Ladysmith parkrun

05/09/2026

05/09/2026

66 Runners, joggers and walkers arrived for parkrun event 417 which took place in cool and misty weather conditions.

Despite the light rain, it did not stop the faithful parkrunners to stay at home. ☔️

We welcomed our visitors and one of them was Jacqueline Nel from Balito, who already has completed more than 240 parkrun milestones. 🌟

A special thanks must go to all our volunteers for their commitment to help, despite the wet and rainy conditions. We also want to congratulate the volunteers who celebrated their birthdays this past week; Liz Spiret, who always makes sure that everything goes well at the finish token table, celebrated her 90th birthday . Thank you for setting such an example to be available to complete volunteer duties. 🎈

Jenny Pool also celebrated her birthday on Wednesday. Congratulations! 🥳

Lianda de Lange, wife of our parkrun founder Gerhard, reached two milestones today. Congratulations on your 60th birthday today and also by reaching the milestone by completing your 300th volunteer duty today. Thank you for sharing a special birthday cake with all our parkrunners and volunteers. It is much appreciated. 🍰

We are looking forward to welcoming all our regular parkrunners back next week and hope for beautiful Spring weather!🌷

30/08/2026

Here are 5 reasons we love the barcode:

⛑️ Feel safer
Should something happen to you at parkrun, fellow parkrunners and the emergency services can easily access your emergency contact details.

👋 Personal greeting
How lovely is it when a barcode scanner can greet you by your name?

🪁 Feel lighter
You won't have to carry your phone during the event.

🧡 Showcase your love of parkrun
Have an instant conversation starter about your favourite weekend activity.

🤝 Supporting parkrun
All profit goes back to keeping parkrun free, for everyone, forever.

30/08/2026

🙌Remembering to Like😅, comment or share this post to bring more of us together next week Saturday at 8am sharp 👊🏽🏆

🇿🇦🏃🏽‍♀️ Friendly greetings from all of us at Ladysmith parkrun! 🏃🏽‍♂️🇿🇦

What a beautiful Saturday morning at Ladysmith parkrun! ☀️

A fantastic 117 runners, joggers and walkers enjoyed a perfect, warm morning with us. A very special welcome to all our first-timers and visitors!

Today we welcomed Richard and Rachel Arnott, who joined us all the way from England 🇬🇧. Richard completed some of his army training in Ladysmith many years ago, and today he returned to do a very different kind of training — parkrun style! 😄🏃🏽‍♂️

Rachel, thank you for your lovely compliment about our beautiful venue. We’re so glad you enjoyed your morning with us!

🏉 And what a weekend for Springboks
rugby! 🇿🇦🇳🇿

Congratulations to the Springboks on their win over the All Blacks. 🏆🇿🇦 A great rivalry, but always with friendship, respect and good sportsmanship between two proud rugby nations. Well played to both teams! 🇿🇦🤝🇳🇿

A huge thank you to everyone who comes out and supports Ladysmith parkrun, whether you are running, walking, volunteering, cheering from the sidelines or simply encouraging someone to take that first step. Your support helps make our parkrun community so special. ❤️

Let’s keep showing up for ourselves and for one another — getting our daily dose of exercise, looking after our health and working towards a healthy, active and well-balanced life. 🌿💪🏽

💧 A little reminder: With the warmer Saturday mornings, please remember to bring something to drink and stay hydrated.

See you next Saturday!
Ladysmith parkrun — where every step counts. 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️❤️

23/08/2026

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23/08/2026

Ladysmith Parkrun Event #415 ☀️🏃‍♀️

What a beautiful, sunny morning at Event #415 — it’s starting to feel almost like spring! 🌸 We had 119 runners and walkers cross the finish line, with plenty of first-timers and visitors joining us once again.🤩

🥳A special welcome to Greg Kanter, visiting from Norm-Hudlin Trails parkrun in Port Elizabeth. It was great to have you with us!

Today we also celebrated two fantastic volunteer milestones:

🏅 Zaheera Mulla — 250 volunteer occasions
🏅 Corrie Pieterse — 150 volunteer occasions

Congratulations to both of you, and thank you for your incredible dedication to parkrun and our community. 🙌

A huge thank you as well to all our volunteers who give their time and energy each week to make Ladysmith parkrun possible. Your contribution is truly appreciated.🥳

We’re also very grateful to the Country Club for allowing us to use these wonderful facilities. We’re incredibly blessed to enjoy the outdoors within the beautiful surroundings of the golf course. 🌿

⏰ Reminder: We start at 8:00 am sharp!
Please make sure you arrive on time. As we use the golf course, we need to finish before the first tee-off times.❤️‍🔥

Have a fantastic week, everyone, and we’ll see you next Saturday! 💙🏃‍♂️
Springboks all the way. 🇿🇦💚💛Great teamwork Ladysmith Gazette All Blacks

15/08/2026

🏃‍♀️❄️ A Chilly but Beautiful
Ladysmith parkrun!

With snow still sitting proudly on the nearby Drakensberg mountains thanks to Veronica Du Plessis Nel for the photograph of it, today brought us a slightly warmer morning at 8°C. Despite the winter chill our stats are consistent with 93 runners, joggers and walkers who came out to enjoy the beautiful outdoors, blue skies, still conditions and stunning scenery at our amazing Ladysmith Country Club Venue 🥐☕️💙🏔️

A warm welcome to all our first-timers and visitors, including visitors from as far as Canada! 🇨🇦 We also welcomed Christel and Allan from Pietermaritzburg🍾, who stopped by to join us. They were full of praise🙌 for our beautiful venue and asked us to pass on their thanks to all our wonderful volunteers for their support. 🙏🏽❤️

The forecast is looking warmer for the week ahead, so set that alarm, grab your running shoes and bring a friend next Saturday before the Springboks 🇿🇦 play the All Blacks🇳🇿 on the 23rd of August 2026 in Jhb🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Let’s see if we can get 100+ parkrunners and Springboks supporters back on the start line with their green and gold 💚💛

Same time. Same place. Same parkrun magic. ✨

See you next week! 😎♾️
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08/08/2026

Network Sport | The Boks will be favourites in Buenos Aires, but the home team can never be underestimated.

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