Brrrrrr, winter definitely showed up this week & threw everything at us - wind, rain, hail & a fleeting bit of sunshine. Despite the perfect sleep in weather - 69 brave runners & 8 dedicated volunteers threw off the doona & bravely made their way to parkrun. Congratulations to all those who participated but an extra special thanks to our wonderful volunteers.
Ben DE KLEUVER • Bowen DUFF • Catherine COLLINGE • Ceri BANKS • Chloe SCHNEIDER • Ian COLLINGE • Keren TINDLEY • Louisa AUGELLO • Mandy EDLINGTON • Michelle MULLINS • Sean SWEETSER • Steve DUFF
Male placings:
Andrew WATSON (VM40-44) (Unattached) was first over the line in 19:23 - 4th time in 21 appearances.
Moray SKILLING (VM35-39) of DuluxGroup parkrunners, was second over the line in 20:36.
Josh O'HANLON (VM35-39) (Unattached) was third over the line in 20:54.
Current standing in the Men's annual points competition:
Ian COLLINGE (Peninsula Trail Runners) 451 pts.
Sean SWEETSER (Unattached) 403 pts.
Ben WYLIE (Unattached) 387 pts.
Female placings:
Pixie AITKEN (SW30-34) of Peninsula Trail Runners, was first (4th overall) over the line in 20:59 - 10th time in 14 appearances.
Jo PRATT (SW25-29) of Casey Cardinia Athletics, was second (8th overall) over the line in 21:48.
Aisha BAKER (VW35-39) of Running Mums Australia, was third (11th overall) over the line in 22:57 - has been first to finish on 25 previous occasions.
Current standing in the Women's annual points competition:
Keren TINDLEY (Unattached) 485 pts.
Catherine COLLINGE (Peninsula Trail Runners) 475 pts.
Aisha BAKER (Running Mums Australia) 388 pts.
The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores:
Andrew WATSON (VM40-44) was graded 71.45% for the time 19:23 (first overall).
Pixie AITKEN (SW30-34) was graded 71.01% for the time 20:59 (4th overall).
Chris O'BRIEN (VM55-59) was graded 70.76% for the time 21:43 (7th overall).
This week there were 69 runners, of whom 8 were first timers and 6 recorded new Personal Bests. Representatives of 11 different athletics clubs took part.
Mornington Peninsula parkrun started on 28th June 2014, and since then 1,426 different runners, including participants from 98 athletics clubs, have completed 6,438 runs covering a total distance of 32,190 km, and there have been 1,297 new Personal Bests.
The female record is held by Kylie SPRAGUE who ran in a time of 00:19:25 on 12th March 2016 (event number 90).
The male record is held by Jess DUNSMORE who ran in a time of 00:15:59 on 2nd July 2016 (event number 106).
The Age Grade course record is held by Rosemary ROEDIGER who recorded a 93.49% run (20:45) on 12th March 2016 (event number 90).
Today's full results and a complete event history can be found on the Mornington Peninsula parkrun Results Page.