parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for September 10, 2022.
In New Zealand there were 39 parkruns with 3569 (-175) parkrunners and 440 (-19) volunteers, plus any pending results.
In brief
328 (-78) people got their parkrun barcode this week
227 (-62) ran their first parkrun this week
549 (+121) achieved personal bests this week
38 (-2) volunteered for the first time
37 (-5) new age category records were set
8 (-2) runners recorded sub-17 finishes
The average finish time in New Zealand remains 31:10.
There were two new course records this week. Matt Parsonage with 16:59 and Winona Lee with 21:42, both at Whakatāne Gardens.
The top age graded runner was Colin Thorne at Whangarei with a time of 53:41, 99.75% in the VM95-99 age group.
Milestones
9 parkrunners joined the J10 club
22 parkrunners joined the 25 club
15 parkrunners joined the 50 club
9 parkrunners joined the 100 club:
- Greytown Woodside Trail : Rhys Wingate
- Hagley : Nicola Asmussen , Mike Laird
- Lower Hutt : Warren King
- Palmerston North : Richard Berber
- Pegasus : Haven Drinnan , Dean Wills
- Queenstown : Jacqui Cole
- Whangarei : Dwayne Collecutt
2 parkrunners joined the 250 club. Congratulations to:
3 parkrunners joined the V25 club – Man Yu, Jill Grogan and John Kent.
Linda Barker achieved her V50 milestone at Hobsonville Point parkrun.
* V50, V100 and V250 milestones aren’t recorded in the same way, so if you know of others please let me know.
Attendance
Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Cornwall Park (203), Lower Hutt (208), Hagley (403).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Puarenga (25), Gisborne (24), Ōtaki River (22).
Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:
20 parkruns had higher attendance
19 parkruns had lower attendance
Whanganui Riverbank recorded the same attendance as the week prior.
The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Lower Hutt, with a change of 104.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Lower Hutt with a change of 100%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Tauranga with a change of -115.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Tauranga with a change of -72%
NZ Anniversaries
0
Cancellations
0
PBs and First Timers
The most PBs were at Hagley (70), Owairaka (33), Hobsonville Point (28), Cornwall (27) and Palmerston North (26).
The most PBs by percentage of field was Lake2Lake Trail (21 or 38%), University of Waikato (13 or 36%), Sherwood Reserve (15 or 31%), Owairaka (33 or 26%) and Tauranga (10 or 23%).
The most first timers were at Hagley (46), Whakatane Gardens (43), Dunedin (25), Lower Hutt (23) and Foster (20).
The most first timers by percentage of field was at Whakatane Gardens (43 or 70%), Lake2Lake Trail (18 or 32%), Balclutha (9 or 31%), Queenstown (16 or 28%) and Wanaka (10 or 23%).
Fastest Among Us
The 18 fastest females in New Zealand by age category, in pace order, were:
- Hannah Oldroyd (VW35-39) running Foster in 17:31.
- Lahana Reeves (SW20-24) running Foster in 18:38 setting herself a new PB.
- Annie Radecki (VW40-44) running Hagley in 19:30 setting herself a new PB.
- Bela Cameron (JW10) running Hagley in 19:43 setting herself a new PB.
- Stephanie Beech (SW30-34) running Hagley in 20:37.
- Joanne Wainwright (VW45-49) running Millwater in 20:55 for the first time.
- Lily James (JW15-17) running University of Waikato in 21:01 setting herself a new PB.
- Naomi Bondarenko (SW25-29) running Queenstown in 21:19 setting herself a new PB.
- Haven Drinnan (SW18-19) running Pegasus in 21:39.
- Wendy Richards (VW50-54) running Foster in 21:50 setting herself a new PB.
- Noreen Crombie (VW55-59) running Taupo in 22:12.
- Beth Wilhelm (JW11-14) running Pegasus in 22:16 setting herself a new PB.
- Nuala Dunne (VW60-64) running Whanganui Riverbank in 23:28.
- Jennifer Smith (VW70-74) running Millwater in 25:48.
- Raewyn Richmond (VW65-69) running Hamilton Lake in 27:32.
- Elizabeth Dainty (VW65-69) running Porirua in 27:32.
- Anna Reid (VW80-84) running Hagley in 32:02.
- Julie Boshier (VW75-79) running Russell Park in 36:17.
The 19 fastest males in New Zealand by age category, in pace order, were:
- Corban Straker (SM20-24) running Hagley in 15:30.
- Mark Macdermot (SM25-29) running Cornwall in 16:43 for the first time.
- Mike Robinson (VM35-39) running Gisborne in 16:57.
- Matt Parsonage (VM40-44) running Whakatane Gardens in 16:59 for the first time.
- Grant Mclean (VM50-54) running Lower Hutt in 17:08.
- Tram O’callaghan (JM15-17) running Hagley in 17:09 setting himself a new PB.
- Dwayne Collecutt (SM30-34) running Whangarei in 17:23.
- Maxwell Panckhurst (VM45-49) running Hagley in 17:51.
