Episode 66
2017-05-04
HostsMel (roving reporter, surname unconfirmed) Melissa Erbacher Scott Trickett
Roving reportersDavid Moss Tara
GuestsBrendan Davies Charlotte Black Ian Hay
Show notes
The parkrun adventurers chat about kids taking over. Event Director Charlotte Black introduces us to Willoughby parkrun and we talk world record attempts with Penrith Lakes parkrunners Brendan Davies. Ian Hay brings us stats that are one in a million with Facts in a Haystack, and we get shiny new roving reports from adventurers Tara, Dylan, Riley and Dave at the launch of Emerald parkrun.
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Charlotte Black
Running Willoughby parkrun as a 23-year-old event coordinator who has never run a parkrun herself — how Mosman's ED recruited her, the November 2016 launch, setting up with her mum, the course, the Achilles group visit and winning a donated defibrillator.
Brendan Davies
The Outrun Cancer 24-hour treadmill Guinness World Record attempt in Sydney (three records broken, over $20,000 raised for Camp Quality), treadmill training, the upcoming Wings for Life run in Melbourne and Comrades, plus his first sub-16 parkrun (15:49) at Penrith Lakes.
Ian Hay
April 2017 parkrun statistics — the first one-million-runner month, record global attendance, Australian participation, volunteer and adventurer numbers.
Roving reports
In this episode
Roving Adventurers (roving reporter crossovers)
Crossover to a run of roving reports from the launch of Emerald parkrun (central Queensland, the first 'E' in Australia). Scott sets it up at [00:06:54] "we had some roving reports... roving reports are all the rage these days" and Mel names the contributors: Dave Moss, plus Dylan, Riley and Tara. Reports run 00:07:42-00:18:30 and include interviews with Donna (course description), councillor Megan (Central Highlands Regional Council funding), Shannon and Sophie, Amanda/Caitlin/Mia, Bianca, Tony, Mel and tourist Steve.
Meet the ED
Event Director interview with Charlotte Black of Willoughby parkrun (Sydney north shore), pitched by Scott at [00:18:34] as a twist on the usual format — "we're going to talk to one of our event directors who has never run at parkrun, but she runs an entire event". Covers how Mosman's ED recruited her, launching on 4 November 2016, directing every week but two, being 23, setting up the course with her mum, averaging 180 runners, the out-and-back Flat Rock Gully course, the Achilles group's visit, and Willoughby winning one of two defibrillators donated by First Aid Accident and Emergency.
Facts in a Haystack
Ian Hay (Stones Corner, Queensland) breaks down April's stats: the first ever one-million-runner month globally, a record global weekend attendance of 217,400, nearly 149,000 runners in Australia, 10,176 Australian volunteers for the month, 22,700 first-timers, nearly 34,500 adventurers, and year-on-year growth from 118,000 to 148,500 for the same (five-week) month.
Launches and anniversaries ("Where is the cake?")
Closing rundown: Echuca Moama launches on Saturday ("the second E in Australia", back-to-back with Emerald), Batemans Bay celebrate their first and Rhodes their second anniversary in New South Wales, and Cleveland their fourth in Queensland. Mel signs it off with the cake line at [00:59:54].