Root 44 parkrun is looking stunning, with the vibrant autumn colours, as this photo by volunteer Lucinda Gordon shows. During the month of April Ruimsig parkrun decided to have a sock drive where parkrunners could donate any odd socks or new sock to donate to children. We managed to collect over 200 pairs of socks!…
Stephanie Wium is our volunteer coordinator, results processor, Run Director and looks after all our email communications. Steph is amazing at sorting out our volunteers weeks in advance. Even though she has recently gone to New Zealand, we can still rely on her organisation skills from the other side of the world. She really…
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So far this month the late autumn/ early winter weather has been surprisingly mild, if not warm. Winter just refuses to arrive. I can remember running through thick frost in years gone by at a similar time of the year. The annual Boksburg / Colgate 32km. run held the day after, but at the same…
Franschhoek parkrun launched in March 2016. To celebrate their third birthday, they encouraged participants to dress up in French colours to celebrate the French Corner. Just over 110 people joined in the celebrations, and the local restaurant even prepared cupcakes for the occasion. Event Director Angela Frazer tells us more about the Cape Winelands parkrun. How…
I am a slightly drained, and weary newsletter writer today, the result of an incredible weekend at our annual parkrun conference. This year we hosted our conference in Durban and we invited all our parkrun ambassadors, regional ambassadors and key personnel to attend. As always, we got some very important work done. Several of us…
Hartenbos parkrun celebrated its 4th birthday on 9 March. Event Directors Steven and Mandy Phelps are pictured celebrating the occasion. It was a festive occasion with participants who joined in with their bright and colourful outfits. Loads of spot prizes and cupcakes helped to make the day a memorable one. A priceless moment…
It’s well known that parkrun spawns new runners but it’s perhaps less recognised for bringing retired runners back to life. A case in point is our volunteer hero Theo van der Merwe. Theo has performed volunteer duties an astounding 278 times but perhaps even more amazing is that he only came back to running…
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