parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for October 8, 2022.
In New Zealand there were 40 parkruns with 4253 (+1496) parkrunners and 482 (+2) volunteers, plus any pending results.
In brief
379 (+72) people got their parkrun barcode this week
313 (+175) ran their first parkrun this week
537 (+245) achieved personal bests this week
26 (-11) volunteered for the first time
57 (+47) new age category records were set (including 29 at Broad Park)
10 (+8) runners recorded sub-17 finishes
The average finish time in New Zealand increased to 31:12.
There were four new course records this week. The inaugural course records at Broad Park were set by Fleur Pawsey (20:15) and Tom Galloway (17:36).
Meanwhiles, Rebekah Greene ran 18:42 at Dunedin, Oska Baynes ran 14:53 at Taupo.
The top age graded runner was Colin Thorne at Whangarei with a time of 53:01, 100.01% in the VM95-99 age group.
Milestones
12 parkrunners joined the J10 club
32 parkrunners joined the 25 club
18 parkrunners joined the 50 club
6 parkrunners joined the 100 club:
- Anderson : Pat Goldsmith
- Gisborne : Raewyn Hunt , Peter Lamont
- Millwater : Rob Howarth
- Pegasus : Thomas Howard , William Howard
1 parkrunner joined the 250 club. Congratulations to:
3 parkrunners joined the V25 club: Emily Arrowsmith, Aria Ferguson, and Keri Longman.
* 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 (216), Broad Park (239), Hagley (341).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Hamilton Park (27), Ōtaki River (24), Balcutha (20).
Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:
31 parkruns had higher attendance
6 parkruns had lower attendance
The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Hobsonville Point, with a change of 105.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was East End with a change of 247%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Dunedin with a change of -46.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Balclutha with a change of -31%.
NZ Anniversaries
0
Cancellations
0
PBs and First Timers
The most PBs were at Hagley (51), Hamilton Lake (31), Whangarei (31), Hobsonville Point (26) and Palmerston North (26).
The most PBs by percentage of field was Whakatane Gardens (16 or 37%), Hamilton Park (6 or 22%), Russell Park (7 or 22%), Trentham Memorial (13 or 22%) and Otaki River (5 or 21%).
The most first timers were at Hagley (45), Cornwall (35), Queenstown (30), Tauranga (27) and Barry Curtis (23).
The most first timers by percentage of field was at Queenstown (30 or 43%), Hamilton Park (11 or 41%), Lake2Lake Trail (16 or 40%), Whakatane Gardens (14 or 33%) and Blenheim (14 or 32%).
Fastest Among Us
The 18 fastest females in New Zealand by age category, in pace order, were:
- Rebekah Greene (SW25-29) running Dunedin in 18:42 setting herself a new PB.
- Megan Foster (SW18-19) running Hagley in 18:43 setting herself a new PB.
- Sally Gibbs (VW55-59) running University of Waikato in 18:56 for the first time.
- Casey Mante (VW35-39) running East End in 19:58 setting herself a new PB.
- Helen Kilding (VW45-49) running Hobsonville Point in 20:10.
- Naomi Reynolds (SW30-34) running Owairaka in 20:52 setting herself a new PB.
- Tanya Keough (VW40-44) running Taupo in 21:02 for the first time.
- Sophia Urlich (JW15-17) running Barry Curtis in 21:25.
- Sophie Hogan (SW20-24) running Cornwall in 21:41 for the first time.
- Christine Adamson (VW65-69) running Western Springs in 22:03.
- Wendy Richards (VW50-54) running Foster in 22:04.
- Machaela Lawson (JW11-14) running Cambridge NZ in 22:53.
- Marcia Hunter (VW60-64) running Greytown Woodside Trail in 23:48.
- Emme Sigurdsson (JW10) running Whanganui Riverbank in 24:58 for the first time.
- Judith Stewart (VW70-74) running Whangarei in 25:51.
- Anna Reid (VW80-84) running Hagley in 31:57.
- Julie Boshier (VW75-79) running Russell Park in 39:07.
- Clasina Van Der Veeken (VW90-94) running Whangarei in 50:55.
The 19 fastest males in New Zealand by age category, in pace order, were:
- Oska Baynes (SM30-34) running Taupo in 14:53 for the first time.
- Angus Sevier (JM15-17) running Hagley in 15:48 setting himself a new PB.
- Toby Batchelor (SM25-29) running Cornwall in 16:14 setting himself a new PB.
- Ryan Danby (SM20-24) running Hamilton Lake in 16:16 for the first time.
- Brent Godfrey (VM35-39) running Millwater in 16:49.
- Troy Harold (VM50-54) running Millwater in 16:53.
- William Johnston (SM18-19) running Western Springs in 16:58 for the first time.
- Josh Campbell (VM45-49) running Lower Hutt in 17:05.
- Dean Ford (VM40-44) running Lower Hutt in 17:13 setting himself a new PB.
- Paul Hewitson (VM55-59) running East End in 17:50 for the first time.
- Alex Wilson (JM11-14) running Flaxmere in 18:03 setting himself a new PB.
