Episode 68
2017-05-17
— open the full-size artworkShow artwork, February 2017HostsMelissa Erbacher Scott Trickett
Roving reportersSimon Mackley Zara Curtis
GuestsIan Wickham Stephen Jackson
Show notes
The parkrun adventurers compare tallies on the Most Events List after Scotty racks another new adventure up on the scoreboard and we head North to grab a post-Cyclone Debbie update from Hamilton Island Event Director Stephen Jackson. Jells parkrunners Martin and Svenja join us to share details of their extraordinary 50th milestone run before we get all starry-eyed for the Southern Cross Circuit as we explore Highfields (opens in a new tab) parkrun with Event Director Ian Wickham. Plus Simon Mackley and Zara Curtis check in with Roving Reports.
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Stephen Jackson
Post-Cyclone Debbie recovery on Hamilton Island: resort reopening, the flooding the night after the cyclone, evacuating trapped guests, the island-wide staff clean-up, damage to the trails, the Hilly Marathon being relocated to Dent Island Golf Course, new multi-purpose trails being built by Dirt Art, parkrun missing only one Saturday and running a temporary resort course while the marina is repaired, plus the Whitehaven Beach Run weekend on 17-19 June.
Martin
Proposing to his partner Svenja at Jells parkrun on the morning they both hit their 50-run milestone, with 13 friends flown in from interstate under cover of the milestone celebration; their plan to tour Australian parkruns for 15-16 weeks and then start a parkrun in south-west Germany; and their guide-running work with the Achilles group at Jells.
Svenja
Same joint interview: her side of the surprise proposal at Jells parkrun on their shared 50th milestone, how she got Martin into parkrun in the first place, their planned clockwise Australian parkrun tour, plans to bring parkrun to Germany, and Achilles guide-dog and vision-impaired guiding at Jells.
Ian Wickham
Highfields parkrun's unusual four-lap course around an AFL and soccer oval, the eventual move to a new sports park, Toowoomba Regional Council support, the Southern Cross Circuit and becoming an official "stargazer", his top three parkruns (Nambour, Dalby, Shepparton, with a nod to Kawana), and how he became an ED after only about six parkruns.
Roving reports
In this episode
Welcome starts at 0:00
A short cold open of Simon Mackley asking a young parkrunner whether they listen to the show (no), then Scott Trickett and Melissa Erbacher joking that the under-fours are the only demographic not growing; the lead-in is about a minute long.
Most events list race starts at 1:06host rivalry
Running head-to-head tally between the two hosts on the parkrun Most Events List. Scotty reports a new event at Newborough parkrun (a 2K warm-up plus a 3K parkrun on a freezing Mother's Day weekend visit to his mum) and closes the gap: "you're sitting on 39 and I'm on 38." Flagged as recurring because the show notes lead on it ("compare tallies on the Most Events List") and both hosts treat it as an ongoing contest, but it is banter rather than a formally named on-air segment.
Meet the ED starts at 27:25
Ian Wickham, Event Director of Highfields parkrun (Toowoomba region, Qld). Covers the unusual four-lap course around an AFL and a soccer oval, the eventual move to a new sports park and two-lap course, the Southern Cross Circuit / "stargazer" club (Warwick, Stanthorpe, Gatton, Toowoomba, Pittsworth, Highfields, plus Dalby, Goondiwindi and bonus star Roma), his top three (Nambour, Dalby, Shepparton, with an honourable mention for Kawana), and how he became an ED after only about six parkruns.
Roving reports & the Channel 5 News crew starts at 38:39
Two roving reports this week, explicitly flagged as such "we don't have one roving report. We've got two roving reports this week." Simon Mackley from Curl Curl parkrun's fourth birthday (record 300+ attendance, Year of the Volunteers theme) interviewing Paul Rainbow; then Zara Curtis from the launch of Timboon parkrun (Vic) with ED Donna Ellis and TD Phil Ackland.
Launches and anniversaries starts at 42:20"Where is the cake?"
No launches this week. Anniversaries: Coburg (2nd, Scotty attending), Portland Vic (1st), Roma Qld (3rd), Taree NSW (2nd), Varsity Lakes Qld (4th). Hosts joke the list is getting long and reference Danny and Nicola having stopped announcing anniversaries on their podcast for the same reason.
Club Corner starts at 43:49
Segment is introduced with its stinger "last week we promised Club Corner. So, time for Club Corner", but there is no guest: "We would have loved to have spoken to someone on Club Corner this week, but they're not returning our calls." Hosts promise to persist. A no-show week, not a retirement of the segment.
Sign-off starts at 44:39
Scott closed after Club Corner fell through, the club they wanted were not returning calls, promising to persist and telling listeners to stay tuned. The hosts agreed the State of the Nation segment from the previous week had gone down well and would come back quarterly rather than monthly, and Scott thanked Mel for the week.