Pakenham parkrun Event Number 67 - 2nd January 2016
2 parkruns (possibly 3..) in 2 days, what an exciting start to 2016!
We were graced with 78 parkrunners on Saturday with 10 of these being first timers, and a tourist from Townsville - welcome!!
We also congratulated 2 of our local runners for recently joining the '50 Club'. However, as I mentioned on the day, the best part about their milestone is that they both have run ALL these runs at Pakenham - we are so blessed! Well done Geoff and Brian 
There were 12 PB's obtained, which is a massive effort. Congratulations to all.
We like to have a bit of fun at our parkrun and like to show how awesome volunteering is. I think the photos below capture this perfectly!
Also, we wanted to keep the New Year celebrations going!
We are still after a Photographer and Turnaround Marshal for this weekend, so if you can assist, please let us know.
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
- MICHELLE
Now to the all important statistics:
Male placings:
Andrew HARRIS (SM30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first over the line in 19:14 - 12th time in 33 appearances.
Benjamin BAILEY (VM35-39) of Casey Cardinia Athletics, was second over the line in 19:58.
Pramesh PRASAD (VM40-44) (Unattached) was third over the line in 20:22.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 1470 pts.
Andrew HARRIS (Pakenham Road Runners) 1386 pts.
Geoff HILDER (Pakenham Road Runners) 1184 pts.
Female placings:
Jo PRATT (SW25-29) of Casey Cardinia Athletics, was first (5th overall) over the line in 21:14 - 4th time in 4 appearances.
Emilie BARKLEY (SW25-29) of TXR Runners, was second (8th overall) over the line in 21:25 - 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 22:21 - has been first to finish on 20 previous occasions.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Mary-Jo DOBELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 1223 pts.
Tammy BRACE (Pakenham Road Runners) 1193 pts.
Megan HUMPHRYS (Pakenham Road Runners) 1065 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) was graded 72.48% for the time 22:21 (11th overall).
Matthew ROBINSON (VM50-54) was graded 70.07% for the time 21:23 (7th overall).
Bri SHERRY (JW11-14) was graded 69.79% for the time 23:20 (13th overall).
This week there were 78 runners, of whom 10 were first timers and 12 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 7 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 778 different runners, including participants from 36 athletics clubs, have completed 4,200 runs covering a total distance of 21,000 km, and there have been 953 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.