Social Adventurers

Appears in 48 episodes, first in episode 2.

Every appearance

• Episode 409 - Give us a hug

  Reminder that the adventurers are entering a team for the Bellarine Sunset Run at Portarlington on 8 February - 21k, 10k and 4k distances, walkers welcome, early-bird start for the 21k - with the group also doing Portarlington parkrun that morning. Team name is The adventurers. Followed by a reminder that the adventurers shirt portal stays open until 7 February.

• Episode 264 - Home & Away

  Hosts recap Facebook comments on last week's episode post: Ingrid Botha on storing barcodes electronically (prompting Mel's attempt to get a barcode app onto her Garmin), Janet Reid asking for a sound effect and applause before the Obi recipient is announced, and Tracy Wood praising the waffling, the Obi Award and the Not Abby outtake.

• Episode 231 - The one with the bird

  Ollie and Mel read back listener comments from the week's Facebook post (Fluffy's food truck post), including Val Warwick, Cameron Drake, Penny Simpson, Tony O'Connell ("went to parkrun, met a new bird", the episode's title), Rebecca Bailey, Irene Heather, Ingrid Botha, Mark Scarborough, Chantelle Hosking, Alison King, Chris Fraser, Vicky Thompson, Mandy Oliver, Tracy Wood, Pippa White, Claire Stutchbury and Bernadette Bennett. Recorded after the live palm session, "we've just popped back in".

• Episode 200 - Beau Miles

  Listener question put out on social media during the COVID-19 parkrun shutdown: if money and time were no object, which parkrun event anywhere in the world would you do, and who would you have post-parkrun breakfast with? Scott picks a snowy Canadian event with Ricky Gervais; Mel picks Cieszyn parkrun (the Poland/Czech border-crossing event that Poland Country Manager Jakub Fedorowicz sold her on back in season one, episode 9) with Amy Poehler. The hosts note that most listeners' replies named their own home parkrun rather than a bucket-list destination.

• Episode 98

  Instagram shout-outs to listeners who posted along with the hosts at the weekend, Running Guy Ryan, Barefoot Mike 77, Ready Debbie Run, Mboto, Diamond Creek Runners, Will parkrunner, Be Like Mel, Mama of Hope, Misspelt, Wendy Glen, Big Running Bear and Sandy Shell's Life. Followed by a like-count contest between Scott's Mernda post (86) and Mel's Kawana post with baby Wes (120).

• Episode 97

  Scott revives the old social-media bit - "Remember when we used to do our social adventuring? We were massive on Instagram" - and challenges Mel to a weekend Instagram duel on the parkrun adventurers account, without tagging the event so listeners have to guess where each host is. Listeners are invited to post with #parkrunAdventurers for a shout-out, with a wrap-up promised next week.

• Episode 87

  Listener Gary suggests an annual listener meet-up, an idea he took from the Airplane Geeks podcast; the hosts put it to the Facebook page and read back the suggested locations (Orange, Main Beach, Dubbo). Scott wishes Gary a happy birthday, and Mel belatedly wishes Scott a happy birthday for the previous week, declaring it a new annual tradition since she forgot last year too.

• Episode 82

  Shout-outs to listeners who hashtagged the show. Instagram: Ezra Runs, Ready Debbie Run, Moon Unit Ultra, Athletic Powerhouse, Miss Spelt, underscore PK, Enjo Smith, Be Like Mel. Twitter: Ross Pine. Facebook: Jane Luke (who blogged about the show), Chris Fraser ("a streak is a streak and life comes second"), Andy (running a poll), Melissa Ellis, Rachel Broughton, TOC, Adrian Royce, Peter Pohlman, Amanda O'Reilly, Felicity Castellan, Skye Smith, Oliver Spake, Sarah Pixley, Mel Alderton, Neil Stralia, Jay Schultz and Lou Bray. Plus a shout-out to the Strava group.

• Episode 63

  Social media round-up: Instagram photos of Robbo freedom running on his way to the Canberra marathon, the Achilles group out at Mossman, a call for listeners to use the parkrun adventurers hashtag over Easter and the school holidays, and the hosts admitting they've been remiss about posting themselves.

