Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Amanzimtoti parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
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South Africa
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KwaZulu-Natal
- 5 kilometres
- Amanzimtoti
Meeting point: -30.05067, 30.89023. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -30.05067, 30.89023.
The course
Course description
The course commences and concludes at the open space approximately 50 meters south from the Amanzimtoti main beach. It is positioned along the promenade opposite the natural swimming pool and below the flats. It heads south on the promenade towards the big circle at the lagoon, around the circle and all the way back, then down onto the beach towards the swimming pool.
Turning left on the beach towards the turn around flag and coming back towards the swimming pool, still on the beach, and then up the promenade going back to the big circle at the lagoon, around the circle and coming back on the second lap, coming straight down the promenade to the finish tunnel.
The route is a two lap, which cuts down on the beach run.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Beach Rd, Amanzimtoti. The course is run on a mixture of paving, grass and sand. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
Public Toilets, Public Beach Pool, Ample Parking, Outdoor Showers, are available at the Amanzimtoti main beach area.
Please note that unfortunately there is a No Dogs Allowed, rule on the Amanzimtoti Beachfront.
More details
Public transport
N/A
On foot
N/A
By road
From the South
- Take Exit 138, to Adams Rd
- Turn left at the traffic lights
- Turn left again at T junction and traffic lights into Kingsway Road (Andrew Zondo)
- Take first right into Link Road
- Turn left at the T junction into Beach Road
- Continue along Beach Road towards Amanzimtoti main beach
- 97 Beach Road, which is the Tourism office
- There is ample parking on the right parking area and on the road.
From the North
- Heading South on the N2, take Exit 141, to Moss Kolnik Drive / Kwa Makhutha (keeping right)
- At the traffic lights turn right onto Kingsway Road, (Andrew Zondo), continue along Kingsway
- Turn left into Inyoni Rocks road, just before the filling station, keeping right towards the bottom of the road
- At the bottom turn left into Beach Road, towards Amanzimtoti main beach. 97 Beach Road, which is the Tourism office
- There is ample parking on the right parking area and on the road
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local café. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in a local café - please come and join us!
Course safety
Amanzimtoti parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:
- Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
- Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
- Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
- We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
- Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
- Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
- Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
- If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
- If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
- Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog. - parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.
- Please remember to stick to the course, if however you stray down to the water's edge please run on the compacted sand and be mindful of fishing lines and run BEHIND the fishermen.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Amanzimtoti parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
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For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email amanzimtoti@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.
To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.
Event stats
- 547
- Events
- 14,014
- Finishers
- 111,158
- Finishes
- 570
- Volunteers
- 13,980
- Personal bests
- 360
- Groups
- 00:42:30
- Average finish time
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