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Parkrun
Ladysmith 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
- Ladysmith
Meeting point: -28.54626, 29.76994. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates -28.54626, 29.76994.
The course
Course description
The course starts in front of the Ladysmith Country Club tennis clubhouse and heads around the bowling green following the already established pathway, then heading down the left hand side of the 1st hole, across a bridge and around the 13th hole tee box and then following the boundary fence in an anti-clockwise loop. At the furthest point the route turns back towards the club house, passing a dam after 2 kilometres, and another after 2.6 kilometers. The route then turns away in a westernly direction to the furthest point of the golf course, again going around a dam, following a tractor path back in the direction of the club house. After 4.3 kilometres the route takes a turn to the right in the direction of the 17th green, going around the green, over a canal, following the cut route above another green, then turning left to see the finish 150 meters in front of you. The route is cut, and when there are enough volunteers, marshals will be along the route. The route is mostly flat, with steady inclines and downhills.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Ladysmith Country Club, 26 Reservoir Road, Ladysmith. The course is run on a mixture of trail paths and grass. 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
Restaurant, free parking, toilets, bar.
More details
Public transport
N/A
On foot
N/A
By road
From JHB 352km. Follow N3 to Harrismith. Follow directions to Durban down Van Reenen’s Pass. Take the N11 off ramp to Ladysmith/Bergville. Turn left to Ladysmith. After 15 km turn left to Ladysmith and keep right. At T-junction turn right into Ladysmith. At first robot turn left into Francis Road. At 3-way-stop, take slipway to the left into Ruby Gailey street, and left again into Reservoir Road. After 400m enter the golf club on the right.
From DBN 246km. Follow N3 to N11 off ramp to Ladysmith/Bergville. Turn right to Ladysmith. After 15 km turn left to Ladysmith and keep right. At T-junction turn right into Ladysmith. At first robot turn left into Francis Road. At 3-way-stop, take slipway to the left into Ruby Gailey street, and left again into Reservoir Road. After 400m enter the golf club on the right.
GPS co-ordinates: 29°46'15"E, 28°32'49"S
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Ladysmith Country Club. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Ladysmith Country Club - please come and join us!
Course safety
Ladysmith 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.
- It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
- You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
- 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.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Ladysmith 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 ladysmith@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
- 423
- Events
- 4,912
- Finishers
- 57,282
- Finishes
- 241
- Volunteers
- 7,653
- Personal bests
- 111
- Groups
- 00:43:39
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
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- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Li, La, Lu, Lr
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