parkrun NZ Stats 03/12/2022

parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for December 3, 2022.

In New Zealand there were 40 parkruns with 4193 (+175) parkrunners and 487 (+27) volunteers, plus any pending results.

In brief

254 (-2) people got their parkrun barcode this week

206 (-4) ran their first parkrun this week

543 (+44) achieved personal bests this week

39 (+10) volunteered for the first time

20 (+2) new age category records were set

16 (+9) runners recorded sub-17 finishes

The average finish time in New Zealand increased to 31:17.

There were three new course records this week. Hannah Oldroyd ran 18:18 at Broad Park, Tom Galloway ran 16:56 at Broad Park and Dan Hunt ran 17:11 at Russell Park.

The top age graded runner was Colin Thorne at Hamilton Lake with a time of 49:59, 107.14% in the VM95-99 age group.

Milestones

11 parkrunners joined the J10 club

35 parkrunners joined the 25 club

10 parkrunners joined the 50 club

5 parkrunners joined the 100 club:

• Flaxmere: Ian Bruce McKee
• Greytown Woodside Trail: Fiona McCardle
• Hamilton Lake: Martin Carroll
• Palmerston North: Mark Pinny
• Sherwood Reserve: Cheryl Dahms

2 parkrunners joined the 250 club:

• Barry Curtis: Kate Pattinson
• Lower Hutt: Matthew Ruglys

5 parkrunners joined the V25 club: Lizi Eade, Mari Davenport, Murray Penno, Tim Crawshaw, Jonathan Batchelor.

Judy Nicol achieved her v50 at Balclutha.

* 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 (230), Porirua (235), Hagley (322).

Smallest NZ parkruns: Hamilton Park (26), Balclutha (24), Ōtaki River (22).

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

22 parkruns had higher attendance

15 parkruns had lower attendance

Ōtaki River and Whakatane Gardens recorded the same attendance as the week prior.

The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Porirua, with a change of 91.

The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Hamailton Park with a change of 100%.

The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Hagley with a change of -77.

The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Wanaka with a change of -45%.

NZ Anniversaries

0

Cancellations

0

PBs and First Timers

The most PBs were at Hagley (46), Porirua (34), Lower Hutt (31), Cornwall (27) and Whangarei (24).

The most PBs by percentage of field was Whakatane Gardens (10 or 29%), Otaki River (6 or 27%), Sherwood Reserve (13 or 23%), University of Waikato (10 or 23%) and Greytown Woodside Trail (12 or 22%).

The most first timers were at Hagley (43), Lake2Lake Trail (43), Queenstown (41), Porirua (32) and Broad Park (28).

The most first timers by percentage of field was at Lake2Lake Trail (43 or 61%), Queenstown (41 or 47%), Hamilton Park (11 or 42%), Wanaka (22 or 39%) and Blenheim (19 or 35%).

Fastest Among Us

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

1. Hannah Oldroyd (VW35-39) running Broad Park in 18:18 for the first time.
2. Louise Brabyn (JW15-17) running Palmerston North in 18:38 setting herself a new PB.
3. Anna Williams (SW30-34) running Anderson in 19:13.
4. Mikki Williden (VW45-49) running Hobsonville Point in 19:54.
5. Juliet Moorhead (JW11-14) running Porirua in 20:04.
6. Shannon-Leigh Walker (VW40-44) running Whangarei in 20:19 setting herself a new PB.
7. Katherine Fry (SW20-24) running Taupo in 20:25 for the first time.
8. Anna Hickey (SW25-29) running Western Springs in 20:39.
9. Haven Drinnan (SW18-19) running Pegasus in 21:25.
10. Tui Summers (VW50-54) running Foster in 21:30.
11. Margie Peat (VW65-69) running Cornwall in 21:50.
12. Brigitte Masse (VW55-59) running Hagley in 22:01.
13. Brooke Martin (JW10) running Porirua in 23:08.
14. Meg Christie (VW60-64) running Hagley in 23:26.
15. Judith Bradshaw (VW70-74) running Whangarei in 26:07.
16. Anna Reid (VW80-84) running Hagley in 32:36.
17. Pauline Lane (VW75-79) running Hagley in 35:42.