• Episode 60

  Social media round-up, this week focused solely on Instagram (Twitter was last week's platform). Posts covered: Tesla Fox with hot air balloons at Darebin parkrun; Dr Scott Watkins and the Seoul Flyers pitching parkrun Korea to local running legend Jim Bates; Macalicious21 unveiling a new defibrillator at Lilydale Lake parkrun funded partly by Yarra Ranges Athletics Club; Big Running Bear's first international parkrun at Western Springs, Auckland; Up and Active AU measuring the proposed Bright parkrun course; Athletic Powerhouse at Nambour parkrun; Iconic Trails at the in-development Cleland parkrun; and the Run Beyond Project's David Criniti volunteering at Rhodes parkrun.

• Episode 59 - Nicola Forwood

  Abbreviated this week, the full quarterly/yearly social wrap is deferred to episode 60. They pick Twitter only: a message from Morris (@MusicianTeacher), a listener from Scotland who has been listening since episode one and was pushing his in a running buggy for his 112th parkrun. Leads into Mel joking about how fast her husband Adam will rack up buggy parkruns after the baby arrives.

• Episode 46

  Mel opens with "We haven't been social adventuring for a few weeks, so let's stop in and see what's going on on the social media." Twitter love from Paul Kitchen [Kitching] and Scotty Watkins; Lyndell [Lyndell] Murray correcting Scott on pink cricket balls for day-night tests; Mildred Labashang's hashtags; Instagram from Running Guy Ryan at Nambour's first anniversary; Facebook from Tim Baldwin (Lismore ED Belinda Smith chasing runners down with a 50th-run photo card), Heather Hunter, Tim McKinley and Sheridan Law.

• Episode 42 - Tim Oberg

  Scott opens with "Mel, have you missed Social Adventuring?" and the hosts work through Twitter (Nicola Forward booking a four-week Australian parkrun trip), Strava, Instagram (a Mosman/Mossman animal-themed third anniversary group photo; Simon Mackley's 100th parkrun; Jamesy Wamesy in a Ghostbusters outfit at Westerfolds; Macalicious21's freedom run after Wangaratta was cancelled for water over the course; the Evans High/ERC crew at The Ponds; Heather's Happy Snaps at Tamworth's second birthday) and Facebook (Steve Batesta's modified 50 shirt with Alan Burrell at Wynnum; Paul Curtin and Michaela becoming Vic Statesmen at Portland on an 800km round trip).

• Episode 38 - Tom Do Canto

  Twitter, Instagram and Facebook round-up: a UK listener surge following last week's Danny Norman interview ("the Danny effect", more UK listeners than Australian this week); Instagram adventurers Runjo Run, Hey TJ, Mama of Hope, Heather's Happy Snaps and Akoos; Nicole's Facebook praise for the new news segment; TOC running alongside Geographe Bay watching dolphins; shares from Devonport and Shepparton parkruns; Catherine Jones' school-holiday freedom-run challenge in the parkrun Tourism group; Melissa Ellis at Victor Harbor for parkrun 99 (and 49 for Paul) ahead of milestones at Berwick Springs; and Vincent Liu's Berlin "double", the inline-skating marathon on Saturday backed up with the running marathon on Sunday.

• Episode 37 - Danny Norman

  Weekly wrap of listener posts. Instagram: Miss Belt and Macalicious attempting the Strava Art Challenge, David D'Alessio's marathon, Sandy's Shell Life (Michelle), Running Guy Ryan, Mac Girl 19, Dirty Cheaters, Simon P King, Will B 1981, Evans High, and Nod Lightyear. Facebook: Rowan Durant on a noisy parkrun morning; Simon Mackley's 97th parkrun with his 100th planned at Mossman on 22 October; Sally Heppleston's PB after 18 months; Alan Connolly's eight-hour drive to Sydney rewarded with Sandon Point parkrun; and Alison Webster's last-minute Strava art.

• Episode 36 - Lucy Bartholomew

  Round-up of the show's social media week: Twitter love and retweets following last week's Tom Williams interview; the Strava club; Bathurst parkrun sharing the Perlustration post and dubbing the hosts "parkrun Australia Tragics"; and a Facebook post from Marie McDougall about Steve Hicks of Shepparton running a PB at his 100th parkrun, prompting the idea of a "Hicks Club" for milestone PBs.

