Pakenham parkrun Event Number 63 - 12th December 2015
The morning was a little chilly, but there was no rain, so beautiful parkrun conditions.
We ended up having 51 participants, but I must say that I was getting a bit worried when there were just 3 runners at the shelter and the time was edging to 7:45am. I had nothing to worry about though as you all then started driving into the car park. It was great to see you all - and we also missed some of our regulars who were off training for their Two Bays race next month.
This coming weekend, we are CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS. It would be great to see lots of Santa's, Santa Hats, Christmas T-Shirts, Reindeer Antlers - you get my drift! It's never too early to get into the festive spirit and have a little fun along the way. Look forward to seeing you all there at 7:45am for the briefing and an 8am start.
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 times 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). All positions have now been filled! We are really looking forward to this one as these kids know what they are doing and do a magnificent job.
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. THE BARCODE SCANNER POSITION IS STILL AVAILABLE. IF YOU WISH TO HELP, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
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. All positions have now been filled. Put those New Year Resolutions into action immediately and start the new year off with RD Anthony!!
RUN REPORT: If there is anything in particular that you would like to be added in these reports, please let us know as we are open to ideas.
- MICHELLE
Now to the all important statistics:
Male placings:
Andrew HARRIS (SM30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first over the line in 18:52 - 10th time in 30 appearances.
Andrew MOTT (VM35-39) (Unattached) was second over the line in 18:56 - has been first to finish on 5 previous occasions.
Nathan ALLEN (SM20-24) (Unattached) was third over the line in 20:06.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 1093 pts.
Andrew HARRIS (Pakenham Road Runners) 1091 pts.
Adrian HINES (Unattached) 919 pts.
Female placings:
Emilie BARKLEY (SW25-29) of TXR Runners, was first (8th overall) over the line in 21:35 - third time in 3 appearances.
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) of Pakenham Road Runners, was second (10th overall) over the line in 21:42 - has been first to finish on 19 previous occasions.
Sophie COUGHLIN (JW11-14) of Little Athletics, was third (12th overall) over the line in 22:09 - has been first to finish on 11 previous occasions.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Mary-Jo DOBELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 1034 pts.
Megan HUMPHRYS (Pakenham Road Runners) 971 pts.
Tammy BRACE (Pakenham Road Runners) 897 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) was graded 74.65% for the time 21:42 (10th overall).
Bruce VENABLES (VM55-59) was graded 73.41% for the time 20:56 (6th overall).
Sophie COUGHLIN (JW11-14) was graded 72.08% for the time 22:09 (12th overall).
This week there were 51 runners, of whom 2 were first timers and 14 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 6 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 737 different runners, including participants from 35 athletics clubs, have completed 3,983 runs covering a total distance of 19,915 km, and there have been 931 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.