Stoic Bev, Bridge experiences, 'the gift of parkrun', our condolences to Frimley Lodge parkrun, the CEO job, hot comments, Nicola had sun and sea at Withernsea Promenade parkrun on the north-east coast and Danny fulfilled a profile promise a few months later than intended at Morden parkrun in south-west London.
Impersonation, cat emojis, Hampster Dances, Newport parkrun's Chris Davies becomes an MBE, Things that change to Not Things, the 7th annual 'Matthew Storey Convention’, Trentham Gardens parkrun gets big, big bridge race FOMO, Nicola forgets how cancellations work and pops to Roberts Park parkrun north of Bradford, whilst Danny was at the hive of activity that is Hove Promenade parkrun in Brighton & Hove.
Gotcha Days, voelunteer sashes, horrific arbitrary milestone shirts plus the wrestling pandas of WWF UK partner with parkrun UK. Nicola keeps up her tourism by visiting Wynyard Woodland parkrun and spots Regal Lenny, whilst Danny was over in The Netherlands in rainy Swamsterdam at Amsterdamse Bos parkrun and then was Whit Me Now over at Beatrixpark parkrun in Almere.
Bridging gaps. Lumps in throats. It's Volunteers Week in the UK. parkrun hits 11-million registrations. A new participant makes parkrun a 'habit'. Nicola overcame FOMO by going to Riverside parkrun in County Durham and then Newark parkrun. Plus a big Thing for Danny as he went to Stockholm, visiting Judarskogen parkrun and then his 500th different event at Haga parkrun. (And a nice mention for Meon Valley Trail parkrun, Wickham just before that).
Magical birdsong apps, more pontificating, Danny's memory has got rusty, parkrun take shoelaces up a notch, Nicola shows concern for all our funnels backing up and Danny did a bit of history deepdiving after If I Fitzmaurice Park parkrun, I Sitz Park parkrun.
Etymologies upon etymologies, other fave pods, arbitrary shouts, Nicola celebrates Poppy's non-arbitrary and very much a Thing 250th parkrun at Potternewton parkrun in Leeds and Danny loves all the birds at the hidden gem of Ludlow parkrun, so well hidden it's not in Ludlow.
Kon'nichiwa! It's an A** rated pod this week! Nicola's back from Japan and recounts her trip, with a focus on checking rear ends and the Greenery Day extra at Futakotamagawa parkrun in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Danny enjoyed the delights of Ben's Yard parkrun, Ely in Cambridgeshire with friends and family. There's new CEO chat and much much more packed in.
Sabrina will be happy as the Boys, Boys, Boys return. Production values, parkrace.net, fainting timekeepers, Strava buys Runna, Poképuns and Things, plus Stewart and Danny pop to Penallta parkrun near Caerphilly and learn about pit ponies.
Lads lads lads! Nicola's off to Japan, so Running Is BS's Stewart Harding fills in. There's Map Men, a brief overview of a couple of weekend things, phallic things, Stewart dared to go to Aberdare parkrun and Danny just couldn't face touring for once.
'That' matter. Yarborough Leisure Centre parkrun has a shock. City hypotheticals. Nicola went to Wythenshawe parkrun, didn't throw frogs in bins and wished she'd been sooner. Danny went to Cosmeston Lakes parkrun and needed absolution for a token misdemeanour.
Old sponsors memories, Nic Nic 'borrows' an image from Danny, happy 15th anniversary to junior parkrun, Fire Service College is relit, Alex Yee parkruns with Grandad Albert at Bromley parkrun, Ali Brownlee visits Lister Park parkrun in Bradford to see a friendly face, Nicola goes to see parkrun Jeff at Vermuyden Way parkrun and Danny 'takes it easy' by not touring.
Agreeing to disagree, Kenco perk up parkrun, suspicious Stopwatch Bingos aplenty, Nicola found some chemistry with Alderley Park parkrun in Cheshire and Danny learnt he knows nothing about gradients or names at Coed Cefn Pwll-du parkrun near Caerphilly.
Boisterous this week with defending passionistas, giving opinions on a 750 milestone, picking fights with a county and parkrun France disappearing. Nicola went to her NENYD of Burnley parkrun and wish she'd been sooner whilst Danny made up for standing up Flegg High parkrun in Norfolk.
