Pakenham parkrun Event Number 87 - 21st May 2016
On Saturday, we had chilly weather conditions and 115 in attendance. Of these 115, we had a couple of tourists from Highlands parkrun and Warragul parkrun. We also had 5 first timers to parkrun, welcome!
Today we had the pleasure of seeing our Event Director, Michelle, complete 100 volunteers. This an amazing achievement and we all at Pakenham appreciate the time and effort that she has put in to this event. Without her, Pakenham parkrun would not be what it is.
There were 24 PBs today – which is a fantastic result – the cool conditions clearly made a difference. Seth (seen below) smashed out a 35s PB.
Hayden also had a PB today however decided to take time after his PB to do a quality jump shot.
Thanks everyone for actively volunteering at Pakenham parkrun! Volunteering is great fun as you can see from the smiling faces and a great way to give back to this wonderful event.
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. 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 (SM30-34) of Knox AC, was first over the line in 17:34 - 14th time in 17 appearances.
Andrew MOTT (VM35-39) (Unattached) was second over the line in 19:05 - has been first to finish on 6 previous occasions.
Andrew HARRIS (SM30-34) of Pakenham Road Runners, was third over the line in 20:14 - has been first to finish on 12 previous occasions.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Andrew HARRIS (Pakenham Road Runners) 3209 pts.
Brian MARSHALL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2829 pts.
Matthew ROBINSON (Unattached) 2589 pts.
Female placings:
Emilie BARKLEY (SW25-29) of TXR Runners, was first (5th overall) over the line in 20:32 - 18th time in 22 appearances.
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) of Pakenham Road Runners, was second (12th overall) over the line in 22:05 - has been first to finish on 22 previous occasions.
Brenda GALBRAITH (VW45-49) (Unattached) was third (16th overall) over the line in 22:43.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Mary-Jo DOBELL (Pakenham Road Runners) 2966 pts.
Tammy BRACE (Pakenham Road Runners) 2572 pts.
Fiona SUTTON (Pakenham Road Runners) 2434 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Anne KIDMAN (VW60-64) was graded 80.50% for the time 24:06 (26th overall).
Geoff GALBRAITH (VM50-54) was graded 74.86% for the time 20:21 (4th overall).
Graham BERGROTH (SM30-34) was graded 73.62% for the time 17:34 (first overall).
This week there were 115 runners, of whom 11 were first timers and 24 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 6 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 1,026 different runners, including participants from 45 athletics clubs, have completed 6,318 runs covering a total distance of 31,590 km, and there have been 1,393 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.