Pakenham parkrun Event Number 45 - 1st August 2015
The weather definitely did not look pleasing as I were setting up the course Saturday morning and I wondered whether people would in fact turn up or not. I must say that it did not look promising with nearly all our volunteers arriving and just 3 runners!
However, I had nothing to fear as the closer it got to 8am, the more cars that I saw. In the end we had 31 brave souls turn up with 6 of these being first timers. Way to go to the first timers, to still turning up on such an unpleasant morning!!
Half the runners made it back before the rain returned..
but some did not..
However, we all still had some fun!
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 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 
- MICHELLE
Now to the all important statistics:
Male placings:
Andrew HARRIS (SM30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first over the line in 19:13 - 4th time in 15 appearances.
Anthony BECKETT (VM35-39) of Pakenham Road Runners, was second (third overall) over the line in 21:55.
Steve HUGHES (VM35-39) (Unattached) was third (4th overall) over the line in 22:08.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Steve HUGHES (Unattached) 3518 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 3440 pts.
Geoff HILDER (Pakenham Road Runners) 3132 pts.
Female placings:
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first (second overall) over the line in 21:52 - 14th time in 26 appearances.
Bri SHERRY (JW11-14) (Unattached) was second (11th overall) over the line in 23:36 - has been first to finish on 3 previous occasions.
Theresa DE RIGGS (VW55-59) of Pakenham Road Runners, was third (16th overall) over the line in 25:51.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Tammy BRACE (Pakenham Road Runners) 2882 pts.
Jodie CALDWELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2860 pts.
Belinda ORFORD (Pakenham Road Runners) 2443 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) was graded 73.32% for the time 21:52 (second overall).
Theresa DE RIGGS (VW55-59) was graded 71.95% for the time 25:51 (16th overall).
Vaughan DE RIGGS (VM65-69) was graded 70.80% for the time 23:41 (12th overall).
This week there were 31 runners, of whom 6 were first timers and 2 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 2 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 566 different runners, including participants from 32 athletics clubs, have completed 2,531 runs covering a total distance of 12,655 km, and there have been 666 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.