• Episode 35 - Tom Williams

  Instagram, Facebook and Twitter round-up. Instagram: _PK's Medibank "personal better" post with a dad joke; the "cheetah sisters" invading Curl Curl parkrun; Simon P. King at parkrun's only Asian event; Mama of Hope completing all volunteer roles; ERC certificates for The Ponds parkrun. Facebook: Jen Pollard at Balyang and the Hoka One One series at Anglesea; Caro Vos becoming a WA volunteer statesman at Dawesville; Bree's hiccup remedy; Sue Devlin's Rhodes parkrun sunrise video featuring Michelle Bridges; Mark Caldercourt driving 800-odd km to Portland to become a Victorian statesman; Kirsten Ellis topping the Strava leaderboard. Twitter: Tom Williams' tweet about the recording just done, Ross Pentland on hillier/harder courses, and a 1984 Sunsuper Run vintage photo in Dunlop KT26s.

• Episode 34 - Bill Irving

  Facebook, Instagram and Twitter round-up: Liv Coop volunteering at Capalaba; Melissa Ellis volunteering at Warragul's 50th; Peter Pohlman completing the Southern Cross Circuit at Pittsworth; Linda Coombes on Warwick being flooded; Mark Caldicott's 832km drive to Portland for statesman status; Brendan Scholar supplying a video of how to pronounce Ulladulla; Dave 'Robbo' Robertson back from Rio at Dubbo; the Evans Run Club's first 5K at The Ponds; MacGirl19 at Balyang Sanctuary; Phil Ackland previewing the not-yet-launched Warrnambool; Jen P at Bendigo; Mike Bristow's JK Rowling "volunteerism" article; George Sullivan's first-listen praise; Paul Kitching on post-parkrun coffee.

• Episode 33 - Euan Bowman

  Round-up of listener posts across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter: Beaker Design's weekly Wooters parkrun infographic; Dr Nick at Mudgee; Chris Fraser sidelined at Shellharbour with a City to Surf knee injury; April's 49th parkrun where sister Penny fell over and April ran on to the finish anyway; Finding My Balance parkwalking at Kawana; Mama of Hope at Balyang Sanctuary in Geelong; Cheetah Cassie in WA; PK debuting won Brooks shoes; Brendan Schollery lobbying for an Ulladulla parkrun to solve the alphabet-U challenge; TOC still coy about the four-yearly sporting event; and Peter Pohlman on the podcast's accidental "explicit" iTunes rating.

• Episode 32 - Lorraine Lawson

  Facebook and Instagram round-up: Wendy Glynn's 100th at Westerfolds and the impromptu group photo everyone joined; Melissa Ellis touring Rhodes parkrun and meeting "Mr parkrun" Tim Oberg, alongside Run Joe Run's 43rd Australian course; City to Surf photos; MacGirl19 at Rhodes and another listener at St Peters; David D'Alessio's Dunlop KT26s prompting a tangent about running in Dunlops; Mama of Hope's selfie-photography day at Diamond Creek; underscore PK volunteering at Mount Barker; medals at Lalor; Hey TJ's thank-you to Mel for inspiring her half-marathon entry; the Run Beyond Project starting the Evans Run Club; and a tweet from Ross Pentland on ten consecutive different events finishing at Chelsea Bicentennial.

• Episode 31 - Stephen Dinneen

  Mel and Scott read out the week's listener/social-media posts and photos: the Chelsea Bicentennial launch ("flat as a tack"), underscore PK's 24:27 PB, Running Guy Ryan touring Riverway in Townsville, Oz Twin Mama's Hervey Bay parkrunner-of-the-month certificates, Miss Spelt's Longest Run pictures, M. Botto at St Peters, Axel Bar at Cairns, Jamesy Wamesy at Diamond Creek, Mama of Hope at Westerfolds, Run with Erica at Bunya, Hey TJ and Mac Girl 19 at Chelsea Bicentennial, Paul Curtin on the 388-runner launch, plus a Facebook thread from regular Peter Pohlman listing parkrun clubs and asking what he has missed.

• Episode 30 - Hamilton Island

  Scott: "Social media blew up for us while we were away, and we loved it... So many posts and photos that we're not going to run through all of them, but just to say we love them all and keep them coming. Instagram went crazy over the weekend in particular." A deliberately abbreviated read after the fortnight's break.

