Join parkrun adventurers Mel and Olly as they seek free, weekly, timed, 5km parkrun adventures across the globe.
Episodes
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
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.
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
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.
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
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!
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
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.
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
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.
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
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.
Saturday Feb 16, 2019
Saturday Feb 16, 2019
The parkrun adventurers take their Most Events List rivalry to the international arena. The Event Director interviews make a comeback with Singleton parkrun’s Kirrilee Robinson joining us. And Mark Scarborough is back with another Roving Report, this time from Goulburn parkrun.
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
The parkrun adventurers reappear on the podcast landscape after a longer than usual absence with tales of recent and not-so-recent adventures! We chat to parkrun Australia’s newest recruit and Guinness World Record Holder Glen Turner. Plus we have a month’s worth of Roving Reports from the gang to share.
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
The parkrun adventurers wrap up our third year of podcast fun, joined by parkrun podcast royalty Danny Norman and Nicola Forwood of With Me Now and The parkrun Show fame! Roving reports are here: Caroline Southwell visits Penrith Lakes parkrun in NSW while Steve Marston pops by Portobello parkrun in Scotland. And we sign off for 2019 with a gift from ourselves and the Channel 5 News Crew, made especially for you!
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
The parkrun adventurers have a chat about Westerfolds parkrun for the first time ever on the pod after Mel visits Scotty’s home parkrun. We have oodles of roving reports from across the country, with the Channel 5 News Crew checking in from Yarrabilba, Urunga and Highlands, plus we hear from the ACT’s Mark Scarborough who adventured to Braidwood Showground parkrun in NSW.