Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Ivydale 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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Limpopo
- 5 kilometres
- Ivydale
Meeting point: -23.93704, 29.43367. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -23.93704, 29.43367.
The course
Course description
The course starts next to the hall and finishes under the 534 arch. This is a 3-lap course following the path of a newly laid out route. Please keep left and pass right. The route is medium rough grass and gravel, astro turf and paving. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. The course features some rugged and sloped areas.
Your Driver's licence or ID will be required at the entrance to the property, please allow yourself extra time to get through security.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at 534 Home of Padel, Polokwane. The course is ran on a mixture of grass, gravel and permanent paths. 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
Participants will be able to use the toilets in the main building (Hall) which is near the start of the course and will have access to the toilets at the restaurant/coffee shop should they wish to have breakfast or coffee.
More details
Public transport
On Uber, search for 534 Home of Padel, Polokwane.
On foot
N/A
By road
There is only one main entrance from Orpen Road. Please note: A valid driver’s licence or ID must be presented to gain access to the facility. Allow extra time for entry.
Coming from Polokwane, use the R101 highway and turn left onto Orpen Road. Continue straight just past Trevor Road. 534 Home of Padel will be on your left.
Coming from Johannesburg, use the N1 highway. Take the R101 offramp to Polokwane. Continue straight. Turn right onto Orpen Road. Continue straight just past Trevor Road. 534 Home of Padel will be on your left.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: MiHa. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at MiHa - please come and join us!
Course safety
Ivydale 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.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Ivydale parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.
For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email ivydale@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
- 96
- Events
- 1,059
- Finishers
- 3,114
- Finishes
- 184
- Volunteers
- 539
- Personal bests
- 58
- Groups
- 00:44:08
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
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