500th parkrun done and dusted for Amanzimtoti parkrunner
Amanzimtoti's Daniel T Swart recently conquered his milestone 500th parkrun, joining almost 200 other South Africans who achieved the same.
FROM parkruns to cross-country and still going strong, Amanzimtoti parkrunner Daniel T Swart ran his 500th parkrun on August 15, joining the other almost 200 South Africans that have achieved the impressive milestone.
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Amanzimtoti parkrun co-director John Niewoudt said that worldwide there are almost 8000 registered parkrunners and of those, around 4500 have run 500 in total. In addition, Swart volunteered to assist on the sidelines 260 times.
At 68-years-old, Swart has remarkably finished in first place 13 times. Outside of parkrunning, he received his KZN colours for cross country in Richards Bay.
“He still holds the 19-year-old parkrun record. In the 60-64 age category, Swart holds the record in Winterton for the last seven years and also holds the record in the 65-69 age category at the Treviso parkrun in Italy for the last three years,” said Niewoudt.
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