Montrose Foreshore park run
HOBART, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
FRIENDSHIP BATON RELAY
EMAIL YOUR BATON PHOTOS AND DETAILS OF THE LOCATION TO: [email protected]
Welcome to Montrose Foreshore Park Run, located near Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. The aim of this event is to physically take this 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
REMAINING DISTANCE TO MONTROSE, SCOTLAND: 493km
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
REMAINING DISTANCE TO MONTROSE, SCOTLAND: 493km
Montrose Foreshore Park Run - Near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Map of our friendship baton's travel
Big first steps for the friendship baton. Hobart to Brisbane (1791km); Brisbane to Hong Kong (6930km); Hong Kong to London (9648km)
The friendship baton arrived in London
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Just 18km from London, the friendship baton arrived at
Bushy Park, the home of park run |
Then the friendship baton travelled from Bushy Park to Albert Park, Middlesborough, around 380km
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Now the friendship baton is only 250km from the intended destination at Montrose, Scotland. How many more steps will it take?
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Mansfield to Kettering for a Halloween gender reveal party. Now 493km from Montrose, Scotland
The friendship baton is on its way now to Bristol from Kettering
Another 70km for the friendship baton from Bristol to Caerphilly with Tomasz.
Off to a park run with a name us Tasmanians couldn't pronounce
FRIENDSHIP BATON PARK RUN #1 - Montrose Foreshore Park Run, Hobart, Tasmania 16 August 2025
Many thanks to Nikki Craig for taking the baton on its way to Sandgate Park Run at Morton Bay, Queensland. The friendship baton journey begins.
Many thanks to Nikki Craig for taking the baton on its way to Sandgate Park Run at Morton Bay, Queensland. The friendship baton journey begins.
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FRIENDSHIP BATON PARK RUN #2 - Brisbane (South Bank Park Run) via Hong Kong to London
The baton has moved on! It is now with our new Montrose Foreshore Parkrun friend, Eliane Gendreau and on the move!
email 22/9/2025 @10:21pm
Hello,
I am lucky to have been given the Montrose Foreshore parkrun baton.
It was given to me on Saturday 20th Sept at the South Bank parkrun, Brisbane, Australia. I have attached a picture.
After a (very quick) stop at Hong Kong airport (see other picture), the baton is currently doing some tourism in London (see picture - Big Ben, the Parliament and London eye in the background) while waiting for its next parkrun on Saturday.
Best regards,
Eliane
email 22/9/2025 @10:21pm
Hello,
I am lucky to have been given the Montrose Foreshore parkrun baton.
It was given to me on Saturday 20th Sept at the South Bank parkrun, Brisbane, Australia. I have attached a picture.
After a (very quick) stop at Hong Kong airport (see other picture), the baton is currently doing some tourism in London (see picture - Big Ben, the Parliament and London eye in the background) while waiting for its next parkrun on Saturday.
Best regards,
Eliane
Eliane with the friendship baton at South Bank Park Run, Brisbane
The Montrose Foreshore friendship baton passes through Hong Kong Airport
The Montrose Foreshore Parkrun friendship baton arrives at London. Thanks so much Eliane
FRIENDSHIP BATON PARK RUN #3 - London to Bushy Park Run - The original home of Park Run
The baton has moved on! It is now with our new Montrose Foreshore Parkrun friend, Jamie West and on the move!
email 27/9/2025 @9:04pm
Hello,
The baton is on the move again. We were approached by a lovely lady at the home of parkrun, bushy parkrun today (27/09). We ourselves were visiting bushy parkrun from the north east of England and are members of billingham running club. We had 2 families down who are attending oasis and the women's rugby world cup final and decided to make a stop off at bushy park for parkrun. We'll be taking the baton back to the club and to the north east to see which member can help it's on a journey
Jamie
email 27/9/2025 @9:04pm
Hello,
The baton is on the move again. We were approached by a lovely lady at the home of parkrun, bushy parkrun today (27/09). We ourselves were visiting bushy parkrun from the north east of England and are members of billingham running club. We had 2 families down who are attending oasis and the women's rugby world cup final and decided to make a stop off at bushy park for parkrun. We'll be taking the baton back to the club and to the north east to see which member can help it's on a journey
Jamie
FRIENDSHIP BATON PARK RUN #4 - Albert Park Run, England
From Jacqui Keeley:
Hi , just to let you know that your friendship baton is seeing the sights of Middlesbrough, Teesside, home of Captain James Cook. Pictures and report to follow This is my friend Pauline receiving it last week
Hi , just to let you know that your friendship baton is seeing the sights of Middlesbrough, Teesside, home of Captain James Cook. Pictures and report to follow This is my friend Pauline receiving it last week
THE FRIENDSHIP BATON TAKES A GUIDED TOUR TEESSIDE AT MIDDLESBOROUGH
Email from Pauline Johnson on 23 October 2025 @ 6:58pm Tasmania time
- Jamie has passed the Montrose baton on to me and it’s had a tour of Teesside .
- It’s quite appropriate really as we have a couple of links to Australia. It’s been to the birthplace of Captain James Cook who mapped more of the world than Google ever could - without Wi-Fi, just a ship, a sextant and geometry
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- . It’s also been to our famous transporter bridge . Our town was a centre of iron steel and bridge building ; the Sydney harbour bridge was built here by Dorman Long and my grandfather helped build it !
- We finished off with the riverside stadium home of the Boro , a bit of a tenacious link - but we do have an Aussie team member Riley Mcgree .
