The covered courts mean players in the city no longer have to put their rackets away when the weather turns, and a third of court time is reserved for free community sessions.
The 80-year-old crossing, closed since floodwater damaged its foundations last winter, is back in use with stronger piers and a wider deck.
Imogen Hart clocked 52.41 seconds at the regional open meeting, taking almost three tenths off a mark that had stood since before she started running competitively.
The fences are down at Kestrel Park, where a two-year restoration has cleared decades of silt from the boating lake, added 600 trees and given the city's largest green space a new play area and café.
The city's 3x3 basketball league has more than doubled in size, with games on outdoor courts in five parks and professional players from the Wrenhaven Gulls helping out on the sidelines.
A year-long study of more than 900 adults found that those who walked most days, even at a gentle pace, reported better fitness and sleep than those who walked briskly but irregularly.
