parkrun adventurers podcast

It’s the ABC episode – All ‘bout Collingwood! TOC joins Mel on Level 2 to recap the weekend’s parkrun party at Batemans Bay, explain dots, and admit that Keto cupcakes taste rather good! Rachel’s back, Dazza hosts the prematch parkrun function, and Pippa wraps up Streaky September.                  

It’s episode 352 and Olly and Melissa (yes, Melissa) are bringing you all the pre-grand final fun (go, Pies!). Melissa recaps her trip to Seacliff Esplanade parkrun with all the adventures and BIG things, while Olly is en pointe with his pronunciations TOC drops in from Dixon Field, David Messenger brings news from Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and Johan delights from Jock Trail parkrun. You can follow Coll...

Simon’s back! And so are the Ugly Christmas shirts. So, tune in to hear all about this year’s designs. We have Lyndell the Legendary reporting from Tuncanbar (Wes Mitchell Park parkrun) and Rachel is discussing the what and why of parkrun courses – inflated or not. Another hour full of laughs and levels ups, all for your listening pleasure.

This week is a huge celebration of outback fun and glitter with Mel bringing us all the news of her Broken Hill Racecourse adventure. Also, a plevora (Olly??!) of roving reports from North, South, East & West at Palmerston, Wilson Inlet Heritage Trail, Harmony Boulevard and Cobram parkruns. Plus, there’s two more challenges to add to the bingoe card and Pippa sings the praises of streaking wit...

It’s Swoopy Septmeber and we’re all streaking! This week Toc joins Mel as we return to our ‘Big Things’ discussion. Mel recounts her trip to Ballina Coast parkrun and TOC re-indexes at Rosebud. Billo drops by with a stella report for Yackandandah parkrun, Pippa has more motivation for getting it done and Johan has all the proper pronunciations. Plus we explain the bingoe card challenges and sugges...

As we approach our favourite streaky season we bring you reflections from International dog day at Parkindula Reserve parkrun, plus we have roving reports from TOC at Tallangatta and Johan at Cape Agulhas. Pippa drops in with streaky advice, the Birthday Boy brings us all the cake and there are emails a-plenty.

Simon is back this week, but he didn’t parkrun. Mel did a re-run but can’t blame sunscreen for missing the windmill. Confused? Well, add a late breaking blog post, a Wentworth Common roving report and a hill climbing Intern, and maybe you’re in the ball park.

It's Level Two in Review this week as Mel and Olly recount their morning at Centennial parkrun and all the fun of the City2Surf. Sarah brings us an update from Patawalonga River and Lyndell joins the birthday celebrations at Wishart parkrun. There's a few announcements and bright ideas but still no solution for Olly's post-it predicament.

TOC joins Mel this week on Level 2 with a view to share some of his highlights from his recent European vacay. We’ve got news from a giant orange moustache, clarifications, graphs, age grade 1st finishers, Club Corner and roving reports from Studley and Greenbank parkruns.

This week, Simon sat in the host’s chair and he had a surprise co-host! Discussions covered Zillmere & Newy adventures, APAC event calls, incredible age grade records, and an island off the coast of Ireland. Rachel discusses parkrun clubs, while the mystery surrounding PSH’s time travel is explained.

Mel was discombobulated by staying local and Olly was completely fine with doing the same. Pippa proposed a new name for an old challenge and the Informant is kind of sort of back, in a way. The Birthday Boy does his thing and there’s a welcome return of Mel and Olly sharing some of the highlights from Dazza’s. All the data from the Consolidated Club Report and some fun looking to the next few wee...

Mel and Olly are back with a bumper edition of the podcast and they have LOTS to talk about, from parkrun COO’s open letter on number challenges to all the upcoming excuses to party. The Office Lady brings us an interview with world record ultra-runner, Phil Gore, and we hear roving reports from Sarah and Alison. Sarah calls in from Presint 18, Ome Kyuryo, Japan and Baxter parkrun, while Alison sh...

Welcome back, Olly! It’s great to have the band back together. After news from our hosts’ recent adventures – Mel at Kangaroo Island and Olly at Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens – we hear from Sarah at Presint 18, Putrajaya. There's lots of mail, news of Christmas in July, and Rachel demistifies some more clubs. Plus, tune in to hear Olly’s reaction to our costume plans...