• Episode 29 - Jessica Trengove

  Instagram and Facebook round-up: Mama of Hope at Coburg; Recreating Mel's PB at Laylaw [Lalor]; parkrun tourism at Meadowbrook's launch; TJ at Altona Beach; Nod Lightyear's jump shot at Westerfolds (prompting a discussion of how to time a jump photo, and a nod to Vanessa Gibson's how-to video on the Sandgate Facebook page); Will B 1981 at Burley Griffin; Jen P at Parkville; parkrun_hearts' mirrored parkrun-flag love-heart photos at Lillydale Lake; Myred McDougall at Aberdeen parkrun in Scotland; Mark Caldercourt's deer video from Bushy Park "just for Scotty"; Michael Scott's review of the last episode; Brendan Scholarly listening at 4am, which prompts Mel to ask listeners the weirdest place or time they've listened to the podcast; and Melissa Ellis at Maribyrnong parkrun's 100th event.

• Episode 28 - The Run Beyond Project

  Round-up of listener posts from Instagram and Facebook: Tanya RR's 40-second/40-sounds Singapore parkrun holiday video; Underscore PK at Mount Barker parkrun in the rain after 51st birthday celebrations; the Dirty Cheaters on tour (M. Botto at Curl Curl, Dorata Asinio at Hobart) and Zippy Rainbow's 100th at Curl Curl; Expat Runner's family at Kilkenny parkrun in Ireland; Ben Brockman's fifth different parkrun in five weeks at Greenwich, run without his barcode; Running Optimistic's GCAM finisher-shirt group shot; Hey TJ's reverse parkrun challenge freedom run at Gels [Jells]; Macgirl19 at Torrens; Oz Twin Mama's first parkrun as a walk at Broad Beach [Broadbeach] Waters. On Facebook: Alan Connolly volunteering at Cobram, Brendan (an ED, trailed as an upcoming guest) getting a large parkrun-tree tattoo on his ankle, and Tim Oberg asking for help with a GPS device. Also trails next week's reverse freedom run challenge audio.

• Episode 27 - Dani McLaren

  Instagram and Facebook round-up: Bea Brockman and Nicholas J. Sando both at Bushy Park ("like a stampede"); Jeanette Campbell and family at Cairns; Oscar the Hound PB at Portland; Tesla Fox at Altona Beach after Mornington the week before; Primal Boys Fitness at the Strathalbyn launch; a Mel at the Cobram launch; TJ at Frog Hollow; Nambour in reverse; Nod Lightyear running with Dani McLaren in Victoria; Run For Your Life NZ's misty pic from Puarenga; Mark Caldercourt "live from Cob Vegas" at Cobram; Elaine and Gary Nisbet's Tribe Sports delivery; Sonja Pohlman's whale video from The Beaches; Peter Pohlman at Highfields on federal election day.

• Episode 26 - Double Anniversary

  Instagram and Facebook round-up. Instagram: Expat Runner at Kilkenny; Running Guy Ryan dressed as a clown for Logan River parkrun's third birthday; Bunny_79's golden retriever at Town of Seaside; Miss Spelt's "pick the pommy" photo at Nambour; Mama of Hope volunteering at Lalor; Hey TJ's jellyfish crazy socks at Jells; Tesla Fox at Mornington Peninsula's second anniversary; Running Optimistic; Jenna at Crissy Field with Alcatraz in shot; Will B 1981 the "parkrun evangelist"; Jez Savage at Pioneer. Facebook: congratulations on 25 episodes from Gary Nisbet and Peter Pohlman; Tim Baldwin's Mornington Peninsula costume pics; Rowan Durant at Albert Park; Liv Coop at Blackbutt reaching her 20th different parkrun and the most-events list.

• Episode 25 - parkrun Singapore

  Instagram and Facebook round-up of listeners' weekend adventures: Dave D'Alessio at St Peters, Jez Savage at Woodbridge Riverside (WA), Macalicious21 at Parkville before a 24-hour 160 km race, Running Optimistic at North Lakes, Dirty Cheetahs at Mossman (with a life vest, and a mention of "Smackley"), Wilby1981 marshalling the Burley Griffin launch (435 parkrunners, a new ACT record), Mama of Hope on tour at Westerfolds, Stuart Marshall Training, Beaker Design's birthday infographic, Caro Vos at Carine Glades' second birthday, Dan Baldwin's four brothers at Bendigo, Melissa Ellis volunteering at Berwick Springs, Mark Caldicott's parkrun rap, TOC's Longest Run photos, and Wendy Glen.

