Lower Hutt parkrun

Happy Monday parkrunners, event statistics are shown on the following pictures for event 715.

We would like to thank you to the pacers who paced at the first parkrun event of Spring 2026 and our participants plus our volunteers on taking part. We all hope that everyone enjoyed themselves and worked a step closer towards your achievements.

Some stats as shown below:
- 49 PBs (about 13% of our total participant count of 367)

24 obtained PBs from pacer times as indicated below (PBs obtained by 20 seconds on either end of the pacers allocated time)
- 20 mins - 1
- 22 mins - 0
- 23 mins - 3
- 25 mins - 4
- 26 mins - 2
- 28 mins - 4
- 30 mins - 3
- 32 mins - 1
- 35 mins - 3
- 37 mins - 0
- 40 mins - 3

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- 19 parkrunners did their first ever parkrun
- 5 parkrunners achieved a milestone, all obtaining their 25th parkrun milestone. 2 of our first time volunteers were pacers at the event.

If you missed out on pacing this time around, the next pacer event date will be announced in due course. We are aiming to have another event before the end of this year with a date to be decided.

Have a great week to you all and see you again in 5 more sleeps time.

Thank you to Phoebe Chan for this weeks run report!

Lower Hutt parkrun #715 – 5th September 2026: Springing into Action with the Pacers! | Lower Hutt parkrun Lower Hutt parkrun #715 – 5th September 2026: Springing into Action with the Pacers! Posted on September 5, 2026 by lowerhuttoffice Just like that, we have bid farewell to winter and welcomed the first official parkrun of Spring 2026. The morning certainly delivered on the seasonal promise, treati...

A pleasant weather and pacer's event ensured 367 parkrunners and 33 volunteers at event #715 for the first parkrun this spring.

Thanks to all the pacers and other volunteers for a smooth parkrun event.

Welcome to all the first timers and visitors. Hope, to see you again.

Results have been processed and should be available shortly.

This weekend is our next pacer event. Come along and let our wonderful pacers help you to your goals. We need people for the following roles at the finish line this week:
- Barcode Scanner (can be a fast runner)
- Timekeeper (role filled)
- Finish tokens (role filled)

Please comment or email [email protected] if you can do any of the available roles.

Thanks to Linda Rawlins for writing the report for even 714.

As it marks the end of winter, the wind has come about this time around.

16 course PBs were recorded and 11 of our 17 first timers were parkrun debutants.

Also the mention of our 500+ parkrun milestoners in attendance. A key motivator to keep on doing your parkruns each Saturday.

Congratulations to all our milestone achievers

https://www.parkrun.co.nz/lowerhutt/news/2026/08/29/lower-hutt-parkrun-714-29th-august-2026/

The last parkrun for the winter of 2026 was a clear but windy day. Congratulations to the 273 parkrunners and parkwalkers who completed todays parkrun.
Congratulations to Michelle Malone who completed her 650th parkrun this morning.
Results have been processed and will be available shortly.

(Update: roles filled for tomorrow and pacer times filled)

Not long until parkrun and we are after the following roles to be filled from the post below.

If you can do any of the roles, which includes becoming our 23 min pacer that completes our pacer team line up. Please let us know.

Our only tutu day for this year is gone like a flash and our volunteer co-ordindator last week Geoff Ferry managed to get position number 22, with a time of 22:22 also wearing a tutu - what are the odds of this happening? Our next tutu day is in May 2027 and it is also the only tutu day for next year too.

The weather forecast this week is mainly fine with a chance of some northeasterlines, otherwise turning into a fine day. It is also our last winter parkrun of 2026, that means that spring is just around the corner.

For our volunteer roster this week, we are looking for the following vacant roles to be filled
- Finish Token Support (role filled)
- Report Writer (role filled)

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PACER EVENT - Saturday 5th September

The following pacer times are still available
(All pacer times filled)

More details can be found here - https://www.facebook.com/events/1091492609880503/

Comment below or email [email protected], if you can volunteer this Saturday or be one of our pacers at the next pacer event. No experience necessary. See less

Our only tutu day for this year is gone like a flash and our volunteer co-ordindator last week Geoff Ferry managed to get position number 22, with a time of 22:22 also wearing a tutu - what are the odds of this happening? Our next tutu day is in May 2027 and it is also the only tutu day for next year too.

The weather forecast this week is mainly fine with a chance of some northeasterlines, otherwise turning into a fine day. It is also our last winter parkrun of 2026, that means that spring is just around the corner.

For our volunteer roster this week, we are looking for the following vacant roles to be filled
- Finish Token Support (role filled)
- Report Writer (role filled)

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PACER EVENT - Saturday 5th September

The following pacer times are still available
(All pacer times filled)

More details can be found here - https://www.facebook.com/events/1091492609880503/

Comment below or email [email protected], if you can volunteer this Saturday or be one of our pacers at the next pacer event. No experience necessary. See less

Thanks to Liz Neill for writing the report for event 713.

As it is only our tutu day for this calendar year, there are more parkrun events yet to be established in the Wellington region. There are also challenges that can help entice parkrunners who cannot yet complete a full parkrun alphabet in New Zealand.

You can read Liz's report below

https://www.parkrun.co.nz/lowerhutt/news/2026/08/24/lower-hutt-parkrun-713-22nd-august-2026/

Congratulations to our milestone achievers.

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