Pakenham parkrun Event Number 33 - 9th May 2015
Saturday morning was a bit cold, but not as cold as we thought it would be. However, that HEADWIND!!......hit you straight away as soon as you turned around. Nobody is a fan of that and makes it a tougher return, but even saying that, 1/3 of the participants recorded a PB - how amazing!
There were quite a number of parkrunners that attended one of the many Monther's Day Classic Runs yesterday. The weather was not the best, but we hope you all had a terrific day nonetheless.
We also celebrated our April Volunteer of the Month - Lauren Beckett
Our parkrunner of the month was not in attendance, so we will try again in the following weeks. Our March Volunteer of the Month is still to be presented.
Thank you to our amazing volunteers! So that everyone can have an opportunity to run, we ask that runners volunteer around 3 times a year. Volunteering provides enjoyment, satisfaction and allows people to give back to their community, and without volunteers, parkrun would not be possible. In order for parkrun to run every week we need volunteers. If you would like to assist, you can email us at pakenhamhelpers@parkrun.com, fill in the roster at the shelter or talk to your Run Director at the event. Please check the future roster at:
www.parkrun.com.au/pakenham/futureroster
Due to insurance purposes, we require all our volunteers to also be registered with parkrun, so please ensure that you are registered so we can add you to the roster!
We would like to thank the Cardinia Shire Council and the Pakenham Racing Club for their support in getting us up and running.
Also, we have a post run coffee at Bunnings. Bunnings has a little cafe, toilets and play equipment for the little ones. We will be there every week until 10am, so feel free to pop by for a coffee and a chat.
Don't forget the lovely offer from Cardinia Life for all our members with a barcode (to be shown at reception) to obtain free access to their swimming pool and showers until 11am every Saturday indefinitely!! Please note: You just have to arrive by 11am, but can stay ALL DAY 
- Michelle
Now to the all important statistics:
Male placings:
Andrew HARRIS (SM30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first over the line in 19:55 - first time in 5 appearances.
Danny BURGESS (VM40-44) of TXR Runners, was second over the line in 21:36.
Michael Bernard DALE (VM55-59) of Pakenham Road Runners, was third over the line in 21:44.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Steve HUGHES (Unattached) 2429 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2416 pts.
Geoff HILDER (Pakenham Road Runners) 2168 pts.
Female placings:
Jodie CALDWELL (SW30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first (5th overall) over the line in 22:08 - second time in 21 appearances.
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) (Unattached) was second (6th overall) over the line in 22:29 - has been first to finish on 10 previous occasions.
Sophie COUGHLIN (JW11-14) (Unattached) was third (12th overall) over the line in 23:46 - was first to finish once before.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Jodie CALDWELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2292 pts.
Belinda ORFORD (Pakenham Road Runners) 2170 pts.
Tammy BRACE (Unattached) 2092 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Michael Bernard DALE (VM55-59) was graded 71.32% for the time 21:44 (third overall).
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) was graded 71.31% for the time 22:29 (6th overall).
Bruce VENABLES (VM50-54) was graded 67.65% for the time 22:31 (7th overall).
This week there were 39 runners, of whom 2 were first timers and 13 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 4 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 437 different runners, including participants from 27 athletics clubs, have completed 1,770 runs covering a total distance of 8,850 km, and there have been 482 new Personal Bests.
The female record is held by Sam PRIME who ran in a time of 00:19:26 on 2014-09-27 (event number 2).
The male record is held by Ryan MARTIN who ran in a time of 00:16:59 on 2015-01-24 (event number 19).
The Age Grade course record is held by Bronwen G CARDY who recorded a 95.63% run (20:35) on 15th November 2014 (event number 9).
Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the Pakenham parkrun Results Page.