GRAAFF-REINET NEWS - A smashing 101 parkrunners were ready for action at Saturday's Mountain Drive event in Graaff-Reinet.
The challenging route saw visitors from Canada, England, East London, Fish Hoek and Pretoria.
Despite the warm weather, 13 participants managed to walk, jog or run new personal bests.
Youngster Brendley Memanie, who runs in the junior category for age 15 - 17, was once again first with 19:09. He has six local parkruns to his name, of which he has won four.
East London visitor Annamarie Acton was first of the women with 28:38. She has participated in 313 parkruns, but this was her first in Graaff-Reinet.
A local junior soccer team, who is still to be registered, participated for the first time.
"They ran barefoot," an organiser of the event said. "[It was such a special sight] to see such hard-core, energetic and committed youngsters."
The event was made possible by volunteers Peter Burdett, Mike Calitz, Charles Maasdorp, Jacqui Taylor-Freeme, Johan du Plessis, Danie Jackson, Tammy du Plessis and Kim Spencer Primic. Two rangers from South Africa National Parks also manned a water station.
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