Zorro and Dave miss their weekly North Beach parkrun. On 11 April they ran their first home parking lot “parkrun”. Anuschka Smith I am 68 years old and my friend, Terry and I joined the parkruns while we were both living in Boksburg, South Africa, a few years ago. During our first…
As lockdown enters level 4, parkrunners have been making use of being able to leave their homes to fit in their 5km run or walk. Peter Roos was one such parkrunner, who took the opportunity for a run with his partner, Edna Reid Ytier. Plovers parkrun #7. Glorious day for a parkrun, congratulations to…
Although the course (above) at Roses parkrun may be empty, the community spirit of the parkrunners is continuing online, with the core volunteers setting weekly challenges to their parkrunners to complete and share with others. From challenging parkrunners to complete 5km in their own gardens (pictured below) to completing a workout according to the…
I did my first parkrun on 25th April 2015 at Sunrise On Sea. My wife Cheryl had done four parkruns and kept asking me to join her. Her nagging got to me so I decided to go with her to see what the hype around the parkrun was all about. On our arrival I…
A couple of years back I would sit at work and say to my colleagues that I really needed to do more exercise and a close friend suggested parkrun. I didn’t think of myself as a runner so did not think too much of it. A few weeks later, same thing, I again expressed the need to…
Our dedicated Ballito parkrun volunteers have seen many parkrunners with different stories. Lesley and Abbey (pictured front, above) have completed 142 parkruns and volunteered 43 times. Abbey’s designated volunteer position is “paw patrol.” All roads lead back to the Ballito parkrun. Amara Ilias is from Canada. Meeting a local Ballito boy she was…
Ron Briant has been one of our regular Tail Walkers – first at Hartenbos and more lately at Outeniquasbosch – on 138 occasions to be exact. One day as we were busy with post event close-down he was looking for the black garbage bag we take away with us. It transpired he had lost his dentures…
For us, parkrun is a journey that my wife and I started together in 2017. My daughter, Fathima Zahra was 2 years old at that time. We used to bring her along in her pram and make it a family affair. Shortly after she had the energy she was able to walk a short distance…
Austen, my 7-year-old son who is one of identical twins, recently ran his tenth parkrun. I surprised him by arranging to get the certificate and at school assembly the principal awarded it to him – much to his brother’s chagrin and the other pupils’ admiration. So now the race is on (first for Gabriel’s 10th)…
On 29th February Ferial Dirk Haroun was due to complete her 100th parkrun at Bridgetown parkrun, but on hearing they were short of volunteers, she postponed her milestone celebrations to marshal. Ferial said, “I love what the Bridgetown parkrun people do, week after week. They are my sisters and brothers who give unconditionally and I appreciate…
