Pakenham parkrun Event Number 80 - 2nd April 2016
On Saturday, we had great conditions and 95 in attendance. Of these 95, we had a couple of tourists from our neighbours at Berwick Springs, one from Sydney, one from the UK as well as 5 first timers to parkrun!
We had the pleasure of presenting two certificates today to two new Junior 10 club members – Jaime Mann and Ethan Ross! Congratulations!
The photo of the day and achievement of the week would have to be that of Declan Burge. This young man achieved a massive PB of 16m 25s. He ran the whole way for the first time ever achieving a time of 36:25! Well done Declan! How proud is mum in this photo?
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
- ANTHONY
Now to the all important statistics:
Male placings:
Graham BERGROTH (SM25-29) of Knox AC, was first over the line in 16:52 - 8th time in 10 appearances.
Dean JACKSON (SM20-24) (Unattached) was second over the line in 17:25 - has been first to finish on 5 previous occasions.
Gavin MCMASTER (SM30-34) (Unattached) was third over the line in 20:08 - was first to finish once before.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Andrew HARRIS (Pakenham Road Runners) 2547 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2326 pts.
Adrian HINES (Pakenham Road Runners) 2170 pts.
Female placings:
Emilie BARKLEY (SW25-29) of TXR Runners, was first (5th overall) over the line in 20:56 - 14th time in 16 appearances.
Bri SHERRY (JW11-14) of Pakenham Road Runners, was second (8th overall) over the line in 21:13 - has been first to finish on 3 previous occasions.
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) of Pakenham Road Runners, was third (19th overall) over the line in 24:02 - has been first to finish on 21 previous occasions.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Mary-Jo DOBELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2415 pts.
Fiona SUTTON (Pakenham Road Runners) 2011 pts.
Tammy BRACE (Pakenham Road Runners) 1983 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Anne KIDMAN (VW60-64) was graded 79.24% for the time 24:29 (24th overall).
Graham BERGROTH (SM25-29) was graded 76.58% for the time 16:52 (first overall).
Bri SHERRY (JW11-14) was graded 75.26% for the time 21:13 (8th overall).
This week there were 95 runners, of whom 6 were first timers and 14 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 5 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 944 different runners, including participants from 43 athletics clubs, have completed 5,545 runs covering a total distance of 27,725 km, and there have been 1,244 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.