Pakenham parkrun Event Number 44 - 25th July 2015
We had some visitors from Bendigo, Inverloch, Lillydale Lake, Boston and Berwick Springs - quite a mix and appreciate their attendance at our event.
It was a bit chilly, but the rain stayed away, which please quite a few runners!
We are getting closer to our 1st Anniversary and will be announcing our plans this coming weekend - so stay tuned!
I would like to reiterate to all what we posted on our Facebook page on the weekend:
"We appreciate that everyone loves parkrun, however we wish to advise that we are governed by the council, along with parkrun Australia, and are unable to just do things or make changes as we please.
There is a process to follow and we ask that you discuss your ideas/thoughts with the Event Team - Michelle, Judy and Anthony who will then discuss and decide an appropriate outcome.
We would appreciate the removal of the markings until we can arrange something more permanent. Thank you."
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
- we currently have vacancies for Timekeeper, Underpass Marshal and Tailrunner this coming week. Please email us or comment via Facebook if you can assist.
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 
Now to the all important statistics:
Male placings:
Brett MILLS (VM35-39) (Unattached) was first over the line in 20:28 - first time in 6 appearances.
Chris WILLSHIRE (VM35-39) of Mornington Peninsula Athletic Club, was second over the line in 20:52 - has been first to finish on 6 previous occasions.
Tony O'CONNELL (VM45-49) of TXR Runners, was third over the line in 20:52.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Steve HUGHES (Unattached) 3420 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 3343 pts.
Geoff HILDER (Pakenham Road Runners) 3042 pts.
Female placings:
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first (6th overall) over the line in 21:45 - 13th time in 25 appearances.
Amy ARMSTRONG (SW30-34) (Unattached) was second (9th overall) over the line in 22:20.
Sophie COUGHLIN (JW11-14) (Unattached) was third (11th overall) over the line in 22:51 - has been first to finish on 4 previous occasions.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Jodie CALDWELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2860 pts.
Tammy BRACE (Pakenham Road Runners) 2782 pts.
Belinda ORFORD (Pakenham Road Runners) 2443 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) was graded 73.72% for the time 21:45 (6th overall).
Bri SHERRY (JW11-14) was graded 71.05% for the time 22:55 (12th overall).
Sophie COUGHLIN (JW11-14) was graded 69.88% for the time 22:51 (11th overall).
This week there were 66 runners, of whom 13 were first timers and 8 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 6 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 560 different runners, including participants from 32 athletics clubs, have completed 2,500 runs covering a total distance of 12,500 km, and there have been 664 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.