Pakenham parkrun Event Number 75 - 27th February 2016
A massive 121 parkrunners and walkers attended Pakenham parkrun this week, our biggest event to date YAY! It was perfect conditions to run, we had many first timers, lots of tourists and our Lovely Pakenham Road Runner pacers.
Chelsea Mills joined our Junior 10 Club 
New PB’s were achieved
And lots of fun was had by all
We would like to remind all parkrunners to ensure that they do not park blocking the exit and where possible they park closer to the other cars. You can park anywhere on the grassy area as long as you do not block other cars in.
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.
Also, we have a post run coffee at Bunnings. Bunnings has a little cafe, toilets and play equipment for the little ones. We will be there every week until 10am, so feel free to pop by for a coffee and a chat.
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
- Judy
Now to the all-important statistics:
Male placings:
Andrew MOTT (VM35-39) (Unattached) was first over the line in 19:26 - 6th time in 15 appearances.
Andrew HARRIS (SM30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was second over the line in 20:00 - has been first to finish on 12 previous occasions.
Matthew ROBINSON (VM50-54) (Unattached) was third over the line in 21:16.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Andrew HARRIS (Pakenham Road Runners) 2158 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 1891 pts.
Matthew ROBINSON (Unattached) 1745 pts.
Female placings:
Mary-Jo DOBELL (VW40-44) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first (7th overall) over the line in 21:44 - third time in 28 appearances.
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) of Pakenham Road Runners, was second (14th overall) over the line in 22:56 - has been first to finish on 21 previous occasions.
Anne KIDMAN (VW60-64) of TXR Runners, was third (17th overall) over the line in 23:56 - has been first to finish on 2 previous occasions.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Mary-Jo DOBELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2001 pts.
Tammy BRACE (Pakenham Road Runners) 1689 pts.
Fiona SUTTON (Pakenham Road Runners) 1577 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Anne KIDMAN (VW60-64) was graded 81.06% for the time 23:56 (17th overall).
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) was graded 70.64% for the time 22:56 (14th overall).
Matthew ROBINSON (VM50-54) was graded 70.45% for the time 21:16 (third overall).
This week there were 121 runners, of whom 21 were first timers and 36 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 5 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 895 different runners, including participants from 42 athletics clubs, have completed 5,058 runs covering a total distance of 25,290 km, and there have been 1,155 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 Klarie MCINTYRE who ran in a time of 00:15:40 on 2016-02-20 (event number 74).
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.