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

1. Chris Sanson (VM35-39) running Anderson in 15:56.
2. Samuel Stichbury (SM18-19) running Palmerston North in 16:07.
3. Matthew Arnold (SM25-29) running Cornwall in 16:11 setting himself a new PB.
4. Toby Caro (JM15-17) running Cornwall in 16:22 for the first time.
5. Luke Watts (SM30-34) running Whanganui Riverbank in 16:42.
6. James Conwell (VM40-44) running Greytown Woodside Trail in 17:14 for the first time.
7. Aj Cornwall (VM45-49) running Palmerston North in 17:21.
8. Shaun Ryan (VM50-54) running Lake2Lake Trail in 17:59 for the first time.
9. Peter Richards (VM60-64) running Hagley in 17:59 setting himself a new PB.
10. Laurie Watson (SM20-24) running Wanaka in 18:26.
11. Warwick Smith (VM55-59) running Porirua in 19:20.
12. Caleb Rice (JM11-14) running Trentham Memorial in 19:57.
13. C J Iversen (JM10) running Invercargill in 20:47.
14. Steve Fairley (VM65-69) running Whangarei in 21:17.
15. Allan Mayfield (VM70-74) running Foster in 22:37 for the first time.
16. Ron Crowhurst (VM75-79) running Whangarei in 25:24.
17. Selwyn James Parker (VM80-84) running Lake2Lake Trail in 30:35.
18. Colin Thorne (VM95-99) running Hamilton Lake in 49:59 for the first time.
19. Garth Barfoot (VM85-89) running Sherwood Reserve in 50:15.

Record Setters

There were 18 age category records broken this week:

• Anderson : (VM35-39) Chris Sanson broke Graeme Buscke ‘s record by 47 seconds running 15:56. This record stood for 313 weeks.
• Broad Park : (SM30-34) Tom Galloway took his own record by 4 seconds running 16:56. This record stood for 6 weeks.
• Broad Park : (VM70-74) John Raftery smashed Brian Barach ‘s record by 173 seconds running 24:44. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Broad Park : (VW35-39) Hannah Oldroyd smashed Helen Bealey ‘s record by 291 seconds running 18:18. This record stood for 8 weeks.
• Broad Park : (VW60-64) Debbie Newton broke Robyn Daly ‘s record by 28 seconds running 26:26. This record stood for 4 weeks.
• Cornwall : (JM15-17) Toby Caro took Sebastian Wharton ‘s record by 9 seconds running 16:22. This record stood for 159 weeks.
• Cornwall : (VM35-39) Joe Smith broke Richard Gregory ‘s record by 36 seconds running 16:13. This record stood for 295 weeks.
• Hagley : (VM60-64) Peter Richards took his own record by 14 seconds running 17:59. This record stood for 36 weeks.
• Lake2Lake Trail : (SW20-24) Miranda King broke Hannah Williams ‘s record by 43 seconds running 21:39. This record stood for 8 weeks.
• Lake2Lake Trail : (VM35-39) Bobby Douglas smashed Wayne Fry ‘s record by 224 seconds running 19:32. This record stood for 7 weeks.
• Lake2Lake Trail : (VM50-54) Shaun Ryan smashed Grant R Baker ‘s record by 180 seconds running 17:59. This record stood for 4 weeks.
• Lake2Lake Trail : (VW50-54) Tania Inwood broke Sue Kim ‘s record by 39 seconds running 27:22. This record stood for 8 weeks.
• Lake2Lake Trail : (VW55-59) Trish Arndt smashed Harriette Hamilton ‘s record by 100 seconds running 26:18. This record stood for 13 weeks.
• Otaki River : (SW20-24) Samantha Hall broke Nina Wronski ‘s record by 60 seconds running 24:02. This record stood for 46 weeks.
• Russell Park : (SM25-29) Dan Hunt smashed Nic Sowerby ‘s record by 159 seconds running 17:11. This record stood for 14 weeks.
• Russell Park : (VM50-54) Andrew Pennefather took Grant Lincoln ‘s record by 4 seconds running 18:44. This record stood for 31 weeks.
• Taupo : (VM65-69) Paul Ritchie took his own record by 7 seconds running 21:35. This record stood for 6 weeks.
• Whangarei : (VW40-44) Shannon-Leigh Walker broke Miriam Ellis ‘s record by 42 seconds, setting herself a new PB, running 20:19. This record stood for 193 weeks.

Thanks to Paul Ellis for additional stats. You can view the top 100 countryman table here.