parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for April 24, 2021
In New Zealand there were 33 parkruns, with 4257 (+649) parkrunners and 368 (+6) volunteers, plus any pending results.
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280 (+44) people got their parkrun barcode this week
238 (+91) ran their first parkrun this week
29 (-8) people volunteered for their first time
508 (+79) achieved personal bests this week
13 (+4) new age category records were set
8 (+5) runners recorded sub-17 finishes
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The average run time in New Zealand has increased to 30:58 (from 30:57 last week).
There were three new course records this week: Charli Miller, 18:41 (University of Waikato, this is the fourth week in a row Charli has broken the course record at this parkrun), Michael Voss, 15:25 (Puarenga) and Hannah Oldroyd, 17:41 (Foster).
The top age graded runner was Margi Peat at Palmerston North with a time of 21:39, 93.61% in the VW60-64 age group.
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13 parkrunners joined the Junior 10 club
25 parkrunners joined the 50 club
10 parkrunners joined the 100 club – congratulations to Michelle Parker, Sonja Fantom, Charlotte Wallace, Heidi Bergh, Lindsay Kelly, Michael Pearce, Rachel Shaw, Wiremu Nicole, Natalie Butler and Kelly Lavelly.
2 parkrunners joined the 250 club – congratulations to Karien Potgieter (Kapiti Coast) and Glynis Ng (Lower Hutt).
Five parkrunners achieved their V25 milestone – congratulations to Peter Edmead (Anderson), Monique Wiles (Cambridge NZ), Cathy Weatherston (Dunedin), Lew Campbell (Porirua), Austin Hutcheon (Taupo),
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Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Dunedin (243), Cornwall Park (245), Hagley (337).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Blenheim (53), University of Waikato (53), Balclutha (50).
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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:
26 parkruns had higher attendance
7 parkruns had lower attendance than last week
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The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Hamilton Lake with a change of 99.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Foster with a change of 125%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Invercargill, with a change of -19.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Invercargill, with a change of -14%.
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NZ Anniversaries this week:-
Tauranga (3)
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NZ Cancellations this week:-
None
