Episode 5 - Dave Robbo
2016-02-02
HostsMelissa Erbacher Sarah Pixley Scott Trickett
Show notes
The parkrun adventurers muse about motivation in the wake of another colossal weekend of parkrunning in Australia, and roving Naked Runner Dave Robbo reports from the scene of the nation’s largest parkrun launch. We go in search of bunyips with Murray Bridge parkrun Event Director Sara Pixley, and Tim Oberg answers YOUR questions!
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parkrun Dog of the Week
Both hosts have dogs in the studio (Scott's Buster; Mel's Clover and Inu). Scott refers back to them as 'previous parkrun Dogs of the Week', and Mel says 'every week on the podcast, it is Bring Your Dog to Work Week... We might even interview some of them in the future.'
Roving Adventurer report (TOC at Churchill parkrun launch)
Scott crosses to 'roving adventurer' Dave Robbo on location at the record-breaking launch of The Terrace parkrun (Raymond Terrace, NSW), who interviews Event Director Brenton Pobjie about the 693-strong turnout.
Question without notice
A short vox-pop bit tacked onto the end of Robbo's roving report — he ambushes local runner Matt Rushke with 'Question without notice' and gets his reaction to the new river course.
Event Director interview — Murray Bridge parkrun
Interview with Sarah Pixley, ED at Murray Bridge parkrun (SA): the course's resident bunyip, a third of runners being juniors, a pelican photographed in a volunteer vest, and the event winning Community Event of the Year at the local Australian of the Year Awards.
Tim Oberg listener Q&A
parkrun Australia General Manager Tim Oberg answers listener-submitted questions: junior parkrun coming to Australia (Annie Paul), what makes an event sustainable/successful (Chris Wade), where he'd most like a parkrun that isn't approved — Centennial Park, Sydney (Simon Mackley), and a joke question about his calves (Mark Connolly), plus his favourite Dr. Seuss book (Peter Pohlman).
Launches and anniversaries ("Where is the cake?")
Closing rundown of where to go for cake — the Super parkrun in Victoria for Toolern Creek/Melton South parkrun's first anniversary (superhero theme), plus a plug for the Woodbridge Riverside launch in WA.