Beginner Program

Each year the Mitchie RAW Run Leaders deliver an 8-week Beginner Program. It's free, our Run Leaders are volunteers. The program is 3 days per week over 8 weeks at Teralba Park Mitchelton. We graduate from the program at Mitchelton parkrun with a special International Women's Day Warrior Run. 

Who can participate?

• Participants of all ages and abilities are welcome. We have runners who do 1km in 5 minutes, as well as runners who take 12 minutes. You can walk or run or both. Everyone is welcome. 

• The Beginner Program however will assume you have not run before and will gradually increase to 5km or 30 minutes of running or walking. 

• We may say 'run', but you can walk. Walking 5km or 30 minutes is an appropriate goal for this program. 

• When you register,  you will do so through the IMF App. 

• If you can't make a session, that's okay, the App will have all the information you need to find out today's run, you do it, submit your times, and you are included. Please, however, try to make it to Graduation Day! 

About the Run Leaders

• Our volunteer Run Leaders have completed Level 1 and/or Level 2 Recreational Run Leader Program, and First Aid. 

• The Run Leaders will be doing their own training at different times, and may be doing training for participants of different levels at different times of the week. 

What happens after I graduate?

Once you have graduated, our program then moves to Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings, with programs being created around specific upcoming events and your personal goals. All communication for upcoming training session is done through the IMF app. 

Am I expected to run want to run marathon?

Absolutely not. While some of us aim to gradually increase our running distances, you do not have to. You are also not expected to 'eventually' run, you can walk the program now and forever. 

IMF Running Singlet

Around week 5 of the program we will start taking sizes to make sure you have an IMF shirt for graduation. We encourage everyone to wear the official singlet/shirt for graduation. The singlet is free from IMF. 

Would you like to become a Run Leader?

Have a chat with us. IMF throughout the year sponsor people to do the course. Let us know and we can work out possible dates. 

2026 Beginner Program calendar

Use this link to add the calendar to your Google calendar.