Montrose Foreshore park run
HOBART, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
FRIENDSHIP BATON RELAY
EMAIL YOUR BATON PHOTOS AND DETAILS OF THE LOCATION TO: [email protected]
LATEST NEWS - MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2026
Montrose Park Run, Scotland wrote: Thanks for checking in.! We've had such awful weather the last few weeks we've been looking after the baton. We have plans for it over the course of the coming week, which we'll email over the next few days. Then we plan to release it into the wild on Saturday.
Montrose Park Run, Scotland wrote: Thanks for checking in.! We've had such awful weather the last few weeks we've been looking after the baton. We have plans for it over the course of the coming week, which we'll email over the next few days. Then we plan to release it into the wild on Saturday.
THE RETURN TRIP COMMENCES! - CAN ALL OUR FRIENDSHIP BATON MATES GET IT BACK TO HOBART?
Where will it travel to on the homeward bound journey? How many more kilometres? How many days?
Howm many park runs? How many countries?
Montrose, SCOTLAND to Montrose TASMANIA: 3 days, 17,391km (plus excursions) to go
Where will it travel to on the homeward bound journey? How many more kilometres? How many days?
Howm many park runs? How many countries?
Montrose, SCOTLAND to Montrose TASMANIA: 3 days, 17,391km (plus excursions) to go
SCOTLAND TO TASMANIA
WHEN DID THE FRIENDSHIP BATON LEAVE MONTROSE IN SCOTLAND: Saturday 24 January 2026
WHERE IS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON NOW: Montrose, Scotland
HOW FAR HAS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON TRAVELLED FROM SCOTLAND TO TASMANIA: 0km
HOW FAR IS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON FROM MONTROSE, TASMANIA: 17,391km
HOW LONG HAS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON BEEN TRAVELLING IN TOTAL: 167 days up to 29 January 2026
WHEN DID THE FRIENDSHIP BATON LEAVE MONTROSE IN SCOTLAND: Saturday 24 January 2026
WHERE IS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON NOW: Montrose, Scotland
HOW FAR HAS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON TRAVELLED FROM SCOTLAND TO TASMANIA: 0km
HOW FAR IS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON FROM MONTROSE, TASMANIA: 17,391km
HOW LONG HAS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON BEEN TRAVELLING IN TOTAL: 167 days up to 29 January 2026
TASMANIA TO SCOTLAND
WHEN DID THE FRIENDSHIP BATON LEAVE MONTROSE FORESHORE IN TASMANIA: Saturday 16th August 2025
WHEN DID THE FRIENDSHIP BATN ARRIVE AT MONTROSE, SCOTLAND: 24 January 2026 (162 days)
MONTROSE TASMANIA TO MONTROSE SCOTLAND TRAVELLED: 20913km
COUNTRIES TRAVELLED THROUGH: AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG, ENGLAND, WALES, SCOTLAND (5)
[MAPS] - See the maps of the friendship baton's travel
[TO SCOTLAND PHOTOS] - See photos of all the park run friendship baton's friends and adventures
[TASMANIA PHOTOS] See photos of the return trip to Tasmania (none yet)
WHEN DID THE FRIENDSHIP BATON LEAVE MONTROSE FORESHORE IN TASMANIA: Saturday 16th August 2025
WHEN DID THE FRIENDSHIP BATN ARRIVE AT MONTROSE, SCOTLAND: 24 January 2026 (162 days)
MONTROSE TASMANIA TO MONTROSE SCOTLAND TRAVELLED: 20913km
COUNTRIES TRAVELLED THROUGH: AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG, ENGLAND, WALES, SCOTLAND (5)
[MAPS] - See the maps of the friendship baton's travel
[TO SCOTLAND PHOTOS] - See photos of all the park run friendship baton's friends and adventures
[TASMANIA PHOTOS] See photos of the return trip to Tasmania (none yet)
Welcome to Montrose Foreshore Park Run, located near Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. The aim of this event is to physically take this friendship baton from our friends at one park run to our friends at another, with the goal of getting the baton to Montrose Park Run in Scotland. Then return the baton to Montrose Foreshore Park Run in Tasmania. Hopefully by the most adventurous route possible.
At each waypoint, we would like you to take a photo at the park run where you have taken the baton. Send it here by using the web address or scanning the QR code on the baton and emailing this page with your photo(s) and we will post the adventures of our friendship baton. How many different park runs will the baton visit? How many countries will it visit? Let's hope the chain isn't broken and/or the baton gets lost.
