Episode 122 - Kelly Hodges
2018-07-26
— open the full-size coverHostsMelissa Erbacher Scott Trickett
Roving reportersAllan Hoskins Lyndell Murray
GuestKelly Hodges
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The parkrun adventurers are having proud parent moments and 59.59-ing it again this week! Our resident nutritionist Kelly Hodges is back to give us the rundown on post-run drink choices and protein ponderings. And Lyndell Murray and Allan Hoskins are roving and reporting from Pallara (opens in a new tab) and Point Fairy parkruns.
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Kelly Hodges
Post-parkrun drink choices, freshly squeezed vs store-bought juice, milk-based coffees and hot chocolates, and non-dairy milk alternatives, followed by protein: its role for runners and non-runners, why protein powders are nutritionally incomplete compared with real food, portion sizing, and getting enough protein on a vegetarian diet.
Roving reports
In this episode
Welcome starts at 0:17
Mel Erbacher and Scotty Trickett, still singing Bonnie Tyler from last week's sing-along, with another promised for the end of the episode. Kawana's 300th event was marked by a 59:59 when the event's second stopwatch died mid-run after 127 events and 18,413 times, just before the Android app announcement that Mel says saves her ordering a replacement; at Westerfolds, Scotty's daughter Kasia did course set-up for her 25th volunteer milestone and then ran an all-time PB by a couple of minutes despite a shoelace stop and a Garmin update at the start.
Nutrition Q&A with Kelly Hodges starts at 10:37
Resident nutritionist Kelly Hodges returns for a post-parkrun drinks and protein Q&A. Freshly squeezed vs store-bought juice: commercial juice strips the skin, seeds and fibre and is "pretty much as good for you as what Coke is", roughly 8 teaspoons of sugar per 250 ml. Milk-based coffees and hot chocolates hit all four post-exercise replacements (protein, electrolytes, fluid, carbohydrate) where a long black only delivers caffeine; almond, soy, coconut and rice alternatives fall short on protein, electrolytes and healthy fats. On protein: a regular daily supply matters as much as a post-session hit, protein powders are "incomplete" and real food is cheaper and more nutritious, and portions should run from the size of your palm up to the size of your hand. Vegetarians can meet requirements from a plant-based diet, and dark green leafy veg aid iron absorption.
Roving reports & the Channel 5 News crew starts at 36:15
Lyndell Murray reports from the launch of Pallara parkrun in Brisbane's southern suburbs, checking in before the briefing and again after the run. She interviews first-ever finisher Ethan (New Farm regular, around 294 parkruns), Calamvale runner Kerry "Keza", marshal Janice (wife of the Event Director, teacher at Pallara State School, who plugs Pittsworth parkrun's fourth anniversary and its cattle-yard course), "the littlest volunteer" Maddie in a purple, pink and white dressing gown, and Event Director Peter, who explains the mixed concrete/grass/gravel course, the bridge, and that Pallara is an Aboriginal word meaning flat land. Lyndell reckons it is the 20th parkrun in the Brisbane City Council catchment.
Roving reports & the Channel 5 News crew starts at 50:12
Allan Hoskins reports from Port Fairy parkrun in south-west Victoria, touristing over from his home event at Portland with the Portland crew. He records mid-run on the three-lap Russell Clark Reserve course, then interviews Event Director Kate about the hills ("Everybody thinks Port Fairy's flat, but it's not") and Run Director Sue, before rounding up the visitors: Paige, a Portland Run Director heading home to Calgary, Alberta; Kay; Janet, who covered 5.1 km after getting lost on the last lap; and Tracy. Signs off "This is Alan reporting for Channel 5 News at Port Fairy parkrun."
Launches and anniversaries starts at 56:18"Where is the cake?"
Doomadgee parkrun in remote north-west Queensland launches this weekend, Mel corrects the pronunciation and notes its unusual 9am start; Scott had it on his radar but couldn't get there from Melbourne, and hopes for roving reports next week. Anniversaries this weekend at Bathurst (NSW), Christies Beach (SA), Cleland (SA), Coomera (QLD), one further Queensland event and Weipa (QLD).
Poem Zone starts at 57:54
After a squabble over whose turn it is to read, Mel reads a haiku from listener Chris Timewell, sent under the email subject "In Defence of the Humble Haiku": "Let's all go clubbing / Statesman, Alphabets, Compass / parkrun piracy", a poem about the unofficial parkrun clubs. The hosts renew the call for entries by email, Facebook Messenger or the hashtag #poemzone, which Mel admits she has not been checking.
Sing-along starts at 59:47
Scott's outro sing-along, in its second consecutive week, "I'm not going to let this go until the lawyers come after us... Bonnie Tyler's lawyers haven't contacted us just yet." This week's pick is Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", which he stumbled on watching the 1987 film Mannequin late at night on Stan and then heard again in a car ad. Framed by Mel's story of her son Wesley hiding the TV remote controls (one found inside the sofa bed, one still missing) and her review of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.
Sign-off starts at 1:10:23
Scott cued the week's sing-along - the song from the 1980s film Mannequin, which he had rediscovered falling asleep in front of the film on Stan and then heard again in a car ad - saying here it comes and asking whether Mel could feel it; Mel said she was turning the volume up right now.