parkrun adventurers podcast

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 parkrun.

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

The parkrun adventurers enjoy the return of a fave as Lyndell is back to co-host the pod with Mel. We get all poetic and wild in Australia with Roving Reports from Charleston and Tamworth Wetlands parkruns, plus our Foreign Correspondent brings us more frivolity from the UK, reporting in from Hove Promenade parkrun this International parkrun Day.

The parkrun adventurers split their co-hosting between two nations this week as the dynamic David Moss joins Mel from the other side of the globe. Newy parkrun legend Andrew Dodd (AKA The Doddfather) shares his passion for parkrun, and Roving Reports are in from across the country, coming to us from Stebonheath, Shipwreck, Lorne, Rocks Riverside and Burley Griffin parkruns.

Our Top Threes!

The parkrun adventurers have a royally good time as the Channel 5 News Crew’s newest recruit, Mark Scarborough, co-hosts from the capital. And we hear from Harris Avenue, Wangaratta, Studley and Pakapakanthi parkruns in Australia, plus Queen Elizabeth and The Eden Project parkruns in the UK.

The parkrun adventurers feature the fabulous Grette Wilkinson Co-Hosting alongside Mel this week. Co-Event Directors Jen Morgan and Glen Brunckhorst stop by to shine the spotlight on Stanthorpe parkrun, and our Roving Reports cover such fabulous events as Phillip Island, North Sydney and Windsor Precinct parkruns in Australia, and West Coast Park parkrun in Singapore!

The parkrun adventurers bring you double the Mels as the Mel we prepared earlier is joined by special guest co-host Melissa Ellis! And the Roving Reports are coming thick and fast with the Channel 5 News Crew out and about at Ginninderra, Strathalbyn and Lochiel parkruns in Australia, plus Harcourt Hill parkrun in the UK and parkrun Milano Nord in Italy!

The parkrun adventurers get into the swing of #streakyseptember with Channel 5 News Crew member Tony O’Connell (AKA TOC) kicking back on the co-host couch with Mel. Run Director Rohan Day joins us for a chat about Big Long Run’s flagship events. Plus we have Roving Reports from Point Cook and Mt Barker parkruns in Australia, and Lovstein parkrun in Norway!

The parkrun adventurers set off on our new adventure and Paul Kitching (AKA PK) joins Mel at the helm as the journey begins. Mt Barker parkrunners and parkrun Australia Photography & Video Ambassadors Paul and Charlie Butler stop by to share their volunteer adventures. And the Channel 5 News Crew are out and about at Chermside, Nhill and Dubbo parkruns.

The parkrun adventurers have BIG news. Scotty gets his green monster on as we interview Warwick parkrun’s Event Director Linda Coombes about the event’s new bridge. Plus Channel 5 News Crew member Dave reports in from Denmark, after he scans his barcode in at Fælledparken parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers continue to ride the Roller-Co-Hoster as we welcome the enigmatic Gary Murphy to the pod. Broken Hill Racecourse parkrun Event Director Tabitha Schulz comes along for the fun, and we’ve got heaps of Roving Reports this week as we hear from Coombs, Carisbrooke, Newport and Hasenheide parkruns!

The parkrun adventurers have a surprise in store, and reveal the outcome of the ugly Christmas singlet poll. Plus TOC files a Roving Report from Grand Ridge Rail Trail parkrun, Mirboo North.

The parkrun adventurers head for Highlands and dabble in some investigative journalism. We go full nerd with behind-the-scenes computery stuff when parkrun Global’s Technical Lead Ian Rutson stops by for a chat. And the G-Train takes us for a ride with a Roving Report from Karkarook parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers are feeling positive and looking for the silver linings this week. We get the lowdown on ‘social prescribing’ with Dr Andrea Lung. And the Channel 5 News Crew keep the Roving Reports coming with Lyndell and TOC at Gainsborough Greens parkrun and East Coast Park parkrun respectively.

The parkrun adventurers are both at home this week for something different! Wangaratta parkrunner and Ned Kelly Chase Race Director Justin Scholz drops in to share what goes on when Troopers chase Bushrangers. Plus we send some of the Channel 5 News Crew off into the world and receive roving reports back from Taman Pudu Ulu parkrun in Malaysia and Lac de Divonne parkrun in France.

The parkrun adventurers continue tweaking the co-host formula. We get the inside word on the UK Ambassador Conference from parkrun Australia’s CEO Tim Oberg. And The Channel 5 News Crew’s Mark Scarborough fronts up with his mic at Main Beach parkrun’s annual pre-Gold Coast Marathon Freedom Run.

Always experimenting this week we add a third host to the mix when Ada Macey joins Lyndell and Scotty for the entire podcast. We chat about her experience of coming out as transgender and sharing that experience with the parkrun community. David Moss adventures to Charleys Creek for a roving report and we get history lessons on North Harbour and Diamond Creek parkruns.

Three-time Olympian Lee Troop phones in from Boulder, Colorado for a chat about his career in running, time in the US and his thoughts on parkrun. The Channel 5 News Crew file reports from Port Fairy, Karkarook and Charleston parkruns.

Rounding out our trifecta of regulars, Robbo aka The Amazing Robbo returns to share his parkrun frustrations and we also look back the changing face of Newy parkrun. Melissa Ellis adventurers to Point Cook and we find out about Lyndell and Scotty's parkrun patient zeros.

The parkrun adventurers sound different this week, at least 50% different. Lyndell Murray from the Channel 5 News Crew joins Scotty as Mel takes a well-earned break. Coach Stephen Dinneen returns for some much needed running tips and roving reports from Scott Watkins and Mel Ellis.

The parkrun adventurers work on their indexes in the freezing weather. Our resident nutritionist Kelly Hodges drops by to share some insights on eating, drinking and hibernating as we enter the cooler months of winter, and Channel 5 News Crew Member Melissa Ellis files a Roving Report from You Yangs parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers are exploring new volunteering challenges! And we have a roving report from Joanne Watkins at Albert Melbourne parkrun!

The parkrun adventurers test the limits and reach new distances. Plus we bring back State of the Nation with some familiar voices dropping by to provide a round-up of what’s going on from around the country!

The parkrun adventurers are erring on the side of things this week. Dr Lindsey Reece of the parkrun Academic Research Board joins us for a chat about what the board does and other geeky stuff. And Channel 5 News Crew Member Gary Murphy files a report from Lancefield parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers have two weeks to catch up on! Plus we have OODLES of Roving Reports with contributions from Mark, Mossy, TOC, Grette, Melissa and Lyndell from such awesome events as Albert Melbourne, Christies Beach, Grand Ridge Rail Trail, Shiraz Trail, Jells and Glass House Mountains Conservation parkruns!

The parkrun adventurers explore the history-making launch of the first prison-based parkrun in the Southern Hemisphere. Health & Wellbeing Lead for parkrun Australia and NZ, Glen Turner is back to give us his insights into the launch of Dhurringile parkrun.

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 launch of Naracoorte Lake parkrun.

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.