Pakenham parkrun Event Number 59 - 14th November 2015
We were greeted by a beautiful morning after a rainy night. We had a few newbies, which was fantastic and also a parkrun tourist, Alison all the way from England.
We have such lovely families that attend our parkrun and we are so appreciative that the Under 11 rule is being accepted, respected and embraced. We are all leading by example and the kids just love it!
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 do like to have a bit of fun while we are waiting for you all to get back!
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 - this includes the Run Director role.
CHRISTMAS EVENT: The 19th December will be our Christmas Event. Feel free to dress up in your best festive outfit (or just a Santa Hat or Reindeer Antlers are fine!) and come celebrate with us.
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:
Shane WHEELER (SM30-34) of TXR Runners, was first over the line in 18:35 - 6th time in 12 appearances.
Andrew HARRIS (SM30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was second over the line in 18:47 - has been first to finish on 9 previous occasions.
Robert DIERICKX (SM30-34) of TXR Runners, was third over the line in 19:08.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Andrew HARRIS (Pakenham Road Runners) 794 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 738 pts.
Geoff HILDER (Pakenham Road Runners) 642 pts.
Female placings:
Mary-Jo DOBELL (VW40-44) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first (17th overall) over the line in 23:10 - second time in 16 appearances.
Chrissy CLODE (VW40-44) of Pakenham Road Runners, was second (20th overall) over the line in 24:23.
Kate GRAHAM (SW30-34) (Unattached) was third (23rd overall) over the line in 24:51.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Mary-Jo DOBELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 737 pts.
Megan HUMPHRYS (Pakenham Road Runners) 689 pts.
Fiona SUTTON (Pakenham Road Runners) 645 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
John GRAHAM (VM65-69) was graded 87.48% for the time 19:10 (4th overall).
Shane WHEELER (SM30-34) was graded 69.78% for the time 18:35 (first overall).
Brian MARSHALL (VM50-54) was graded 69.72% for the time 21:51 (11th overall).
This week there were 79 runners, of whom 15 were first timers and 19 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 6 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 713 different runners, including participants from 35 athletics clubs, have completed 3,689 runs covering a total distance of 18,445 km, and there have been 867 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.
