Pakenham parkrun Event Number 64 - 19th December 2015
Christmas Event.
Thank you to those that dressed up for our Christmas Event. It was fantastic to see so many bring the festive spirit and we hope to get everyone donning at least a Santa hat for the next one!
When I was putting out the course signs, there was such a lovely cool breeze, but oh how that quickly turned. By 7:30am, the warm air had begun and the heat was picking up quite quickly. It was definitely a morning for walking and not much running, but there were a few that gave it a good crack.
It was amazing to see 2 runners complete the course in FULL Santa suits. This was not advisable, but glad they made it back ok to enjoy an icypole under the shady trees.
The offering of a quick cool down by a couple of our parkrun kids were eagerly accepted by many..
however, I think this was more a "payback to the parents" kind of moment 
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.
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!!
- MICHELLE
Now to the all important statistics:
Male placings:
Brett MILLS (VM35-39) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first over the line in 18:53 - 7th time in 15 appearances.
Martin KLUSACEK (VM35-39) of Casey Cardinia Runners, was second over the line in 19:26.
Nigel FOX (VM40-44) (Unattached) was third over the line in 21:07.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Andrew HARRIS (Pakenham Road Runners) 1186 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 1181 pts.
Adrian HINES (Unattached) 1013 pts.
Female placings:
Jo PRATT (SW25-29) of Casey Cardinia Athletics, was first (7th overall) over the line in 22:03 - third time in 3 appearances.
Emilie BARKLEY (SW25-29) of TXR Runners, was second (9th overall) over the line in 22:17 - has been first to finish on 3 previous occasions.
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) of Pakenham Road Runners, was third (11th overall) over the line in 22:40 - has been first to finish on 19 previous occasions.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Megan HUMPHRYS (Pakenham Road Runners) 1065 pts.
Mary-Jo DOBELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 1034 pts.
Tammy BRACE (Pakenham Road Runners) 995 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) was graded 71.47% for the time 22:40 (11th overall).
Brett MILLS (VM35-39) was graded 71.23% for the time 18:53 (first overall).
Vaughan DE RIGGS (VM65-69) was graded 70.20% for the time 23:53 (15th overall).
This week there were 60 runners, of whom 8 were first timers and 0 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 7 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 745 different runners, including participants from 35 athletics clubs, have completed 4,043 runs covering a total distance of 20,215 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.