parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for April 17, 2021
In New Zealand there were 33 parkruns, with 3608 (+720) parkrunners and 362 (-2) volunteers, plus any pending results.
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236 (-18) people got their parkrun barcode this week
147 (+15) ran their first parkrun this week
38 (+8) people volunteered for their first time
429 (+131) achieved personal bests this week
9 (+1) new age category records were set
3 (-1) runners recorded sub-17 finishes
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The average run time in New Zealand has increased to 30:57.
There was one new course record this week: Charli Miller, 18:53 (University of Waikato). This is the third week in a row Charli has broken the course record at this parkrun.
The top age graded runner was Loris Reed at Tauranga with a time of 25:21, 92.37% in the VW70-74 age group.
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14 parkrunners joined the Junior 10 club
13 parkrunners joined the 50 club
10 parkrunners joined the 100 club – congratulations to Jenny Pearson, Maria Whitehead, Jeremy Duggan, Mark Bennetts, Brent Mitchell, Brian Smart, Bruce Clark, Joanne Fukuda, Andrew Coster and Phillip Curtis.
2 parkrunners joined the 250 club – congratulations to Jasmine Cooper (Kapiti Coast) and Warwick Smith (Porirua).
There were six parkrunners who achieved their V25 milestone – congratulations to Daniela Salzmann (Anderson), Mark Olsen-Vetland (Balclutha), Jacqueline Thomas (East End), Sandy McIntyre (Gisborne), Dick Breukink (Hamilton Lake) and Geoff Tomkins (Wanaka).
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Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Lower Hutt (220), Dunedin (226), Hagley (286).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Wanaka (30), Blenheim (30), Whanganui Riverbank (28).
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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:
26 parkruns had higher attendance
7 parkruns had lower attendance than last week
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The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Palmerston North with a change of 99.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Whanganui Riverbank with a change of 155%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Hamilton Lake, with a change of -88.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Hamilton Lake, with a change of -40%.
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NZ Anniversaries this week:-
None
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NZ Cancellations this week:-
None
