The Standerton Riverpark parkrun celebrated its 331st event on January 1, kicking off the new year with some fitness fun. Seventy-one runners took part in this event, and three set new personal bests to kick off the new year.

Steve Swanepoel finished the run with a time of 35:43 (PB).

Jannie Viljoen gained a new PB of 44:22. Mikayla Havenaar gained a new PB of 46:41.

The first known finisher at this event was Timothy Hoop (24:24), followed by Eugene Viljoen (24:38) and Zander van der Linde (25:59).

Petra van der Linde was the first female finisher, recording a time of 25:59.\

Pieter Grobbelaar completed the run with a time of 28:53.

Elmien Vermaak and her husky, Kira, completed this event in 34:51.

The volunteers who made this event possible are Andrew Ainsworth, Charl van Wyk, Daniel Wright, Frans Vermaak, Johannes Vosloo, Leandri van Wyk, Lizette Jansen van Rensburg, Lydia Roets, Marion Jean Robertson, Marjorie Uys, Nienke Swart, Parth Jayram, Séan Jansen van Rensburg, Susan Laufs, and Zeldine Strydom.

The Standerton Riverpark parkrun takes place every Saturday at 08:00 in the Standerton Riverpark.