Most people are familiar with parkrun by now, but did you know that there are 218 locations around South Africa where people can participate? Here are a few interesting statistics about parkrun, as updated on Monday:
Finishers: 991 025;
Finishes: 13,373,679;
All-time events: 64,443;
Volunteers: 60,148;
Personal best times: 2,026,797;
Average finish time: 41:56.
Remember to join parkrun every Saturday at 07:00 at the side gate of Vryheid Golf Club. Parkrun is free and you only need to register once – whether walking, jogging, running, volunteering or a combination thereof.

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