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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 Totes Now - Harbour Terry and BevEx

Tote bag deliveries! Pug dog staff! Misheard esoteric vernacular! Shame bells! Things! And even some parkrun stuff! Nicola got tyred celebrating Woodhouse Moor parkrun's 15th anniversary whilst Danny was all cheery at Sutton Park parkrun.

Oct 11, 202246 min

With Cologne Now - Pflege Bär and the pass agg waffle

Leicht und dicht! It's a German Unity Day special on the profiles as well as some fab emails, things and job chat. Nicola stayed local to home at Cross Flatts whilst Danny was fortunate enough to be in Cologne for both Rheinpark and Aachener Weiher parkrun.

Oct 06, 20221 hr 13 min

With Maybe Now - panacea

Danny's back, feeling light and tight and firing on all cylinders! We have parables, ask if parkrun is a cult, discuss Unity Day worries, look at the parkwalk bibs plus have all your usual favourites. And Nicola is a bit poorly.

Sep 27, 202249 min

With All The Germs Now - magic balloons and awesome sauce

Drew is back again this week, joining a croaky post-ultra Nicola for this weeks pod. There’s much to discuss following recent events, not in the least, their thoughts on the soon to be released second edition of the parkrun magazine. As ever the pod is full of 'things', arbitrary goodness, and Elliott’s stats. It was home-sweet-home for the two of them as Drew returned to Aberdare parkrun, whilst it was all about the puppy love for Nicola at Woodhouse Moor parkrun.

Sep 22, 202231 min

With Me Now - imposter poodles and statistical coincidences

After an emotional week with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Nicola welcomes back Stewart to the pod to bring a bit of parkrun sunshine to us all. They reflect on how different events paid their respects but also highlight the importance of our community at difficult times like these. Stewart enjoyed the sea air at Swansea parkrun whilst Nicola headed for Harrogate parkrun, with both sharing their tales of the morning as well as your comments from parkrunday past.

Sep 15, 202244 min

With Getting Racey Now - mice on leads

Drew returns this week to join Nicola on the pod and there is much to discuss for the two of them this week. There's a follow up on the recent 'parkwalk' initiative, emails about forgotten 'things' and both are very 'appy' with the latest app from parkrun partner, WithU. There are all of your comments, things and arbitraries to enjoy as ever. Drew tells us of his visit to Merthyr parkrun whilst Nicola recalls an awesome morning at Swaffham parkrun.

Sep 08, 202243 min

With Getting it Done Now - Thingapore

Another week, another co-host for Nicola as Stewart returns to the pod. Much to discuss this week including James Hansen's new parkrun Australia record, the introduction of parkwalk and of course the Sinton-Hewitts completing their 500th parkrun at Dietenbach parkrun, Germany. With so much happening, Nicola is bigging up the drum rolls whilst Stewart swiftly surmises the stats. There are your emails and posts too, plus Stewart explains why he didn't quite go 'Full Forwood' at Sloughbottom parkru...

Sep 01, 202255 min

With Turning Tables Now - next level swans

This week, Drew Edwards joins Nicola on the pod and after all the water-based puns from the arbitrary posts, we think Drew took to it like a duck to….. As well as the arbitraries, the pending 500th parkruns for PSHCBEFRSA and JSH, there are your usual parkrun stats and emails where they both learn about the lottery that is the running challenges. Drew profiles Aberdare parkrun whilst Nicola made a day of it when she visited a sunny North Yorkshire Water Park parkrun.

Aug 25, 202256 min

With Remaining Paws-itive Now - lacking tunnel vision

Brockers joins Nic Nic this week on the pod where they discuss the latest news from parkrun world, giggle and pause over your arbitrary puns and find out who Nicola's new parkrun male companion is. Brockers talks of an uplifting morning at Eastleigh parkrun, whilst Nicola recounts a challenging parkrun eve, though her parkrun day was anything but Blue.

Aug 18, 202252 min

With Minimum Wage Now - mindependent

This week we slim things down, chat volunteer updates, send condolences to Eastleigh parkrun, arbitrate a beach theme to tie in with Nicola's trip to Woolacombe Dunes parkrun in Devon and Danny visits Mildenhall Hub parkrun in Suffolk.

Aug 10, 20221 hr 11 min

With A Lot Of Pride Now - rawr

Danny and Amy Rose bring you a 'roar'some pod this week. There's egg puns by the dozen, all the usual things plus Danny profiles and celebrates Chilton Fields parkrun in Stowmarket upon their first anniversary!

Aug 03, 202248 min

With Being Ferry Impressive Now - Bendigedig

Stewart is back to get nautical with Nicola as we celebrate the first year of parkrun returning to England as well as the 5,000,000th unique finisher at parkrun globally. Stewart gets bemused as Nicola gets 'Trigger Happy', they share the stats, your things and arbitraries, all in a buoyant mood. Nicola stayed local for Woodhouse Moor parkrun whilst Stewart gets his Monmouth around Chippenham Playing Fields parkrun.

Jul 27, 202241 min

With A Sweaty Mess and Feeling Flaccid Now - nyer

It's a hot one! Celebrating a blistering 4-years of the pod, we have kidnap updates, say goodbye to Tim Oberg, celebrate Jake Wightman, read your arbitrariums and thingiuses, plus Nicola visits Pontypridd parkrun and Danny goes up to Downham Market Academy parkrun.

Jul 21, 20221 hr 10 min

With Ostagazuzulum Now - thank you martian!

