SERENITY STRIDES

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Running a Smile Through SA — bringing hope, recovery, and change to communities that need it most.

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6 years sober. Running 2,000km to prove change is possible.

Making SA Smile :)

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Serenity Strides Foundation is built on lived experience.
Through endurance running, community engagement, and real connection, we aim to show that no matter where you come from — change is possible.

Denver Van Der Bergh, Founder of Serenity Strides Foundation

Upcoming Endurance Runs

Sat, 18 Jul
Smile a Mile Training run 1
Rondebosch Common parkrun
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18 Jul 2026, 06:00 – 11:00
Rondebosch Common parkrun, Park Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
Join me in my first preparation run in preparation for the Smile a Mile Run 2027 where I will be running 2000 km from Cape Town to Namibia. If you trace my previous run from CT to Durban, and combine it with this upcoming route to Namibia, it forms a symbolic image across the map of SA - a smile.
Sat, 17 Oct
Smile a Mile Training run 2
Rondebosch Common parkrun
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17 Oct 2026, 06:00 – 11:00
Rondebosch Common parkrun, Park Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
Join me in my first preparation run in preparation for the Smile a Mile Run 2027 where I will be running 2000km from Cape Town to Namibia. If you trace my previous run from CT to Durban, and combine it with this upcoming route to Namibia, it forms a symbolic image across the map of SA - a smile.
Sat, 05 Dec
Smile a Mile Training run 3
Rondebosch Common parkrun
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05 Dec 2026, 08:00 – 11:00
Rondebosch Common parkrun, Park Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7700, South Africa
Join me in my first preparation run in preparation for the Smile a Mile Run 2027 where I will be running 2000km from Cape Town to Namibia. If you trace my previous run from CT to Durban, and combine it with this upcoming route to Namibia, it forms a symbolic image across the map of SA - a smile.