During December 2015 somebody left a smallish thermos flask behind at Hartenbos parkrun. I could see it wasn’t a “cheapie” and was still brand new. I took it to parkrun for the next few weeks but the rightful owner never claimed it. This was even after we posted on Facebook the collection of “lost and…
Freedom runs for Freedom Day is always a fun and quirky event. It started 4 years ago as a challenge to run all the parkruns in Johannesburg. At the time there were 9. From there it has grown to include Pretoria and Cape Town. Our goal is to incorporate all the new events each year….
On route to my marshalling point at Root 44 parkrun I took a photo on my cell phone. Some marshalls can be seen on their way to another point on the far side of the dam, between the trees. Maggie Riley On 14 April, Ron Briant, our tail walker on 62…
Well done for this concept – it is World Class. My wife (Bonny) turned 50 on the 24th March and my daughter (Isabella) ran her 50th on the same day at Bryanston. I am proud of both. Jon-Marc Loureiro Dear Bruce I would like to express my appreciation to you and the team…
Sophie Grobelaar, or Tannie Sophie, as she is well known in Secunda, is an inspiration to many parkrunners of all generations. She is a regular parkrunner, and never misses an opportunity to volunteer at Secunda and the newly opened Standerton, often walking the route early morning, and doing it again for a second lap as…
Lonehill parkrun was visited by the SA Hockey Mens Squad who are leaving for the Commonwealth Games in two weeks time. The team ran with the field and were very friendly and added a great atmosphere at Lonehill’s 200th parkrun. The squad’s coach, Tommy Hammond said “The atmosphere was awesome and we really enjoyed it,…
Yzerfontein parkrun has been over 3 years in the making, so I was delighted to be one of the 362 runners who ran the Yzerfontein inaugural last Saturday. Event director, Hennie Zaayman first approached us in 2015 to discuss the possibilities of starting an Yzerfontein parkrun, but as so often happens, other priorities and…
You may have seen them at your favourite parkrun: the peculiar breed of the parkrun Tourist. Usually topped with an orange hat and/or an orange buff, they have all visited more than 20 parkrun venues without forgetting their barcode. Some of them take the Sho’t Left campaign to see more of our country very…
On 27 January 2018, Ebotse parkrun said goodbye to one of their core volunteers, Nathalie Murray.Nathalie, by happy coincidence, joined the 50 club on that day, also having clocked 40 volunteer occasions.It was a long road for Nathalie to get to 50 runs, having started in March 2016 but managing a mere 10 runs in…
I would like to brag about our special couple here in Wellington. Kevin Mattheys completed his 100 parkrun this weekend. He is the first to do so as a registered Wellington parkrunner so we were super proud. What makes this special is that Kevin and his wife, Helene, came to our inaugural parkrun to…
