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With Me Now's podcast

Danny Norman and Nicola Forwoodwithmenow.libsyn.com
With Me Now is a show about parkrun passion by passionate parkunners. Nicola Forwood and Danny Norman return from a 3-year hiatus of parkrun podcasting to bring home the going's on from around parkrunworld. From touring to volunteering and everything inbetween.
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Episodes

With A Million Percent Now - small tool of pleasure

1000% great this week with agreements on 'staycation', Pow Wow deets, a milestone t-shirt change reminder, mnemonics, welcome back Wales, we hear about Faskally Forest parkrun in Scotland from Nicola whilst Amy Rose and Danny were together again but this time at Storeys Field parkrun in Cambridge.

Aug 25, 20211 hr 14 min

With 1980s Glam Metal References Now - Bromley is fomily

parkrun news! Fun social media generated content! Emails! Welcome back Scotland! A roving interview from Flatts Lane parkrun from the 'absent' Nicola and her substitute Amy Rose was at Horspath parkrun's second event with Danny.

Aug 18, 20211 hr 11 min

With Counter Punches Now - the path that be there

Ding ding! Round 162! This week it's all about the parkrun Global women's record going, the return of Scotland and Wales, parkrun science, emails, arbitraries, stats, Nicola was at Bramley parkrun and Danny was at Babbs Mill parkrun wanting more Barbaras.

Aug 11, 20211 hr 14 min

With Moany Northerners Now - barbitrary

It's all about the length. The last of the barcodes off phones discussion, corrections and additions, father and daughter quality time, goose news, elite joggers at fun runs, Penistone parkrun, Leicester Victoria parkrun and kittens are just some of the topics this week!

Aug 04, 20211 hr 34 min

With Continuity Now - parkrunwhack

parkrun's back! In England and a few other places! We've hit play after 497 days of pause. Hello parkrun Austria, hello super octogenarians, hello super Olympians and hello discussion around barcodes off of phone screens. Hello again milestones, stats, Woodhouse Moor and hello Wickford Memorial parkrun in Essex.

Jul 29, 20211 hr 28 min

With DFYB Now - Dolly Floof, Yes! Bundles!

It's the final countdown for Nic Nic and Danny as they get to rejoin the gradual parkrun restart with England returning to the fold. We say goodbye to much loved parkrunners, we discuss choices around participation motivation, they both say 'so long' to (not)parkrun and Danny was at Florence junior parkrun in Oxford.

Jul 22, 20211 hr 10 min

With the Answer to the Ultimate Question Now - forgetful moth

"Milestones on a shirt...", post-Euro Champs Final we wait a little longer for 'it' to come home, and now it's less than two-weeks away. Messages, news, updates, arbitraries with context, big peaks and birthdays make this week's pod.

Jul 14, 20211 hr 14 min

With Feeling Wanted Now - Pigeon Angel

One year on from the return of parkrun New Zealand, we hit you with even more returns than a gamer's keyboard! France! Germany! New homes for cancelled parkruns! Poor translations! Rainy ultras and blistered toenails! Plus Laleham junior parkrun and a Good Karen.

Jul 07, 20211 hr 19 min

With Sofishtication Now - Europe Who?

Dr D and Dr F bring you another portion of pod panache. Topics such as parkrunology, fish puns, speedy news, the return of parkrun to Northern Ireland, cows and a Mega Karen make up this week's episode.

Jun 30, 20211 hr 14 min

With Y Now - don't mention the fish!

Why oh why oh why must we say goodbye to Yeovil Montacute parkrun? This week we stare at York parkrun, ring bells, guess flags, talk jandals, mention fish, Seymour Criminals, have fewer stats, talk a load of bullocks and inwardly celebrate (not)parkrun PBs.

Jun 23, 20211 hr 8 min

With Overreactions Now - no context emojis

It was a super quiet week in parkrunworld so nothing to talk about... apart from the parkrun England (and U.K) return and then subsequent restriction-affected delay. We talk a little about that plus some other things.

Jun 16, 20211 hr 8 min

With Alright Dave Now - amomynamous

It's long, it's enjoyable, its satisfying. Said you-know-who to you-know-who. Danny and Nic are back together and they don't half chat. Ship of Theseus, parkrun permission maps and volunteering matters are just a few of the subjects touched upon. Enjoy!

Jun 10, 20211 hr 23 min

With Superb Pod Episodes Now - cone cousins

It's never mind the bloopers this week as Hannah and Mark make sense of parkrun news from around the world. We have all your messages and arbitraries, (not)Elliott's (not)stats, politician bingo, plenty of warm fuzzies from junior parkrun, and no-one mentions the 'U' word.

Jun 03, 202150 min

With Delays Now - all the first finishers

A review of the week takes centre stage in this week's pod following the parkrun England return date announcement. Nicola enjoys a cacophony of no context comments whilst Stewart reveals the joy of the Abbey Road webcam. Of course, there's all your stats and they touch on the rumours that Nicola won an ultra-marathon - though she doesn't like to talk about it. (Yeah, right)

May 27, 202146 min

With Great British Farces Now - keep Cefn Onn

As the deadline for the announcement of the date of parkrun's return to England grows closer, there is much for Nicola and Stewart to anticipate and discuss. There's emails, audio and arbitraries - all reminding us, that parkrun is so much more than just a run.

