parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for January 23, 2021
In New Zealand there were 32 parkruns, with 4279 parkrunners and 351 volunteers, plus any pending results.
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399 (-24) people got their parkrun barcode this week
307 (-1) ran their first parkrun this week
27 (-4) people volunteered for their first time
566 (+97) achieved personal bests this week
10 (-8) new age category records were set
8 (-1) runners recorded sub-17 finishes
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The average run time in New Zealand has increased to 30:53
There were no new course records.
The top age graded runner was Margie Peat at Cornwall Park with a time of 21:37, 93.75% in the VW60-64 age group.
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12 parkrunners joined the Junior 10 club
22 parkrunners joined the 50 club
8 parkrunners joined the 100 club – congratulations to Denise Hamilton, Doug O’Shea, Andrew Perry, Liam Gibson, Callum Templeton, Tanja Miller, Peter Graham and Keith Burrows.
1 parkrunners joined the 250 club – congratulations to Hayley Robinson (Hamilton Lake)
5 parkrunners joined the V25 club – Congratulations to Suzanne Schofield (Balclutha), Teresa Whiteside (Foster), Regan Hellyer (Hagley), James Bond (Porirua) and Wendy Banks (Queenstown)
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Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Millwater (239), Cornwall Park (309), Hagley (355).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Wanaka (47), Whanganui Riverbank (29), Balclutha (29).
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There were no new attendance records set this week.
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Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:
17 parkruns had higher attendance
15 parkruns had lower attendance than last week
Barry Curtis had the same with 179 parkrunners.
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The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Anderson, with a change of 36.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was East End with a change of 47%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Lower Hutt, with a change of -72.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Invercargill, with a change of -30%.
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NZ Anniversaries this week:-
Kapiti Coast (6)
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NZ Cancellations this week:-
0
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