Recently three firefighters ran the Soweto Marathon in full gear, all in memory of their fallen comrades that had lost their lives in the tragic Johannesburg building fire. With the recent fires in the Western Cape and California I am sure that we are all hyper aware of the devastation caused. On Saturday the…
One of our most valuable volunteers is Marilé Van Schalkwyk. She would always rather volunteer and not complete the parkrun herself. She has only completed the course once here and has volunteered 33 times! We started our parkrun on 12 May 2018 and she prepared 25 direction arrows, 4 distance boards as well as 4 motivation boards…
Winterton parkrun launched in late November 2016. Since then the event, on the edge of the Drakensberg mountains, has attracted thousands of parkrunners. Event Director, Ezmarie Neethling tells us more. How did Winterton parkrun come about? Me and a friend started talking about parkrun during our early morning runs. It took us a year…
Mental health in children and adolescents is as important as physical health – and at Discovery Vitality, we believe that all children deserve adequate treatment for mental health conditions. Until 18 December, you can help support underprivileged children and adolescents with mental health conditions by getting active and driving well with Discovery Vitality. Reach…
It might be the season to get festive, but MRP Sport continues to bring you everything you need to stay active with their selection of gifts and goodies made for those who love to move. Stuck for gift ideas? Head to your nearest MRP Sport, or check out www.mrpsport.com – this is where you’ll…
Last Saturday we attended the very successful launch of Vrede parkrun, the newest member of our parkrun family. With the assistance of Brenda Casey (Free State Ambassador) and Fadeela Omar, Event director, Zurike Portwig and her team have created a lovely out-and-back course along the Vrede golf course. 164 participants enjoyed the first event…
We have been truly blessed with our volunteers, and they have been absolutely amazing over the last few weeks as we have been finding our feet. Not only have they become “regulars”, who have put their hands up week after week to ensure that our core positions are always filled, but also each and every…
When was Stutterheim parkrun set up? Stutterheim parkrun was started on 1 November 2014 and was the 42nd event in South Africa! How did it come about? Event Director, Linda Lanz was initially introduced to parkrun by her son at Root 44 in December 2013. In April 2014 her daughter registered her for her first official…
Ilze Lopes had a double stroke, 5 weeks ago she could not move, walk or even see. She completed her parkrun with the help of Grant Lopes, who held her upright in trying times, but she walked by herself most of the way, and completed her parkrun at Somerset West. Ilze was wheelchair-bound just…
The Discovery Retro Run is back! Find out more and enter now at www.discoveryretrorun.co.za
