Pakenham parkrun Event Number 78 - 19th March 2016
A beautiful day for parkrun today, a nice break in the warm humid weather to one a little cooler. Conditions were great no wind, a cool day and no humidity. Although the numbers were down on last week, we still had 81 runners and walkers attended today’s event.
Chloe Potonik and Indy Pratt joined the Junior 10 Club:-)
Great conditions for all, the rain held off and the cool weather made it a very pleasant run for all.
We love having everyone attend parkrun but do ask if you think you may take over an hour to complete the course that you speak with the Run Director before the run begins.
All of our volunteers feel like winners and we would like to thank you all! 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 
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DON'T FORGET OUR EASTER THEME EVENT THIS COMING WEEK - 26TH MARCH.
DRESS UP AND TRY TO WIN 1ST PRIZE THAT WAS KINDLY DONATED TO OUR EVENT. GOTTA BE IN IT TO WIN IT!!
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- Judy
Now to the all-important statistics:
Male placings:
Graham BERGROTH (SM25-29) of Knox AC, was first over the line in 17:05 - 6th time in 8 appearances.
Shane WHEELER (SM30-34) of TXR Runners, was second over the line in 17:58 - has been first to finish on 9 previous occasions.
Andrew HARRIS (SM30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was third over the line in 18:46 - has been first to finish on 12 previous occasions.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Andrew HARRIS (Pakenham Road Runners) 2450 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2154 pts.
Adrian HINES (Pakenham Road Runners) 1994 pts.
Female placings:
Emilie BARKLEY (SW25-29) of TXR Runners, was first (5th overall) over the line in 20:40 - 12th time in 14 appearances.
Chloe POTOCNIK (JW11-14) (Unattached) was second (14th overall) over the line in 23:14.
Stephanie COMFORT (SW20-24) (Unattached) was third (17th overall) over the line in 23:53.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Mary-Jo DOBELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2279 pts.
Fiona SUTTON (Pakenham Road Runners) 1852 pts.
Tammy BRACE (Pakenham Road Runners) 1787 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Graham BERGROTH (SM25-29) was graded 75.61% for the time 17:05 (first overall).
Shane WHEELER (SM30-34) was graded 72.17% for the time 17:58 (second overall).
Emilie BARKLEY (SW25-29) was graded 71.61% for the time 20:40 (5th overall).
This week there were 81 runners, of whom 1 were first timers and 28 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 5 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 915 different runners, including participants from 43 athletics clubs, have completed 5,318 runs covering a total distance of 26,590 km, and there have been 1,214 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.