parkrun Attendance and Milestone Stats for 7 March 2020
In New Zealand there were 29 parkruns, 4727 parkrunners and 339 volunteers, plus any pending results.
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403 people got their parkrun barcode this week
291 ran their first parkrun this week
53 people volunteered for their first time
862 achieved personal bests this week
14 new age category records were set
8 runners recorded sub-17 finishes
The average run time in New Zealand is 30:43 (same as last week)
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14 parkrunners joined the J10 club
15 parkrunners joined the 50 club
4 parkrunners joined the 100 club
0 parkrunners joined the 250 club
1 parkrunner joined the V25 club – congratulations to Andrew Grainger,
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Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Hagley (489), Cornwall Park (291), Lower Hutt (258).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Flaxmere (56), Greytown Woodside Trail (54), Taupo (52).
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0 new attendance records were set.
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Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:
15 parkruns had higher attendance than last week
13 parkruns had lower attendance than last week
None had the same attendance as the week before.
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The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Porirua, with a change of 57.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Kapiti Coast with a change of 56%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Puarenga, with a change of -82.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Puarenga, with a change of -44%.
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NZ Anniversaries this week:-
Cambridge (3)
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NZ Cancellations this week:-
0
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Editor’s note: I think Puarenga’s drop is the Ironman factor, there is a large contingent of parkrunners at Ironman in Taupo on Saturday as either competitors, supporters, spectators or volunteers.