parkrun NZ stats December 28, 2024

parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for December 28, 2024.

In New Zealand there were 56 parkruns with 9989 (+477) parkrunners and 613 (-276) volunteers, plus any pending results.

A bumper parkrunday, the highest attendance of finishers and many attendance records broken.

This is the last parkrunday of the year, may 2025 bring you many more parkruns.

In brief

768 (+188) ran their first parkrun this week

1096 (+68) achieved personal bests this week

77 (+14) people volunteered for the first time

The average finish time in New Zealand increased to 32:07.

Milestones

33 parkrunners joined the J10 club

60 parkrunners joined the 25 club

32 parkrunners joined the 50 club

20 parkrunners joined the 100 club:

• Anderson: Stephen Lindsay

• Ara Harakeke: Yoshie Miyamoto

• Blenheim: Hannah Gilhooly, Helen Gilhooly

• Cambridge NZ: Andrew Richards, Kimberley Richards

• Dunedin: Jamie Hayde, Rebecca Zitoun

• Foster: Jean Soper

• Gisborne: Yasuo Nozue

• Hagley: Anna Marshall, Axel Reiser

• Lower Hutt: Don Stevens

• Millwater: Andy Beven

• Palmerston North: Richard Smith

• Sherwood Reserve: Paul Borton

• Southern Path: Jude Harris

• Tauranga: Greg Stuart, Iain China

• Whangarei: Asher Johnston

3 parkrunners joined the 250 club:

• Hagley: Barry Williamson

• Invercargill: Craig Swennson

• Pegasus: David Brooks

2 parkrunners joined the 500 club:

• Ara Harakeke: Terry Hope

• Lower Hutt: Daniel Russ

* parkrun name denotes where parkrunner is registered.

Volunteer Milestones

v25: Joseph Gilhooly (Blenheim), Adam Whitehead (Hagley), Joshua Howard (Hamilton Lake), Tim Coster (Hobsonville Point), Laura Clack (Ōrākei Bay), Nia Madden (Queenstown), Mike Lane (Tauranga)

v50: Anne Mercer (Blenheim), Lionel Page (Hobsonville Point), Andrea Ruglys (Lower Hutt), Carly Bateman (Millwater), Debbie Bly (Puarenga)

v100: Robyn Smith (Invercargill), Lee Webber (v100), Kathy Morton (Palmerston North)

* parkrun name denotes where parkrunner is registered.

If you’re registered to an overseas parkrun but you reside and run in New Zealand and you achieve a milestone please let me know.

Attendance

Biggest New Zealand parkruns: Palmerston North (342), Millwater (353), Hagley (643).

Smallest NZ parkruns: Hamilton Park (45), Balclutha (32), Mangawhero River Walk (30).

Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:

30 parkruns had higher attendance

25 parkruns had lower attendance

Whangarei recorded the same attendance as the week prior with 322.

The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was South End Reserve with a change of 147.

The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Hanmer Forest with a change of 397%.

The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Hagley with a change of -165.

The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was Cornwall Park with a change of -45%.

Attendance Records

• South End Reserve - 184 (previous record 56 set November 30 2024)

• Taupō - 336 (previous record 249 set December 25 2024)

• Wanaka - 289 (previous record 245 set December 30 2023)

• Moana Point Reserve - 131 (previous record 101 set October 26 2024)

• Gordon Spratt Reserve - 174 (previous record 144 set December 30 2023)

• Anderson - 266 (previous record 244 set December 7 2024)

• Puarenga - 210 (previous record 195 set February 17 2024)

• Whakatane Gardens - 114 (previous record 111 set September 3 2022)

• East End - 208 (previous record 207 set March 2 2024)

• Neale Park - 287 (previous record 286 set November 23 2024)

NZ Anniversaries

0

Cancellations

0

Next known cancellation is Morrinsville Recreation Ground on January 11

Averages

The average parkrun attendance this week was 178.

In 2023 the average was 164 (43 events).

In 2022 the average was 134 (40 events).

In 2021 the average was 83 (15 events - Covid restrictons)

In 2020 the average was 144 (31 events).

See the Runs With a Barcode consolidated club report here.

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For more stats click here. These include most events and age grade records.

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