parkrun adventurers podcast

This week the parkrun adventurers are big in Japan as we revisit the launch of parkrun Japan with Chiaki Okada and Janet Finn. And the Channel 5 News Crew have been doing double shifts with reports from Lyndell at Dalby, Melissa at Lorne Beach, TOC at Gunghalin and PK and KP at Reynella East.

The parkrun adventurers finally get our feet wet at The Beaches parkrun, home of the parkrun adventurers listener meet-up 2019, where the live recording didn’t go exactly as planned... We speak to Co-Event Director Michael Sharpe, Scotty catches a post-run chat with Dave ‘Robbo’ Robertson, and Melissa Ellis checks in with a couple of #palm19 attendees. Plus Grette Wilkinson reports in from the lau...

The parkrun adventurers adventure! Mel journeys south for a special morning at Lota parkrun while Scotty heads north to RunWest with former pa pod co-host Tim Oberg who submits his own Running Report. Newest Channel 5 recruit Mark is back with a Roving Report from Jindabyne parkrun, and Channel 5 fave Lyndell returns, checking in from NZ at New Plymouth parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers are going unconventional this week! We attempt to recruit a newbie to this whole parkrun thang, chatting to 3 time paralympian Madison de Rozario. PK makes a come-back with a not-so-roving report, Melissa Ellis checks in from Frogs Hollow parkrun, and rather than filing a report, Mark submits a response to his most recent Channel 5 News Crew entry challenge.

The parkrun adventurers make friends with Lloydy aka Gregory Lloyd, Global Ginninderra parkrunner extraordinaire. And Mel and Mark roving report from Rosebud and Gunghalin parkruns.

Episode 149 The parkrun adventurers have begun auditioning potential new co-hosts in the lead up to Mel’s impending absence. Rosebud parkrun Co-Event Director Nadine Crawford joins us to recount her recent New Zealand parkrun freedom run fun. Mark and Melissa report in from Bateman’s Bay and Bannockburn Bush parkruns respectively, and we finally throw down the challenge that could see Mark join th...

The parkrun adventurers are both enjoying the Autumn weather in Qld as Scotty makes another trip North for some parkrun freedom fun. parkrun Global CEO Nick Pearson kindly flies over from the UK specifically to chat with us. And we have a trio of roving reports from Mark, Mossy and Lyndell who adventured to Queanbeyan, Greenbank and Victory Heights parkruns.

The parkrun adventurers are on the countdown to the listener meet-up. And we’re joined by Channel 5 News Crew member, Highlands parkrun ED and #palm19 organiser extraordinaire, Gary Murphy, who gives us a sneak peek of the agenda!! Plus another two from the Roving Reporter crew file news from the field this week as TOC visits Mildura Weir parkrun and Dave looks out for mythical creatures at Yowie...

The parkrun adventurers get their Ugly Christmas Singlets out for a parkrun adventure together in Qld! We speak to speedy marathoner, Six Star Medal Chaser and Port Macquarie parkrunner Kirsten Molloy. And Channel 5 News Crew member Lyndell joins us in our flashbacks with a visit to Queens Domain parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers take their Most Events List rivalry to the international arena. The Event Director interviews make a comeback with Singleton parkrun’s Kirrilee Robinson joining us. And Mark Scarborough is back with another Roving Report, this time from Goulburn parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers reappear on the podcast landscape after a longer than usual absence with tales of recent and not-so-recent adventures! We chat to parkrun Australia’s newest recruit and Guinness World Record Holder Glen Turner. Plus we have a month’s worth of Roving Reports from the gang to share.

The parkrun adventurers wrap up our third year of podcast fun, joined by parkrun podcast royalty Danny Norman and Nicola Forwood of With Me Now and The parkrun Show fame! Roving reports are here: Caroline Southwell visits Penrith Lakes parkrun in NSW while Steve Marston pops by Portobello parkrun in Scotland. And we sign off for 2019 with a gift from ourselves and the Channel 5 News Crew, made esp...

