parkrun stats of the week...23rd March 2013

The parkrun statistics of note for this week are:

196 parkrun events run (down 19 on last week, due to the weather in the UK)
16,094 runners, down 8,588 on last week. This is the lowest since the 26th January.

The average number of runners per parkrun event run was: 82.1 (down 32.7 on last week). This is the lowest average attendance for quite some time.

Just 3 events (the lowest I have ever seen) recorded new record attendances this week, as follows:

Event		Record Attendance
Claisebrook Cove		156
Llyn Llech Owain		64
North Beach		90

The longest standing parkrun attendance record is:
Amager Faelled  146 28/08/2010

And in the UK it's:

Waterworks

215

23/04/2011

The highest attendance this week was 463 at Bushy Park, far lower than their usual turnout these days.

The lowest attendance this week was just 6 at Newent parkrun and Concord parkrun.

5 new male course records set this week:

Event	Athlete	Time
Claisebrook Cove	Dean MENZIES	15:25
Delta	Ishmael MOLELE	16:43
Llyn Llech Owain	John COLLIER	17:40
Mulbarton	Sam MACGIBBON	18:47
Thetford	Martin GEAR	18:06

5 new female course records set this week:

Event		Athlete	Time
Delta		Mekdas BEYENE	17:20
Llyn Llech Owain		Caryl DAVIES	22:34
Sunrise-on-Sea		Stephanie ACKERMANN	24:00
Roodepoort		Ann BONIWELL	20:06
Havant		Jessica CHEN	19:02

31 runners ran times under 17 minutes this week. 4 of these runners ran under 16 minutes.
The fastest parkrunner in the World this Week was Dean Menzies, running 15:25 at Claisebrook Cove parkrun.

The fastest 5 were as follows:

Event		Athlete	Time
Claisebrook Cove		Dean MENZIES	15:25
Brighton & Hove		C J SMITH	15:39
Braunstone		Unknown ATHLETE	15:59
Edinburgh		Andrew DOUGLAS	15:59
Cardiff		Pete WOODWARD	16:05

132 new category records were set across all parkrun events this weekend.

The top age grade performance this week was:

Event		Athlete	Time	Age Group	Age Grade
Cambridge		Mary HOLMES	27:30	VW75-79	89.76%

The fastest freedom run on the "most recent 100" list at the moment is:

Runner	Date	Location	Run Time
Paul GRANGE	25/03/2013	Barking	16:35