Mordialloc Social Running Club

The crowds just keep getting bigger at the start to the MSRC run! They must have of all heard about Fridays 15 mins out and back which means your pace your distance. Join the crowd this Sunday 8am at the Mordi Pier.

Happy Friyay!
Whether you were at the pier for a run or a dip it was another typical MSRC 6am Dry Zone™ morning. No rain, just fun and running!

Get yourself down to the pier and join the early morning fun.

Weekly running times:
⏰ Tuesday 6am – 5k out and back
⏰ Friday 6am – 15 minutes out, 15 minutes back
⏰ Sunday 8am – 5k or 8k options, followed by coffee

🔥 Fun Fact Thursday 🔥

Last week we learned that MSRC runners have clocked up an absurd number of steps since 2015.

This week, we’re taking the next logical leap in our ongoing scientific investigation into “What exactly have we been doing at 6am for the past decade?”

According to the MSRC Caloric Expenditure & Lighthouse Illumination Research Division (MSRCCELIRD for short - est. 2024, staffed entirely by volunteers who love a spreadsheet), the average 5k run burns 300–400 calories. That’s assuming a normal run and not the bonus calories burned by certain members who must round their distance up to an even number or risk emotional collapse.

Multiply that by every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday since 2015 (and no, we’re not counting the old Wednesday night run because that would break the spreadsheet and possibly the researchers) and you get a number so big it starts to feel like we’re fuelling coastal infrastructure.

In fact, if you add it all up, MSRC has now burned well over *raises pinky and dramatically announces...* ONE MILLION calories together.

To put it in proper MSRC terms:

💡 We’ve generated enough energy to power the old Mordi lighthouse for a week.

🤔 And, before you ask: Yes, there really was a lighthouse at Mordialloc back in the day. The first highway lighthouse in Australia, because apparently that was a thing.

Get yourself down for a run and rack up those steps and calories before most people have started their day!

Weekly running times:
⏰ Tuesday 6am – 5k out and back
⏰ Friday 6am – 15 minutes out, 15 minutes back
⏰ Sunday 8am – 5k or 8k options, followed by coffee

🏃‍♂️ Fun Fact Thursday 🏃‍♀️
And we are back! Contrary to popular belief, our fun fact team didn't get lost on a long run, but they have been running in far away locations. Anyway, back to our regular programming....

This week’s fun fact comes courtesy of another of our ongoing research programs, formally known as the MSRC Centre for Research of Statistical Movement™ (or MSRCCRSM, because of course it is).

Ever wondered how many steps you rack up on an MSRC 5k? Turns out it’s less “elite athlete smashing records” and more “solid early‑morning win”.

With an average running cadence around 160–170 steps a minute, most MSRC runners land somewhere between 4,500 and 6,000 steps for a 5k. That’s a big chunk of a typical daily goal knocked over before breakfast, before emails, and definitely before most of Mordi has decided to wake up.

If you like starting the day feeling quietly accomplished (or you just enjoy a sunrise trot with friendly humans), come join us:

Normal weekly runs:
⏰ Tuesday 6am – 5k out and back
⏰ Friday 6am – 15 minutes out, 15 minutes back
⏰ Sunday 8am – 5k or 8k options, followed by coffee

🚨🚨NOTE: This week our Friday and Sunday runs are at different times or locations. Check the link in the comments below for details 👇. We'd love to see you there.

All paces welcome. Your watch will be impressed. You don’t need to be fast, just awake.