parkrun NZ stats January 11, 2025
parkrun NZ Attendance and Milestone Stats for January 11, 2025.
A record breaking day in New Zealand!
In New Zealand there were 55 parkruns with 11663 (+1940) parkrunners and 850 (+271) volunteers, plus any pending results.
In brief
1158 people registered for parkrun this week
977 (+214) ran their first parkrun this week
1576 (+370) achieved personal bests this week
70 (+2) people volunteered for the first time
The average finish time in New Zealand remains 32:08.
Milestones
38 parkrunners joined the J10 club
58 parkrunners joined the 25 club
36 parkrunners joined the 50 club
23 parkrunners joined the 100 club:
Anderson: Fraser Pearson
Balclutha: Shona McDonald
Barry Curtis: Mindy Creak
Cornwall Park: Chris Kemp, Gye Simkin
Flaxmere: Shawn Watts
Hagley: Shane Barrett
Hamilton Lake: Leon Henry, Richard Andersen
Hobsonville Point: Ashley Petherick
Lower Hutt: Poppy Wilkinson
Millwater: Beryl Vicars
Palmerston North: Lindy-Lou Croukamp
Pegasus: Donald Bruce, Shaun Fauth
Queenstown: Jack McKay
Russell Park: Jacqui Gilbertson
Scarborough: Lucy Owen
Trentham Memorial: Murray Gregory
University of Waikato: Leanne Clifford
Waitangi: Mark Keegan
Western Springs: Mandy Donald
Whangarei: Tony Morris
6 parkrunners joined the 250 club:
Flaxmere: Michael Eastwood
Gordon Spratt Reserve: Syd Sutton
Invercargill: Lindsay Kelly
Millwater: Frank Rands
Owairaka: Bridget Lawrence
Taupō: Richard Drake
* parkrun name denotes where parkrunner is registered.
Volunteer Milestones
v10: Beth Wilhelm (Pegasus), Breanna Franklin (Russell Park)
v25: Thomas Wallace (Hagley), Angela Campbell (Lower Hutt), Stephen Trail (Palmerston North), Leanne Clifford (University of Waikato)
v50: Neville Fergusson (Wanaka), Lea Callan, Nathan Johnston (Whangarei)
v100: Bridget Lawrence (Owairaka)
* 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: Waitangi (451), Millwater (453), Hagley (973).
Smallest NZ parkruns: Mangawhero River Walk (35), Balclutha (29), Hamilton Park (23).
Of the New Zealand parkruns that took place both last week and this week:
37 parkruns had higher attendance
18 parkruns had lower attendance
The biggest increase in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was Hagley with a change of 251.
The biggest increase in attendance (by percentage change) was Lower Hutt with a change of 105%.
The biggest drop in attendance (by number of parkrunners) was South End Reserve with a change of -61.
The biggest drop in attendance (by percentage change) was South End Reserve with a change of -34%.
There were nine parkruns that had a higher attendance than last week by 100 or more parkrunners.
Attendance Records
Anderson - 288 (previous record 275 set January 4 2025)
Flaxmere - 150 (previous record 144 set June 15 2019 - inaugural)
Hagley - 973 (previous record 845 set October 5 2024)
Hamilton Lake - 422 (previous record 418 set February 10 2024)
Hobsonville Point - 388 (previous record 344 set October 12 2024)
Invercargill - 281 (previous record 263 set February 17 2024)
Millwater - 453 (previous record 429 set September 21 2024)
Puarenga - 236 (previous record 234 set January 4 2025)
Queenstown - 341 (previous record 305 set December 25 2024)
Taupō - 362 (previous record 336 set December 28 2024)
NZ Anniversaries
Dunedin - 11
Cancellations
Morrinsville Recreation Ground - venue unavailable
Averages
The average parkrun attendance this week was 212.
In 2024 the average was 184 (43 events).
In 2023 the average was 143 (39 events).
In 2022 the average was 99 (27 events).
In 2021 the average was 125 (32 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. They’re supplied by a third party so may require checking at a later date.
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