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Shongweni parkrun

South Africa KwaZulu-Natal

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!

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Meeting point: -29.79861, 30.74322. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates -29.79861, 30.74322.

The course

Course description

A beautiful trail run starting from the horse paddocks of the Durban Shongweni Club and following some flowing single track around the fields. The course consists of two laps with a combined distance of 5km.

Due to the nature of the course the route and pathways may not be suitable for participants with pushchairs/buggies. If you have any queries please contact the team prior to attending for further information

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is at Durban Shongweni Club, Shongweni. 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

The Saddle Inn is located at the Durban Shongweni Club, and offers coffee and breakfast.

More details

On foot

From the main entrance of the Durban Shongweni Club, remain in the driveway and enter the first paddock at the gate situated approximately 50 m after the right hand bend in the driveway.

By road

From Durban via N3 (toll), take the Shongweni off ramp and turn right. Travel down Kassier Rd until you see an Engen garage on your right then turn left into the main entrance.
From Durban via M13, take the Shongweni off ramp and turn left. You will see the main entrance on your right.

Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Saddle Inn. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in The Saddle Inn - please come and join us!

Course safety

Shongweni 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.
  • 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.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Shongweni 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 shongweni@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

521
Events
15,993
Finishers
106,850
Finishes
518
Volunteers
16,270
Personal bests
316
Groups
00:39:39
Average finish time

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