Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 54, January 2014 | Page 17

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Dusi parkrun, Pietermaritzburg
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Dusi parkrun starts and finishes at the Natal Canoe
Club, on the banks of Camps Drift in the heart of
Pietermaritzburg. This is one of the oldest, proudest canoe
clubs in SA, and the canoeists are regulars at the Saturday
morning parkrun, using it as part of their training for the
Dusi Canoe Marathon. The setting is relaxed and beautiful,
especially on the mornings when there is a little fog above
the river. We have even had the privilege of two fish eagles
making their presence felt on occasions.

Images: Gill Fordyce

The course is easy and this makes it attractive to even
the most sociable, so we now have over 1000 registered
runners and it is amazing to see the broad spectrum of
those that attend, often with dogs on a leash or little ones
in jogger prams. A regular attendee is 81-year-old Mike
Arbuthnot, who has swum all 40 Midmar Mile events and
has completed 80 Midmar Mile swims in total!
We pride ourselves on the diversity of abilities, ages and
cultures within our g