Episode 73
2017-07-18
— open the full-size artworkShow artwork, February 2017HostsMelissa Erbacher Scott Trickett
GuestsAdrian Royce Darrell Stanaford
Show notes
The parkrun adventurers return after a mid-season hiatus and head straight to America and get an update from the parkrun USA Country Manager Darrell Stanaford. Adrian Royce slows down long enough for us to have a chat about Wishart (opens in a new tab) parkrun. And the crew from FNQ file a roving report from the recent Yeppoon (opens in a new tab) launch.
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Darrell Stanaford
Growth of parkrun in the USA, how the DC-area founding team came together, the 12 US events and their courses, the Wall Street Journal article and the 45 new enquiries it produced, and the strategy of following volunteers into smaller rural communities.
Adrian Royce
Winning the Hunter Valley Winery Running Festival marathon, the Borneo Marathon, three years as Wishart's ED and a course tour, the new Mansfield parkrun he helped set up, and his top three (Goondiwindi, Dalby, Warwick).
Roving reports
In this episode
Welcome starts at 0:09
Scott Trickett and Melissa Erbacher back after a couple of weeks' break, which Scott says was his call, with his dogs barking at the roofers. Mel has not missed a parkrun since Wes was born: she walked Sandgate with him in the pram and niece Lani pushing, volunteered at Noosa with him in the carrier, and walked Nambour with Renee Gimbert in about an hour twenty, which cleared her NENDY and put her ahead of Scott on the Australian events column. Scott revisited Mount Gambier, Airlie Beach and Lalor for NAIDOC week, ran Tring in the UK with its cow marshals and PB bell, has started enjoying wine again, and they pencil in the Barossa Bush Gardens launch on 16 September as a joint adventure.
Around the world starts at 12:28
The podcast's international slot: Scott says "We haven't been around the world for a while in the podcast and it's time to visit America", introducing parkrun USA Country Manager Darrell Stanaford for a country update.
Roving reports & the Channel 5 News crew starts at 47:54
A packaged set of roving interviews from the Yeppoon parkrun launch (Central Queensland), held over from the show's break. Craig (Territory Director) interviews Yeppoon Event Director Natalie about getting the event off the ground; then interviews with Adrian Royce, parkrun tourist Tony Jennings (his 78th different Australian event), and Dylan's interview with parkrun Australia CEO Tim Oberg, who previews the imminent launch of Junior parkrun.
Launches and anniversaries starts at 57:27"Where is the cake?"
Upcoming launch: Cleland in South Australia, the state's first trail parkrun. Anniversaries: Armidale (NSW, no dogs allowed, it runs on university grounds), plus three in Queensland, Coomera, Maryborough and Weipa.
Sign-off starts at 59:15
Mel asked Scott whether he had any adventures coming up: his calendar was bare with no parkrun dates locked in for the next few weeks, and she was going back to events she had already done, so their competition would pause with her happily ahead. She then closed 'episode 70-something', and after a month off they agreed to a flexible rather than strictly weekly release; both said people had repeatedly asked where the podcast had gone, and Scott thanked those who had missed them and said it was good to catch up with Mel again.