Social Adventurers

Appears in 30 episodes, first in episode 3.

Every appearance

• 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 Glenn, 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 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 four-year-old 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

  Social media round-up after a few weeks off. Twitter love from Paul Kitching on the Lavinia Petrie interview; Scotty Watkins on getting Usain Bolt to Albert Park parkrun (spawning a new #BoltToParkRun hashtag); Lyndell Murray correcting Scott on pink cricket balls for day-night tests; Mildred Labuschagne's hashtags; Instagram from Running Guy Ryan at Nambour parkrun's first anniversary in a monkey onesie; Facebook posts 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

  Round-up of listener social media across Twitter, Strava, Instagram and Facebook, covering two weeks after a break: Nicola Forward's four-week Australian parkrun trip; the Strava club hitting 250 members and Will Barlow's implausible 19,689m of elevation; Mosman parkrun's animal-themed third anniversary; Simon Mackley's 100th parkrun; Jamesy Wamesy in full Ghostbusters kit at Westerfolds; Macalicious21's freedom-ish run after Wangaratta was cancelled; the Evans High crew (ERC) at The Ponds parkrun; Jeanette Campbell's 100th; Tamworth parkrun's P-themed second birthday; Steve Batesta's modified 50 shirt; and Paul Curtin and Michaela becoming Vic Statesmen at Portland.

• Episode 38 - Tom Do Canto

  Social media round-up: a big week on Twitter in the UK following the Danny Norman interview ("the Danny effect"), Instagram shout-outs (Runjo Run, Hey TJ, Mama of Hope, Heather's Happy Snaps, Akoos), a Facebook comment from Nicole praising the new news segment, Tok running beside Geographe Bay in WA, Devonport and Shepparton parkruns sharing the podcast's post, Catherine Jones' school-holiday freedom-run challenge, Melissa Ellis' parkrun number 99, and Vincent Liu's Berlin skate-and-run double.

• Episode 37 - Danny Norman

  Round-up of listener posts, cued at [00:52:05] "Now let's quickly wrap up social adventuring over the weekend." Instagram tags (Miss Belt, Macalicious, David D'Alessio, Sandy's Shell Life, Running Guy Ryan, Mac Girl 19, Dirty Cheaters, Simon P King, Will B 1981, Evans High, Nod Lightyear) and Facebook posts from Rowan Durant, Simon Mackley (97th parkrun, 100th due 22 October at Mossman), Sally Heppleston (PB after 18 months) and Allan Connolly at Sandon Point parkrun.

• Episode 35 - Tom Williams

  Melissa: "Let's head over to the rest of the social media scene, shall we? We'll start with Instagram because that's Scotty's favourite." Reads out listener posts platform by platform: Instagram (_PK on Medibank "personal better" day, the Cheetah sisters at Curl Curl, Simon P. King at parkrun's only Asian event, Mama of Hope's 25 volunteer milestone, the ERC certificates at The Ponds); Facebook (Jen Pollard at Balyang, Caro Voss becoming a WA volunteer statesman at Dawesville, Bree's hiccup remedy, Sue Devlin's Sunrise clip from Rhodes, Mark Caldercourt's Victorian statesman run at Portland, Kirsten Ellis topping the Strava leaderboard); Twitter (Tom Williams tweeting about this very recording in real time, Ross Pentland on hillier courses, and a vintage 1984 photo).

• Episode 34 - Bill Irving

  Weekly social media round-up across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and (this week, jokingly) Strava. Includes Liv Coop volunTOURing, Melissa Ellis volunteering at Warragul parkrun's 50th milestone, Peter Pohlman completing the Southern Cross Circuit at Pittsworth, Warwick parkrun flooded, Mark Caldicott's 832km drive to Portland for statesman status, Brendan Scholar's Ulladulla pronunciation video, Dave Robbo at Dubbo, the Evans Run Club at The Ponds parkrun, MacGirl19 at Balyang Sanctuary, Phil Ackland at the not-yet-launched Warrnambool, and a Twitter item on J.K. Rowling condemning voluntourism.

• Episode 33 - Euan Bowman

  Cued by Scott at [00:48:02] "What's happening in the social scene?" A run through Instagram, Facebook and Twitter mentions: Beaker Design's Wooters infographic, Dr Nick at Mudgee, Chris Fraser at Shellharbour, April and Penny's tumble video, Finding My Balance at Kawana, Mama of Hope at Balyang Sanctuary, the Dirty Cheetahs, _PK's new Brooks shoes and push-up challenge, Brendan Schollery on Ulladulla filling the parkrun-alphabet "U", Peter Pohlman on the explicit-rating incident, and Ross Pentland and Mike Bristow on tyre-company shoe soles.

