Between 1998 to 2001 I ran half marathons, marathons and even the Comrades Marathon. After this, I started to do cycle races, duathlons and adventure racing. My wife and I moved to a new town, started new jobs and a family. Eventually I stopped running altogether in 2003. I did not do any form…
Emmie Bijzet, an 83 year old great-grandmother from Brackenfell, became the first woman in her age category to complete 100 parkruns at Bellville parkrun. She started parkrunning in August 2016, encouraged to participate by her children. Emmie was very close to her 100th parkrun when lockdown started in March 2020. When Bellville parkrun re-opened…
I had a brain tumor removed in May 2017. After my operation I was stuck in a wheelchair and needed to learn to walk from scratch. When parkrun started at Groeneweide parkrun, Franskraal, in Gansbaai I start to take part by walking the course. I completed 14 walks then lockdown came and parkruns…
In 2019, my daughter kept asking, “Dad, why don’t you come and join me on a parkrun?” She explained the basics of what it was all about. I told her that I didn’t run, I was too old. I was 59 years old. I had not done any running since I was 17. Plus, I…
Let me extend an invitation to you to take just four minutes out of your busy schedule, maybe during a coffee break, to find out why a parkrun is more than just a Saturday morning run or walk. At present I am a very inexperienced parkrunner, having only completed my 19th parkrun on 12…
It was a cool and breezy morning at Vaal Marina parkrun, with 29 runners and 7 volunteers. There is a tight core team of volunteers at this parkrun who organise it really well. The parkrunners taking part were all wearing their smiles. Today Bongani Dube completed his 20th parkrun event at the age…
A big thank you to our volunteers, without you it wouldn’t be possible! Tinley Manor parkrun My name is Taliyah Chetty and I am 10 years old. I completed my 50th parkrun at Tinley Manor on 22 January 2022. I enjoy doing parkrun with my mom and dad, and our…
2021 was not kind. Despite my efforts to stay safe I contracted Covid in early July and the long term effects have turned out to be more challenging to overcome than the effects of the virus itself. I wasn’t able to train at all for two months, picked up some weight and now I have…
I was introduced to parkrun by my son, Mark, who came out to SA with his family for a surprise visit in December 2014 to celebrate my 70th birthday. It was certainly a surprise as we were in Antartica at the time! Luckily, we returned a week before they all left to go back to…
We parkrun because we can. The course is beautiful at Bezuidenhout parkrun. It’s a great community and great fun. Get involved; it’s well worth it. Heather Smail Ladysmith parkrun has served and helped our community with dedication and pure humanitarianship. After battling with infertility, I fell pregnant after many medical procedures. …
