Fifty up for Brakpan Parkrun
Brakpan Parkrun’s first-year anniversary will be celebrated on April 13 and locals are encouraged to participate and join in on the fun at this milestone event.
The Brakpan Parkrun celebrated its 50th event on March 30.
The event was made possible by seven volunteers, namely Gillian Chrystal, Sonja Fourie, Marie Lewis, Elwin Marais, Genevieve Dawn Locker, Margaret Wallace and AJ Coetzee.
Brakpan Parkrun’s female record is held by Jaylene Cloete, who recorded a time of 19 minutes and 44 seconds on June 2, while the male record is held by an unknown athlete who recorded a time of 18 minutes and 19 seconds on July 28.
Brakpan Parkrun started on April 21 last year and since then 2 073 participants have completed 5 616 parkruns, covering a total distance of 28 080 km, including 857 new personal bests (PBs).
A total of 126 individuals have volunteered 646 times.
Read: Who was a star at this week’s parkrun?
This week 38 people ran, jogged and walked the course, of whom seven were first-timers and three recorded new PBs.
Top 10 results from the Brakpan Parkrun this week are: 1 Bongiwe Simelane (23 minutes and 55 seconds), 2 Shane Locker (28 minutes and 28 seconds), 3 Graeme Fuller (29 minutes and 24 seconds), 4 Eugene Pfister (31 minutes and 25 seconds), 5 Allan Rippon (31 minutes and 30 seconds), 6 Gabisile Princess Mutshutshu (31 minutes and 33 seconds), 7 Clyde Locker (33 minutes and 38 seconds), 8 Masechaba Hluphekile Lethoba (34 minutes and 37 seconds), 9 Lynette de Beer (39 minutes and 17 seconds), 10 Kuhle Makaula (40 minutes and 12 seconds).
The parkrun takes place every Saturday morning at 8am from the Brakpan Customer Care Centre at the corner of Escombe Road and Elliot Avenue.
Also read: More fun in the sun at the Brakpan Parkrun
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