1. Montrose Foreshore Park Run, Tasmania (0km) [PARK RUN #1]
2. Montrose Foreshore Park Run to Brisbane (1791km) [PARK RUN #2]
3. Brisbane to Hong Kong (6930km) [TOTAL 8721km]
4. Hong Kong to London (9648km) [TOTAL 18369km]
5. London to Bushy Park Run (18km) [TOTAL 18387km] [PARK RUN #3]
6. Bushy Park Run to Albert Park Run, Middlesbrough (380km0 [TOTAL 18767km] [PARK RUN #4]
7. A tour of Teesside at Middlesborough
8, The friendship baton is going to Vicars Water parkrun in Mansfield on 25 October 2025 by Karen Larkin (159km) [TOTAL 18926km]
9. Karen Larkins passed the friendship baton to Leigh Cooper at Vicar Water Park Run at Mansfield
10. Now at Kettering as part of a gender reveal and heading to Bristol with Leigh Cooper (126km) [TOTAL 19052km]
11. A quick visit to Anfield Park (Liverpool F.C.) on the way by Leigh Cooper.
12. Harwood runners have a Halloween party with the friendship baton.
13. Having done park run at Bristol, the friendship baton is heading to Caerphilly in Wales!
14. The friendship baton has now completed the next park run at Coed Cefn-Pwll-du in Wales, a further (78km) [19130km]
15. Looking over the Bristol Channel
16. Andy Nichols has taken the friendship baton from Wales to do Wallaton Hall Park Run. (248km) [19378km]
17. Helen Chan has taken the friendship baton back to Heslington Park Run at York. (138km) [19516km]
18 Liz Simpson passed the friendship baton to Dan at Northallerton park run. (22km) [19538km]
19 Dan Martin took the friendship baton from North to Bedford Park Run (317km), Worcester Park Run (171km), and Jubilee Park Run at Bedford (171km) and will be passing it on at the Loch Leven Park Run in Scotland (620km) [20817km]
20 Dan Martin passed the friendship baton at Loch Leven Park Run in Scotland to Kevin Smith took it to Auldcathie park run and then Kirkcaldy Park run before finally arriving at Montrose, Scotland!!!! We made it!!! Many thanks to all our new park run friends and their stewardship of the friendship baton. We thank Kevin for this effort in extreme circumstances. (96km) [20913km]
REMAINING DISTANCE TO MONTROSE, SCOTLAND: 0km (first leg completed. Now for the return trip)
At each waypoint, we would like you to take a photo at the park run where you have taken the baton. Send it here by using the web address or scanning the QR code on the baton and emailing this page with your photo(s) and we will post the adventures of our friendship baton. How many different park runs will the baton visit? How many countries will it visit? Let's hope the chain isn't broken and/or the baton gets lost.
1. Montrose Foreshore Park Run, Tasmania (0km) [PARK RUN #1]
2. Montrose Foreshore Park Run to Brisbane (1791km) [PARK RUN #2]
3. Brisbane to Hong Kong (6930km) [TOTAL 8721km]
4. Hong Kong to London (9648km) [TOTAL 18369km]
5. London to Bushy Park Run (18km) [TOTAL 18387km] [PARK RUN #3]
6. Bushy Park Run to Albert Park Run, Middlesbrough (380km0 [TOTAL 18767km] [PARK RUN #4]
7. A tour of Teesside at Middlesborough
8, The friendship baton is going to Vicars Water parkrun in Mansfield on 25 October 2025 by Karen Larkin (159km) [TOTAL 18926km]
9. Karen Larkins passed the friendship baton to Leigh Cooper at Vicar Water Park Run at Mansfield
10. Now at Kettering as part of a gender reveal and heading to Bristol with Leigh Cooper (126km) [TOTAL 19052km]
11. A quick visit to Anfield Park (Liverpool F.C.) on the way by Leigh Cooper.
12. Harwood runners have a Halloween party with the friendship baton.
13. Having done park run at Bristol, the friendship baton is heading to Caerphilly in Wales!
14. The friendship baton has now completed the next park run at Coed Cefn-Pwll-du in Wales, a further (78km) [19130km]
15. Looking over the Bristol Channel
16. Andy Nichols has taken the friendship baton from Wales to do Wallaton Hall Park Run. (248km) [19378km]
17. Helen Chan has taken the friendship baton back to Heslington Park Run at York. (138km) [19516km]
18 Liz Simpson passed the friendship baton to Dan at Northallerton park run. (22km) [19538km]
19 Dan Martin took the friendship baton from North to Bedford Park Run (317km), Worcester Park Run (171km), and Jubilee Park Run at Bedford (171km) and will be passing it on at the Loch Leven Park Run in Scotland (620km) [20817km]
20 Dan Martin passed the friendship baton at Loch Leven Park Run in Scotland to Kevin Smith took it to Auldcathie park run and then Kirkcaldy Park run before finally arriving at Montrose, Scotland!!!! We made it!!! Many thanks to all our new park run friends and their stewardship of the friendship baton. We thank Kevin for this effort in extreme circumstances. (96km) [20913km]
REMAINING DISTANCE TO MONTROSE, SCOTLAND: 0km (first leg completed. Now for the return trip)
Montrose Foreshore Park Run - Near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
EMAIL FROM KEVIN SMITH ON 25 JANUARY 2026
Hi Montrose team,
I received that baton at Loch Leven Parkrun 03/01/26 in Perthshire from Dan
Unfortunately, the following Saturday 10/01/26 my home Parkrun at Montrose in Angus was cancelled due to snow and ice so I took the baton to Auldcathie District Parkrun in West Lothian one of only 16 Parkruns on in Scotland that Saturday. The following Saturday 17/01/26 I took the baton to Kirkcaldy in Fife. Then this Saturday 24/01/26 I took the baton to a very windy and wet home Parkrun at Montrose completing the Batons journey from Tasmania, I passed the baton over to the RD for the day Bryony Walker.
