Milestones aplenty at parkrun

Roodepoort parkrunners celebrated a slew of milestones on Saturday.

October 29, 2025

Johan Meyer 1 minute read

Karen and Steve Spottiswoode completed their 150th and 200th parkruns.

Roodepoort parkrun featured a host of notable milestones and anniversaries on Saturday, October 25.

The most popular event on the weekly calendar drew 492 participants, some serious about trying to improve their times over the 5km course, others running for fun and fitness, while some took part grudgingly on doctor’s orders.

The top five once again posted impressive times.

James Bantom took first place in a personal best time of 18:22. Tony Nyilika finished in second place with 19:15, while third-place runner Siyabonga Mthali also posted a personal best in 20:00.

Munyaradzi Hluyo took fourth in 20:03, and Jermaine Lee rounded out the top five in 21:05.

Maryna Bijker once again took the top spot in the women’s race, finishing in 23:08.

Cici Mchunu took second in 26:19.

Nicolene Bezuidenhout celebrates het 250th parkrun.

Roodepoort parkrun’s 630th race delivered a slew of milestones, including a 350th finish for Bruce Munro and a 250th for Christopher Joel.

Christopher Joel completed his 250th parkrun and dedicated it to his wife.

Christopher, dressed in pink, dedicated his run to his wife, who passed away in 2024 from breast cancer. This was also his 25th run as a parkrun volunteer.

James Bantom shortly after finishing in first place.

Dr Steve Spottiswoode and his wife, Karen, respectively ran their 200th and 150th parkruns.

Munyaradzi Hluyo crosses the finish line in fourth place.

Nicolene Bezuidenhout finished her 200th run, and Pragasen Veerasamy finished his 100th.

Longtime parkrun volunteer Marissa Nagy finished her 200th volunteer run.

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October 29, 2025

Johan Meyer 1 minute read

Johan Meyer

"Johan is an internationally published journalist and editor with extensive experience in news and industry reporting. His work has featured in numerous publications over the years. He cut his teeth at the Roodepoort Record and Northside Chronicle as proofreader, swiftly progressing to junior journalist. He later joined Randfontein Herald as journalist and eventually worked his way up to becoming editor. During his years away from Caxton, he fulfilled journalist and editor positions for various industry publications at the once mighty Malnor Media House right up to their closure in 2019. This position saw him traveling all over the world on writing assignments. Since 2019, he has worked as a freelancer for various publishing houses, and had a year-long stint as senior editor for a large stable of retail and medical B2B titles, until rapid growth of his own small business required his fulltime attention. At the end of 2023, with his own business now fully staffed, Johan decided to dedicate himself to his first love, working as a local journalist for the good of his community. "