Episode 1

Episode 1 — open the full-size artworkShow artwork, 3 January 2016

HostsMelissa Erbacher Scott Trickett

GuestsLiv Coop Tim Oberg

Show notes

The parkrun adventurers get the low down from Event Director Liv Coop on launching Australia's first winery parkrun and parkrun AU General Manager Tim Oberg shares parkrun's future plans for Australia and the US. Listeners are challenged to their very first ‘parkrun adventure’ and we chat about the latest trend in parkrun tourism: volunTOURing.

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Guests

In this episode

• Welcome starts at 0:07

  First episode: Scott Trickett in Melbourne and Melissa Erbacher on the Sunshine Coast introduce themselves, Mel is Event Director at Kawana, formerly at Brightwater, and a Sunshine Coast territory director; Scott founded Westerfolds, helped Coburg start, is ED at Jells and launches Studley in Kew on 13 February. Over Christmas Mel guest-RD'd Nambour dressed as a Christmas tree and timekept at Kawana on Boxing Day, while Scott did Airlie Beach on Christmas Day and Hamilton Island on Boxing Day with his wife and daughter Kasia. On New Year's Day Mel ran Minnippi and Capalaba with family in Brisbane, and Scott did Coburg then Maribyrnong for his 100th, alongside Albert Park founders Carol and Troy and Coburg RD Ashni.

• Meet the ED starts at 11:52

  The show's very first Meet the ED, Scott confirms it "Thanks for joining us on our very first Meet the ED segment." Guest is Liv Coop, Event Director of Sirromet parkrun at Mount Cotton in the Redlands, Queensland, launching that Saturday (9 January 2016) as Australia's first winery parkrun. Covers the trail course through the vineyard, the restrictions of running on private property (no freedom runs, no dogs, no outside food), and how the event was funded, a $5,500 council community grant plus $1,300 won for the best cheer station at the Wynnum Twilight Bay run. Also her reputation for milestone cupcakes at Cleveland parkrun.

• parkrun adventure challenge starts at 35:29listener challenge

  First outing of the listener challenge, framed as "what we're going to try and introduce as a regular feature to our show. We're going to set you on a little parkrun adventure." The inaugural challenge: introduce yourself to and thank your Run Director or Event Director on Saturday morning, high-five the volunteers, and post a photo tagged #parkrunadventurers.

• Statesmen update starts at 37:40

  Prompted by the show's first listener email, from Jez in Western Australia, reporting that Abdul Rayouf Mohamed Issa has become the parkrun statesman for WA, all 17 WA parkruns, and he has also volunteered at every one, making him a volunteer statesman. Scott credits the term to the earlier parkrun show AU hosted by Robbo and Russ. The hosts then discuss how hard a Queensland statesmanship would be (50+ events) and note Alan and Rasheen held it as recently as mid-2015.

• Launches and anniversaries starts at 40:06"Where is the cake?"

  Opened "Where are the launches? Where is the cake?" Sirromet launches in Queensland on Saturday 9 January (no launch cake, but wine after breakfast, being on a vineyard); Pioneer (WA) and Shepparton (VIC) share their second birthdays. Scott notes Shepparton's Event Director Alan is celebrating both the anniversary and his own 100th run.

• Sign-off starts at 42:15

  Scott turned from congratulating Alan at Shepparton to wrapping up, thanking Mel for their very first episode and predicting they would come back and cringe at it after 100 and 200 episodes; Mel said everyone needs a parkrun fix by Tuesday. Scott asked listeners to like, review on iTunes and share the show, pointing to the Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts and the hashtag parkrunadventurers, and Mel closed by wishing listeners a good parkrun day, lots of parkrun adventures and a chat next week.