parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for January 1, 2022.
In New Zealand there were 24 (plus nine on last week) parkruns, with 1821 (+575) parkrunners and 262 (+102) volunteers, plus any pending results.
In brief
119 (-4) people got their parkrun barcode this week
102 (+35) ran their first parkrun this week
154 (+63) achieved personal bests this week
15 (+5) volunteered for the first time
42 (+35) new age category records were set (25 at the new Ōtaki River parkrun)
7 (-9) runners recorded sub-17 finishes
The average run time in New Zealand is now 31:01.
There were five new course records this week: Ronan Lee (14:59 at Gisborne), Simon Mace (15:39 at Hobsonville Point), Thomas Strawbridge (15:56 at Trentham Memorial) and course records set at Ōtaki River by Mark Bouwman (19:19) and Olive Fountain (25:13).
The top age graded runner was Christine Adamson at Western Springs with a time of 22:11, 92.79% in the VW65-69 age group.
Milestones
1 parkrunner joined the J10 club
12 parkrunners joined the 50 club
5 parkrunners joined the 100 club – Paul Newsom, Jeni Harrison, Rui Sudo, David Bishop, and Jonathan Gulliver.
1 parkrunner joined the 250 club – Congratulations to Nneka Okonta.
0 parkrunners joined the V25 club
Attendance
Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Lower Hutt (126), Cornwall Park (127), Hagley (211).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Whanganui Riverbank (32), Blenheim (32), Flaxmere (18).
Ōtaki River set its course record with 111 finishers..
Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:
7 parkruns had higher attendance
8 parkruns had lower attendance
The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Anderson and Tauranga, with a change of 30.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Anderson with a change of 46%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Queenstown with a change of -55.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Queenstown with a change of -54%.
NZ Anniversaries
0
Cancellations
Barry Curtis, Cambridge NZ, Dunedin, Foster, Hamilton Lake, Kapiti Coast, Millwater, Sherwood Reserve, University of Waikato, Wanaka, Whangarei