parkrun adventurers podcast

This week Mel & Olly were both adventuring at home with visitors, but there’s news of events returning, mothballing and closing – whaaaaat???  Tracey in a Tutu checks in from Noosa parkrun, we have all the fun from Dazza’s and wait…. The Obi ?? The Informants are back but there’s someone else looking around level 2 with a view…

It’s a quieter week for the adventurers with Olly back at home at a soggy Shellharbour and Mel staying local enjoying a morning of Balloons at Studley parkrun. Caveman Cam checks in from Applecross parkrun over in WA, and our Informants make a sheepish return to the office. Meanwhile, who does prepare the envelope for the Obi? Mel is getting suspicious!

While another week may have passed, Mel and Olly take the opportunity to reflect on a purple, parkrun-packed palm weekend, as well as their ventures from the parkrun weekend just gone.  We catch up on lots of parkrun action across Australia and South Africa with roving reports from Sarah at Mt Clarence, Johan at Weavers Country Estate, Tracey in Queens Domain and Lyndell at Stockton parkrun.  Plus...

The adventurers bring you their live recording of palm (parkrun adventurers listener meetup) 2022 from the Hurricanes Café at Bellerive parkrun in Tasmania. We chat to ED Brooke Van Nooten, enjoy the palm quiz and bring a special parkrun themed ceremony featuring some pod favorites. What an amazing weekend in parkrun!

This week Olly & Mel have a ‘tempo run pod’ while they concentrate on preparing and packing for palm! Mel caught up will Johan Duvenhage from @ Heidedal parkrun in South Africa, we had roving reports from Sam @ Huskisson, TOC @ Cyril Curtain Reserve, Tracey @ Redland Bay & Lyndell @ Wondai parkrun, and the Intern gets the honour of ending the pod – well she was the only one left in the office… See...

The parkrun adventurers reflect on some frond-ly parkrundays as they both adventure once again.  We hear Roving Reports from PK, checking in at the new Oaklands Estate Reserve parkrun, and Tracey in a Tutu at Bargara parkrun, calling for monickers for their new loggerhead turtle adventurer.  We savour all the lurve from Dazza’s and hear who was right (or right-est) in The Informant’s stats questio...

This week The Adventurers catch up with Ercan Boduk, the Event Director of one of 2022’s new parkruns, Wentworth Common. We also hear of sunshine, music and parkrun body art from some of our Channel 5 News Crew, with PK visiting Mawson Lakes and TOC at Lewis Park Reserve. Mel and Olly share a few parkrun app and gaming updates from our community, a mysterious visitor appears at Dazza’s, we carry o...

This week Mel and Olly enjoyed different adventures of the musical type! We dive into a new index challenge and Mel finds things that Olly is better at. We also change up the format at Dazza’s, hear from our millennial Informant and hit a new milestone in our Adventurers club!

This week there have been adventures in all directions! Olly took to the road for the second week heading south west to Braidwood Showgrounds parkrun, while Mel trekked north west to Murray Bridge. There’s also roving reports from Western Australia with Cam at Pioneer parkrun, western Victoria with Adrian at Peppertree parkrun and New South Wales with a guerilla report from Alistair at Riverbank p...

This week Olly & Mel return to regular programming with news from Wentworth Common & Frankston Nature Conservation Reserve parkrun, a full round up from Dazza's and a new Obi recipient. We welcome back Tracey for 20-2-2 at Des Connor Park juniors and Lyndell returns to the crease from Baringa parkrun. Meanwhile The Informant gets technical with naming conventions.

We’re back after our week off and hitting the ground running. Mel chats to Geoff Glaab @ Joe Creason parkrun in the USA. And we present Dazza’s Summer Series (a reduced overs version). We’ve got roving reports from Lyndell @ Zillmere, Adrian @ Peppertree & Alison pops in from across the ditch from the launch of Otaki parkrun. Plus the Informant makes his triumphant?? return. Aside from all the cri...

2021 is a wrap, as the Adventurers catch up on Christmas festivities that included a parkrun Santa gift to parkrun New Zealand, plus – in true 2021 style – more parkrun pausing across the globe. We hear the Christmas cheer from our festively fabulous roving reporters, Alison at Puarenga and Sam at Picton parkrun. Dazza closes for the year after enjoying a little of the Christmas festivities, and w...