May 20, 202149 min

With All of the Co-Hosts Now - ziggurats and schadenfreude

This week Nicola is joined by Stewart Harding who has sworn under oath not to swear - will he manage it? They discuss bubbles of various kinds, get seriously musical, Nic Nic has a confession and they try to solve the ongoing debate of how many pow is a pow wow now if a pow wow took place now?

May 13, 202150 min

With Other People's Monkeys Now - beeps and monovlogs

This week, Nicola and Mark discuss the reactions to the comms from parkrun UK regarding the return of parkrun in England. There are lovely emails, positive posts and lots of giggles as Nicola gets dialled in to reciting the longest junior parkrun name, whilst Mark provides the theme music to the stats - not arf!

May 06, 202157 min

With 1% Now - danalogue and twenny twenny

Top of the pods! We're in the top 1% of all pods! We chat shared number 1s, cheeky attempted QR code fiddlers, the parkrun independent report on risk of transmission, updates, minidiscs, monster parkfaffing and Danny goes nuclear.

Apr 28, 20211 hr 9 min

With Rantihistamine Now - flappability

Vlogs, puns, PCPs, tips, emails, updates, junior parkrun things including Peacehaven juniors, stats, charts, minilogues, monologues, dialogues, innuendo and most importantly laughs are packed into this pod. How do we cram so much in? Only one way to find out. Have a listen!

Apr 21, 20211 hr 10 min

With Finnydon Now - pear compote

We're back baby! Barcode scanning in England returns! It's a whopper of a pod jam packed with ALL THE parkrun THINGS including discussion about Cuerden Valley parkrun, the marvel that is junior parkrun's return (we have audio live from the field) and Danny Rants.

Apr 14, 20211 hr 24 min

With Defiance Of The Rules Now - Tiny Bertie

There's smol talk, pod comparisons, parkrun Australia's forthcoming 10th Anniversary Live deets, HQ updates, horrifying arbitraries, further parental guilt and YouTube chat.

Mar 31, 202153 min

With County Confusion Now - come at me bro

Chaos. Utter chaos. Singing, laughing, milestone t-shirts changes, 'pay it forward' system thoughts, updates, arbitraries, stats, monologues, it's got it all this week.

Mar 24, 20211 hr 3 min

With Reflection Now - pens in my bell

One year on with no parkruns for us but we're keeping the dream alive. Nicola and Danny get rowdy, they wonder if they are moderators or abstainers, talk updates, arbitraries, stats and get up to all the usual shenanigans.

Mar 18, 202148 min

With 88 Days and Counting Now - sweet mountains

Danny's back! In this week's pod it's about who is the longest, England's plans, World Cup winners and we have the usual arbitraries, stats and monologues (in which Danny interferes with Nicola as expected).

Mar 10, 202149 min

With Dreams of June Now - feminine clap forgetfulness

A new month and lots to reflect on, as well as much to look forward to. Nicola and Mark share their anticipation following the announcement for the return of parkun in England, look back on their personal challenges and look forward to the exciting conclusion of the WCopC. There's all your stats, posts and feedback too!

Mar 04, 202148 min

With Light at the End of the Tunnel Now - challenge choices and parkrun patience

It's another double monologue week from Nicola as she shares her reasons for life choices and ice cream. Mark runs on Strava like a fish and both take on the art of palliteration as they share your runs and arbitraries. As we take the first journey on the roadmap out of lockdown, both agree in the therapy of running. There's all your parkrun and (not)parkrun stats too, if Mark remembers to look for them.

Feb 25, 202141 min

With Winning Pancakes Now - tree wees and Stravabitaries

This week, the buzz of the WCopB is in the air as the winning parkrun is announced. Nicola has a wee spot of trouble on one of her challenge runs, but still manages to throw down an arty Strava challenge to Mark. We hear of SCAM, pups, prosecco and palliteration from your emails and arbitrary posts. There's a book relay and parkrun webinars to get involved in too!

Feb 18, 202139 min

With No Authoritah Now - Conwy or the highway

This week, the excitement of WCopB reaches fever pitch as the competition reaches the semi-final stages. There’s a tale of two challenges, Elliott’s stats and sharing of some of your 16 words of parkrun beauty, whilst Mark attempts to gate-crash Nicola’s monologue status.

Feb 11, 202137 min

With Shanty Earworms Now - humble brags and WCopB fever

This week, Nicola and Mark really embrace the World Cup of parkrun Beauty fever that is rife at the moment. There's no playing of cards close to their chests as favourites are revealed whilst Nicola plays a few cards of her own. There's the usual digs at Stewart Harding, but could this be the week he gets revenge? We share some of your comments and humble brags as well as the full version of your latest earworm.

Feb 04, 202137 min
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