parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for January 15, 2022.
In New Zealand there were 32 (plus five on last week) parkruns, with 3159 (+495) parkrunners and 376 (+56) volunteers, plus any pending results.
In brief
285 (+44) people got their parkrun barcode this week
212 (+54) ran their first parkrun this week
364 306 (+58) achieved personal bests this week
26 (+7) volunteered for the first time
34 (+7) new age category records were set (19 at the new Ōtaki River parkrun)
18 (+13) runners recorded sub-17 finishes
The average run time in New Zealand remains 31:01.
There were three new course records this week: Hannah Oldroyd (17:23 at Foster), Jacob Priddey (14:48 at Hamilton Lake) and Hannah Wade (20:50 at Ōtaki River).
The top age graded runner was Sally Gibbs at Hamilton Lake with a time of 18:45, 99.11% in the VW55-59 age group.
Milestones
6 parkrunners joined the J10 club
27 parkrunners joined the 25 club
17 parkrunners joined the 50 club
3 parkrunners joined the 100 club – Tash Vruink, Alastair Pickard and Linda Montgomery
2 parkrunners joined the 250 club – Congratulations to Rebecca O’Sullivan and Marylyn Trathen.
5 parkrunners joined the V25 club – Carl Hardley-Rout, Jim Mercer, Stuart Charters, Greg Hill and Phillip Curtis.
Attendance
Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Cornwall Park, Palmerston North (191), Lower Hutt (232), Hagley (295).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Flaxmere, Queenstown (41), Taupo (40), Balclutha (29).
Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:
17 parkruns had higher attendance
8 parkruns had lower attendance
Trentham Memorial recorded the same as the previous week with 73.
The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Palmerston North, with a change of 45.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Blenheim with a change of 91%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Pegasus with a change of -37.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Balclutha with a change of -43%.
NZ Anniversaries
Taupō (5)
Cancellations
Dunedin, Kapiti Coast, Whangarei
Personal Bests and first timers
The most PBs were at Hagley (44), Otaki River (28), Lower Hutt (24), Palmerston North (20) and Cornwall (19).
The most PBs by percentage of field was Otaki River (28 or 31%), Sherwood Reserve (11 or 25%), Owairaka (19 or 24%), Trentham Memorial (14 or 19%) and Wanaka (8 or 17%).
The most first timers were at Otaki River (45), Invercargill (29), Lower Hutt (25), Hagley (23) and Palmerston North (22).
The most first timers by percentage of field was at Otaki River (45 or 50%), Wanaka (14 or 30%), Blenheim (18 or 30%), Sherwood Reserve (12 or 27%) and Invercargill (29 or 27%).
The fastest among us
The 17 fastest females in New Zealand by age category, in pace order, were:
- Hannah Oldroyd (SW30-34) running Foster in 17:23 setting herself a new PB.
- Sally Gibbs (VW55-59) running Hamilton Lake in 18:46.
- Georgia Waghorn (SW18-19) running Hagley in 19:23 setting herself a new PB.
- Kate Burridge (VW40-44) running Hagley in 19:49 setting herself a new PB.
- Alie Corporaal (SW20-24) running University of Waikato in 20:10 for the first time.
- Emily Waters (JW15-17) running Blenheim in 20:27 setting herself a new PB.
- Krystyna Knight (SW25-29) running Owairaka in 20:32.
- Annabel Ramsay (VW35-39) running Hagley in 20:37.
- Bronwen Rees-jones (JW11-14) running Blenheim in 20:39 for the first time.
- Kirsten Milne (VW45-49) running Hamilton Lake in 20:50.
- Nicola Whalley (VW50-54) running Pegasus in 21:27.
- Margie Peat (VW65-69) running Cornwall in 21:41.
- Carolyn Forsey (VW60-64) running Pegasus in 23:18.
- Jessica Brown (JW10) running Porirua in 24:31 setting herself a new PB.
- Margaret Flanagan (VW70-74) running Hagley in 26:29.
- Pauline Lane (VW75-79) running Hagley in 37:32.
- Sheila Waters (VW80-84) running Blenheim in 43:21.
The 18 fastest males in New Zealand by age category, in pace order, were:
- Jacob Priddey (SM25-29) running Hamilton Lake in 14:48 setting himself a new PB.
- Greg Darbyshire (VM40-44) running Hobsonville Point in 16:02 setting himself a new PB.
- Jack Shaw (SM20-24) running Lower Hutt in 16:09 setting himself a new PB.
- Hassan Mccall (JM15-17) running Trentham Memorial in 16:21 setting himself a new PB.
- Corban Straker (SM18-19) running Invercargill in 16:26 for the first time.
- Anthony Jackson (VM35-39) running Lower Hutt in 16:42.
- Steve Rees-jones (VM45-49) running Blenheim in 16:53 for the first time.
- Grant Mclean (VM50-54) running Lower Hutt in 17:14.
- Andrew Rutherdale (SM30-34) running Lower Hutt in 17:45.
- Mark Blake (VM55-59) running Greytown Woodside Trail in 18:23 for the first time.