• Episode 24 - Rochelle Vaisanen

  Facebook and Instagram round-up. Facebook: Gary Nisbet's three-generation family milestone at Capalaba (granddaughter Sienna's 20th); Peter Pohlman on the Goondiwindi launch, with a Goondiwindi/Gundagai pronunciation tangent and the Southern Cross Circuit stargazer status; Melissa Ellis taking three Berwick Springs parkrunners to Shepparton; Cara Voss in a panda onesie at Rhodes for WWF onesie week. Instagram: Bunyaville's flooded creek crossing, TJ at Balyang, Dirty Cheetahs at Crissy Field in San Francisco, Run Jo Run's big improvement at Wyndham Vale, Will B 1981 in freezing Canberra, Tanya RR at Newy parkrun's fourth anniversary and the new Westcott Way signage, John Z Webb at Launceston, Heather's Happy Snaps wanting a parkrun for Broome, Nod Lightyear at Lalor, Miss Spelt in the Stanthorpe frost, Tesla Fox at the Highlands and Frog Hollow anniversaries, and Dr Scott Watkins photographing a bridge from a bridge in Dusseldorf while listening to the podcast. Mel names the segment "busy week for all the social adventurers this week".

• Episode 23 - Brendan Davies

  Listener interaction round-up. Nick Bailey explains that the Cooks River parkrun bridges were lost in a negotiation with council; Instagram commute pics from Chris Fraser (listening on the train to the airport, off to New Farm parkrun and City to South) and Johnsy Webb; a Twitter picture from Procrastinations listening in transit; Stuart Marshall Training volunteering and praising the podcast; video from Will Be 1981 of Josh Torley warming up at Tuggeranong; and Ben Brockman, ED at Devonport, reporting an email whose subject line was "volunteering".

• Episode 22 - Anita Afonso

  The Instagram and Facebook wrap. Scott sets a listener challenge to post midweek shots of how they listen to the podcast (#thatparkrunadventurers), then runs through Instagram pics: Will B at the Burley Griffin trial, Run Joe Run's fast Saturday, Ray Macy at the Green Heart Fair, Dr Scott Watkins at a timed 5K in Seoul with the Seoul Flyers, Adam Erbacher's Freedom Run at Main Beach, and Phil Ackland at Portland. Mel then reads Facebook responses to "who had an adventure this weekend": Jo McCarthy, Danella Taylor's cancer climb, Paul Curtin's wristband bulk order, Chris Fraser pacing 28 minutes at Shellharbour, Mark from Chermside at the Green Heart Fair, Brendan Peel at Highlands, Abdul Rauf Mohamed Issa's 50th at Pioneer, Jeff Hansen's lost-in-the-bush course recce, Jeremy Savage on Kelly Underwood rejoining the WA Statesperson Club at Maylands Peninsula, Jo Bennett, and Tracy's 1:45 PB at Town of Seaside. Closes with Dave 'Robbo' Robertson's Strava discussion post.

• Episode 21 - Longest Run

  Facebook and Instagram round-up: Scott Watkins ("Dr. Scott") shares a tool for finding your nearest 5K run anywhere in the world (prompting a running gag about how to pronounce NENDY); Run Jo Run posts from the Portland launch road trip; Finding My Balance runs with the Capalaba parkrun community; a 50th-birthday/50th-parkrun pairing; and Miss Spelt does a half freedom run on the Warwick parkrun course along the Condamine River.

• Episode 19 - Facts in a Haystack

  Round-up of listener contributions on social media. Follow-on from the previous week's Red Shirt Challenge: on Facebook, Gary Nisbet and Melissa Ellis posted photos continuing it; TOC contributed from "the nation's capital" doing parkrun tourism, prompting Mel's joke "if you're listening, and we know you are, now's the time to run faster". On Instagram, listener "Mama of Hope" ran the London Marathon and then Paris parkrun while on holiday, finishing as first female in a field of about 20.

