Episode 352 - Black and White Army
2023-09-28
— open the full-size coverHostsMelissa Ellis Oliver Spake
Roving reportersDavid Messenger Johan Duvenhage Tony O'Connell
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From the Facebook post
Olly and Melissa (yes, Melissa) are bringing you all the pre-grand final fun (go, Pies!).
Melissa recaps her trip to Seacliff Esplanade (opens in a new tab) parkrun with all the adventures and BIG things, while Olly is en pointe with his pronunciations.
TOC drops in from Dixon Field (opens in a new tab), David Messenger brings news from Kalgoorlie-Boulder (opens in a new tab), and Johan delights from Jock Trail (opens in a new tab) parkrun.
You can follow Collingwood on Saturday … or you can be wrong. Tune in next week to see if that's been the right call.
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It’s episode 352 and Olly and Melissa (yes, Melissa) are bringing you all the pre-grand final fun (go, Pies!). Melissa recaps her trip to Seacliff Esplanade (opens in a new tab) parkrun with all the adventures and BIG things, while Olly is en pointe with his pronunciations TOC drops in from Dixon Field (opens in a new tab), David Messenger brings news from Kalgoorlie-Boulder (opens in a new tab), and Johan delights from Jock Trail (opens in a new tab) parkrun. You can follow Collingwood on Saturday … or you can be wrong … Tune in next week to see if that’s been the right call.
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In this episode
Welcome starts at 0:24
Ollie Spake on Dharawal Country and Melissa Ellis on Wurundjeri Country, noting last week's episode 351 had 351 as its number and Ollie listening to it while jogging up Saddleback Mountain. Mel drove with Andrew Johnston, Martine Barrot and Zoe to Seacliff Esplanade in Adelaide (her 27th South Australian parkrun and her quickest post-pandemic time), where the touring Chelsea Bicentennial banner Eric was left behind and rescued by the event team; they also visited the Big Koala, Big Olive and Big Hills Hoist, met Lynn Hewson and Greg Moore at Nhill, tried geocaching, and Mel bought two 99 ice creams for her 399th and 199th. Ollie was RD at Shellharbour with 75th volunteer milestones for Karen and Ralph and a 50th for Bec; also Presint 18's water-festival event with 505 participants, Marvellous Mark finishing the Berlin Marathon in 4:26:13, and TOC's notties count of 1,193.
Roving reports & the Channel 5 News crew starts at 11:48
Melissa hands over to three roving reports, TOC at Dixon Field parkrun (Gisborne, Victoria), David Messenger at Kalgoorlie-Boulder parkrun (WA) and Johan Duvenhage at Jock Trail parkrun (Graskop, South Africa). Olly thanks all three.
Roving reports & the Channel 5 News crew starts at 12:14
TOC files his Dixon Field report with the crew's standard sign-on, "TOC reporting in for the Channel 5 News crew". Mark Scarborough is also greeted in the studio chat as "Channel 5 News crew's own marvellous Mark" for finishing the Berlin Marathon in 4:26:13.
Dazza's starts at 31:25
Listener check-ins read out by both hosts, themed around National Week of Deaf People and the International Day of Sign Languages: Rex Gream at Walcha, Ian and Lydia Knox at Braidwood Showground, Gail Roderick completing the unofficial Old MacDonald Challenge at Inverell, Helen Rubin's 300th at The Ponds, Sherry Brandtman at Casula Parklands, Roberta Winters at East Coast Park, Catherine Pirotta at Nulkaba, Paul Whelan (the Viking and the Panther), Hannah Newton and Cathy Crispin.
the Obi Award — Ian Knox starts at 38:30
Olly has the envelope, now magnetised to his new whiteboard, and gives this week's Obi to Ian and Lydia Knox for their Dazza's check-in from the second week back of Braidwood Showground parkrun: "congratulations, Ian and Lydia, and welcome back, Braidwood".
Launches and anniversaries starts at 40:16"Where is the cake?"
The Birthday Boy's monthly rundown of October 2023 anniversaries: German Unity Day on 3 October, four parkrun days, a batch of 11th birthdays (Kingscliff, North Lakes, Kawana), 10ths including Darwin, the first NT event, which completed every state and territory, six events turning six (Portarlington, Bannockburn Bush, Urunga, Cloncurry, Kangaroo Island, Railton), eight turning eight, and first anniversaries at Coober Pedy Oval, Nolen's Park and Scribbly Gums Conservation.
Consolidated Club Report starts at 45:56
For Saturday 23 September 2023: of 467 members, 368 took part in 11 countries across 192 locations. Largest international turnouts were three adventurers each at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea and Southampton; the largest local turnout was at Olly's home event. The hosts note the 500-member recruitment goal will not be met by the end of Streaky September and push it out to the end of the year.
Launches and anniversaries starts at 48:20"Where is the cake?"
New events welcomed to the parkrun family, with the hosts taking turns on the pronunciations: Zalew Wrzesiński and Pałac Książęcy in Poland, Stadtpark parkrun in Graz (Austria), Riverside parkrun in Kamloops (Canada), and Clarence, Five Arches and Sence Valley Forest Park in the UK. Melissa also flags Wallaby Track returning to its original tunnel course.
Streaky September starts at 53:53
Streak check-in, Olly's habit has slipped to about six days in seven while Melissa's three-kilometre-a-day streak is intact, followed by Pippa's Streakmeister audio from the UK about encouraging junior parkrunners over the line and a first-time Barcode Scanner named Anne. The hosts then unlock the final Bingoe card level up: streak in your colours (black and white, for the Collingwood grand final).
Sign-off starts at 1:01:12
Ollie said he would be at Shellharbour parkrun once again and asked Mel, who said she was joining Martine and Andrew at Batemans Bay; Ollie said Batemans Bay was one of his favourites but he had a birthday party for Ava to attend and host, and Mel said she would forgive him if he wore black and white. Mel said she would see him in a couple of weeks, wished him a good birthday and enjoyment of the surrounding festivities, then gave the Facebook and email contacts and closed for another week.