parkrun adventurers podcast

The parkrun adventurers stay close to home this week as Dave Moss puts on the co-host cap and joins Mel in the the Sunny Coast studio for a natter about all matter of parkrunny things. Plus we have more Ellis Palace parkrun goodies as Channel 5 News Crew Member Melissa Ellis hosts some adventurers.

The parkrun adventurers are elated by the news of the impending return of parkrun with TOC back to co-host and share the joy. Tom Williams, Chief Operating Officer of parkrun Global, joins us to provide insight into what’s involved behind-the-scenes in making parkrun’s return a reality. And Channel 5 News Crew member Melissa Ellis submits a roving report from Ellis Palace parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers have left the kids home alone and guess who’s having a party while the parents are out? Channel 5 News Crew member Melissa Ellis returns to co-host with new adventurer on the block Olly Spake, and top of the guest list is Lochiel parkrun Event Director Janet Reid who brings a plate to share along with her parkrun story.

The parkrun adventurers are celebrating 200 episodes of the pod with a little walk down memory lane. Filmmaking adventurer Beau Miles joins us for a chat about his most recent shenanigans and just-released film The Human Bean. Plus in a moment of pure serendipity, we have Lyndell reporting in from her own version of Beau’s now infamous ‘Mile an Hour’ challenge.

The parkrun adventurers ‘test positive’ this week as guest co-host Scott Watkins returns with a new segment or two. Plus we speak to Queanbeyan parkrunner and member of the Australian Defence Force, Bek Milne, about a parkrun for Jerrabomberra, and what community and honouring our servicemen and women means on ANZAC Day.

The parkrun adventurers record at parkrun-time to fill the void, with Lyndell Murray back to join Mel as guest co-host. Wondering how the gang are doing, we phone a bunch of friends to check in.

The parkrun adventurers are still here, and excited to have Tony O’Connell (AKA TOC) back to guest co-host. Mel chats with Jon Pendse, a West Aussie parkrunner who went for a rather long warm-up before a recent parkrunday. Plus we catch up on a bunch of roving reports with the usual suspects checking in from Bendigo Botanical parkrun, Rockingham parkrun, Tuggeranong parkrun and Paradise Point park...

The parkrun adventurers adventure to South Australia for the third annual listener meet-up and have a rolicking good time recording live with friends old and new at Mount Barker parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers focus on family influencing our parkrun experiences as Mark Scarborough returns to guest co-host this week. And with the launch of parkrun in the Netherlands looming we catch up with Deri Thomas, parkrun’s Territory Manager for Europe, to discuss all things parkrun Netherlands, Sweden and his own parkrun adventures.

The parkrun adventurers chat about legacies and get excited about the impending listener meet-up as #PALM20 co-organiser Chris Fraser shares the full agenda. Channel 5 News Crew member Mark Scarborough submits a roving report from Warringal Parklands parkrun, and our friends from the Northern Hemisphere, Pippa and the Tame Volunteer, are back with the inside scoop on pasties/pasties.

The parkrun adventurers leap along to Frog Hollow parkrun and delight in downhills at Ipswich Qld as Melissa Ellis returns to guest co-host. And the Channel 5 News Crew head out to support fire-affected communities visiting the teams at Braidwood Showground parkrun and Bright parkrun.

 The parkrun adventurers are back in the Sunshine Coast Pod Studio with Dave Moss returning to guest co-host. We share details of the inaugural parkrun World Tourist Meet-up, and the Channel 5 News Crew are back at it with roving reports from Yeppoon parkrun in Qld, Edinburgh Oval parkrun in WA, and Wagi Bridge parkrun in the ACT.

The parkrun adventurers pay a visit to the near neighbours for a change of scenery. Gerard Corkeron (AKA the G-Train), just back from his Canadian adventures, takes a seat on the co-host couch. Plus we have both familiar and fresh new voices roving and reporting from Riverbank, Zillmere, Kerang Regional and Wagi Bridge parkruns.

