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A free, weekly, timed 5k event every Saturday morning at 7.30am on the Elgie’s Walk Greenway at Hays Farm in Huntsville, Alabama.

Everyone is welcome to walk, jog, run or volunteer! 🌳

11/12/2026

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Hays Farm parkrun 67 Event Report (November 7, 2026)🌳

What a great Saturday morning on Elgie’s Walk Greenway! We welcomed 24 finishers and 7 hi-vis heroes for Event 67 - and there was plenty to celebrate along the course. 🎉

💜 MILESTONE ALERT
Huge congratulations to Randy McFarland, who crossed the finish line in 29:26 to earn his purple 25 parkrun milestone! 👏

👋 FIRST-TIMERS & TOURISTS
We loved welcoming three first-time visitors to Hays Farm this week:
🌱 Brand new to parkrun: Welcome to Amy Ford (31:45), who completed her very first parkrun anywhere!
✈️ Tourists: Shout-out to V.C. De Villiers (23:53, parkrun 48) and Benjamin Wilkinson (21:35, parkrun 4) for visiting us on their parkrun travels!

⚡ FRONT OF THE PACK & AGE GRADE
- First Male Finisher: Benjamin Wilkinson (21:35)
- First Female Finisher: Rachel Joffrion (23:43)
- Highest Age Grade: Madison Magargee topped the leaderboard at an impressive 68.08% (27:50), with Rachel Joffrion leading the women at 62.40%!

🔔 NEW PERSONAL BESTS (4!)
Way to ring that PB bell! Congrats to:
- Tyler King (23:23)
- Micah Morris (30:08)
- Karen Stankard (51:07)
- Kevin Yong (55:46)

🦺 THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
parkrun doesn't happen without our amazing volunteers. A massive thank you to this week's crew - and a special shout-out to Cheryl Hayes, who just hit 49 volunteer credits (one away from her red 50 milestone! ❤️):

• Run Director: Alasdair Marshall
• Pre-event Setup: Daniel Morrison
• Timekeeper: Cheryl Hayes
• Finish Tokens: Claudette Dahlberg
• Marshal & Course Check: Anna David
• Tail Walkers: Kristen Crisp & Will Crisp

See you on Saturday at 7:30 AM on the greenway!

11/07/2026

Hays Farm parkrun - our weekly free timed community 5k run/walk - is happening at 7.30 AM tomorrow (Saturday November 7) on Elgie’s Walk Greenway in South Huntsville … we hope you can join us! Everyone’s welcome! 🤩

📍Meeting point: 1117 Haysland Road SW, park at Hays Farm Sports Park.

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11/05/2026

🎃 Hays Farm parkrun 66 Event Update, October 31 🎃

What a fun Halloween morning for event 66! 🌳👟🎃

We had 25 awesome finishers (10 male, 11 female, and 4 unknown) who walked, jogged, and ran their way through the morning, all powered by 10 incredible hi-vis heroes! 🙌✨

🌟 Volunteer Milestone Alert! 🔴5️⃣0️⃣
A huge shoutout and congratulations to Will Nevin on completing his 50th volunteer milestone today! 🥳 Will donned the Run Director vest to lock in his v50 shirt! 🎽👏

We also celebrated two first-time volunteer milestones: double high-fives to Corey Sullivan and Amanda Murray for earning their very first volunteer credits today! ❤️

🥳 Welcome First Timers!
A warm Hays Farm welcome to the 4 brand-new parkrunners who joined us for their very first parkrun ever:

Brent Sherman
William Koerber
Lynn Lee
Cynthia Curtis

We hope to see you all back soon! 💚

🚀 Speedsters & PBs!
⚡ First Finishers:
First Male: Alasdair Stanley (23:01)
First Female: Christina Micklewright (29:28)
Highest Age Grade: Brent Sherman (62.68%) & Linda Vanrell (57.95%)

🎯 Personal Best Alert!
Way to crush it! Two participants achieved brand-new PBs today:

🎉 Ian Hanson (26:06)
🎉 Dina Hawkins (42:11)

🙌 Thank You Volunteers!
Parkrun only happens because of our amazing volunteers. Big high-fives to today's team:

Will Nevin (Run Director)
Daniel Morrison (Pre-event Setup)
Jeff Plain (Course Check, Pre-event Setup, Finish Tokens)
Cheryl Hayes (Timekeeper)
Evara Rogers (Barcode Scanning)
Corey Sullivan (Barcode Scanning)
Randy McFarland (Marshal)
Josef Woodsinger (Marshal)
Amanda Murray (Tail Walker)

Want to high-five next week's runners or give back to your parkrun community? Drop a comment below or send us a message. 🎽💬

See you Saturday morning at 7.30 AM! 🌳🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

10/31/2026

Congrats to volunteer and today’s Run Director, Will, on his 50th volunteer milestone! parkrun USA

10/30/2026

We hope you can join us for our Halloween Hays Farm parkrun tomorrow (10.31) at the usual time of 7.30 AM!

We're still in need of two volunteers - a marshal to cheer everyone on and make sure a turn isn't missed, plus a barcode scanner.

