Episode 64
2017-04-20
HostsMelissa Erbacher Scott Trickett
Roving reporterDavid Moss
GuestsAndrew Biszczak Natalie Clothier
Show notes
The parkrun adventurers discuss chocolate-fuelled running, breaking attendance records and Roving Reporter Dave Moss witnesses a Guinness World Record attempt at Sandgate parkrun. We head to South Australia for a chat with Clare Valley parkrun Event Director Natalie Clothier. And Victor Harbor parkrunner Andrew Biszczak stops in to share details of his upcoming adventure 'The Million Dollar Run'.
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Natalie Clothier
Clare Valley parkrun on the Riesling Trail, its 50th event celebrated with 50 donuts, the upcoming first anniversary, her running story from a honeymoon visit to Torrens parkrun, and small-event volunteering.
Andrew Biszczak
The Million Dollar Run — 3,000km from Victor Harbor/Adelaide to Brisbane over 80 days to raise $1m for research into epidermolysis bullosa (the 'butterfly children') via DEBRA Australia, including the 'Run for 30' initiative letting runners join him for a $30 donation.
Roving reports
In this episode
Roving Adventurers (roving reporter crossovers)
Mel crosses to roving reporter Dave Moss at Sandgate parkrun, where Phil Rourke ("the Eggman") attempted a two-egg 5km Guinness egg-and-spoon world record, dropped one egg at 2km and instead set a single-egg 5km record of 24:30, raising awareness for Autism Queensland. The hosts then discuss whether Guinness will ratify an unintended record.
Meet the ED
Interview with Nat (Natalie) Clothier, founding Event Director of Clare Valley parkrun, South Australia — the course along the Riesling Trail from the Clare showgrounds to Sevenhill, her first parkrun at Torrens on her honeymoon, volunteer support at a small event, the 50th-event donuts (50 donuts for 50 events) and upcoming first-anniversary cake, her South Australian Road Runners Club membership, and her top SA pick (Victor Harbor).
Launches and anniversaries ("Where is the cake?")
Billed on air as "the parkrun diary". Launch: Ararat (Victoria). Anniversaries: Layla 1st and Sale 2nd (Victoria), Clare Valley 1st, Ginninderra (ACT) 5th, Rockingham (WA) 4th, Stones Corner (Ian Hay's event) 3rd, Augustine Heights (Qld) 4th.
Book club
Scott reports finishing 'Born to Run' and refuses to nominate it, saying he came to it too late and couldn't connect; Mel defends it. They confirm the next parkrun Adventurers book club read is 'The Landy Era', which Mel is struggling to find in libraries and bookshops.