parkrun NZ Stats 02/04/2022

parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for April 2, 2022.

In New Zealand there were 32 parkruns (up 3 on last week), with 2647 (+547) parkrunners and 357 (+29) volunteers, plus any pending results.

In brief

209 (+44) people got their parkrun barcode this week

135 (+15) ran their first parkrun this week

328 (+92) achieved personal bests this week

26 (+6) volunteered for the first time

17 (+1) new age category records were set

16 (+5) runners recorded sub-17 finishes

The average run time in New Zealand remains at 31:03.

There was one new course record this week: Josh Jordan (16:22 at Ōtaki River).

The top age graded runner was Sally Gibbs at Whanganui Riverbank with a time of 18:30, 100.5% in the VW55-59 age group.

Milestones

7 parkrunners joined the J10 club

28 parkrunners joined the 25 club

11 parkrunners joined the 50 club

9 parkrunners joined the 100 club – Kerri Samantha McQueen, Sarah Jane Sinclair, Anna Gatie, Michael Miners, Christopher Arnold, Adam Sigley, Neil Holland, Helen Boston and Anna Gray.

0 parkrunners joined the 250 club

3 parkrunners joined the V25 club – Ashley McDonald, Denyse Graham, and Aimee Withington.

Attendance

Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Cornwall Park (192), Lower Hutt (196), Hagley (248).

Smallest NZ parkruns: Flaxmere (28), Ōtaki River (24), Wanaka (17).

Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:

21 parkruns had higher attendance

8 parkruns had lower attendance

The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Lower Hutt, with a change of 82.

The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Lower Hutt with a change of 72%.

The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Hagley with a change of -35.

The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Hagley with a change of -12%.

There were no new attendance records.

NZ Anniversaries

0

Cancellations

Cambridge NZ, Dunedin, Foster and Sherwood Reserve.

Personal Bests and first timers

The most PBs were at Hagley (37), Lower Hutt (21), Invercargill (19), Hobsonville Point (17) and Palmerston North (17).

The most PBs by percentage of field was Otaki River (9 or 38%), Hamilton Park (9 or 30%), Whanganui Riverbank (9 or 26%), Invercargill (19 or 26%) and Trentham Memorial (13 or 22%).

The most first timers were at Hagley (21), Lower Hutt (21), Owairaka (20), Hamilton Lake (16) and Pegasus (15).

The most first timers by percentage of field was at Otaki River (7 or 29%), Queenstown (13 or 27%), University of Waikato (13 or 26%), Hamilton Park (7 or 23%) and Taupo (11 or 22%).

The fastest among us

The 17 fastest females in New Zealand by age category, in pace order, were:

1. Sally Gibbs (VW55-59) running Whanganui Riverbank in 18:30 setting herself a new PB.
2. Kimberley Iversen (JW15-17) running Invercargill in 18:40 setting herself a new PB.
3. Angela Doig (SW30-34) running Pegasus in 19:26.
4. Lindsay Barwick (VW45-49) running Lower Hutt in 19:28.
5. Fleur Pawsey (VW40-44) running Hagley in 19:44.
6. Emma Mackie (VW35-39) running Hobsonville Point in 20:20 setting herself a new PB.
7. Emmy Hurcum (JW11-14) running Millwater in 20:57 setting herself a new PB.
8. Winona Lee (SW18-19) running Owairaka in 21:08 setting herself a new PB.
9. Anna Hickey (SW25-29) running Western Springs in 21:08.
10. Margie Peat (VW65-69) running Cornwall in 21:35.
11. Wendy Cottrell-teahan (VW50-54) running Palmerston North in 22:12.
12. Kiera Webb (SW20-24) running Hagley in 23:14.
13. Dianne Davis (VW60-64) running Hagley in 24:07.
14. Evette Chan (JW10) running Porirua in 25:11 setting herself a new PB.
15. Loris Reed (VW70-74) running Tauranga in 25:42.
16. Pauline Lane (VW75-79) running Hagley in 40:56.
17. Pam Hilton (VW80-84) running Hamilton Lake in 52:08.

The 19 fastest males in New Zealand by age category, in pace order, were:

1. Casey Thorby (JM15-17) running Taupo in 15:28.
2. Ryan Hunt (SM20-24) running Lower Hutt in 16:16 setting himself a new PB.
3. David Lawson (SM25-29) running Hagley in 16:19 setting himself a new PB for the first time.
4. Laurie Watson (SM18-19) running Hagley in 16:20 setting himself a new PB.
5. Craig Iversen (VM45-49) running Invercargill in 16:27 setting himself a new PB.
6. Brian Garmonsway (VM40-44) running Trentham Memorial in 16:29.
7. Anthony Jackson (VM35-39) running Trentham Memorial in 16:41.
8. Ben Twyman (SM30-34) running Greytown Woodside Trail in 16:42.
9. Grant Mclean (VM50-54) running Greytown Woodside Trail in 17:52 setting himself a new PB for the first time.
10. Timothy Wallace (JM11-14) running Barry Curtis in 18:07 setting himself a new PB.
11. Peter Caudwell (VM55-59) running Puarenga in 18:09 setting himself a new PB.
12. Ovin Angammana (JM10) running Porirua in 19:29.
13. John Durand (VM60-64) running Hagley in 20:14 setting himself a new PB.
14. Kevin Rolls (VM65-69) running Palmerston North in 22:37.
15. Lloyd Millar (VM70-74) running Greytown Woodside Trail in 24:06.
16. Brian Mitchell (VM75-79) running Blenheim in 25:55.
17. Mike Stewart (VM80-84) running Lower Hutt in 27:44.
18. Mike Batchelor (SM—) running Whangarei in 40:58.
19. Neil Holland (VM85-89) running Puarenga in 50:37.

Thanks to Paul Ellis for extra stats. You can view the top 100 countrymen table here. Each week is on a different sheet.