The parkrun adventurers have a chat about Westerfolds parkrun for the first time ever on the pod after Mel visits Scotty’s home parkrun. We have oodles of roving reports from across the country, with the Channel 5 News Crew checking in from Yarrabilba, Urunga and Highlands, plus we hear from the ACT’s Mark Scarborough who adventured to Braidwood Showground parkrun in NSW.

The parkrun adventurers are playing the long game with our adventures this week. It’s like old times as podcast fave Ian Hay returns with Facts in a Haystack. And roving reports are in from Steve Marston who visited Far North Qld’s Weipa parkrun, Gary Murphy was adventuring at home and Melissa Ellis who ventured to the opposite end of the country to snaffle a Compass Point and join the Stayin’ Ali...

The parkrun adventurers are in a festive mood and decide it’s not too early to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year! Sandgate parkrun Co-Event Director and Christmas Podding podcast Co-host Ness Gibson stops by to help us get in the spirit. Plus Lyndell and PK are back representing the Channel 5 News Crew at New Farm parkrun and Mount Barker parkrun respectively. Jingle all the way!

The parkrun adventurers had a super weekend. We do a deep dive exploring the story behind the Running Challenges Chrome Extension with its creators Andy Taylor and Laura Cowan. And we give you all the results of the 2018 parkrun adventurers perlustration and announce the winner of the TomTom GPS watch!

The parkrun adventurers get all confused about the ‘p-index’ and Mel has her second parkrun misadventure in two weeks. Best-selling Australian author and Hazyview parkrunner Tony Park stops by to chat about his exciting upcoming novel and what parkrunning in South Africa is really like. And Melissa Ellis walks the plank at Christie’s Beach parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers recall the highs and lows of the past week with Scotty heading to a milestone event and Mel having a parkrun misadventure. Aussie Olympian and Commonwealth Games athlete Dane Bird-Smith stops by to give us the finer points of race walking. Roving Reports get filed from Koonwarra and Cohuna parkruns by Channel 5 News Crew members TOC and Melissa, plus we unleash a new segmen...

The parkrun adventurers are feeling festive and frocking up fancy-like to celebrate our home parkrun anniversaries! One of our fave regulars, pa pod resident nutritionist Kelly Hodges is back with the inside word on snacks and fermented foods. And some of the Channel 5 News Crew gals check in with roving reports from Chelsea Bicentennial parkrun and Ocean View parkruns.

The parkrun adventurers are mixing it up with co-hosts this week as Scotty takes time out and parkrun Big Cheese Tim Oberg picks up the mic. We speak to KIIS 106.5 radio producer Intern Pete about his parkrun story. Plus we go all existential with another probing Hotline Q!

The parkrun adventurers have a walk-off and discover another new event. The Big Cheese, parkrun Australia CEO Tim Oberg is back for a natter about life as an Event Director and the latest on parkrun in Japan. Plus we announce Mel’s new Co-Host for next week, all on Scotty’s birthday!

The parkrun adventurers celebrate International parkrun Day at two new locations, and go head to head with our Running Challenges on the Chrome Extension. Plus we have roving reports galore from Lyndell, Dave, Gary, Melissa and Grette who are off exploring Heritage Harbour, Derry City and Derry City junior parkrun overseas, and on Aussie soil, Geeveston, Castlemaine and Charleston parkruns!

The parkrun adventurers visit new events and see old ones with fresh eyes. We speak to Tamborine Mountain parkrun Event Director and Melbourne Marathon Spartan legend Bruce ‘Digger’ Hargreaves. And TOC is back with a roving report from Timboon parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers celebrate milestones and sharpen our navigation tools! West Australian voluntour statesman Abdul-Raouf Mohamed-Isa joins us to recount some tales from his adventures. Roving Reports come in from Bunyaville and Stebonheath parkruns, and we announce the final #levelupchallenges for Streaky BINGOE!

The parkrun adventurers continue streaking and explore a new parkrun. We speak to Inside Running podcast Co-host Julian Spence about what it’s like to be the first Aussie over the line at the Berlin Marathon. The Channel 5 News Crew submit a rollicking Roving Report from Railton parkrun in Tassie, and the Hotline is on fire!