TASMANIA TO SCOTLAND
WHEN DID THE FRIENDSHIP BATON LEAVE MONTROSE FORESHORE IN TASMANIA: Saturday 16th August 2025
WHEN DID THE FRIENDSHIP BATON 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)
WHEN DID THE FRIENDSHIP BATON LEAVE MONTROSE FORESHORE IN TASMANIA: Saturday 16th August 2025
WHEN DID THE FRIENDSHIP BATON 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)
SCOTLAND TO TASMANIA
WHEN DID THE FRIENDSHIP BATON LEAVE MONTROSE IN SCOTLAND: Saturday 24 January 2026
WHERE IS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON NOW: Casiobury Park, Watford, England
HOW FAR IS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON FROM MONTROSE, TASMANIA: 17,437km
HOW MANY DAYS SINCE THE FRIENDSHIP BATON LEFT MONTROSE, SCOTLAND? 80 days up to 13 April 2026
HOW LONG HAS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON BEEN TRAVELLING IN TOTAL: 241 days up to 13 April 2026
WHEN DID THE FRIENDSHIP BATON LEAVE MONTROSE IN SCOTLAND: Saturday 24 January 2026
WHERE IS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON NOW: Casiobury Park, Watford, England
HOW FAR IS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON FROM MONTROSE, TASMANIA: 17,437km
HOW MANY DAYS SINCE THE FRIENDSHIP BATON LEFT MONTROSE, SCOTLAND? 80 days up to 13 April 2026
HOW LONG HAS THE FRIENDSHIP BATON BEEN TRAVELLING IN TOTAL: 241 days up to 13 April 2026
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)
21. James passed the friendship baton to Teresa and Remy who took it to STONEHAVEN PARK RUN, SCOTLAND (33km) [20850km]
22. Lee Lee Harvey has the friendship baton at Stone Haven, Scotland
23. Thersa-Katarina Neumann had her daughter Remy do the Stonehaven Park run and passed the friendship baton to David who will take it to Edinburgh (180km) [21,030km]
24. David Pugh took the friendship baton to Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland and passed it to Amiko Hippisley.
25. Amiko took the friendship baton to Holyrood Park Run at Edinburgh. She passed it to Joel heading to Bedfordshire in England to the Henlow Bridge Park Run. (570km) [21,600km]
26. Joel Benjamin Davidson passed the friendship baton to Charlotte Taylor at Henlow Bridge Park Run. Charlotte will take it to Casiobury Park Run at Watford (55km) [21,655km]
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)
21. James passed the friendship baton to Teresa and Remy who took it to STONEHAVEN PARK RUN, SCOTLAND (33km) [20850km]
22. Lee Lee Harvey has the friendship baton at Stone Haven, Scotland
23. Thersa-Katarina Neumann had her daughter Remy do the Stonehaven Park run and passed the friendship baton to David who will take it to Edinburgh (180km) [21,030km]
24. David Pugh took the friendship baton to Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland and passed it to Amiko Hippisley.
25. Amiko took the friendship baton to Holyrood Park Run at Edinburgh. She passed it to Joel heading to Bedfordshire in England to the Henlow Bridge Park Run. (570km) [21,600km]
26. Joel Benjamin Davidson passed the friendship baton to Charlotte Taylor at Henlow Bridge Park Run. Charlotte will take it to Casiobury Park Run at Watford (55km) [21,655km]