(Two more photos didn't arrive in the email successfully - hopefully resent soon to add to the story)
Hi Montrose team,
I received that baton at Loch Leven Parkrun 03/01/26 in Perthshire from Dan
Unfortunately, the following Saturday 10/01/26 my home Parkrun at Montrose in Angus was cancelled due to snow and ice so I took the baton to Auldcathie District Parkrun in West Lothian one of only 16 Parkruns on in Scotland that Saturday. The following Saturday 17/01/26 I took the baton to Kirkcaldy in Fife. Then this Saturday 24/01/26 I took the baton to a very windy and wet home Parkrun at Montrose completing the Batons journey from Tasmania, I passed the baton over to the RD for the day Bryony Walker.
(Two more photos didn't arrive in the email successfully - hopefully resent soon to add to the story)
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FROM MONTROSE PARK RUN FACEBOOK PAGE 25 JANUARY 2026
The baton has made it!
Cold, wet and windy conditions made it a tough morning but that did not stop 117 people running, jogging and walking the course. Huge respect to everyone who turned up and took part.
Our volunteers were absolute heroes today. Standing out in those conditions so others could parkrun really shows what this community is about. Thank you all so much.
A special congratulations as well to Chris Littlejohn who completed his 100th parkrun today, exactly six years to the day since his very first parkrun. A brilliant milestone made even more impressive by the conditions.
Today was also a special moment as we were honoured to host the Friendship Baton which went round the course with Jamie today after being handed over by Kevin. It left Montrose Foreshore parkrun on Saturday 16 August 2025 with the aim of travelling from Montrose in Tasmania to Montrose in Scotland by passing through as many parkrun communities as possible.
After 161 days of travel and an incredible 20913 kilometres, the baton finally arrived at Montrose parkrun today where it was welcomed by some truly beautiful Scottish weather . That is the equivalent of over 4000 parkruns worth of distance, visiting places including Brisbane, Hong Kong, the OG parkrun at Bushy, Wales and many parkruns across the UK.
Along the way it has been carried by runners, walkers and volunteers, featured in celebrations and adventures and helped form new friendships across the world. It is a fantastic example of what parkrun is really about .
With the first part of the journey complete the Friendship Baton will soon begin its return journey back to Tasmania. The RD team are taking it out for a pizza and beer tonight and before aiming to get it to our fellow Angus 5k parkruns at West Links parkrun and Forfar Loch parkrun. After that it will be great to see how far it can travel on its return journey .
Thank you to everyone around the world who helped guide and protect the baton on its travels and to everyone who joined us at Montrose parkrun today in truly brutal conditions.
A full run report will follow.
The baton has made it!
Cold, wet and windy conditions made it a tough morning but that did not stop 117 people running, jogging and walking the course. Huge respect to everyone who turned up and took part.
Our volunteers were absolute heroes today. Standing out in those conditions so others could parkrun really shows what this community is about. Thank you all so much.
A special congratulations as well to Chris Littlejohn who completed his 100th parkrun today, exactly six years to the day since his very first parkrun. A brilliant milestone made even more impressive by the conditions.
Today was also a special moment as we were honoured to host the Friendship Baton which went round the course with Jamie today after being handed over by Kevin. It left Montrose Foreshore parkrun on Saturday 16 August 2025 with the aim of travelling from Montrose in Tasmania to Montrose in Scotland by passing through as many parkrun communities as possible.
After 161 days of travel and an incredible 20913 kilometres, the baton finally arrived at Montrose parkrun today where it was welcomed by some truly beautiful Scottish weather . That is the equivalent of over 4000 parkruns worth of distance, visiting places including Brisbane, Hong Kong, the OG parkrun at Bushy, Wales and many parkruns across the UK.
Along the way it has been carried by runners, walkers and volunteers, featured in celebrations and adventures and helped form new friendships across the world. It is a fantastic example of what parkrun is really about .
With the first part of the journey complete the Friendship Baton will soon begin its return journey back to Tasmania. The RD team are taking it out for a pizza and beer tonight and before aiming to get it to our fellow Angus 5k parkruns at West Links parkrun and Forfar Loch parkrun. After that it will be great to see how far it can travel on its return journey .
Thank you to everyone around the world who helped guide and protect the baton on its travels and to everyone who joined us at Montrose parkrun today in truly brutal conditions.
A full run report will follow.
It’s so cool that it arrived here at Montrose on the very day we had our core team “Christmas” night out! Well done and thanks to everyone who has played a part in this story so far. Now for the return journey!