SECUNDA – Organisers already hosted the second park run in town on Saturday, 1 November.
They officially launched the first one on Saturday, 25 October with a visit from the Comrades Marathon legend Bruce Fordyce, who also took part in the park run and ran the 5km with the other athletes.
Altogether 100 athletes took part in the first one and 104 in the second one.
Organisers are hoping to increase that number.
250 athletes are registered for Parkrun Secunda.
The park run is an initiative worldwide that takes part in many countries weekly.
It is something the whole family can take part in every Saturday at 8am.
People can take their dogs and push a pram and walk the 5km.
It begins at the Trichardtspruit Dam in PDP Kruger Street.
It is free of charge and those interested can register
online at www.parkrun.co.za/secunda.
Once runners have registered, they can print out their unique
barcodes and their numbers will then be scanned at the end of every park run.
The park run began in 2004 in Teddington in the United Kingdom with
just 13 runners and was brought to South Africa by Fordyce.
He is also the country manager for park runs in South Africa.
For more information, contact Mr Dean Moore at 072 384 8701 or Ms Bruna Dos Santos at 084 514 5149.
Like their page on Facebook at Parkrun Secunda.
