Join parkrun adventurers Mel and Olly as they seek free, weekly, timed, 5km parkrun adventures across the globe.
Episodes
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
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!
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Friday Aug 09, 2019
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.
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
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.
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
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.
Friday Jul 19, 2019
Friday Jul 19, 2019
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.
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
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.
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
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.
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
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.
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
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.
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
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.