Youngsters dominate this parkrun in Standerton
The volunteers who made this event possible are Renette de Sousa, Preyanka Dorasamy, Lizette Jansen van Rensburg, Séan Jansen van Rensburg, Sylvy Moodley, Patricia Mudau, Thikolelwi Collins Mudau, Jennifer Naidoo, Strini Naidoo, Lydia Roets, Zeldine Strydom, Marjorie Uys, Charl van Wyk, Leandri van Wyk, Ruwan Vermaak, Johannes Vosloo and Noluthando Zweni.
Parkrun volunteers donned their new visibility vests in bright pink at the River Park on Saturday morning, adding a cheerful addition to the sunny morning in Standerton.
This 273rd event drew 69 participants.
The six parkrunners who set personal best times are William Abrahams (26:08), Pieter Jansen van Vuuren (27:15), Babalelo Razwiedani (44:05), Shameema Essak (53:04), Tracy-Lee Bertrand (54:40) and Regina Mampye (57:09).
Mostly junior runners dominated the front lines on Saturday. Kaywen Human (11-14) finished first at 19:18, followed by Andiswamahlubi Hadebe (11-14) at 24:38 and Timothy Hoop (18-19) in 24:42.
Young Mbali Nkutha (11-14) was the first woman to finish. Her time was 25:51. Eugene Viljoen (25:08) was the first senior runner in.
A minute later, William Abrahams (26:08) clocked in, followed by Pieter Grobbelaar (26:14), Deon Steynberg (27:10), Pieter Jansen van Vuuren (27:15), Janke Draper (27:16), Rodrique van der Voort (28:23), Ayanda Dlamini (28:54), Parth Jayram (29:01), Wikus Pretorius (29:03) and Daleney Grobbelaar (29:45).
The volunteers who made this event possible are Renette de Sousa, Preyanka Dorasamy, Lizette Jansen van Rensburg, Séan Jansen van Rensburg, Sylvy Moodley, Patricia Mudau, Thikolelwi Collins Mudau, Jennifer Naidoo, Strini Naidoo, Lydia Roets, Zeldine Strydom, Marjorie Uys, Charl van Wyk, Leandri van Wyk, Ruwan Vermaak, Johannes Vosloo and Noluthando Zweni.
