parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for April 3, 2021
In New Zealand there were 33 parkruns, with 3739 (-113) parkrunners and 358 (-35) volunteers, plus any pending results.
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243 (-) people got their parkrun barcode this week
180 (+10) ran their first parkrun this week
31 (-4) people volunteered for their first time
582 (-23) achieved personal bests this week
20 (+3) new age category records were set
14 (+11) runners recorded sub-17 finishes
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The average run time in New Zealand remains 30:56.
There were three new course records this week. Hannah Oldroyd, 17:30 (Blenheim), Charli Miller, 19:17 (University of Waikato) and Ben Bidois, 16:07 (University of Waikato).
The top age graded runner was Christine Adamson at Hobsonville Point with a time of 21:15, 95.37% in the VW60-64 age group.
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12 parkrunners joined the Junior 10 club
20 parkrunners joined the 50 club
5 parkrunners joined the 100 club – congratulations to Millie Gatie, Jamie Sinclair, Nigel Millius, Paul Graham and Elise Heyns.
1 parkrunner joined the 250 club – congratulations to Allan Maclachlan (Cornwall Park)
There were two parkrunners who achieved their V25 milestone – congratulations to Matthew Ruglys (Lower Hutt) and David Mellsop (Whanganui Riverbank).
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Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Cornwall Park, Hamilton Lake (194), Porirua (203), Hagley (309).
Smallest NZ parkruns: University of Waikato (46), Balclutha (34), Whanganui Riverbank (34).
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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:
16 parkruns had higher attendance
17 parkruns had lower attendance than last week
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The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Taupo with a change of 68.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Taupo with a change of 212%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Hagley, with a change of -64.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Foster, with a change of -36%.
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NZ Anniversaries this week:-
None
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NZ Cancellations this week:-
None
