Parklands Running Festival
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Event overview
The Parklands Running Festival takes place on Sunday 14 June 2026 at Lizard Log in Western Sydney Parklands, Abbotsbury. The event offers the following distances:
- Half Marathon
- 10 km
- 5 km
- 2 km Family Dash
All event distances are chip timed by Multisport Australia. Finishers receive a themed medal, a finisher certificate, post-race snacks and sponsor giveaways. A photographer will take photos on the course.
Course and logistics
The course runs through parkland on paved footpaths and roads and includes several hilly sections. The first and last 200 metres of the course are on grass. Organisers note there will be other pedestrians, cyclists and dogs on the paths and advise participants to be aware of others.
The event village includes registration, bib pick-up, bag drop and sponsor tents. The site is only reachable by car on the early Sunday start; large carparks are available on the east and west sides of Lizard Log via Horsley Drive and a grass overflow car park may be used in suitable weather for 4WD vehicles. There are no cut off times for the 2 km, 5 km or 10 km. The Half Marathon has a four hour cut off. Race bibs are printed three weeks before the event and posted two weeks before race day. An accompanying adult may run the 2 km Family Dash for an additional $10; that adult will not be timed and will not receive a medal. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.