Winter has seen a flurry of pyjama themed parkruns across the country, including at Witbank parkrun, pictured above.
July 1 saw a pyjama party at Gilloolys parkrun, with parkrunners dressed in their sleepwear. Their generous donations of food, clothes and blankets to charity even earned them a mention in the local press.
Matthew Akpan’s superpower, Asperger’s Syndrome, has seen him become an esteemed parkrunner and complete some brilliant challenges for charity in memory of his father. I’ve been running since the age of 13 years old, when I started at my running club in 2002. Since my first parkrun in 2008, I’ve completed over 330 parkruns at…
Going to parkrun was non-negotiable for Tess, but over time she fell out of love and “felt like a burden”. After hearing about the parkwalk initiative she returned to parkrun, feeling welcome and accepted within the community. I got involved relatively early on with parkrun – I was even on the start line of…