parkrun Attendance and Milestone Stats for October 3, 2020
In New Zealand there were 25 parkruns, 2242 parkrunners and 264 volunteers, plus any pending results.
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191 people got their parkrun barcode this week
121 ran their first parkrun this week
23 people volunteered for their first time
251 achieved personal bests this week
8 new age category records were set
1 runner recorded a sub-17
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The average run time in New Zealand remains 30:46
No new course records was set this week.
The top age graded runner was Loris Reed at Tauranga with a time of 25:51, 90.59% in the VW70-74 age group.
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6 parkrunners joined the Junior 10 club
7 parkrunners joined the 50 club
5 parkrunners joined the 100 club – congratulations to Glenn Myall (Hagley), Craig Ainsley, Victoria Lee (Lower Hutt), Scott Thompson (Tauranga) and Caroline Holland (Wanaka).
0 parkrunners joined the 250 club
1 parkrunner joined the V25 club – congratulations to Sarah Dymock (Gisborne),
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Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Dunedin (157) Lower Hutt (183), Hagley (291).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Greytown Woodside Trail (31), Balclutha (29), Flaxmere (27).
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No new attendance records this week.
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Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:
16 parkruns had higher attendance than last week
6 parkruns had lower attendance than last week
Wanaka had the same attendance as last week with 38 finishers.
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The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Pegasus, with a change of 26.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Taupo with a change of 92%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Balclutha, with a change of -25.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Balclutha with a change of -46%.
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NZ Anniversaries this week:-
Hagley (6)
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NZ Cancellations this week:-
5 – Barry Curtis, Cornwall Park, Hobsonville Point, Millwater and Western Springs cancelled due to Level 2 restrictions in Auckland region.