Episode 117 - Roger Hanney
2018-06-21
— open the full-size artworkShow artwork, January 2018HostsMelissa Erbacher Scott Trickett
Roving reporterTony O'Connell
GuestRoger Hanney
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The parkrun adventurers are at home this week having some quiet adventures. We get inspired by Chief Running Officer for Hoka Roger Hanney on his way to participate in the Hardrock Ultra. Plus Channel 5 News Crew Member TOC reports in from the anniversary of Mernda (opens in a new tab) parkrun.
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Roger Hanney
The Hoka story, its origin in oversized parabolic ski design, the Jean-Luc Diard / Nicolas Mermoud founding, the Deckers backing, and how a maximalist shoe delivers low-drop neutral cushioning; how the brand's messaging shifted from ultra-trail to recreational and parkrun runners. Then Hanney's own story: type 1 diabetes diagnosed at 33, how he manages insulin around running, his progression from a first half marathon in 2008 to 100-milers and the Four Deserts Grand Slam, his Hardrock 100 lottery place and the Telethon Type 1 Family Centre fundraiser attached to it, and a closing tribute to his partner Hayley and to runners' supportive partners generally.
Roving reports
In this episode
Welcome starts at 0:16
Scott Trickett with Melissa Erbacher joining from Kawana; feedback on last week ran to support for the parkrun-balance chat, none for Scotty's ban on pants, and enjoyment of Hannah working blue, which earned the show only its second explicit rating. Mel nearly missed the start at Kawana, pushed the pram so Adam could run, and clocked her 104th parkrun and 67th at Kawana as the event heads for its 300th in a few weeks; her GPS watch is still not synced to Strava. Scotty was at Westerfolds' 250th event, his 80th there, running with Kasia and talking politics, Westerfolds juniors was cancelled on Sunday for horrendous weather, and the pair are off to the Gold Coast together this weekend.
Roving reports & the Channel 5 News crew starts at 1:03:24
TOC files a report from Mernda parkrun's first anniversary in Victoria, blue skies, chilly and crisp, a mixed-terrain double-lap course around wetlands, a Plenty Road leg and a nature reserve. He interviews Event Director Amanda about how the course came together (originally scouted in Doreen; event ambassador Mark Porritt suggested the Mernda site; Whittlesea Council reworked some hills), notes Gary Murphy was guest Run Director, and confirms there is plenty of cake.
Launches and anniversaries starts at 1:06:51"Where is the cake?"
The weekly launch and anniversary rundown. No Victorian launches this week; launches at Mount Helena in Western Australia (which Scott insists on calling "Mount Buster" after his pet) and Port Augusta in South Australia. Anniversaries at Burley Griffin in the ACT, Gladstone in Queensland, and Hastings Foreshore and Jells in Victoria, the latter prompting a run about adventurers tourist-collecting Jells purely to get their letter J.
Poem Zone starts at 1:12:42
Listener poetry segment. Mel appeals for more contributions ("we would like to see your haikus") and Scott reads one of three haikus submitted by listener Caroline Southwell, "Huge end to the week, I say. Two plus two plus three. We came, we saw and we ran.", written about her seven parkruns and freedom runs on the Sydney Longest Run. The remaining two are held over. Scott then proposes broadening the segment from haiku only to poetry generally.
Sign-off starts at 1:15:42
Scott said that wrapped up episode 117 and checked whether Mel had anything else she was meant to lead him to; she said he had covered it all. They looked ahead to a bumper episode the following week recorded together in person, Scott suggesting he might set a recorder going over one of their weekend conversations, Mel warning they should not make promises they cannot keep, and they signed off with "until then".