Have you ever wondered who has completed the most parkruns, or who has the most volunteer credits? You’re about to meet Darren Wood and Nicki Clark! Some might be surprised to learn that neither parkrunner was at the first ever parkrun event back in 2004. But ever since Darren and Nicki started, they have never…
At St Francis Bay we have a vibrant parkrun community. Not only do we receive numerous parkrun visitors to our beautiful seaside town, but we also have a local running club, St Francis Runners, that is packed full of enthusiastic participants who simply love parkrun, then we have Jean and June. Jean and…
Worried about volunteering alone? Not sure how to sign up? Not sure if you have time? All of these concerns were highlighted in recent research into volunteering at parkrun. We take you through eight volunteering myths to remind you that everyone, no matter age, ability or background, is welcome to volunteer at parkrun. …
This weekend, parkrun South Africa turns 11 years old, and what an amazing 11 years it’s been! To celebrate, Bruce Fordyce, the President of parkrun South Africa reflects on how it all started, and how far we’ve come. I think it was a day in December a few years ago when I inadvertently intercepted a…
In our four-part training series, we’ll be introducing some of the training methods you can use to help you improve your running and your parkrun PB, whilst showing how a couple of tweaks to your mid-week training could help you become a more confident runner, whatever your aspirations! In this instalment, we’re discussing Strength and Conditioning….
October has sadly come to an end, but what a month it’s been as we’ve celebrated parkwalk at parkrun! Over the last five weekends we’ve welcomed an incredible 10,000 brand new walkers to parkrun, as well as inspiring 8,000 existing parkrunners to join in the parkwalk fun. That means throughout October there have been…
On Saturday 22 October, Delta parkrun, where parkrun first started in South Africa, celebrated its 500th event in style. Bruce Fordyce and his wife, Gill, were there to join the festivities and tell us all about it: When I’m asked to choose one adjective to describe parkrun I always choose the simple word, ‘Happy’….
Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi is a primary care physician, a TV doctor and a triathlete! He shares his top five ways walking helps your mental health. There are about 500 ways in which walking is good for your mental health, so this will be difficult, but here are my top five. These are why each Saturday…
The uplifting magic of #parkwalk has spread across the world, from the beautiful parks in South Africa to the north of Scandinavia and everywhere in between. Let’s take a #parkwalk tour across continents and have a look at what parkwalk means to parkrunners across the globe. Sweden I love tail walking for the…
On 8 January 2022 I took a decision to change many aspects of my life including physical weight, fitness and diet. My goal was to get myself to a healthier weight for my size, which I’ve almost achieved, but the additional benefits of this journey have been amazing. We all hear about getting exercise, eating…
