Pakenham parkrun Event Number 72 - 6th February 2016
We were once again blessed with perfect weather for our awesome event AND we once again reached over 100 participants. We had 17 first timers and an amazing 20 PB's. Well done each and every one of you for spending the first part of your weekend getting out and getting active!
Congratulations to Nathan Hilder on reaching the Junior 10 Club. Keep up the great work!
We also celebrated our January parkrunner of the month. Gary is a new addition to our parkrunner community, but he has been doing so well. Last month, Gary managed 3 PB's, an improvement of 1m32s and also volunteered. Thanks for your support Gary. Love your work!
Then it was time for our January Volunteer of the month. This one went to Rob. Rob is a regular volunteer and also regularly assists one of our Under 11 runners. Rob is a very supportive, friendly and caring parkrunner and we thank him for all that he contributes.
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 
PLEASE NOTE: All our photos of the event are uploaded to our facebook page - Pakenham parkrun
- MICHELLE
Now to the all important statistics:
Male placings:
Shane WHEELER (SM30-34) of TXR Runners, was first over the line in 18:22 - 9th time in 20 appearances.
Andrew MOTT (VM35-39) (Unattached) was second over the line in 19:13 - has been first to finish on 5 previous occasions.
Andrew HARRIS (SM30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was third over the line in 19:27 - has been first to finish on 12 previous occasions.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Andrew HARRIS (Pakenham Road Runners) 1866 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 1737 pts.
Adrian HINES (Pakenham Road Runners) 1559 pts.
Female placings:
Emilie BARKLEY (SW25-29) of TXR Runners, was first (8th overall) over the line in 21:08 - 7th time in 9 appearances.
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) of Pakenham Road Runners, was second (14th overall) over the line in 22:07 - has been first to finish on 21 previous occasions.
Megan HUMPHRYS (VW40-44) of Pakenham Road Runners, was third (18th overall) over the line in 23:23.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Mary-Jo DOBELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 1706 pts.
Tammy BRACE (Pakenham Road Runners) 1590 pts.
Elise CHAPMAN (Pakenham Road Runners) 1481 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) was graded 73.25% for the time 22:07 (14th overall).
Vaughan DE RIGGS (VM65-69) was graded 72.68% for the time 23:18 (17th overall).
Matthew ROBINSON (VM50-54) was graded 70.84% for the time 21:09 (9th overall).
This week there were 104 runners, of whom 17 were first timers and 20 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 5 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 843 different runners, including participants from 41 athletics clubs, have completed 4,723 runs covering a total distance of 23,615 km, and there have been 1,072 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.