Nearly 100 participants line up for Standerton parkrun
Amid encouragement from the volunteers at the finish line, Siyabonga Kamhelo came in at an improved time of 16:24, with Tshiamo Lephoto close on his heels a second later.
Run director, Charl van Wyk did the honours of getting 94 participants out of the blocks on January 6 at 08:00.
The Standerton River Park hosts this free event, offering runners, joggers and walkers the opportunity to compete against themselves.
A round of applause followed the announcement of first-timers entering the distance of 5km.
Amid encouragement from the volunteers at the finish line, Siyabonga Kamhelo came in at an improved time of 16:24, with Tshiamo Lephoto close on his heels a second later.
Sinkho Mzizi completed the distance in 19:20, a new personal best, followed by Kaywen Human who registered 20:51 and Timothy Hoop 22:02.
Kutloano Tsotetsi recorded 23:32, while Chrizell Roberts ran her 50th in 25:02. Welcome Ndlangisa ran a new personal best of 25:09, followed by Juma Kadar’s 25:15.
Rodrique van der Voort crossed the finish line in 26:14 and Wassie Rossouw in 26:40. The parkrun is made possible by volunteers who are deployed at certain strategic points.
Frans Vermaak, Jennifer Naidoo, Krishnalal Ramdharee, Leandri van Wyk, Lizette Jansen van Rensburg, Lydia Roets, Jean Robertson, Marjorie
Uys, Nienke Swart, Renette de Sousa, Ruwan Vermaak, Séan Jansen vaan Rensburg, Sylvy Moodley, Theo Schönfeldt and Zeldine Strydom ensured a safe and smooth event.