- I’ll be passing on the baton at Albert Parkrun on Saturday to continue its friendship adventure , maybe it’ll stop at Albert park Melbourne on the way back to you
- Regards
- Pauline
Message from Karen Larkin on 24 October 2025
Hi, I got the Baton from Pauline at Albert and will be taking it on trip down to Vicars Water parkrun in Mansfield on Saturday. A bit of a detour from it's journey north but thought it deserved to see a bit more of our lovely country. It came to Scarborough and Whitby with me at the weekend and will be travelling down to Chesterfield tomorrow.
Hi, I got the Baton from Pauline at Albert and will be taking it on trip down to Vicars Water parkrun in Mansfield on Saturday. A bit of a detour from it's journey north but thought it deserved to see a bit more of our lovely country. It came to Scarborough and Whitby with me at the weekend and will be travelling down to Chesterfield tomorrow.
Message from Karen Larkin
Passed on to Leigh Cooper for it's onwards journey.
Passed on to Leigh Cooper for it's onwards journey.
Message from Leigh Cooper on 27 October 2025
Just to let you know it's currently in Kettering and is part of our Halloween baby gender Reveal. We are going to take it down south on Saturday to Bristol
Just to let you know it's currently in Kettering and is part of our Halloween baby gender Reveal. We are going to take it down south on Saturday to Bristol
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Our new park run friends Leigh Cooper and partner are having a GIRL!!!! CONGRATULTIONS. A new park runner in the making.
Message from Leigh Cooper on 29 October 2025
A little tour of Anfield before we head south on Saturday (Much to the appreciation of our creator and often run director at Montrose Foreshore Park Run, Ben Thomsett). Thanks Leigh. Everyone from our park run are travelling vicariously with the friendship baton and saving countless tonnes of CO2 emissions.
On average a medium sized airplane burns around 300L of fuel per 100km. This translates to about 6000L of fuel or around 1800kg of CO2 saved for one Montrose Foreshore park runner doing the same 19000km as our friendship baton! If we all did the trip the CO2 savings would be immense. And we aren't even at Montrose Scotland Park Run yet!
A little tour of Anfield before we head south on Saturday (Much to the appreciation of our creator and often run director at Montrose Foreshore Park Run, Ben Thomsett). Thanks Leigh. Everyone from our park run are travelling vicariously with the friendship baton and saving countless tonnes of CO2 emissions.
On average a medium sized airplane burns around 300L of fuel per 100km. This translates to about 6000L of fuel or around 1800kg of CO2 saved for one Montrose Foreshore park runner doing the same 19000km as our friendship baton! If we all did the trip the CO2 savings would be immense. And we aren't even at Montrose Scotland Park Run yet!
Message from Leigh Cooper on 31 October 2025
The Baton joined me at our local running club's Halloween event - Hanwood Runners. Thanks for all the adventure for our friendship baton Leigh. We are all following the journey with interest.
The Baton joined me at our local running club's Halloween event - Hanwood Runners. Thanks for all the adventure for our friendship baton Leigh. We are all following the journey with interest.
Message from Leigh Cooper on 2 November 2025
The Baton has been passed on to Maks and Tomasz in Bristol. They will be taking it back to Wales. Well done Maks on your first place!
From Tomasz Figurski: I can confirm, The Baton's home for the next week is in Caerphilly, Wales and will be passed to another runner at Coed Cefn-pwll-du parkrun next Saturday. Who knows where it will go next... Greets to Montrose Foreshore parkrun
The Baton has been passed on to Maks and Tomasz in Bristol. They will be taking it back to Wales. Well done Maks on your first place!
From Tomasz Figurski: I can confirm, The Baton's home for the next week is in Caerphilly, Wales and will be passed to another runner at Coed Cefn-pwll-du parkrun next Saturday. Who knows where it will go next... Greets to Montrose Foreshore parkrun
Message from Tomasz Figurski on 2 November 2025 on 2 November 2025
The Baton update:
Today it visited Castell Caerffili / Caerphilly Castle - the biggest one in Wales, 2nd largest in UK (after Windsor). We must say - The Baton loves to travel and cannot wait its next journey on Saturday!
The Baton update:
Today it visited Castell Caerffili / Caerphilly Castle - the biggest one in Wales, 2nd largest in UK (after Windsor). We must say - The Baton loves to travel and cannot wait its next journey on Saturday!
Message from Tomasz Figurski on 8/9 November 2025 on 2 November 2025
And now quick look to the South - Cardiff, Bristol Channel and England's Devon in a distance. I'd better hurry up - otherwise I will be late for a parkrun! Cheers!
On its way to Coed Cefn-pwll-du parkrun The Baton climbed the highest peak in neighbourhood - Caerphilly Mtn and looked over the town, The Valleys up till Brecon Beacon National Park
And now quick look to the South - Cardiff, Bristol Channel and England's Devon in a distance. I'd better hurry up - otherwise I will be late for a parkrun! Cheers!
On its way to Coed Cefn-pwll-du parkrun The Baton climbed the highest peak in neighbourhood - Caerphilly Mtn and looked over the town, The Valleys up till Brecon Beacon National Park
Message from Tomasz Figurski on 9 November 2025 on 2 November 2025
And The Baton is gone somewhere to Leicestershire with few lovely parkrunners Ian, John and Andy. Good luck on your trip to Scotland. Wales will miss you..
And The Baton is gone somewhere to Leicestershire with few lovely parkrunners Ian, John and Andy. Good luck on your trip to Scotland. Wales will miss you..
