Umdoni parkrun on the KwaZulu-Natal coast launched on 8 October 2016. Since then over 5,500 different parkrunners have completed the course. Co-Event Director Gail Keevy tells us more: How did Umdoni parkrun come about? I and my husband Mike started participating in parkrun at Ebotse in 2014. We then moved onto Boksburg when it started and…
Rose parkrun, Lenasia joined the parkrun family in October 2018. Since then over 1,600 parkrunners have completed the two lap course in South Johannesburg. The core team tell us more: How did Rose parkrun come about? Rose parkrun hosted its first parkrun on 20th October 2018. We (myself and Imtiaz Sattar) realised a gap in the community after we noticed…
I got a PB, smashed 21 seconds off my previous one. Awesome vibe at Knysna! Alida Viljoen In May 2017 I had a big brain operation (brain tumor). I was left in a wheelchair. I had to learn to walk from scratch. But on Saturday 26 October 2019, I completed my first…
This week’s parkrun profile takes us to Bronberrik parkrun in Centurion. Lucy Erasmus tells us more about the event How did you get involved with parkrun? I started my parkrun journey at Voortrekker Monument because I felt I did not have anything in common with my husband and daughter who are very good athletes. They…
After completing 249 parkruns, André Labuschagne (pictured on the right, above) made an interesting decision. He chose not to run his 250th parkrun but to instead embrace the parkrun community and to volunteer as Run Director at Delta because, in his words, “introducing more people to parkrun is a far more lofty pursuit than qualifying for…
Groeneweide is such a beautiful parkrun! It has a well marked route, I loved all the signage. Take some comfortable trail running shoes and you are good to go! It’s a very well organised parkrun. I loved the farm animals and the breakfast was out of this world. Thank you to all the volunteers,…
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Almost two years have passed since the first parkrun events were launched in Germany. We hope that by the end of the year the number of parkrun events in Germany will increase to 30! Since 2017, thousands of people have attended parkrun events across the country. For many people this has been the first step…
Ernest Ullmann parkrun in Northern Johannesburg has recently passed the 100 parkrun milestone. Event Director Alexandra Barbosa tells us more… When was Ernest Ullmann parkrun set up? Our first event was on 19 August 2017. Friends of Sandspruit (an NPC solely dependent on donations) who care for & maintain the park and along the river asked parkrun…
Oom Leon Schoombee (age category VM 85-89) completed his 100th today at Langenhoven parkrun. His daughter and son-in-law who usually run their own time walked with him today. Voluntouring at Greenstone Hill parkrun this morning. We finally found out why it’s called Greenstone HILL parkrun and not just Greenstone parkrun! Great course, great paths,…
