Pakenham parkrun Event Number 69 - 16th January 2016
On Saturday, we had a record for “non-anniversary” parkruns – 107 in attendance! Only 6 more and we would have beaten our course record. We had the pleasure of hosting several tourists, mostly from our neighbours at Berwick Springs. It must have been the friendly people, beautiful course and the great weather that brought so many to Pakenham.
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The Pakenham Road Runners members who are doing the “Run Down Under” virtual race around Australia posed for a group shot prior to the event starting. You should check it out! www.rundownunder.com.au/
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It was the day before the Two Bays 28k and 56k event, and it was great to see several of the runners run today and at Two Bays! Kudos to Shane Wheeler, Andrew Harris, Nigel Fox – as well as our Two Bays runner volunteers – Michael Soutter, Albin Hess and Rob Centonza.
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It was great to see 6 new local first timers! We hope to see them at our event or another parkrun soon!
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.
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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
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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 Image may be NSFW.
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- ANTHONY
Now to the all important statistics:
Male placings:
Graham BERGROTH (SM25-29) of 12WBT, was first over the line in 18:13 - first time in 2 appearances.
Andrew MOTT (VM35-39) (Unattached) was second over the line in 19:25 - has been first to finish on 5 previous occasions.
Pramesh PRASAD (VM40-44) of Pakenham Road Runners, was third over the line in 20:14.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Andrew HARRIS (Pakenham Road Runners) 1575 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 1551 pts.
Adrian HINES (Unattached) 1293 pts.
Female placings:
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first (15th overall) over the line in 23:08 - 21st time in 42 appearances.
Carol CUNNINGHAM (VW35-39) (Unattached) was second (18th overall) over the line in 23:17.
Kim KEYSERS (VW40-44) of Pakenham Road Runners, was third (19th overall) over the line in 23:25.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Mary-Jo DOBELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 1418 pts.
Tammy BRACE (Pakenham Road Runners) 1392 pts.
Megan HUMPHRYS (Pakenham Road Runners) 1258 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Graham BERGROTH (SM25-29) was graded 70.91% for the time 18:13 (first overall).
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) was graded 70.03% for the time 23:08 (15th overall).
Vaughan DE RIGGS (VM65-69) was graded 70.01% for the time 23:57 (22nd overall).
This week there were 107 runners, of whom 13 were first timers and 20 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 7 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 803 different runners, including participants from 37 athletics clubs, have completed 4,405 runs covering a total distance of 22,025 km, and there have been 1,000 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.