parkrun NZ stats 15/05/2021

parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for May 15, 2021

In New Zealand there were 33 parkruns, with 3125 (-610) parkrunners and 384 (-2) volunteers, plus any pending results.

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234 (-21) people got their parkrun barcode this week

130 (-33) ran their first parkrun this week

31 (-4) people volunteered for their first time

331 (-231) achieved personal bests this week

13 (-11) new age category records were set

4 (-4) runners recorded sub-17 finishes

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The average run time in New Zealand remains 30:58.

There was one new course record this week: Hannah Oldroyd, 17:38 (University of Waikato).

The top age graded runner was Judith Stewart at Whangarei with a time of 26:15, 87.68% in the VW70-74 age group.

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5 parkrunners joined the Junior 10 club

15 parkrunners joined the 50 club

8 parkrunners joined the 100 club – congratulations to Linda Swallow, Anna Willis, Neil Rogers, Arend Laser, Kristina Cariga, Liz Moore, Mark Anderson and Anita Earl.

1 parkrunner joined the 250 club – Congratulations to Patrick Donovan (Lower Hutt)

Six parkrunners achieved their V25 milestone – congratulations to Deborah Ridge (Foster), Anand Desai (Hobsonville Point), Bruce Hartley (Invercargill), Dan Joe, Gabby Cowcill, Rob Stead (Lower Hutt),

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Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Dunedin (171), Cornwall Park (208), Hagley (317).

Smallest NZ parkruns: Wanaka (30), Flaxmere (30), Balclutha (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:

4 parkruns had higher attendance

27 parkruns had lower attendance than last week

Owairaka had the same with 67 parkrunners.

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The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Cambridge NZ and Blenheim both with a change of 7.

The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Blenheim with a change of 24%.

The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Lower Hutt, with a change of -75.

The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Gisborne, with a change of -47%.

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NZ Anniversaries this week:-

Hobsonville Point 2

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NZ Cancellations this week:-

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