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Hart & Bosch Village parkrun, FREE, weekly 5km timed event for all at 08:00, regardless of the weather. Every Saturday at - 08:00am. It is also lots of FUN!

At Hart & Bosch Village near Hartenbos Heights. Hartenbos parkrun launched on 14 March 2015 in Mossel Bay and we had 234 awesone events under this name. We had to relocate to a new venue (Outeniquasbosch Wildlife Village) and so it happened that we became Outeniquasbosch parkrun in September 2019. We had our 25th event at Outeniquasbosch on 14 March 2020 (exactly 5 years from the date we originally launched as Hartenbos parkrun) when Covid-19 forced all parkruns to be cancelled. During the period that parkruns were “put on ice”, development at Outeniquasbosch Wildlife Village proceeded at a fast pace. There was always the possibility that when the Home Owners Association takes over the management of the Village, they might not renew permission to operate there. We were therefore very pleased when the landowners of Hart & Bosch Village offered us the opportunity to use their premises for our parkrun. From launching as Hartenbos parkrun to our current Hart & Bosch Village parkrun we have come nearly full circle. For those who do not know what a parkun is: parkrun is a free, weekly, 5km fun run/fun walk, not a race, which encourages a healthy lifestyle and community. It is an open event and everybody is invited, young and old, even if you are not a runner. The ONLY request we have is to register online at www.parkrun.co.za and print your own bar code – if you want your results after every event. You can, however, still participate even if you did not register but you will not receive results. Children, parents and grandparents are welcome! Children under the age of 11 should be accompanied by an adult. Unfortunately, no dogs are allowed at our parkrun. Hart & Bosch Village parkrun depends on the community for its existence, and there are no entry fees involved. All work is done voluntarily and therefore we would like to request our community to get involved and also help as volunteers. Please send us an email by clicking on the “Send Email” link located at the right-hand corner of the cover photo should you require more information or want to become involved as a volunteer. Additional information about the Hart & Bosch Village parkrun, driving instructions, map or a description of the course, GPS co-ordinates etc can be found here: http://www.parkrun.co.za/hartenboschvillage/course/

02/11/2026

Once again, we were fortunate enough to host a parkrun every Saturday during October even though we had two "wettish" events.

We had a total of 1 357 participants who completed the course during the month of October – an average of 271 per week which is a bit higher than last month.

WELL DONE to the 75 people who completed their very first parkrun. Daar was 155 mense met vlerke aan hul voete wat Personal Bests opgestel het, including Age Graded Records – yes even some on the rainy days. We also had 84 participants who visited our parkrun for the very first time. We hope you enjoyed your time with us.

Our Unknowns were a very acceptable 3.83% of attendance. The number of Unknowns were unusually high for 17 October when we had our annual Cancer Awareness event. A number of non-parkrunners attended the event as a once-off. Even so, our “Can I Help” volunteers who assist people to register or help when participants forgot to bring their barcode feel indeed very chuffed with this figure – they have assisted at least 91 people to register or find their barcodes. Without their assistance our figure for Unknowns would have been 10.54%. Whoop Whoop!

Of the 199 volunteers, 112 volunteered without a run-credit while the other 87 received a credit for both participating and volunteering. A BIG THANK YOU to you all! Without volunteers there can be no parkrun!

We had loads and loads of people who achieved parkrun milestones for participating as well as volunteering. WELL DONE to you all! Every milestone is indeed very special.

Hart & Bosch Village parkrun ROCKS! En so sê ons almal. And just for good measure - a LOUD WHOOP WHOOP for EVERYBODY (including the very welcome Visitors) who make our parkrun so special - we ALL ROCK!

Happy parkrunning wherever your barcode takes you.

STATISTICS AND REPORT COMPILED BY: LOUTJIE MAREE and ITA JANSE VAN RENSBURG
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01/11/2026

THANK YOU/ BAIE DANKIE

Thank you to Johan Labuschagne (Snr) for donating a new battery for our sound system. Over time, Johan has built up a very close relationship with the sound system. Since our previous system was stolen from the storage container when criminals broke in there, Johan has been taking the sound system home, charge the battery and ensure that it is again at parkrun the next Saturday. It was also him who started playing the nice music which contribute to the positive atmosphere before we start. So, when Johan’s “baby” started to throw tantrums from time to time, and we had to interrupt the announcements to connect it to his car battery we realized the writing is on the wall. But never fear when Johan is near. Thank you so much for your generosity, Johan – and so say ALL OF US! 🤗💖🌳

31/10/2026

EMAILS FOR TODAY/ E-POSSE VIR VANDAG

It seems there might be a problem with the parkrun email system because quite a few people did not receive the email with their results or thanking them for volunteering. The results have been processed as per normal. If you haven't received an email, you can check on the website for your results and/or whether you received a volunteer credit with the following link. If you do not appear on the results page either, you can contact us via email [email protected]
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Dit lyk asof daar moontlik 'n probleem is met die parkrun e-posstelsel omdat 'n hele paar mense nie die e-pos met hul resultate of dankie vir vrywillige bydrae ontvang het nie. Die resultate is soos normaal verwerk. As jy nie 'n e-pos ontvang het nie, kan jy op die webwerf jou resultate en/of kyk of jy 'n vrywilligerpunt gekry het via die volgende skakel. As jy ook nie op die resultateblad verskyn nie, kan jy ons per e-pos kontak by [email protected]

31/10/2026

UITSLAE/RESULTS

Dit lyk asof daar nogal 'n paar mense is wat nie die e-pos met hulle resultate ontvang het nie. Die resultate is soos normaal verwerk. As jy nie 'n e-pos ontvang het nie, kan jy op die webwerf jou resultate nagaan met die volgende skakel. As jy ook nie op die resultatebladsy is nie, kan jy ons via e-pos by [email protected] kontak.

It seems there are quite a few people who did not receive the email with their results. The results have been processed as per normal. If you haven't received an email, you can check on the website for your results with the following link. If you are not on the results page either, you can contact us via email [email protected]

31/10/2026

Address

R102
Mossel Bay

Website

http://www.parkrun.co.za/hartenboschvillage

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