• Episode 18 - Rodney Turner

  Handed over "What's happening on the social scene this week, Mel?" Round-up of listener posts, mostly Red Shirt Challenge photos: Barefoot_Mike77, Gary Murphy with red dog Flynn at Highlands, Wendy Glen's 50 Club milestone tees, Tim McKinley (who photographed Scott at Parkville without realising), Macalicious21 filming the Parkville course on a GoPro, Running Guy Ryan at Tamborine Mountain, AK Selba's photo at Jells Park, Runjo Run / Recreating Mel / Finding My Balance / Will B1981 (formerly Positivism1), Ross Pentland's parkrun stats tweets, Bronwyn Bell at Nambour, Liv Coop's sunrise pictures, and listener feedback from Paul Curtin.

• Episode 17 - South Australia

  Listener social-media round-up. Follow-up on Stuart Marshall Training, who replied about his wedding photo: he and his bride both have 50 runs, their two kids have 10 each, and their wedding vows included running a parkrun in every Australian state and territory by their 10th anniversary (two down). Also David D'Alessio travelling 3,957km from St Peters, Sydney to Cottesloe WA; Positivism1 and family in a Four Seasons group costume at Ginninderra's fourth anniversary; TJ touring Phillip Island; _PK beaten by his oldest kid; and Chris Fraser's wet, five-hour-drive camping arrival at Taree.

• Episode 16 - Pat Farmer

  "Around the social landscape this week", merchandise suggestions from listeners in response to last week's call-out (technical shirts and singlets; Ross Pentland on Twitter suggesting bottle openers; Melissa Ellis suggesting "I'm a parkrun adventurer" singlets earned at a certain number of parkruns), a running gag about Scott's leg-warmers suggestion, then Instagram: Stuart Marshall Training's just-married photo, Healthy Mum Healthy Family's BentLogic barcode tag, and Gems_21's video of a running the full 5k. Regular posters Running Guy Ryan, Misspelt, _PK and Positiveism1 also thanked.

• Episode 14 - Brendan Murray

  Scott: "Was there any action on social media for us this week, Mel?" Instagram round-up - bunny_79 road-tripping to Bundaberg with the podcast on the dash, Oz Twin Mama's first interstate parkrun, positivism_one's PB ice cream and daughter April in an Elsa costume at Tuggeranong, Nod Lightyear at Altona Beach, Finding My Balance PB-ing on Australia's toughest trail course. Facebook: Chris Fraser on episode 13's penguin interview, Donella Taylor's Halloween junior-adventurer pic, and Melissa Ellis and TOC at the Traralgon first anniversary (theme "T for Traralgon").

• Episode 13 - Junior Adventurers

  Round-up of listener posts on Facebook and Instagram, opened by Scott "Also on Instagram this week, we went international again with Dr Nick." Covers Dr Nick at Lydiard parkrun in Swindon, Run Joe Run's road trip to Bairnsdale with Oscar the Hound and their chicken-versus-egg Easter costume contest, Recreating Mel's PB at Lillydale Lake, Finding My Balance's 69th at Nambour, Dr Scott Watkins at Shellharbour, Trails and Ales guest-run-directing at Jells, Matty Trent playing the podcast off his car dashboard after Manjimup's second anniversary, and Liv Coop introducing her nephews to parkrun at Varsity Lakes.

• Episode 12 - Trevor Allen

  Instagram, Facebook and Twitter round-up: "underscore PK" tail-running for the first time at Mount Barker; Macalicious21 at Mornington Peninsula; Oscar the Hound, a parkrunning greyhound with his own Instagram; Heather's.happysnap on her Tamworth Tri Club season finale and best-tri-suit award; the Bunyaville trail runners; New Farm parkrun sharing the show's page; Rowan Durant's freedom-run post; and Shellharbour parkrun's sunrise photo. Closes with a plug for the show's five-star iTunes reviews.

• Episode 11 - Freedom

  Round-up of the week's Facebook activity: a grandson's first official parkrun at Campbelltown with granddaughter Indy also going down the finishing funnel; Jet completing his first official parkrun; Jeanette Campbell reaching the 50 Club at Mitchelton, the last of three Campbells to do so; a 5am two-hour drive to The Terrace parkrun; and Coburg parkrun thanking Amanda of Westerfolds for volunteering and congratulating her on joining the 25 Club.

