Bronberrik parkrun in Centurion launched on 1 April 2017. But this parkrun is no April Fool! The event has seen over 10,000 parkrunners complete the course. Event Director Margaret Blount tells us more: How did Bronberrik parkrun come into being? With the imminent closure of Voortrekker Monument parkrun on 28th Jan 2017 it was…
Sardinia Bay parkrun launched on 17 March 2017. In the first two years over 5,000 parkrunners completed the Port Elizabeth course. Event Director Alida Sandison tells us more. How did it Sardinia Bay parkrun come about? Sardina bay parkrun is located on private property, on a small holding called Olive Tree Farms. The owner, Mike…
Atholl parkrun in Northern Johannesburg launched in March 2018. Over 4,000 parkrunners completed the course in the first year. Event Director Jean Baillie tells us more. How did Atholl parkrun come about? I am spearheading a campaign to restore the park in our area and approached parkrun SA with the idea that bringing the community…
Thousand Hills parkrun, near Hillcrest, KZN was launched in 2016. As the name suggests, the course is famous for its hills. Philip Guttentag tells us more: When was Thousand Hills parkrun set up? Our first event was in February 2016 and we were started by Tracey Whiting What have been the highlights of your event so…
Yzerfontein parkrun started in February 2018. In it’s first year, over 1,200 parkrunners have completed the challenging Western Cape course. The core team take time out from their first anniversary celebrations to tell us more: How did Yzerfontein parkrun come about? During 2014 Hennie Zaayman moved to Yzerfontein with his family. Being keen social runners…
Fish Hoek parkrun started on 21 Dec 2013. Since then, over 7,000 different parkrunners have completed the course in the Cape. Event Director Richard Healy tells us more. How did Fish Hoek parkrun come about? I started it because I’d recently moved into Fish Hoek and was missing my running group from Hout Bay, so…
The out and back course along the promenade at uMhlanga parkrun has proved to be a hit with locals and holidaymakers since it launched in November 2014. Since then, the course has been completed over 100,000 times. Geraldine Farinha-Ferreira tells us more: How did uMhlanga parkrun come about? Ray de Vries was our first Event Director, and…
Winterton parkrun launched in late November 2016. Since then the event, on the edge of the Drakensberg mountains, has attracted thousands of parkrunners. Event Director, Ezmarie Neethling tells us more. How did Winterton parkrun come about? Me and a friend started talking about parkrun during our early morning runs. It took us a year…
When was Stutterheim parkrun set up? Stutterheim parkrun was started on 1 November 2014 and was the 42nd event in South Africa! How did it come about? Event Director, Linda Lanz was initially introduced to parkrun by her son at Root 44 in December 2013. In April 2014 her daughter registered her for her first official…
Ladysmith parkrun in KZN was launched in November 2016. The course winds its way around the Ladysmith Country Club and has been completed over 23,000 times in its first 2 years. How did Ladysmith parkrun come about? Gerhard and Lianda de Lange ran a few parkruns in East London and thought something like that must come to Ladysmith….