- Brent Cameron (JM11-14) running Hagley in 18:08 setting himself a new PB.
- Peter Richards (VM60-64) running Foster in 18:34.
- Malcolm Cornelius (VM55-59) running Foster in 18:41.
- Ovin Angammana (JM10) running Porirua in 18:59.
- Josef Scott (SM18-19) running Dunedin in 19:32.
- Gavin Stevens (VM65-69) running Owairaka in 20:36.
- Paul Berry (VM70-74) running Cornwall in 23:33.
- Brian Hayes (VM75-79) running Porirua in 23:58.
- Mike Stewart (VM80-84) running Lower Hutt in 27:12.
- Peter Hanson (VM85-89) running Porirua in 41:01.
- Colin Thorne (VM95-99) running Whangarei in 53:41.
Record Breakers
There were 33 age category records broken this week:
- Foster : (SW20-24) Lahana Reeves took her own record by 13 seconds running 18:38.
- Foster : (VW35-39) Hannah Oldroyd took her own record by 4 seconds running 17:31.
- Hagley : (JW10) Bela Cameron smashed Lucy Wheeler ‘s record by 89 seconds, setting herself a new PB, running 19:43.
- Hagley : (VW80-84) Anna Reid broke her own record by 29 seconds running 32:02.
- Hamilton Park : (VW45-49) Rebecca Tayler smashed Rose Dickison ‘s record by 108 seconds running 23:05.
- Lake2Lake Trail : (JM10) Nathan Webber broke Charlie Braaksma ‘s record by 57 seconds running 28:11.
- Lake2Lake Trail : (JW10) Sophia Hansen smashed Lucy Hansen ‘s record by 156 seconds, setting herself a new PB, running 43:27.
- Lake2Lake Trail : (VM35-39) Curtis James smashed Wayne Fry ‘s record by 299 seconds, setting himself a new PB, running 28:42.
- Lake2Lake Trail : (VM60-64) David Sharp smashed Tim Heaver ‘s record by 212 seconds running 21:29.
- Lake2Lake Trail : (VW60-64) Gail Sharp smashed Sandra Harry ‘s record by 772 seconds running 25:53.
- Millwater : (VM80-84) Fred Smith broke his own record by 34 seconds running 28:38.
- Millwater : (VW45-49) Joanne Wainwright took Anna Mcrae ‘s record by 9 seconds running 20:55.
- Otaki River : (VM65-69) Linsay May took his own record by 6 seconds running 25:06.
- Otaki River : (VW60-64) Kate Jenkins took her own record by 4 seconds running 25:31.
- Palmerston North : (VW80-84) Margaret Stuart took her own record by 16 seconds running 42:10.
- Porirua : (VM75-79) Brian Hayes smashed Peter Mcfarlane ‘s record by 278 seconds running 23:58.
- Russell Park : (VM70-74) Keith Henderson took his own record by 14 seconds running 24:26.
- Russell Park : (VW70-74) Karen Pallesen smashed her own record by 67 seconds running 42:04.
- Sherwood Reserve : (JM10) Harry Smith broke Andrew Day ‘s record by 60 seconds, setting himself a new PB, running 23:43.
- Sherwood Reserve : (SM30-34) Robert Tang broke Richard Mclellan ‘s record by 37 seconds running 17:33.
- Sherwood Reserve : (VM85-89) Garth Barfoot broke his own record by 48 seconds running 43:37.
- Sherwood Reserve : (VW65-69) Ann Wilson broke her own record by 56 seconds running 29:58.
- University of Waikato : (VM35-39) Michael Robinson broke Chris Lawrence ‘s record by 45 seconds, setting himself a new PB, running 17:47.
- Whakatane Gardens : (SW30-34) Megan Dwyer smashed Saresa Luscombe ‘s record by 319 seconds running 29:19.
- Whakatane Gardens : (VM35-39) Paul Jamieson broke his own record by 32 seconds running 19:54.
- Whakatane Gardens : (VM40-44) Matt Parsonage smashed Mark Bouwman ‘s record by 89 seconds running 16:59.
- Whakatane Gardens : (VM50-54) Scott Whitley smashed Keith Hamill ‘s record by 83 seconds running 20:13.
- Whakatane Gardens : (VW35-39) Vicky Brewin smashed Donna Mcleod ‘s record by 226 seconds running 26:05.
- Whakatane Gardens : (VW50-54) Julie Collard smashed Jenny Riddall ‘s record by 259 seconds running 27:35.
- Whakatane Gardens : (VW60-64) Jackie East smashed Margaret Edwards ‘s record by 633 seconds running 42:12.
- Whakatane Gardens : (VW65-69) Robyn Richards smashed Glenis Hodson ‘s record by 86 seconds running 34:06.
- Whakatane Gardens : (VW70-74) Liz Donoghue smashed her own record by 100 seconds running 46:02.
- Whanganui Riverbank : (VW45-49) Joanna Macbeth took her own record by 15 seconds running 23:34.
Thanks to Paul Ellis for extra stats. You can view the top 100 countrymen here.