Pakenham parkrun Event Number 116 - 10th December 2016
A bit of a cool morning for summer but no wind so nice conditions for a run or a stroll. It was great to have some tourists and first timers join us with comments from visitors expressing their enjoyment of the course and being impressed with our ‘new’ course markings.
There were plenty of PB’s and some impressive runs from first timers.
Tracie O’Brien, a regular parkrun participant and volunteer was awarded parkrunner of the Month for November, great work Tracie.
Melissa Peters was awarded November Volunteer of the Month. Well done Melissa and thanks for volunteering your time.
We also had runners reaching milestones.
We had the odd glitch or two from our ‘rookie’ run director but nothing our wonderful chief run director Michelle Peters couldn’t sort. Overall it was a great morning and fun was had by all.
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.
PLEASE NOTE: All our photos of the event are uploaded to our facebook page - Pakenham parkrun.
- BRIAN
Now to the all important statistics:
Male placings:
Peter DUTTON (SM18-19) of Frankston AC, was first over the line in 16:58 - first appearance.
William COLLIS (SM20-24) (Unattached) was second over the line in 18:45 - was first to finish once before.
Shane WHEELER (SM30-34) of TXR Runners, was third over the line in 19:05 - has been first to finish on 9 previous occasions.
Female placings:
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) of Pakenham Road Runners, was first (18th overall) over the line in 22:31 - 28th time in 74 appearances.
Emilie BARKLEY (SW25-29) of TXR Runners, was second (27th overall) over the line in 24:10 - has been first to finish on 34 previous occasions.
Katherine STEWART (SW25-29) (Unattached) was third (30th overall) over the line in 24:28.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Peter DUTTON (SM18-19) was graded 77.70% for the time 16:58 (first overall).
Frank BAILEY (VM55-59) was graded 72.83% for the time 21:28 (11th overall).
Tammy BRACE (VW45-49) was graded 72.69% for the time 22:31 (18th overall).
This week there were 109 runners, of whom 18 were first timers and 16 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 9 different athletics clubs took part.
Pakenham parkrun started on 20th September 2014, and since then 1,240 different runners, including participants from 63 athletics clubs, have completed 8,740 runs covering a total distance of 43,700 km, and there have been 1,722 new Personal Bests.
The female record is held by Jaimee-Lee CODE who ran in a time of 00:18:55 on 17th October 2015 (event number 56).
The male record is held by Klarie MCINTYRE who ran in a time of 00:15:40 on 20th February 2016 (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.