Join a fun and friendly local parkrun on Saturday

Parkrun - In the beginning…

The idea of parkrun was conceived by Zimbabwean-born Londoner Paul Sinton-Hewitt in 2004. Sinton-Hewitt has never hidden his selfish reasons for originally starting parkrun: at the time of its creation in October 2004, he had just been made redundant and had also got injured, meaning no more running for the foreseeable future. This gave him the motivation to go ahead with a plan he had been mulling for a while: a social time trial over 5 kilometers held every week, primarily for club runners but open to anyone who wanted to come along. Despite disbelief from many of his clubmates about its viability, the inaugural Bushy Park Time Trial took place on October 2^nd 2004, with 13 runners and finished in a slightly contrived dead-heat between Ranelagh Harriers’ Chris Owens and Matt Morgan in 18:47. There were no barcodes, no finish tokens, no marshals, just two volunteers, a stopwatch and some number-punched washers to be handed out for finishing positions.

13 runners, 5 kilometers...the start of something beautiful!

What is Parkrun?

Parkrun is a collection of 5-kilometre events for walkers, runners, and volunteers that take place every Saturday morning at more than 2,000 locations in 22 countries across five continents. Parkrun was founded by Paul Sinton-Hewitt on 2 October 2004 at Bushy Park in London, England.

How many km is a parkrun?

parkrun is a free, community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. parkrun is 5k and takes place every Saturday morning. junior parkrun is 2k, dedicated to 4-14 year-olds and their families, every Sunday morning.

What time does parkrun start in SA?  

8:00am

What does it cost to join in?

Nothing - it's free! but please register before you first come along. Only ever register with parkrun once and don't forget to bring a scannable copy of your barcode (request a reminder). If you forget it, you won't get a time.

Safeguarding

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. 

Bettysbay Parkrun

What is Betty’s Bay parkrun?

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer, or spectate – it's up to you!

When is it?

Every Saturday at 8:00 am.

Where is it?

The event takes place at Harold Porter National Botanical Garden, C/O R44 Clarens Drive, Broadwith Rd, Betty's Bay, 7141 , Western Cape. See Course page for more details.

How fast do I have to be?

We all take part for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!

Betty’s Bay parkrun needs you!

It is entirely organized by volunteers - email  to help.

We're friendly!

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee in the Red Disa restaurant and Coffee on Clarence - please come and join us! 

Hermanus Parkrun

VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE

Hermanus Parkrun will take place on 23 December 2023. At last, permission has been granted to get to the start of the route following the devastating storms in September.

That said- PLEASE NOTE- that there is a stop-and-go in place on the R320, so getting to the start will take a little longer and you should therefore leave plenty of time to get there.

ALSO- most importantly – the bridge on Camphill Road still only has a temporary fix. A marshal will be on the bridge ensuring all vehicles drive across slowly, and one at a time- so this will impact the time it will take to get to the start.

Hermanus is so excited to be back in the Parkrun fraternity and looks forward to welcoming everyone back!

What is Hermanus parkrun?

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer, or spectate – it's up to you!

When is it?

Every Saturday at 8:00 am.

Where is it?

The event takes place at Hermanus Forest, Camphill Road, Hemel en Aarde Valley, Hermanus, 7200. See Course page for more details.

How fast do I have to be?

We all take part for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!

Hermanus parkrun needs you!

It is entirely organized by volunteers - email  to help.

We're friendly!

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee in the Bush Diner - please come and join us!

Groeneweide Parkrun – Gansbaai

What is Groeneweide parkrun?

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!

When is it?

Every Saturday at 8:00 am.

Where is it?

The event takes place at Groeneweide Farm, Franskraal, 7220. See Course page for more details.

How fast do I have to be?

We all take part for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!

Groeneweide parkrun needs you!

It is entirely organized by volunteers - email  to help.

We're friendly!

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee in the Groeneweide Restaurant - please come and join us!

BETTYSBAY PARKRUN VOTED THE BEST PARKRUN IN AFRICA 2023