Sarah is back for another week and she shares her adventures as an RD. Did she do her homework? Mel recaps her Maroondah Dam adventure and looks forward to a month long festival. There’s big news in the worlds of men who run fast and men who run for crazy amounts of time and an extra exciting roving report from TOC at Bushy. We’ve got mail from all over the world, another Dazza’s recap from the Of...

Sarah Jefferson joins Mel this week for a pod with a Western flavour. Mel visited Narooma Westlands while Sarah led the troops at Cottesloe. We discuss speed week at Sandgate and the World Record attempt at City2Surf. We hear from PK at Parkindula Reserve parkrun and TOC at Malahide Castle junior parkrun , as well as Rachel about streaking. Mel and Sarah discuss a new V-P index and Sarah laments t...

How did the leopard get its spots? What’s better than coffee after juniors? What is the world’s toughest parkrun? Where are you taking me, and why do I need my passport? What do Rod, Gail and Neil have in common? What’s bigger, Mel’s P index or her V index? Why is Kilmore RWT parkrun another parkrun to add to your list? Who let the dogs out? The answer to all these questions, and more, is waiting...

We celebrate all the things this week as Mel & Olly parkran together at the brand new Woodlands Historic Park and Simon caught up with Lyndell the Legendary at Fodder Forest for her Cowell. PK drops in from Oaklands Estate Reserve and TOC brings us a European double from Ziegelwiese and Amager Fælled. All this and more antics as we reflect another week in parkrun.

It’s a Dutch flavoured podcast this week with TOCCY from Inverloccy bringing us all the action from The Netherlands at Zuiderpark and Kagerzoom parkruns. Back at home, Mel headed west to Anstey Hill Recreation parkrun and Olly headed north to Centennial parkrun – but they didn’t leave Australia ☹ Meanwhile, the Swather Wars continue …

It’s a very newsy pod this week. Mel took her press pass to the new Dixon Field parkrun and Chanel 5 news crew reports hit the presses from all over. Our international reporter, TOC, checked in from Donaupark parkrun in Austria. PK was on a Windex-hunt at Narooma Wetlands. And Lyndell was investigating mysteries at Robelle Domain. We also have a swather of emails, interstate updates from the west...

This week, we embrace the spirit of carpe diem and advocate for a promising new word that has been tattooed in our minds.... Mel shares her adventure to Tallangatta parkrun, where she wasn’t solo, while we also hear of parkrun voyages to Caffarella, Brisbane Valley Rail Trail and Wolford Wood. Even Myrtle the Turtle is Cha Cha Cha’ing around on parkrunday this week!

This week, Mel, who went on an adventure to Sandon Point parkrun, is joined by Simon, who loves a chat about all things Coronation! As we continue to play catch up with the backlog of roving reports, we hear from Lyndell at Naracoorte Lake, Alison at Ekebergsletta, and PK at Edithburgh. Olly will definitely be disappointed he missed it as we hear from Rachel with a special Eurovision club corner....

This week we have a S W A T H E R of roving reports to catch up on with PK at Shiraz Trail parkrun, Mark at Yackandandah Rail Trail, Johan in outback Coober Pedy and Action Man out at Altona Beach parkrun. We have news of special days and parkrun ends, emails and club creations, plus a new challenge (or is it) to ponder. Plus Rachel is back to bring us insight from cyberspace.

Mel & Olly are back at Level 2 and resume normal programming, with Mel giving us a recap of her WA trip. We catch up on some roving reports from previous weeks, with Lyndell checking in from Western Springs parkrun, NZ and Cam dashing in from Claisebrook Cove parkrun. We also get to here a more recent report, with Sarah marvelling at the beauty of Margaret River parkrun. Plus, we have emails from...

The parkrun adventurers enjoyed their 6th annual listener meetup in Perth W.A. The live recording was successfully captured and features an interview with University of Western Australia parkrun EDs Cameron Storey and Rodney Glossop, the palm23 Madness Quiz plus Ch5 News Crew Official Press Pass presentations.

This week, Mel was camouflaged and Olly was where he (almost) always is. We apologise for the late (not April Fools related) release, as excitement mounts for palm23. There’s Dazza’s, CCR stats, and a really riveting Rachel rundown.