parkrun NZ Stats 01/04/2023

parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for April 1, 2023.

In New Zealand there were 41 parkruns with 4820 (567) parkrunners and 553 (-6) volunteers, plus any pending results.

In brief

402 (-74) people got their parkrun barcode this week

266 (-77) ran their first parkrun this week

674 (-165) achieved personal bests this week

38 (-14) volunteered for the first time

39 (-4) new age category records were set

2 (-12) runners recorded sub-17 finishes

The average finish time in New Zealand increased to 31:27.

There was one new course record this week. Sjors Corporaal ran 15:40 at Whakatane Gardens.

The top age graded runner was Colin Thorne at Whangarei with a time of 56:47, 106.05% in the VM95-99 age group.

Milestones

6 parkrunners joined the J10 club

34 parkrunners joined the 25 club

17 parkrunners joined the 50 club

12 parkrunners joined the 100 club:

• Broad Park: Mary Allen
• Flaxmere: Tahlia Hopkins
• Gisborne: Helayna Ruifrok
• Greytown Woodside Trail: Flynn Register
• Hamilton Lake: Sarah Jenkins
• Owairaka: Winona Lee
• Palmerston North: Wendy Cottrell Teahan, Gavin Teahan
• Puarenga: Robert Corbett
• Taupō: Jay Simpson
• Waitangi: Troy Ramsay
• Whangarei: Christine Fraser

1 parkrunner joined the 250 club

• Lower Hutt: Sonja Penafiel Bermudez

1 parkrunner joined the 500 club

• Lower Hutt: Martin O’Sullivan

4 parkrunners joined the V25 club: Hamish Thorburn, Andrew Cox, Sheryl Bayliss and Mike Kitchen.

Winona Lee achieved her v50 at Owairaka, Lauren Rowe achieved her v50 at University of Waikato, Ina Chalmers achieved her v100 at Queenstown.

* V50, V100 and V250 milestones aren’t recorded in the same way, so if you know of others please let me know either in the comments below or email runswithabarcode@gmail.com.

Attendance

Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Hamilton Lake (246), Millwater (262), Hagley (351).

Smallest NZ parkruns: Ōtaki River (24), Russell Park (23), Hamilton Park (15).

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

16 parkruns had higher attendance

23 parkruns had lower attendance

Ōtaki River and Trentham Memorial recorded the same attendance as last week (24 and 69 respectively).

The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Invercargill, with a change of 55.

The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Lake2Lake Trail with a change of 77%.

The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Hagley with a change of -216.

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

Attendance Records

0

NZ Anniversaries

0

Cancellations

0

PBs & First Timers

The most PBs were at Millwater (40), Hamilton Lake (34), Waitangi (33), Palmerston North (31) and Cornwall (30).

The most PBs by percentage of field was Trentham Memorial (19 or 28%), Broad Park (22 or 23%), Russell Park (5 or 22%), Waitangi (33 or 21%) and University of Waikato (17 or 21%).

The most first timers were at Waitangi (94), Queenstown (41), Hagley (40), Western Springs (39) and Wanaka (38).

The most first timers by percentage of field was at Waitangi (94 or 59%), Wanaka (38 or 50%), Lake2Lake Trail (18 or 46%), Queenstown (41 or 42%) and Western Springs (39 or 24%).

The fastest among us

The 18 fastest females in New Zealand by age category, in pace order, were:

1. Nera Jareb (VW40-44) running Hamilton Lake in 17:21 for the first time.
2. Hannah Oldroyd (VW35-39) running Pegasus in 17:24.
3. Katherine Camp (SW30-34) running Hagley in 18:10.
4. Amara Rae (SW25-29) running Palmerston North in 19:25 setting herself a new PB.
5. Lily James (JW15-17) running Hamilton Lake in 20:41.
6. Mary Weatherall (SW20-24) running Hagley in 20:43 for the first time.
7. Becky Blay (SW18-19) running Pegasus in 20:55.
8. Lauren Shelley (VW45-49) running Hamilton Lake in 21:01.
9. Karis Rae (VW50-54) running Kapiti Coast in 21:18.
10. Chloe Donald (JW11-14) running Hagley in 22:06.
11. Suzanne Mackie (VW55-59) running Hagley in 22:09.
12. Paige Veal (JW10) running Tauranga in 22:12 setting herself a new PB.
13. Sue Sedon (VW60-64) running Western Springs in 23:54.
14. Margie Peat (VW65-69) running Cornwall in 24:14.
15. Lynnley Driver (VW70-74) running Pegasus in 31:06.
16. Diana Kittow (VW80-84) running Russell Park in 33:59.
17. Julie Boshier (VW75-79) running Russell Park in 39:30.
18. Clasina Van Der Veeken (VW90-94) running Whangarei in 55:40.

The 20 fastest males in New Zealand by age category, in pace order, were:

1. Sjors Corporaal (VM45-49) running Whakatane Gardens in 15:40 setting himself a new PB.
2. Jamie Coulter-smyth (SM30-34) running Broad Park in 16:56.
3. Alexander Gibson (SM18-19) running Lake2Lake Trail in 17:07 for the first time.
4. Lee Cook (VM35-39) running Queenstown in 17:09.
5. Matt Parsonage (VM40-44) running Puarenga in 17:17.
6. Ollie Brazier (SM25-29) running Taupo in 17:28.
7. Ashton Upfold (JM15-17) running Taupo in 17:33 for the first time.
8. Nic Ratcliffe (JM11-14) running Anderson in 17:44 setting himself a new PB.
9. Austin Murrey (SM20-24) running Hagley in 17:55 for the first time.
10. Andrew Pennefather (VM50-54) running Taupo in 18:07 setting himself a new PB.
11. Peter Caudwell (VM55-59) running Whakatane Gardens in 18:16 setting himself a new PB.
12. Bruce Edwards (VM60-64) running Whakatane Gardens in 18:17 setting himself a new PB.
13. C J Iversen (JM10) running Invercargill in 19:19 setting himself a new PB.
14. Kevin Knowles (VM65-69) running Hobsonville Point in 21:14.
15. Martin Wells (VM70-74) running Owairaka in 23:41 for the first time.
16. Ron Crowhurst (VM75-79) running Whangarei in 24:45.
17. Selwyn James Parker (VM80-84) running Lake2Lake Trail in 31:39.
18. Ben Youdan (SM—) running Western Springs in 33:49.
19. Garry Humpherson (VM85-89) running Whakatane Gardens in 34:23.
20. Colin Thorne (VM95-99) running Whangarei in 56:47.

Record breakers

There were 38 age category records broken this week:

• Ara Harakeke : (JM10) Luca Wichman took Franklin Griffiths ‘s record by 5 seconds running 23:12. This record stood for 11 weeks.
• Ara Harakeke : (SM25-29) Alan O’brien smashed Lachie Philipson ‘s record by 115 seconds running 18:29. This record stood for 16 weeks.
• Balclutha : (VM75-79) Evan Macintosh smashed his own record by 79 seconds running 28:17. This record stood for 52 weeks.
• Broad Park : (JW10) Zara Wood smashed Penelope Sparkle ‘s record by 111 seconds, setting herself a new PB, running 26:32. This record stood for 21 weeks.
• Broad Park : (SW30-34) Lyndsey Tyro took Stephanie Beech ‘s record by 17 seconds running 21:01. This record stood for 25 weeks.
• Hamilton Lake : (VW40-44) Nera Jareb smashed Katy Dawson ‘s record by 91 seconds running 17:21. This record stood for 459 weeks.
• Hobsonville Point : (SW18-19) Bree Monaghan smashed Lucy Mcdonald ‘s record by 148 seconds running 21:28. This record stood for 50 weeks.
• Invercargill : (JM10) C J Iversen took his own record by 10 seconds running 19:19. This record stood for 13 weeks.
• Invercargill : (VW65-69) Debbie Telfer broke Lorene Smith ‘s record by 32 seconds running 24:41. This record stood for 263 weeks.
• Kapiti Coast : (VW80-84) Margaret Garrett took her own record by 11 seconds running 39:26. This record stood for 10 weeks.
• Lake2Lake Trail : (SM18-19) Alexander Gibson smashed Bailey Taylor ‘s record by 149 seconds running 17:07. This record stood for 18 weeks.
• Lower Hutt : (VW80-84) Colleen Ashkettle smashed Jenny Browne ‘s record by 96 seconds running 50:55. This record stood for 361 weeks.
• Otaki River : (JM11-14) Bair Waldrom smashed Harrison Stevens ‘s record by 126 seconds running 19:37. This record stood for 56 weeks.
• Owairaka : (VM70-74) Martin Wells took John Bower ‘s record by 3 seconds running 23:41. This record stood for 121 weeks.
• Russell Park : (VM35-39) Andrew Rutherdale broke Bram De Boeck ‘s record by 44 seconds, setting himself a new PB, running 18:16. This record stood for 48 weeks.
• Taupo : (JM10) Pablo Stewart took George Fisher ‘s record by 8 seconds, setting himself a new PB, running 20:16. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Tauranga : (JW10) Paige Veal smashed Grace Duncan ‘s record by 65 seconds, setting herself a new PB, running 22:12. This record stood for 217 weeks.
• Waitangi : (JM10) Tadhg Pierse took his own record by 8 seconds running 20:57. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (JM11-14) Henry Ellwood smashed Micah Bailey ‘s record by 243 seconds running 20:53. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (JW11-14) Phoebe Sims smashed Rebecca O’sullivan ‘s record by 1270 seconds running 23:45. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (JW15-17) Georgia Sims smashed Morag Mclellan ‘s record by 119 seconds running 25:00. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (SW18-19) Elliot Neill smashed Mackenzie Howard ‘s record by 1240 seconds running 30:48. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (SW25-29) Amy Frankland smashed Gloria Smith ‘s record by 263 seconds running 19:42. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (SW30-34) Darshna Govind smashed Anna Hickey ‘s record by 141 seconds running 20:24. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (VM35-39) Ben Edusei smashed Alex Stokes ‘s record by 117 seconds, setting himself a new PB, running 20:05. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (VM45-49) Alex Llewelyn Jones smashed Chris Howard ‘s record by 96 seconds running 19:29. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (VM55-59) Warwick Smith smashed Paul Greenwood ‘s record by 179 seconds running 19:50. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (VM60-64) David Sharp smashed Dennis Bloomfield ‘s record by 141 seconds running 21:27. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (VM65-69) Ross Fraser smashed Matthew Ruglys ‘s record by 85 seconds running 25:39. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (VM75-79) John Barrance broke his own record by 35 seconds running 28:39. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (VW35-39) Lara Zoeller smashed Kallie Bailey ‘s record by 147 seconds running 23:15. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (VW55-59) Wendy Venter broke Claire Scott ‘s record by 21 seconds running 26:02. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Waitangi : (VW60-64) Gail Sharp smashed Holle Shanks ‘s record by 522 seconds running 26:16. This record stood for 1 weeks.
• Western Springs : (VW45-49) Angela Hawkes took Lauren Shelley ‘s record by 2 seconds running 21:25. This record stood for 46 weeks.
• Whakatane Gardens : (VM45-49) Sjors Corporaal broke his own record by 36 seconds running 15:40. This record stood for 4 weeks.
• Whakatane Gardens : (VM55-59) Peter Caudwell broke his own record by 49 seconds running 18:16. This record stood for 28 weeks.
• Whakatane Gardens : (VM60-64) Bruce Edwards broke his own record by 22 seconds running 18:17. This record stood for 18 weeks.
• Whanganui Riverbank : (JM10) Lucas Whittaker broke his own record by 28 seconds running 23:21. This record stood for 28 weeks.

Top 100 Countrymen can be viewed here.

Thanks to Paul Ellis for extra stats.