- Peter Richards (VM60-64) running Foster in 18:39.
- Roman Thorpe (JM10) running Hagley in 20:07.
- Stephen Lindsay (VM65-69) running Anderson in 21:42.
- Eric Phimister (VM70-74) running Anderson in 22:28.
- John Billing (VM75-79) running East End in 25:13.
- Fred Smith (VM80-84) running Millwater in 28:06.
- Garry Humpherson (VM85-89) running Whakatane Gardens in 37:53 setting himself a new PB.
- Colin Thorne (VM95-99) running Whangarei in 53:01.
Record Breakers
There were 28 age category records broken this week:
- Anderson : (JM10) Coen Kramers took Gabriel Miranda ‘s record by 6 seconds, setting himself a new PB, running 22:04. This record stood for 86 weeks.
- Barry Curtis : (VM50-54) Shaun Ryan took Grant Lincoln ‘s record by 12 seconds running 17:39. This record stood for 81 weeks.
- Cornwall : (VW80-84) Joan Cheadle broke her own record by 50 seconds running 43:48. This record stood for 1 weeks.
- Dunedin : (SW25-29) Rebekah Greene broke Katherine Camp ‘s record by 38 seconds, setting herself a new PB, running 18:42. This record stood for 201 weeks.
- East End : (VM55-59) Paul Hewitson smashed David Hadley ‘s record by 84 seconds running 17:50. This record stood for 2 weeks.
- East End : (VM75-79) John Billing took his own record by 18 seconds running 25:13. This record stood for 3 weeks.
- Flaxmere : (JM11-14) Alex Wilson broke Callum Hawkins ‘s record by 41 seconds, setting himself a new PB, running 18:03. This record stood for 99 weeks.
- Flaxmere : (VM60-64) Dennis Bloomfield took Chris Speakman ‘s record by 6 seconds running 21:34. This record stood for 27 weeks.
- Hamilton Park : (VM40-44) Andrew Crosland broke Mark Bouwman ‘s record by 41 seconds running 18:18. This record stood for 23 weeks.
- Invercargill : (VM80-84) Carl Johnstone smashed his own record by 305 seconds running 53:05. This record stood for 14 weeks.
- Lake2Lake Trail : (JM11-14) Henry Eyles smashed Tamahau Otene ‘s record by 1597 seconds running 23:06. This record stood for 2 weeks.
- Lake2Lake Trail : (SM25-29) Sagar Khemani broke Nathan Heaver ‘s record by 56 seconds running 17:56. This record stood for 6 weeks.
- Lake2Lake Trail : (SW20-24) Hannah Williams took her own record by 18 seconds running 22:22. This record stood for 6 weeks.
- Lake2Lake Trail : (VM65-69) Ken Pullar broke Les Scown ‘s record by 55 seconds running 29:29. This record stood for 5 weeks.
- Lake2Lake Trail : (VW35-39) Amber Kirkman smashed Erin Prince ‘s record by 64 seconds running 24:29. This record stood for 2 weeks.
- Lake2Lake Trail : (VW50-54) Sue Kim smashed Jacqueline Penry ‘s record by 254 seconds running 28:01. This record stood for 6 weeks.
- Millwater : (VM80-84) Fred Smith broke his own record by 32 seconds running 28:06. This record stood for 4 weeks.
- Otaki River : (VW60-64) Kate Jenkins took her own record by 5 seconds running 25:26. This record stood for 4 weeks.
- Owairaka : (SW20-24) Charlotte Nankivell took Megan Mcmenamin ‘s record by 15 seconds running 22:16. This record stood for 6 weeks.
- Russell Park : (VW80-84) Diana Kittow smashed her own record by 110 seconds running 35:03. This record stood for 12 weeks.
- Sherwood Reserve : (JM10) Santi Welsh took Harry Smith ‘s record by 2 seconds running 23:41. This record stood for 4 weeks.
- Taupo : (SM30-34) Oska Baynes smashed Bert Prendergast ‘s record by 77 seconds running 14:53. This record stood for 70 weeks.
- Taupo : (VM65-69) Paul Ritchie broke Graham Plews ‘s record by 40 seconds running 21:49. This record stood for 191 weeks.
- University of Waikato : (VM70-74) Richard Lawrence smashed Colin King ‘s record by 107 seconds, setting himself a new PB, running 24:57. This record stood for 23 weeks.
- University of Waikato : (VW55-59) Sally Gibbs smashed Noreen Crombie ‘s record by 199 seconds running 18:56. This record stood for 37 weeks.
- Whakatane Gardens : (JM11-14) Patrick Mcinnes broke Cole Edwards ‘s record by 36 seconds running 23:33. This record stood for 2 weeks.
- Whakatane Gardens : (VM45-49) Teunis Schoneveld smashed his own record by 66 seconds running 20:24. This record stood for 1 weeks.
- Whakatane Gardens : (VM85-89) Garry Humpherson smashed his own record by 125 seconds running 37:53. This record stood for 1 weeks.
Thanks to Paul Ellis for extra stats. You can read the Top 100 Countryman table here.