• Episode 32 - Lorraine Lawson

  Cued at [00:47:13] "It's time to take a trip around the social scene, social media scene. Let's start on Facebook." Runs through Facebook, Instagram and Twitter: Wendy Glynn's 100th at Westerfolds, Melissa Ellis touring at Rhodes parkrun and meeting Tim Oberg, Run Joe Run's 43rd Australian course, City to Surf photos, a long Dunlop KT26 tangent, Diamond Creek's selfie-photography day, underscore_PK volunteering at Mount Barker, medals at Lalor, a message from Hey TJ thanking the co-host for inspiring her half-marathon entry, Grant Bench in Watford, the Run Beyond Project's new Evans Run Club, and a tweet from Ross Pentland about 10 consecutive different events.

• Episode 31 - Stephen Dinneen

  The hosts read through the week's Facebook posts from listeners: the Chelsea Bicentennial parkrun launch (388 runners, the biggest launch in Victoria), Riverway parkrun in Townsville, Hervey Bay's Parkrunners of the Month certificates, Longest Run photos, St Peters, Maylands Peninsula's Olympic torch, Cairns, Diamond Creek, Westerfolds and Bunya.

• Episode 30 - Hamilton Island

  Scott notes that social media "blew up" during the show's two-week break, with too many posts and photos to run through individually, and singles out Instagram over the weekend.

• Episode 29 - Jessica Trengove

  Weekly run through listener posts and tags — Instagram sightings at Coburg, Lilydale Lake, Meadowbrook, Altona Beach, Westerfolds, Parkville and Maribyrnong, jump-shot photo technique chat, Facebook comments and a podcast review from Michael Scott.

• Episode 28 - The Run Beyond Project

  Instagram then Facebook round-up of listener posts: Tanya RR's 40-second/40-sounds Singapore parkrun video; _PK at Mount Barker parkrun again; the Dirty Cheaters on tour at Curl Curl and Hobart plus a 100-run milestone; Expat Runner at Kilkenny; Ben Brockman's barcode-less fifth parkrun at Greenwich; Hey TJ's reverse-parkrun freedom run at Jells; Macgirl19 at Torrens; Oz Twin Mama park-walking Broadbeach Waters; Alan Connolly volunteering at Cobram; Brendan's parkrun-tree ankle tattoo; and Tim Oberg asking for GPS help.

• Episode 27 - Dani McLaren

  Hosts alternate reading listener posts: two adventurers converging on Bushy Park (Bea Brockman, Nicholas J. Sando), Jeanette Campbell at Cairns, Oscar the Hound at Portland, Tesla Fox at Altona Beach, Primal Boys Fitness at the Strathalbyn launch, a Cobram launch report, TJ at Frog Hollow, Mark Caldercourt "live from Cobb Vegas", Elaine and Gary Nisbet's Tribe Sports delivery, Sonja Pohlman's whale video from The Beaches, and Peter Pohlman at Highfields.

• Episode 26 - Double Anniversary

  The hosts read out listener posts from Instagram (Expat Runner at Kilkenny, Running Guy Ryan dressed as a clown at Logan River's third birthday, Bunny_79 at Town of Seaside, Miss Spelt at Nambour, Mama of Hope, Hey TJ's jellyfish crazy socks at Jells, Tesla Fox at Mornington Peninsula, Running Optimistic, Jenna at Crissy Field, Will B in 1981 the "parkrun evangelist", Jez Savage at Pioneer) then move to Facebook (Gary Nisbet and Peter Pohlman congratulating the show on 25 episodes, Tim Baldwin's Mornington Peninsula anniversary costume pics, Rowan Durant at Albert Park, Liv Coop at Black Butt reaching her 20th different parkrun).

• Episode 25 - parkrun Singapore

  Hosts read out listener social-media posts: Dave D'Alessio at St Peter's, Jez Savage at Woodbridge Riverside (WA), Macalicious21 at Parkville before a 24-hour/160km race, Running Optimistic at North Lakes, Dirty Cheetahs at Mosman/Mossman, Wilby1981 marshalling the Burley Griffin launch (435 parkrunners, a new ACT record), Mama of Hope touring Westerfolds, Stuart Marshall Training, Beaker Design, Caro Voss, Dan Baldwin's four brothers at Bendigo, Melissa Ellis at Berwick Springs, Mark, Tok, and Wendy Glenn.

• Episode 24 - Rochelle Vaisanen

  Round-up of listener social posts: the Nisbet family's three-generation milestone at Capalaba; Peter Pohlman on the Goondiwindi launch (sparking a long tangent about the spelling/pronunciation of Goondiwindi vs Gundagai, and Goondiwindi as the newest star in the Southern Cross Circuit); Melissa Ellis taking three Berwick Springs parkrunners to Shepparton; then Instagram — Cara Voss at Rhodes on WWF onesie week, Bunyaville's flooded creek crossing, TJ at Balyang, Dirty Cheetahs at Crissy Field (San Francisco), Run Jo Run's PB at Wyndham Vale, Will B 1981 in freezing Canberra, Tanya RR at Newy's fourth anniversary, Heather's Happy Snaps (#BroomeNeedsAparkrun), Ray Macy's sunrise, Nod Lightyear at Keilor, Miss Spelt at frosty Stanthorpe, Tesla Fox's Highlands/Frog Hollow anniversary double, and Dr Scott Watkins photographing a bridge from a bridge in Dusseldorf while listening to the podcast.

