Because Saturday’s weekly run through the park fell on November 22, it was called the Tutu Run. November two two — tutu, get it?
And parkrun director Tania Hollis said many of the nearly 300 participants on Saturday wore tutus to highlight the date.
"When the run falls on the 22nd, we use that as an opportunity to just be a bit colourful and put on our tutus for the run.
"We get it maybe once or twice a year when we get the opportunity to pull the tutus out of the wardrobe. It’s fun."
Despite the good running conditions, some of the participants said the tutus made their weekly run a little slower than usual.
But Ms Hollis said that was the running group’s sense of humour at play.
"It was dry, the sun wasn’t out to make it too hot and yeah, no wind, which was great.
"I think they just needed to try harder."
She said the runs were a great chance to get out and meet new people in the community.
"You can enjoy a walk or run in the beautiful gardens, have a chat with some friends afterwards, go and have a coffee, and if you don’t know anybody, it’s a great chance to meet new people. And it’s good for your health."
Aside from the usual weekend runs, there would be some special runs held in the buildup to the festive season this year, she said.
"We have our Run in Red, which is the Saturday before Christmas [December 20], and then we actually have extra parkruns on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day as well as our usual Saturdays.
"So people can take their kids along to burn off a bit of excitement, or work up an appetite for Christmas dinner, or run off their hangovers on New Year’s Day."
You would have to have a good sense of humour to do the latter, she said.
