parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for March 27, 2021
In New Zealand there were 33 parkruns, with 3852 (+187) parkrunners and 393 (+25) volunteers, plus any pending results.
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243 (+7) people got their parkrun barcode this week
170 (+7) ran their first parkrun this week
35 (-3) people volunteered for their first time
605 (-27) achieved personal bests this week
17 (+4) new age category records were set
3 (-2) runners recorded sub-17 finishes
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The average run time in New Zealand remains 30:56.
There were no new course records this week.
The top age graded runner was Colin Thorne at Whangarei with a time of 53:4, 89.97% in the VM95-99 age group.
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11 parkrunners joined the Junior 10 club
21 parkrunners joined the 50 club
9 parkrunners joined the 100 club – congratulations to Gary Fazackerley, Ian Gillespie, Jo Little, Deon Joubert, Steven Gibbons, Mary Thom, Hannah Bond, Brian Bond and Anthony Blythen.
1 parkrunner joined the 250 club – congratulations to Karen Rout (Barry Curtis)
3 parkrunners achieved their 25 volunteer milestone – congratulations to Marcus Bristol, Nuria McLeod (Millwater), Christine McNair (Porirua),
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Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Lower Hutt (215), Cornwall Park (241), Hagley (373).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Balclutha (37), Taupo (32), Whanganui Riverbank (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
16 parkruns had lower attendance than last week
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The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Hagley with a change of 101.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Hamilton Lake with a change of 106%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was University of Waikato, with a change of -73.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was University of Waikato, with a change of -63%.
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NZ Anniversaries this week:-
None
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NZ Cancellations this week:-
None
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