It’s almost the end of the year and … well … we’re tired. It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions for Mel & Olly in 2021 and this week has been no different. As always, we reflect on the week that was - the good, the bad, and the heartbreaking. Mel filed a short report from Wallaby Track parkrun, Pippa send a Christmas message from the UK and The Informant wraps up the stats for 2021. Plus all the n...

Join Mel and Olly this week as Olly recounts his camping adventure and Mel gets nostalgic about playgrounds. We’ve got Caveman Cam at South Beach Recreation Reserve, TOC at Dorset Recreation Reserve and Alison pops in for an update from across the ditch. Plus, all the usual fun at Dazza’s, the Obi recipient creates some interesting discussion and the Informant brings all the stats to the yard.

This week the parkrun adventurers reflect on a parkrun gathering (minus the parkrun) at the one and only Banksia Ave notparkrun (minus the home notparkrunner herself). We hear roving reports from a bunch of parkrun milestone events with Grette at Anstey Hill Recreation, Lyn at Nathalia Showgrounds, Sarah at Cottesloe and PK at Torrens, celebrating SA’s own 9th birthday! We hear of more milestones...

Olly is back! And so is Victoria Join us for updates on barcodes, enamel pins, ultra bands and baked goods!! We hear from Lyndell at Nathan Road Sports Ground, Tracey at Kirra and Grette at Nuriootpa. Plus we have The Informant, all the news from Dazza’s and plans afoot for Windang adventures!

This week TOC returns to guest host with Mel and brings an update on palm22. We’ve got big announcements, both good and bad plus roving reports from Sarah @ Burswood Peninsula, Tracey @ Bargara and Grette @ Copper Trail parkrun. It’s a good week to be a Victorian.

Join the adventurers this week as Mel ditches ‘The Creek’ for a real rendezvous in the rain @ Tuggeranong parkrun, while Olly course checks at Banksia Avenue (not)parkrun. We hear from probationary news crew reporter Tracey @ Zillmere and Karen Hamilton checks in mid marathon from Burley Griffin parkrun. Dazza is back with all the flavours while the Informant is a little more grey.

This week, the parkrun adventurers talk notties on tour, while Dazza enjoys some company after being left at home. PK speaks to the team at Patawalonga River parkrun while Tracey levels up her challenge at Sandgate parkrun with a familiar voice. We talk hi-fives and pacers, hear about the (not) p-index and celebrate ugly Christmas singlets and parkrun books! It’s all very vanilla.

Join us this week as Septoper culminates in a Z party at Zillmere parkrun. We have Tracey reporting in from Highfields parkrun, all the ZZZZZZ’s at Dazza’s, the Informant, plus Mel & Olly dream of parkrunning again soon.

Septober reacheZ itZ crescZendo as Mel recalls adventurers in Oofos and Olly makes it around the block a couple of times. Founding ED of Lower Hutt parkrun and walker extraordinaire, Richard McChesney talks about his ultra-walking experiences, some NZ parkrun history and parkrun highlights. Cam checks in from Homestead parkrun, we hear your reports from Dazza’s and catch up on all the latest from...

This week we head west - no, not Meltown, Western Australia! Mel catches up with Sarah Jefferson and Amanda Meloni to talk Cottesloe parkrun and touristing plus Sarah has a roving report from WA's latest event Homestead parkrun. And as always we have all the latest from The Informant, Dazza's plus an update on Septober.

This week we celebrated BOND, picnics and the return of The Informant! Lyndell the legendary is back with a legend at Yowie parkrun plus Caveman Cam explores Mt Clarence parkrun with an interesting hypothesis. Plus, we recap our notties and plan future adventures.

This week we celebrate ALL the things ... birthdays, premieres and parkruns - real or not. PK checks in from The Avenues, Tracey travels west to Old Thomson River Road, Mark revisits Renmark on parkrunday and Caveman Cam ticks one off his Bakery Challenge! Meanwhile, we get the low down on this years Ugly Christmas Singlet design, straight from the elves mouth!

Welcome to an abbreviated pod for International podcast Day! While Olly & Mel recap their weeks, we hear from Tracey @ Logan River and Cam from Tamworth Wetlands plus Marvellous Mark checks in from West Beach. As we wave farewell to Streaky September, Septober is ramping up.