Canning River parkrun, Event number 62 - 2nd August 2014 How awesome is parkrun? Its free, its timed, its for everyone and it is one of the best ways I know to start a weekend. What I think is awesome is the fact that we have a hugely supportive volunteer base. Last night, I had the dilemma of a incomplete parkrun roster - we were missing a timekeeper, a marshall and a photographer. After a call out on facebook, the roster was full and we all could enjoy our parkrun. Chris Dun has finished six parkruns and now has volunteered seven times, including four times as timekeeper. Today, Chris Dun is Canning River parkruns champion! Big thanks also to Paul, who has just come off a long haul flight to marshal and take photos. This week’s parkrun attracted a slightly smaller group of parkrunners (when did we consider 141 parkrunners to be a smaller field?). Big congratulations to Bob Fawcett on his 50th parkrun! Welcome to the club. Bobs trademark is a very strong finish and I like his view If I have something left in the tank near the end, then I going to use it all up! Some of our regulars were on vacation at Claisebrook Cove parkrun, where they celebrated their 2nd anniversary and today marks parkruns 2nd birthday in WA. Cameron Storey, a junior 10 parkrunner completed his 100th parkrun today! Well done Cam. As part of celebrations, we should also congratulate our Canning River parkrunners Ash Walker and Amanda Dear on completing their milestone runs to join the 50 club. We are starting to see a lot more CR parkrunners reach their 50 runs. We also had a renowned parkrun tourist in our mix today - Brent Stowers. Brent has completed 70 parkruns and covering 36 different parkruns. Brent - I hope you enjoyed the day! This week there were 141 runners, of whom 19 were first timers and 34 recorded new Personal Bests. We also had a number of first timers who havent registered to see what parkrun is about. Hopefully next week, we will see you back with a barcode in hand. Onto the parkrun report and stats: Mens placings: Kai METZNER (JM15-17) (Unattached) was first over the line in 17:21 - 6th time in 8 appearances. Kim THOMAS (VM40-44) of Squash and runningworks, was second over the line in 17:24 - has been first to finish on 10 previous occasions. Luke PIDCOCK (JM11-14) (Unattached) was third over the line in 17:57 - has been first to finish on 2 previous occasions. Current standing in the Mens annual points competition: Kim THOMAS (Squash and runningworks) 797 pts. Jeremy SELTEN (Squash and runningworks) 768 pts. Chris LARK (Squash and runningworks) 673 pts. Womens placings: Katherine AUDSLEY (SW18-19) (Unattached) was first (15th overall) over the line in 21:27 - second time in 11 appearances. Fiona CHOI (SW20-24) (Unattached) was second (21st overall) over the line in 22:38. Renee FINLAY-NOTMAN (VW40-44) of Rogue Runners Club Australia, was third (26th overall) over the line in 23:45. Current standing in the Womens annual points competition: Caitlin JAMESON (Squash and runningworks) 897 pts. Delia BALDOCK (Masters Athletics W.A. (Western Australia)) 792 pts. Carolyn STEPHENS (Unattached) 784 pts. The following runners recorded the best Age Grade scores: Kai METZNER (JM15-17) was graded 80.21% for the time 17:21 (first overall). Brian HEWITT (VM60-64) was graded 80.17% for the time 20:00 (10th overall). Luke PIDCOCK (JM11-14) was graded 79.02% for the time 17:57 (third overall). Canning River parkrun started on 1st June 2013, and since then 1,322 different runners, including participants from 44 athletics clubs, have completed 7,196 runs covering a total distance of 35,980 km, and there have been 1,805 new Personal Bests. Todays full results and a complete event history can be found on the Canning River parkrun Results Page. Thanks, Dan - RD.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 04:50:17 +0000
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