• Episode 10 - Brad Beer

  Weekly scan of listener posts. Cued "We're still active on social media, so let's have a quick look around." A Melbourne-flavoured Instagram week: John Z. Webb visited Westerfolds parkrun with his son, found the hills exhausting and went back to Coburg; a photo of Albert Melbourne's Run Director John and his "inimitable style"; Chris Wade volunteering at Jells parkrun while in Melbourne; and a family heading from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast, "the things we do for parkrun. 4.45am starts so we can go hang out at our fave parkrun with our fave Zoolanders." Scott then thanks the regular contributors by handle.

• Episode 9 - Jakub Fedorowicz

  Instagram roundup read by Scott: Dave D'Alessio at Sandon Point parkrun, "Finding My Balance" at "Sierra May" parkrun with a photo of an implausibly large wallaby, and two posts from the Studley launch, "Ruinedish" on the fun of a launch and Scott's facial growth, and "HeyTJ" with her park dog Pip on the wobbly bridge.

• Episode 8 - parkdogs

  Scan of the week's social media: David McGaw on Twitter looking forward to Taree with pics along the Manning River; on Instagram, Bendigo parkrun's volunteer photo, recreating_mel and her twins in new activewear, underscore PK adventuring to Torrens with RD James and parkrunner Reece, positivism_one sharing young April's downhill stack ("welcome to the stack club"), and Nod Lightyear at the Jells parkrun playground (after the event, Scott confirms). On Facebook, Melissa Taylor setting up the course at Nambour, and the Polman family's Mission Impossible-themed pre-parkrun video.

• Episode 7 - Ashley Cowley

  Listener social-media round-up: "Running Guy Ryan" ran Ipswich parkrun's second birthday on a "tacky formal" theme in a pink suit, clocking 21:42; "Kuvera" and "Finding My Balance" posted happy photos from New Farm. Closes with the hashtag reminder "Don't forget hashtag parkrunadventures [parkrunadventurers]. That's how we can find you."

• Episode 6 - Northern Territory

  Melissa "This week on the social adventurer scene", a round-up of listener posts hashtagged #parkrunadventurers: positivism number one's photo of two junior parkrunners holding hands to a 51-minute PB and a Kurt Fearnley photobomb; underscore PK "all in pink"; Nod Lightyear's shot at Coburg parkrun; and Running Guy Ryan, who dresses as Where's Wally or Spider-Man, clocking 15km around his parkrun. Scott also flags the parkrun / Australian Paralympic Foundation February fundraiser linked from results emails, donating per parkrun kilometre.

• Episode 5 - Dave Robbo

  Social media round-up: the parkrun adventurers' new logo rolled out across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, with Brendan Scholarly saying the runners on it look like they are running across Shellharbour parkrun; plus a tweet from Morris the music teacher in Scotland praising the show but asking them to improve the audio quality, which leads into the hosts discussing recording over Skype and hoping to share a studio soon.

• Episode 4 - Matt Shields

  Round-up of listener posts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter: Kelly Underwood's group photo of Bibra Lake's orange-themed first anniversary; "underscore PK", who ran his first ever parkrun at Mount Barker and hashtagged the show; and Dadathlonblog, who dressed in orange but ran Phillip Island instead.

• Episode 3 - Ian Hay

  First outing of the social-media round-up. Scott opens "Time to take a look at our social adventurers. We're blowing up all over social media, Instagram especially." Melissa's pick is Simon's Instagram post about his parkrun adventure at Merimbula, which they decline to read out on air to protect the podcast's iTunes rating; Scott's picks from the fancy-dress callout are a pirate outfit at Highlands and a man in a purple wig dressed as the Queen, photographed by Cathy Ray at Newy's birthday; Melissa's is Heather's sumo suit at Tamworth, which leads into a running gag about Melissa's overflowing costume room. Listeners are pointed at the hashtag parkrunadventures.

• Episode 2 - Norm Phillips

  Call for listener interaction, "You are our social adventurers", asking listeners to tweet, email or comment with their favourite fancy dress. Scott offers his own (David Brent from the UK office), and the handles are read out: PR_Adventurers on Twitter, parkrun adventurers on Instagram and Facebook, hashtag #parkrunadventurers.