PARKRUN
you simply have to become a parkrunner , don ’ t you ? Registration is free of charge , and you get your own personal barcode for life which is scanned at any of the thousands of parkrun sites around the world every Saturday after you cross the finish line . There is no time limit , and you don ’ t have to be an athlete either . All you need is the willpower to do something for yourself health wise . And preferably you would like to join us at Egweni River Lodge .
Every person who crosses the finish line is a winner and referred to as a finisher . After every run your time and scanned position is forwarded to your e-mail address . As time passes you acquire acknowledgement in terms of the number of events leading to the completion of parkrun milestones such as 50 runs , 100 runs , 250 runs , etc . Now where can you get a better deal than that ? – free registration , free running , free volunteers , free cheers and acknowledgement , free results , free exercise , free friends – for life .
On 7 September 2024 , worldwide after the day ’ s parkrun events , the stats looked most impressive :
• 2,497 events ( actual events that took place after discounting the cancellations for whatever reason )
• 379,708 ( participants in all roles such as walkers , joggers , runners and volunteers
• 20,317 ( first-timers – parkrunners who participated for the very first time ever )
• 43,252 ( PBs – Personal Bests which means an improvement on previous best performance )
In SA we currently have 219 parkrun event venues . We would like to think ours is one of the nicest because of our scenery , which is stunning in summer especially . Our course is a mixture of grass , gravel , and sandy footpaths with some miniature concrete bridges to cross as well , and then of course our beautiful meandering Vaal River is right next to us whilst we run . What a beautiful sight and sound with birds darting around in the sky .
Now that we have your attention , please contact us for any parkrun details and , in particular , ours at : egweniriverlodge @ parkrun . com You can also follow us weekly on Facebook . https :// www . facebook . com / egweniriverlodgeparkrun ? mibextid = ZbWKwL
Remember parkrun is free , fun and community based . Where are we situated ? At 2 Van Coller Street Parys , next to the bridge
86 Parys Crater Street Mile