collected my Z. Here’s what you need to know about Zillmere parkrun in Brisbane — course, parking, toilets, prams, coffee and all.

We came to Pirrama for a quiet Sydney Marathon shake-out run. Then 1,053 people turned up. Here’s the course, the chaos and whether I’d do it again.

My second visit to Point Vernon Foreshore Reserve parkrun in Hervey Bay: freezing this time, uneven pavers, toilets on course and coffee straight across the road.

Burrum Heads Beach parkrun review: a nearly all-sand out-and-back near Hervey Bay, tail walking with my daughter, plus toilets, parking and coffee.

Coffs Harbour parkrun review: a mostly flat out-and-back along the ocean path, breakwall and jetty, plus where we grabbed coffee and breakfast after.

From 13 runners in Bushy Park to a worldwide Saturday ritual. A look at how parkrun began, why it works, and why I keep coming back for the 5km and the coffee.