Eramosa River Trail parkrun, Guelph

09/27/2026

What a fantastic start to autumn at ERT parkrun! 🍂✨ The good news is that our course becomes even more gorgeous during this time of year 🥰

​Once again, we broke the 300-participant mark, with 310 this Saturday. We welcomed 29 first-timers, including visitors from Kitchener and Whitby 💛 We hope to see you again soon! 🤩

​The cool morning air made for fantastic conditions, resulting in a whopping 74 new personal bests, including our first finisher, Liam W! 🎉💪 Fantastic job! Over in the milestones corner, a shoutout to these folks:
• 25 parkruns: Andy SL, Jiaying Y, Guangtao L
• 50 parkruns: Jennifer D
• 100 parkruns: Kim P

​We also celebrated a huge milestone for Harry B: 250 volunteer days! 🫶🏼🎉🎊 Thank you, Harry, for being such a dedicated volunteer and supporter of parkrun! 🤩

​A massive thank you to the other 15 volunteers who made this event run, including Carolyn P, who joined us for the first time! 💛 Volunteering is a super fun and easy way to give back to the parkrun community. Don't worry if you've never done it before - our team will show you the ropes. Sign up at your next event or drop us an email anytime at [email protected].

​See you next Saturday at 9 AM at York Road Park! As always, strollers and dogs on a short handheld leash are warmly welcomed 🐶👶. If you’re new to parkrun, register for free at parkrun.ca/register to grab your barcode. Have a wonderful week! 🤩💛♥️

09/20/2026

Holy smokes! Where to begin? After Eramosa River Trail parkrun set a record for highest attendance ever last week, we thought it would be quieter on a cooler overcast early fall day.

And it was, if 314 participants (our *second* highest number yet) counts 😄.

Of those, 70(!) set personal course records ⚡ and 32 completed their first parkrun ever 🎈. Younger folks continued to tear up the course and finish fast, with 1st and 2nd places going to 20-24 year-olds Manuel F and Jared L, and 3rd and 4th to 15-17 year-olds Oakley C and Andy S 🚀. At the same time, the amazing Greta K (in the 85-89 age group) topped the list of age-weighted results 🎉.

We had eight first-time visitors, including Rosie N and Sunita G from the UK, and Keorapetse M from Johannesburg. Welcome!

Congratulations to milestone participants Emilia H for completing parkrun #10; Mark G, Selena L, Mylene W, Scott N, Mark M, Tammy M, Lisa T for #25; Mathew E and Tim U for #50 👏. One other guy, whose fingers are typing this, finished #100 😁.

Don’t forget that your local parkrun happens each week only because of the work of volunteers. This week our parkrun resulted from the work of 17 people setting up, marshaling 🚩, timing ⏲, handing out finisher tokens, and doing the other jobs 💪. Volunteering is a fun way to experience and support parkrun. Experienced volunteers will be happy to give you training and support. Sign up at your next parkrun or email us at [email protected].

We hope to see you out to walk, jog or run for next Saturday at 9 AM at York Road Park. Feel free to bring a child stroller or dog on a short handheld leash. All are welcome! (If you drive, bylaw enforcement officers 👮 are less welcoming of people parking illegally or at local businesses, so be sure you are in a public space 😉.) If you are joining parkrun for the first time, you can register once (for free) at parkrun.ca/register. You’ll get a barcode to bring every time so you can get credit in the parkrun results and kudos for your achievements!

09/18/2026

🅿️ PARKING at ERT parkrun?

Here are your options, especially as our event grows (over 330 last week):

1️⃣ The large gravel parking lot just off Gordon Street at the west end of the Covered Bridge.
2️⃣ The south side of York Street between Wyndham and the Ukrainian Church (adjacent to the last leg of our parkrun course).
3️⃣ The parking lot behind the ball diamond near our second turnaround.
4️⃣ Continue past the ball diamond to a hidden gravel parking lot — it’s a short jog (400 metres) back down our trail to the start line.

Happy trails! 🌳

09/13/2026

Thanks to all who joined Eramosa River Trail’s (ERT’s) 258th parkrun – we hit a new attendance record of 331 participants 🎉🤩!! The fabulous weather brought out a lot of familiar and new faces!

Among our 331 participants who ran/jogged/walked the course we welcomed 27 first timers today. Included in our first timers were visitors from Downsview parkrun and River Oaks parkrun. Great to have you all join us today! We also had some one-time slow moving “first timers”: around our start time this morning a nest of snapping turtles at the ball diamond adjacent to our start/finish line were hatching – in total 32 tiny wriggling turtles were gently transported to a safter place nearer to the river bank by some fabulous Ontario Parks volunteers. Sadly, none had registered to get bar codes or completed the course, so they didn’t contribute to our record turnout 🐢😍🥰

Congratulations to the 50!!!! parkrunners who earned a PB today, along with all our other PB parkrunners today🤩. Great job everybody!

This week’s milestones: James T, Scarlett C, Ada E, and Vanessa L completed 10 parkruns 🎉; Judah P, Paulo M, and Doug M completed their 25thparkuns🎉; Andy R and Kelly R completed 100 parkruns😃🎉!!!! 👏! Way to go everybody; so happy to have your ongoing participation🤩!!
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Our parkrun is only possible with the support from our fantastic team of volunteers! THANK-YOU to this week’s 18 awesome people who made this event possible. 🤩 Volunteering is fun way to experience and support parkrun! If you’re interested in becoming a parkrun volunteer, please click on the volunteer link in your participation results email, email us at [email protected] or talk to one of the volunteers at your next parkrun to find out just how easy it is to volunteer and experience parkrun in a new way. 😍

SAVE THE DATE: We hope to see you all back here next Saturday at 9 AM at York Road Park. If you are joining for the first time, register for free (you register once) at parkrun.ca/register to get your own barcode that you bring to all future events. Dogs on leash welcome as are strollers!! All are welcome!!! See you Saturday!!!

