People get active with parkrun in Standerton
This week seven people tackled the 5km route for the first time.
Red was the colour and love the theme of this week’s Standerton parkrun at the River Park. A total of 64 people opted to begin their Saturday by getting some exercise at the River Park parkrun’s Valentine’s special in Standerton.
The parkrun aims to encourage people of all ages and sizes, fit or unfit, to get up and get moving. You can run, jog or walk, as long as you parkrun.
This week seven people tackled the 5km route for the first time. With the only competition being against oneself, two participants improved their own best times.
Ruben Oberholzer, a junior participant running U10, improved his own best time to 39:12. Richard Mabaso (65-69) moved up his own time to 42:02.
The first finisher of 285th parkrun in Standerton was Eugene Viljoen (24:52), followed by Andiswamahlubi Hadebe (27:13), Ayanda Dlamini (27:52), Kevin Armitage (29:58), Andrew Ainsworth (30:15) and Sibusiso Wilson Dlangalala (31:14).
The volunteers who made the event possible, are Charl van Wyk, Daniel Wright, Johannes Vosloo, Krishnalal (Johnny) Ramdharee, Leandri van Wyk, Lizette Jansen van Rensburg, Lydia Roets, Marjorie Uys, Noluthando Zweni, Priscilla Ramdharee, Renette de Sousa, Séan Jansen van Rensburg en Zeldine Strydom.