- Bruce Edwards (VM60-64) running Puarenga in 18:41.
- Brent Cameron (JM11-14) running Hagley in 19:30.
- Ovin Angammana (JM10) running Porirua in 19:46.
- Geoffrey Anderson (VM65-69) running Blenheim in 20:09 for the first time.
- Barry Dewar (VM70-74) running Hagley in 22:48 for the first time.
- Mike Stewart (VM80-84) running Lower Hutt in 27:10.
- Roger Childs (VM75-79) running Otaki River in 31:16 setting himself a new PB.
- Ray Turner (VM85-89) running Cornwall in 44:44.
New age category records
- Blenheim : (JW11-14) Bronwen Rees-jones smashed Emily Waters ‘s record by 61 seconds running 20:39.
- Blenheim : (JW15-17) Emily Waters broke Emily Dalton ‘s record by 24 seconds, setting herself a new PB, running 20:27.
- Blenheim : (VM45-49) Steve Rees-jones smashed Scott Whitley ‘s record by 85 seconds running 16:53.
- Cornwall : (VW65-69) Margie Peat took her own record by 4 seconds running 21:41.
- Foster : (SW30-34) Hannah Oldroyd took her own record by 15 seconds running 17:23.
- Greytown Woodside Trail : (VM55-59) Mark Blake smashed Warwick Smith ‘s record by 117 seconds running 18:23.
- Greytown Woodside Trail : (VM70-74) Lloyd Millar took Mick Anglim ‘s record by 8 seconds running 23:18.
- Greytown Woodside Trail : (VW55-59) Kathy Blake broke Bea Downey ‘s record by 27 seconds running 23:05.
- Hamilton Lake : (SM25-29) Jacob Priddey smashed Logan Rodger ‘s record by 81 seconds, setting himself a new PB, running 14:48.
- Invercargill : (SM18-19) Corban Straker broke Jareth Mccallum ‘s record by 22 seconds running 16:26.
- Millwater : (SM20-24) Seamus Kelly broke Matthew Konetschka ‘s record by 51 seconds running 17:04.
- Millwater : (VW50-54) Sunny Lu took Sian Dawson ‘s record by 10 seconds, setting herself a new PB, running 22:45.
- Otaki River : (JM10) Jeremy Wade smashed Amos Fountain ‘s record by 103 seconds running 23:09.
- Otaki River : (JM10) Max Wade smashed Amos Fountain ‘s record by 103 seconds running 23:09.
- Otaki River : (SM18-19) Noah O’sullivan broke his own record by 42 seconds running 29:41.
- Otaki River : (SM30-34) Brent Atkins smashed Patrick Donovan ‘s record by 250 seconds running 20:22.
- Otaki River : (SW25-29) Jo Sullivan smashed Claudia Skipper ‘s record by 385 seconds running 28:15.
- Otaki River : (SW30-34) Lauren Judd took Olivia Fountain ‘s record by 20 seconds running 24:53.
- Otaki River : (VM35-39) Alastair Pickard smashed his own record by 63 seconds running 24:33.
- Otaki River : (VM60-64) Brian Nelson broke his own record by 23 seconds running 22:30.
- Otaki River : (VM65-69) Dave Thorburn took Linsay May ‘s record by 11 seconds, setting himself a new PB, running 25:15.
- Otaki River : (VM70-74) Tony Farmer smashed John Glynn-begbie ‘s record by 447 seconds running 26:57.
- Otaki River : (VM75-79) Roger Childs broke his own record by 30 seconds running 31:16.
- Otaki River : (VW35-39) Gabi Berto smashed her own record by 64 seconds running 26:54.
- Otaki River : (VW40-44) Joanna Jenkins smashed René Greyling ‘s record by 64 seconds running 26:08.
- Otaki River : (VW55-59) Carolyn Marshall broke her own record by 28 seconds running 21:55.
- Owairaka : (SW18-19) Winona Lee broke Ayleigh Loomes ‘s record by 29 seconds, setting herself a new PB, running 22:48.
- Puarenga : (VM60-64) Bruce Edwards took his own record by 11 seconds running 18:41.
- Puarenga : (VW50-54) Brigitte Masse took Carolyn Marshall ‘s record by 8 seconds running 21:37.
- Trentham Memorial : (JM15-17) Hassan Mccall took Josh Jordan ‘s record by 15 seconds, setting himself a new PB, running 16:21.
- University of Waikato : (SM20-24) Tayne Corporaal took Kalib Guy ‘s record by 14 seconds running 18:42.
- University of Waikato : (SW20-24) Alie Corporaal took Gina Butler ‘s record by 19 seconds running 20:10.
Andy Mears ran at Ōtaki River parkrun, completing New Zealand Countryman and achieving his Cow (50th unique event).
Top 100 countrymen is based on the most events table, which shows parkrunners who have run at 15 or most New Zealand events.
*There’s no other volunteer data currently available other than what is in these stats. Other milestones have been notified to Runs With A Barcode.
Thanks to Paul Ellis for extra stats. You can view the top 100 countrymen table here. Each week is on a different sheet.