parkrun Attendance and Milestone Stats for July 18, 2020
In New Zealand there were 28 parkruns, 3062 parkrunners and 307 volunteers.
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225 people got their parkrun barcode this week
132 ran their first parkrun this week
28 people volunteered for their first time
347 achieved personal bests this week
20 new age category records were set
5 runners recorded sub-17 finishes
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The average run time in New Zealand remains 30:45
One new course records were set this week: Whanganui Riverbank: Caroline Mellsop, 20:53.
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10 parkrunners joined the 50 club
5 parkrunners joined the 100 club
2 parkrunners joined the 250 club – congratulations to Neil Haxton and Christine O’Sullivan-Robertson.
2 parkrunners joined the V25 club – congratulations to Linda Kennedy (East End), Helen Hall-King (Hamilton Lake), Katherine Cambridge (Invercargill), Chris Van Der Leer (Pegasus), Melanie Jones (Pegasus).
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Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Hagley (238), Lower Hutt (244), Cornwall Park (265).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Gisborne (37), Balclutha (36), Blenheim (34).
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No new attendance records this week.
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Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:
9 parkruns had higher attendance than last week
19 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 48.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Wanaka with a change of 43%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Anderson, with a change of -55.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Anderson, with a change of -49.5%.
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NZ Anniversaries this week:-
None
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NZ Cancellations this week:-
2 – Hobsonville Point (remediation works) and Whangarei (thunderstorms and flooding).
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