parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for December 10, 2022.
In New Zealand there were 39 parkruns with 3394 (-799) parkrunners and 478 (-9) volunteers, plus any pending results.
In brief
204 (-50) people got their parkrun barcode this week
144 (-62) ran their first parkrun this week
333 (-210) achieved personal bests this week
30 (-9) volunteered for the first time
43 (+23) new age category records were set, of these 29 were at the new Ara Harakeke parkrun.
5 (-11) runners recorded sub-17 finishes
The average finish time in New Zealand remains 31:17.
There were two new course records this week. Hannah Oldroyd ran 18:15 at Broad Park, Alex Witt ran 15:27 at Pegasus.
The top age graded runner was Sally Gibbs at Whanganui Riverbank with a time of 18:38, 101.15% in the VW55-59 age group.
Milestones
8 parkrunners joined the J10 club
26 parkrunners joined the 25 club
14 parkrunners joined the 50 club
11 parkrunners joined the 100 club:
- Ara Harakeke: Anna Coffin
- Dunedin: Kathy Mckendry, Cindy Gatenby
- Flaxmere: Mamie Agnes Mclean
- Foster: Shane Davin
- Lower Hutt: Glen Warner
- Millwater: Sonia Gordge
- Palmerston North: Traci Booth
- Pegasus: Tim Heaver
- Queenstown: Seamus Costello, Sarah Hodgkinson
2 parkrunners joined the 250 club:
- Broad Park: Brian Tyro
- Hobsonville Point: Elizabeth Latzelsperger
8 parkrunners joined the V25 club: Samantha Simpson, Dayle Robinson, Tony Fallon, May Evans, Jocelyn Fountain, Mark Coffey, David Cushing, and Andrew Hilton.
Colin Smith achieved his V50 milestone at Whangarei.
* 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 (158), Owairaka (164), Hagley (351).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Balclutha (23), Ōtaki River (20), Hamilton Park (19).
Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:
12 parkruns had higher attendance
26 parkruns had lower attendance
The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Owairaka, with a change of 44.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Owairaka with a change of 37%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Lower Hutt with a change of -75.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Cambridge NZ with a change of -58%.
NZ Anniversaries
0
Cancellations
Barry Curtis parkrun: Spartan Auckland event at park;key paths unusable