If you're available to help, please signup using the links in the comments, or leave a comment. Thank you! 🤩🎃👻

10/24/2026

Hays Farm parkrun 65 Report – October 24, 2026

What great fall weather for a parkrun! With a cool start, plenty of sunshine, and a gentle light breeze, conditions at Hays Farm were absolute perfection for our 35 participants who came out to walk, jog, or run the course.

🏃‍♂️ By the Numbers
Total Finishers: 35
First Timers: 4 brand new faces!
Personal Bests: 7 parkrunners leveled up with new PBs!
Volunteers: 8 high-vis heroes

🥇 Front of the Pack & Age Grading
The front runners set a swift and inspiring pace right from the get-go:

First Female Finisher: Rachel Joffrion crossed the line first overall in a stellar time of 0:21:36 (W30-34) and also clinched the highest age grading of the day at an amazing 68.52%.

First Male Finisher: Josef Woodsinger followed closely behind, clocking 0:21:44 (M30-34).

Top Male Age Grader: Brian Gallagher put in a great performance in the VM60-64 category, earning a top-tier age grade of 66.29% (0:25:04).

🌟 Milestone Moments & PBs
The cool weather clearly brought out some fast legs, resulting in 7 brilliant Personal Bests:

Josef Woodsinger (0:21:44)
Tyler King (0:23:26)
Todd Powers (0:30:29)
Michael Pruitt (0:34:58)
Priya Gore (0:36:59)
Dina Hawkins (0:42:36)
Tamara Richardson (0:44:48)

A massive welcome to our 4 first-timers joining us for their very first parkrun: Lyn Brinkley, Reese Zana, Julia Triche, and Matt Goforth. We hope you loved the course and can’t wait to see you again!

💙 Our High-Vis Heroes
parkrun simply cannot happen without the dedication and enthusiasm of our volunteers. A huge round of applause goes out to the 8 volunteers who made Event #65 run seamlessly:

Run Director: Will Nevin
Pre-event Setup: Alasdair Marshall, Anna David, Christina Stamm
Timekeeper: Cheryl Hayes
Barcode Scanning: Samuel Lasseter
Marshal / Course Check: Jeff Plain
Marshal: Anna David
Tail Walker: Claudette Dahlberg

Thank you to everyone who came out, volunteered, cheered, and made Saturday morning so special. Same time, same place next week!

Hays Farm parkrun started on 14th June 2025. Since then 758 participants have completed 2,432 parkruns covering a total distance of 7,555 miles, including 462 new Personal Bests. A total of 105 individuals have volunteered 708 times.

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10/23/2026

✨ 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 - 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟰 ✨

Might you be able to help at parkrun this week?

We need one marshal, and someone to hand out the finish tokens.

If you can help, please comment below, or use the links in the comments to signup.

Thank you! 🤩

10/21/2026

Halloween falls on parkrunday this year! 🎃👻

10/20/2026

🌳 Hays Farm parkrun 64 Report - October 17, 2026 🌳

Fall weather finally arrived for our 64th parkrun on Elgie’s Walk Greenway. We had 31 participants walk, jog, and run the course, supported by 7 dedicated volunteers.

💜 Milestone Celebrations
Congratulations to two of our regular community members hitting their official 25 parkrun milestone this week:

Susan Coddington – Completed her 25th parkrun!

Rhoda Stanley – Completed her 25th parkrun while pulling double duty as our Tail Walker!

Welcome to the Purple Club, Susan and Rhoda!

👋 Welcome First Timers
A warm Hays Farm welcome to our 11 first-time visitors: Caleb Borden, Kelly Clark, Natalie Dustin, Lucille Pead, Amanda Borden, Dianna Dubose, Jon Coupland, Savannah Holzknecht, Emily Pead, Kathryn Chapman, and Roger Coupland. Special shoutout to the 8 participants who completed their very first parkrun anywhere!

✈️ International Tourist Spotlight
We were thrilled to welcome overseas visitors to South Huntsville this Saturday:

Lucille & Emily Pead – Visiting all the way from Australia and New Orleans!

Jon Coupland – Visiting from England and completing his 269th parkrun!

⚡ Highlights & PBs
First Male Finisher: Josef Woodsinger (22:12 - New PB!)
First Female Finisher: Kelly Clark (27:01 - First Timer!)
Highest Age Grade: Lucille Pead (61.26%)

5 New Personal Bests:
Josef Woodsinger (22:12)
Tyler King (24:00)
Chris George (25:23)
Russell George (28:50)
Christina Micklewright (29:02)

👏 Volunteer Thank You
parkrun is 100% free and community-led. Big thanks to our 7 Hi-Vis Heroes this week: Daniel Morrison; Cheryl Hayes; Christina Stamm; Samuel Lasseter; Evara Rogers; Rhoda Stanley

🗓️ Join Us Saturday at 7:30 AM!
We're back on Saturday, and every Saturday. See you soon at parkrun!

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10/17/2026

Time to celebrate! Hays Farm parkrun is back tomorrow (10/17) at 7.30 AM - and finally cooler weather! We hope you can join us! 🥳

And of course, good luck to everyone taking part in the Ribbon Run 5k, and our friends taking part in other events! 🤩

Address

1117 Haysland Road SW
Huntsville, AL
35803

Opening Hours

7:30am - 9am

Website

https://www.parkrun.us/haysfarm/news/2025/10/21/about-us/

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