• Episode 23 - Brendan Davies

  Hosts work through listener interaction across platforms: Nick Bailey explaining why Cooks River parkrun doesn't cross its bridges (a council negotiation they lost); Instagram commute pics from Chris Fraser (Illawarra coastline, heading to New Farm parkrun and City to South) and Johnsy Webb; a Twitter transit picture from 'Procrastinations'; Stuart Marshall Training volunteering; a Tuggeranong video of Josh Torley running just over 15 minutes in the rain; and Ben Brockman, ED at Devonport, reporting an official email that used the word 'volunTOURing'.

• Episode 22 - Anita Afonso

  Social-media wrap in two halves. Instagram first: a challenge to post midweek pics of how you listen to the podcast under #parkrunadventurers, then shout-outs to Will B at the Lake Burley Griffin trial, Run Joe Run, Ray Macy at the Green Heart Fair, Dr Scott Watkins with the Seoul Flyers, Adam Erbacher's Main Beach freedom run, and Phil Ackland at Portland — with the hosts joking about a missing jingle. Facebook half: responses to "who had an adventure this weekend", covering Jo McCarthy, Danella Taylor's cancer stair climb, Paul Curtin, Chris Fraser pacing at Shellharbour, Mark from Chermside, Brendan Peel at Highlands, Abdul Rauf Mohamed Issa's 50th, Jeff Hansen, Kelly Underwood's WA statesperson club, Jo Bennett, and Tracy's lost GPS data.

• Episode 21 - Longest Run

  Round-up of the week's parkrun adventurer activity on Facebook, Instagram and Strava: a Facebook link for finding your nearest 5K anywhere in the world, Run Jo Run's Portland road trip, Finding My Balance at Capalaba, a shared 50th birthday and 50th parkrun, and Miss Spelt's freedom run on the Warwick course.

• Episode 19 - Facts in a Haystack

  Round-up of listener activity across Facebook and Instagram: the Red Shirt Challenge photos, a contribution from "Tok" (almost certainly TOC — Tony O'Connell) parkrun adventuring in Canberra, and Instagram listener "Mama of Hope" who ran the London Marathon and then Paris parkrun on holiday, finishing first female in a field of about 20.

• Episode 18 - Rodney Turner

  Cued by Scott at [00:36:07] "What's happening on the social scene this week, Mel?" Round-up of Instagram, Facebook and Twitter posts, almost all Red Challenge entries: Barefoot_Mike77, Gary Murphy and his red dog Flynn at Highlands, Wendy Glenn's 50 Club red row, Tim McKinley (who unknowingly photographed Scott at Parkville), Macalicious21's GoPro film of the Parkville course, Running Guy Ryan at Tamborine Mountain, AK Selba at Jells Park, regulars Runjo Run / Recreating Mel / Finding My Balance / Will B1981 (formerly Positivism1), Ross Pentland's elevation stats tweets, and Bronwyn Bell at Nambour.

• Episode 17 - South Australia

  Social media round-up cued by Scott's "This week, our social adventurers have been busy." Covers Stuart Marshall Training's follow-up (he and his bride Oz Twin Mama are a parkrun family, both on 50 runs, kids on 10, wedding vows include running a parkrun in every state and territory by their 10th anniversary), David D'Alessio's 3,957km trip from St Peters, Sydney to Cottesloe WA, Positivism1 and family dressed as the Four Seasons at Ginninderra parkrun's 4th anniversary, TJ touristing at Phillip Island, _PK being narrowly beaten by his oldest kid, and Chris Fraser's storm-soaked arrival at Taree parkrun.

• Episode 10 - Brad Beer

  Quick run through the week's listener posts on Instagram/Facebook: John Z. Webb visiting Westerfolds parkrun with his son before heading back to Coburg; a photo of Albert Melbourne run director John; Chris Wade volunteering at Jells Park; and Sandy's family driving from Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast ("4.45am starts so we can go hang out at our fave parkrun with our fave Zoolanders"). Regular hashtaggers are name-checked.

• Episode 3 - Ian Hay

  Roundup of listener social media activity under #parkrunadventures — Simon's Instagram post about his adventure at Merimbula (too colourful to read out on air), plus the fancy dress photo callout (pirates at Highlands, a man dressed as the Queen in a purple wig photographed by Cathy Ray at Newy, and Heather's sumo suit at Tamworth, which leads into the co-host's costume room).