Enjoy this week’s photos and hope to see you next Saturday!

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

SO...STROLLER RUNNING....
Ever been passed by a person pushing a stroller and wonder how they do it? Then cheer them on? I do this frequently so today I asked many of them; “tell me about stroller running”.

Stroller running is harder than running without one, but easier than it looks. It is great when there are no hills (hello Eramosa River Trail Parkrun), and is a great way to introduce your kids to running and the great outdoors. In fact, getting the kids out was the # 1 motivator for some stroller dads. Hopefully there are some future runners in those strollers!

For others, it is the only way they get to run and a time management issue. Often getting out the door is the biggest obstacle.

It requires a slower pace, more coordination and good spatial awareness, especially at the start where there are a lot of people. Every person I talked to spoke of not wanting to run over anyone’s heels!

It is more technical running and for some requires more work with the abs and shoulders.

Key messages: a good running stroller is a must as are high value rewards to keep the kids from getting bored.

I appreciate the time people took to talk with me and look forward to seeing strollers on the trail next week!

This week we had 293 participants with a whopping 40 PB’s. We welcomed 23 first timers and a visitor from Scotland.

Kathryn E and Helena K both completed their 25th parkrun! Alyssa S finished her 50th! Way to go!

Our event only happens because of our amazing volunteers. Today we had 18 volunteers and welcomed Helena K as a first time volunteer. We would love to welcome more of you to our volunteer group. It is a fun way to give back to parkrun and training is provided. Consider volunteering once every 10 or 15 runs. You too could wear a stylish vest!

We hope to see you next Saturday at 9 AM at York Road Park. Feel free to bring a child stroller or a dog on a short handheld leash - all are welcome! If you’re joining parkrun for the first time, you can register once (for free!) at parkrun.ca/register. You’ll get a barcode to bring each time so you can receive credit in the parkrun results and kudos for your achievements!

08/30/2026

Another beautiful Saturday morning for ERT is in the books, filled with smiles and great spirits! 🥰💛 We even had a young fairy spreading some dust over the course while her dad worked hard pushing the stroller 😉

A total of 253 participants finished the 5K course, including 26 first-timers 💛 We hope to see you again soon. We also welcomed visitors from South Africa, Kitchener, and New Brunswick. A pleasure having you join us! 🤩

The pleasant morning made for a whopping 34 personal bests 🎉💪 Great job, speedy folks - I’m sure the fairy dust gave you a little extra power! 😂 In the milestones department, congrats to Lisa N and Tenille K for reaching 25 parkruns! 👏

Our event exists because of the work of amazing volunteers. This week, 17 folks made it happen, including first-time volunteer Jill R! 💛 Volunteering is a fun way to experience and support parkrun. Experienced volunteers will be happy to give you training and support. Sign up at your next parkrun or email us at [email protected].

We hope to see you next Saturday at 9 AM at York Road Park. Feel free to bring a child stroller or a dog on a short handheld leash - all are welcome! If you’re joining parkrun for the first time, you can register once (for free!) at parkrun.ca/register. You’ll get a barcode to bring each time so you can receive credit in the parkrun results and kudos for your achievements! 🤩💛♥️

08/23/2026

Over 5,400 people took part in parkruns across Canada this week to celebrate 10 years of parkrun in Canada, setting a new national participation record! Kudos to all who joined this week, and thank you to the volunteers who make parkrun possible! 💛

We did it! We set a new national participation record today! Thank you to the over 5,400 people who joined us to celebrate 10 years of parkrun in Canada! Whether you've completed 1 parkrun or 250, volunteered in the pouring rain or cheered on participants with a high-five, YOU are what makes our community so special. Cheers to the next 10 years! Read more 👉 http://parkrun.me/rfqcv

08/23/2026

This was a big week for parkrun in Canada -- the 10th anniversary of the first parkruns in the country in 2016! 🎆🎊. Since today fell on the 22nd of the month, it also was a tutu (22) run day, where participants are invited to show up in their most colourful tutus 😀.

People must have been inspired! The 251 participants in today’s event included 17 first time ever parkrunners and 16 second timers 🎉. Thirty-six set personal course PBs!

It was a day where youthful speed was on show. Peter O, in the 11-14 age group, set the fastest time on his 25th milestone parkrun, with the next three finishers all in the 15-17 age group.

We welcomed visitors from New Zealand, the UK, and Coquitlam. Happy you chose our event!

Congratulations to Laurie B for completing parkrun #200, Karl B for #100, Tim C and Jamie H for their #50, and Peter O and Rachel L for their #25 👏.

Your local parkrun thrives because of the work of volunteers. ***Luke H celebrated volunteering for the 100th time this week! 🤩.*** Our parkrun happened because of the work of 20 people setting up, marshaling 🚩, timing ⏲, handing out finisher tokens, and doing the other jobs to that make the event happen 💪. Volunteering is a fun way to experience and support parkrun. Experienced volunteers will be happy to give you training and support. Sign up at your next parkrun or email us at [email protected].

We hope to see you out to walk, jog or run for next Saturday at 9 AM at York Road Park. Feel free to bring a child stroller or dog on a short handheld leash. All are welcome! If you are joining parkrun for the first time, you can register once (for free) at parkrun.ca/register. You’ll get a barcode to bring every time so you can get credit in the parkrun results and kudos for your achievements!