Pakenham parkrun Event Number 58 - 7th November 2015
What a beautiful morning we had for our parkrun this week, as opposed to last week!
72 runners chose to start their weekend at the best parkrun in the world (just a bit bias!), with a run, jog or walk with other great people and fantastic company.
We had 12 first timers including a tourist from Sale, Sparky. Sparky was our first runner over the finish line, with our course being his best time to date. We love being a part of our runners achievements.
There were also 7 PB's achieved with 3 of them being from our parkrun kids! These girls were all from the same family, so well done and keep up your awesomeness!!
We also celebrated our October parkrunner of the month, which was Rebekah Lyness. Congratulations on your achievement and your continuous support of parkrun.
We at parkrun take our "Under 11 years of age policy" very seriously. We love seeing the enthusiasm from our parkrun kids at the start of the event, while running the course and especially when they have just run past those flags. The pure joy on their faces says it all - that "I DID IT!" look. We also appreciate that the parents are respecting this rule and are enjoying (most of the time..) completing the course with their kids - or when acting as the 'guardian' for another. Check out some of the great shots that were captured this week:
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.
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 
NEWS / ANNOUNCEMENTS:
KIDS DAY: A couple of time a year, we let our parkrun kids take over the volunteer roles and show us how awesome they are. Our next 'Kids Day' is scheduled for 26th December (Boxing Day). A couple of the roles have already been filled, but if your child is interested, please either send us an email, or check out the roster (which is always on the BBQ) on any given parkrunday.
NEW YEAR'S DAY RUN: We have sought, and been given, approval from the Council to hold an extra event on Friday 1st January 2016. We currently have the Run Director filled, but we also need all other positions filled in order for the event to proceed.
- MICHELLE
Now to the all important statistics:
Male placings:
Sparky GRIEBENOW (VM40-44) (Unattached) was first over the line in 17:48 - first appearance.
Andrew MOTT (VM35-39) (Unattached) was second over the line in 18:40 - has been first to finish on 5 previous occasions.
Andrew HARRIS (SM30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was third over the line in 19:21 - has been first to finish on 9 previous occasions.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Andrew HARRIS (Pakenham Road Runners) 695 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 648 pts.
Geoff HILDER (Pakenham Road Runners) 580 pts.
Female placings:
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first (10th overall) over the line in 21:50 - 19th time in 35 appearances.
Jodie CALDWELL (SW30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was second (16th overall) over the line in 23:42 - has been first to finish on 2 previous occasions.
Chrissy CLODE (VW40-44) of Pakenham Road Runners, was third (18th overall) over the line in 24:18.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Mary-Jo DOBELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 637 pts.
Megan HUMPHRYS (Pakenham Road Runners) 589 pts.
Fiona SUTTON (Pakenham Road Runners) 554 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Sparky GRIEBENOW (VM40-44) was graded 77.25% for the time 17:48 (first overall).
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) was graded 74.20% for the time 21:50 (10th overall).
Andrew MOTT (VM35-39) was graded 71.52% for the time 18:40 (second overall).
This week there were 72 runners, of whom 12 were first timers and 7 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 3 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 698 different runners, including participants from 34 athletics clubs, have completed 3,610 runs covering a total distance of 18,050 km, and there have been 848 new Personal Bests.
The female record is held by Jaimee-Lee CODE who ran in a time of 00:18:55 on 2015-10-17 (event number 56).
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.