parkfun!

We see them every Saturday morning, wearing an assortment of gear ranging from takkies and floppy gardening hats to state-of-the-art technical running gear. These are the 5km parkrunners, a new breed of runner that has swept the country.

Parkrun was introduced into South Africa in 2011 by Comrades maestro Bruce Fordyce and no single similar initiative has had such a positive impact on healthy lifestyles. Those doing parkrun range from serious