parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for March 20, 2021
In New Zealand there were 33 parkruns, with 3665 (-52) parkrunners and 368 (same as last week) volunteers, plus any pending results.
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237 (-5) people got their parkrun barcode this week
163 (-27) ran their first parkrun this week
38 (+2) people volunteered for their first time
632 (+24) achieved personal bests this week
13 (-11) new age category records were set
5 (-2) runners recorded sub-17 finishes
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The average run time in New Zealand remains 30:56.
There was one new course record. Kimberley Iversen, 18:43 (Invercargill).
The top age graded runner was Colin Thorne at Whangarei with a time of 53:47, 89.80% in the VM95-99 age group.
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14 parkrunners joined the Junior 10 club
19 parkrunners joined the 50 club
8 parkrunners joined the 100 club – congratulations to Steven Olsen, James Pascoe, Graham Richardson, John Murphy, Andrew Ruherdale, Caroline Williamson, John Marshall, and Tommy Earl.
1 parkrunner joined the 250 club – congratulations to Alastair Fear (Millwater)
6 parkrunners joined the V25, congratulations to: Oscar Hadley (East End), Paul Martelletti (Hackney Marshes, but at Palmerston North), Liam Prattley (Invercargill), Angela Lamont (Pegasus) and Julia Ramsay (Wanaka).
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Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Lower Hutt (222), Cornwall Park (243), Hagley (272).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Balclutha (39), Wanaka (33), Whanganui Riverbank (31).
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There were no new attendance records set this week.
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Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:
18 parkruns had higher attendance
14 parkruns had lower attendance than last week
There was one parkrun with the same attendance as last week, Cornwall Park with 243.
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The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Hobsonville Point with a change of 58.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was University of Waikato with a change of 98%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Hamilton Lake, with a change of -114.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Hamilton Lake, with a change of -57%.
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NZ Anniversaries this week:-
None
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NZ Cancellations this week:-
None