The parkrun adventurers have had some misadventures. Lyndell Murray is guest co-hosting this week and brings with her a new challenge. And our adventurers get roving at Mundy Regional parkrun and Cobram parkrun in Australia, while the G-Train delivers the final two instalments of his Canadian correspondence from Victoria parkrun, Kitchener and Eramosa River Trail parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers make-up for lost time, bringing everyone up to speed on all the New Year parkrun adventures! Mel is joined by guest co-host Tony O’Connell (AKA TOC), and we have roving reports aplenty from such fabulous events as Wallaby Track, Dawesville, and Lochiel parkruns in Australia, plus Downsview parkrun, River Oaks parkrun and Meadowvale parkrun in Canada!v

The parkrun adventurers celebrate the season finale of the pod’s fourth season with all the cheer a tinsel of Ugly Christmas Singlets can bring! The Channel 5 News Crew are in fine festive form, and we have roving reports from Maylands Peninsula, Bunyaville, Wilson Botanic, Pakapakanthi, Traralgon, and Carisbrooke parkruns in Australia, plus Nautical parkrun in Canada. Merry Ugly Christmas!

The parkrun adventurers debut bobsleds and talk goals for 2020 as Victorian Stateswoman Mel Ellis is back to co-host. We continue to gear up for the much anticipated International Ugly Christmas Singlet Day 2019. Plus roving reports make their way to us from Gawler, Portarlington and Cohuna parkruns.

The parkrun adventurers Get Smart with Lyndell Murray popping by the co-host the pod. The 2019 Ugly Christmas Singlets are SO HOT RIGHT NOW, we announce the destination event for #PALM20, and we have a couple of roving report ‘lites’ from the Channel 5 News Crew who were at Gunghalin and Tamworth Wetlands parkruns.

The parkrun adventurers enjoy the talkative talents of Tony O’Connell (AKA TOC) who returns as guest co-host this week. And we hear tales from trails with roving reports from Ros Gregor Trail parkrun in Australia and Byxbee parkrun in the US, along with a side of botany from Benalla Botanical parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers come to you from the Sunshine Coast with intrepid adventurer Dave Moss back from his travels to guest co-host. Mel speaks to parkrun Australia Event Ambassador Margie Lewis about her recent overseas adventure and parkrunning with Multiple Sclerosis. And Cam submits his application to join the Channel 5 News Crew with a roving report from Champion Lakes parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers enjoy a slice of South Australia with guest co-host Paul Kitching (AKA PK) joining us fresh from an adventure to West Beach parkrun. Plus we have roving reports aplenty as the crew get out and about at Goldfields Reservoir parkrun, Cormorant Bay parkrun and Euroa parkrun in Australia, and Lower Hutt parkrun in New Zealand.

The parkrun adventurers are all about the capital this week as Mark Scarborough returns to co-host with Mel and Wagi Bridge parkrun Event Director Ian Shaw joins us to give some insight into the goings on of the ACT’s newest event. And TOC roves from home this week at Inverloch parkrun while Lyndell nabs a NENDY at Augustine Heights parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers have two Mels back at the helm and we get our giggle on! We interview Birdsland Reserve parkrunner Linda van Duynhoven, fresh from her extra long trek to Mt Clarence parkrun. Plus Channel 5 News Crew Members TOC and Dave submit roving reports from Campaspe parkrun in Australia, and Coldham’s Common parkrun in the UK.

The parkrun adventurers track down mythological beasts and legendary humans, as the ever entertaining Tim Oberg returns to guest co-host. We make a special announcement relating to the parkrun adventurers 2019 Ugly Christmas Singlets. And we get roving at Redcliffe parkrun and the soon-to-launch Aurora parkrun in Australia, plus our first ever Namibian report is filed from Swakopmund parkrun!

The parkrun adventurers are feeling inspired with the delightful Gary Murphy bringing the blue skies to co-host once more. We welcome back Dave ‘Robbo’ Robertson to chat all things record-breaking over the marathon distance. And Roving Reports come in from Wyndham Vale, Parkville, Clare Valley, Bibra Lake and South Bank parkruns