Belated pancakes, some further discussion on parkrun CEO Russ Jefferys' leaving, some thou-ings, Nicola was swift and efficient whilst Danny visited his rarely-ever-near-now NENYD of Thoulstone parkrun
Little planes, breaking news about a change to parkrun's CEO where Danny gets his first-thoughts off his chest, and the event profile is from the mini Pow Wow at Black Rocks parkrun in Derbyshire.
Mental clarity, earworms and jingles, tumbleweed jokes, cancellation reasons are cancelled, poetic things, Nicola isn't grizzly learning about The Dunbear near Lochend Woods parkrun in East Lothian and Danny goes round and round and under a motorway at Egham Orbit parkrun in Surrey.
Danny's joined by special Aussie guest TOC from the parkrun adventurers whilst Nicola is away. The Beeb are at it again, we hear about the 'Blast Off Challenge', there's a junior parkrun record, we send Brighton & Hove parkrun our condolences, TOC popped to Newborough parkrun in the state of Victoria, Danny had all the best laid plans at Oaklands College parkrun in St Albans and we get our Nic Nic fix from Skinadin parkrun on the Isle of Skye.
Caricatures, po-tar-to, parkrun Global's Head of Event Delivery James Kemp is retiring, a Welshman wins parkrace in Rome, Saturday Night Beavers, Nicola baptised trouts and scaled Clippomanjaro at Vicar Water Country Park parkrun in Nottinghamshire whilst Danny went to Norfolk and North Walsham parkrun's 3rd birthday.
Nicola blocks, Danny eats lots of protein, there's dates data, lingo, p-Index investment and Danny is now Car-did after visiting Grangemoor parkrun in Cardiff.
The last of the inaugural chat (for now), there's a Stats update, King Charles III pops in for a parkfaff, Colin Thorne is the oldest parkrunner at 101, there's adoptions, Nicola sailed over to Sale Water parkrun in Greater Manchester plus Danny would and did Lingwood parkrun near Norwich.
Coincidences, entitlement, legal chemicals, records broken, Nicola mooooved around Doddington Hall parkrun in Lincoln, whilst Danny once again became Lon-Done at Ingrebourne Hill parkrun.
With great breaks comes great catch up. Conglomerate ethics, alphabet protection, farewell to Chrissie Wellington, inaugurals cancelled, Slough handclaps, Christmas visits (featuring Melton Mowbray, Great Yarmouth, Lincoln, Sloughbottom and Blickling), super niches, dicey icey tourism and Patrons' things.
Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year! It's the last pod of the year with chocolate choices, some Top 3 parkrun Moments of 2024, Facebook issues, St Nic Nic popped to Pontefract parkrun and Danta Claus took to the trails at Trelai Park parkrun in Cardiff.
The impacts of Storm Darragh, the subjectivity of humour, a heap of arbitrary and thing comments, Nicola popped to a muddy Armley parkrun and Danny bumped into a familiar face at the super friendly Brundall parkrun near Norwich.
Advent ponderings, rapturous feelings, Nicola was solar powered at Cross Flatts parkrun and Danny, after all these years, visited Norwich parkrun and met the Buglets.
Storm Bert's impacts, our tribes, the 'definitive' book, Nicola managed to make it to Cheadle Hulme parkrun in Stockport and Danny took a chance on Aberfields parkrun in south Wales.
Lifesaving AEDs, hey there Mr BlueSky, parkrun Global requires two new trustees, Nicola volunteers without any sleep and Danny questions names and runs on sconces at Newark parkrun.
Social bin fires, annual report analysis, Nick Griggs sets a new World Best parkrun time at Victoria parkrun, Belfast, Nicola celebrates her 700th parkrun at Potternewton parkrun and Danny got socially battered whilst parkracing at Battersea parkrun.
Causing all the upset, event donation pot chat, icebergs, smiling rocks, dusty Nicola is unknowingly impressed by Sedgefield parkrun and Danny was after a ton of cats at Catton parkrun.
Things are turned upside down as Mel Ellis from the parkrun adventurers fills in for Nic Nic. We have the results of the trainer/not trainer poll, more Drama Llamas, the effects of the pandemic on parkrun, Mel tells us about her special parkrun places of Puckapunyal parkrun and Eynesbury Heritage Trail juniors, plus Danny fulfills a 45-year ambition at Great Yarmouth North Beach parkrun.
