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.

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 the official Channel 5 News Crew!

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 parkrun.

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.