PARKRUN, the worldwide walking and running phenomenon, celebrated its 20th anniversary last week, and Pyramid Hill will join the party early next year.
The final paperwork is being finalised for a 5km parkrun around the Hill, with sign-off expected soon from the event’s UK headquarters.
Loddon Shire is supportive of local moves and wants to do some work on the track before the parkrun goes ahead.
Organiser Jason Deller said the free weekly event was likely to start in January.
It would comprise three laps of the existing circuit track around the natural feature of Pyramid Hill, with the town’s golf course as a backdrop.
“It’s good to use the Hill because it’s such a beautiful asset. And the facilities are already in place,” he said.
Parkruns, particularly in small towns, were a means of combatting social isolation, Deller said, and the concept fitted perfectly with the shire’s public health and wellbeing policies.
There are more than 2300 free parkruns throughout the world, with more than six million registered participants running, jogging or walking for 5km on a Saturday morning.
Nolen’s Park parkrun in Boort has been run for two years and is the first and only such event in Loddon Shire.
The Pyramid Hill parkrun is looking for volunteers, who can register their interest by emailing pyramidhillgolfclub@gmail.com.