A little bit of magic for your ears! The junior 250 is a thing! The Octogenarian Meet Up is a thing! All sorts of things are things to discuss this week. Also Nicola went karting around Huddersfield parkrun whilst Danny was chasing after little green men at Rendlesham Forest parkrun.

Jul 06, 20221 hr 12 min

With A Careless Whisper Now - Contra-versial

Good news, bad news and opinions inbetween. We discuss the Nick Pearson and Contra issue, we magic up some puns and we have a new event profile as Danny went to Mote Park parkrun in Maidstone.

Jun 29, 20221 hr 10 min

With Fish Sticks Now - ewhales and the drone ranger

What a pod we have this week! All sorts of feedback, fish and dinosaur puns aplenty, Nicola was at her second home and Danny may just have had his riskiest and greatest parkrunday ever at the 'brutifully breathtaking' Durlston Country Park parkrun near Swanage.

Jun 22, 20221 hr 18 min

With A Chocolate Log Now - Plopp

Post-Sweden yellow and blues? Let us turn that brown upside down! We chat international differences, remind about the Pow Wow, horse around in the arbitraries, Nic stays at home and Danny profiles the all new Tidworth parkrun.

Jun 15, 20221 hr 5 min

With Børk Børk Børk Now - everything parkrun has to be

Hej! Hallå! It's a special podcast this week. We hear from you the listener, talk about taking the new Running Challenge for a spin and then provide a triple-whammy of profiles. Nicola was at Amager Strandpark parkrun whilst Danny was at Amager Fælled parkrun on Saturday, then they both crossed to Sweden for Malmö Ribersborg parkrun for their additional parkrun on the National Day of Sweden.

Jun 10, 20221 hr 28 min

With Lunar Loonies Now - tickle a teckel

Nomenclature. Defunct. Chiabarta. Teckels. All words that feature in this episode! We give our first impressions on the 'parkrun magazine', talk saturation of challenges, Nicola profiles Jubilee parkrun in Spennymoor and Danny revisits Northampton parkrun after a decade.

Jun 01, 20221 hr 11 min

With Evangelists of Entomology Now - arthropodcast

We're buzzing this week and coming out of our shells! We find out when Nicola has been under Danny, we talk about 'parkrun Russia's' imminent 'return', have your things and Danny profiles Edenbrook Country parkrun in Fleet alongside some very unique parkrunners.

May 18, 20221 hr 7 min

With Awkward Silences Now - that’s goods planning

ARBITRARY! It's our arbitrary 200th episode! It's got silences, it's got corrections, it's got news about junior parkrun, about parkrun Singapore, about Ellis Cross' parkrun history, it's got puns, it's got Nicola at Ancholme Valley Way parkrun and it's got Danny at Church Mead parkrun (plus he was also at Kennington Park juniors and the parkrun wave at the Westminster Mile).

May 05, 20221 hr 23 min

With Football Pucks Now - ultra noobs and rugby stumps

Downstream our latest pod for all the latest parkrun goodness! The formidable duo bring you contextualised feats, hypothetical parkrun ultra locations, fox puns and profiles from Nicola at Peel parkrun in Manchester and from Danny at Sandwell Valley parkrun in Not-Birmingham.

Apr 29, 20221 hr 13 min

the parkrun magazine - a conversation with parkrun's CEO Russ Jefferys

On Thursday the 21st April, we were kindly afforded the time to speak to recently appointed parkrun CEO Russ Jeffreys online about the forthcoming parkrun magazine. Initially proposed as a short chat to be inserted into our weekly podcast, specifically episode 199, it soon transpired it would be better as a stand alone chapter. The purpose of this conversation was to give clarification as to the whys and hows that some of the parkrun community had about the announcement. So we present to you Epi...

Apr 26, 20221 hr 4 min

With The Nicola Forwood Ultra Marathon Podcast Now - little curt

Normanity resumes as Danny's back! There's a whole host of listeners' things, we hear about Nicola's 100-mile ultra success with a parkrun thrown in for good measure and Danny visited the perfectly diddy Thornbury parkrun near Bristol.

Apr 20, 20221 hr 6 min

With Interesting Visual Media Now - thing and a half

Nicola and Stewart return to the pod with tales of their recent holidays, which Stewart can confirm were anything but Arbor Tree! They discuss the forthcoming parkrun magazine, as well as another volunteering role name change. As ever, there are all your favourites with Elliott’s stats and your arbitrary posts including some puns from a familiar face! Stewart tells us about his voluntourism to Ludlow parkrun whilst it’s a case of 'Grumpy' Nicola this week, as she takes on a sleep deprived parkru...

Apr 13, 202247 min

With A Lil Bit Of This and A Lil Bit Of That Now - Kwik Save Gurning

This week, we welcomed Lil Morris to With Me Now, as she joined Brockers for a parkrun catch up. They talk April Fools' Day posts, new parkrun sponsors as well as discussing some of the latest news and sharing a heartfelt email. Lil profiles Frogmary Green Farm parkrun whilst Mark makes a flying visit to Woodley parkrun. There are some of your arbitraries too, as well as some thought into what makes the scent of “PSH”?

Apr 07, 202249 min

With Who Needs The Truth Now - up, up, up, down, up, up, down

Nicola’s obsession with the number “five” shows no signs of abating as she and Stewart discuss events taking place in parkrun world. It’s also all about the letter “D” this week as they chat about the media coverage of parkrun’s incoming dog rule, the most parkrunningest person Darren Wood, and even try to help Southampton parkrun return a missing door! Stewart tells us all about Llyn Llech Owain parkrun whilst Nicola has fun with another Stewart – Stewart parkrun in Middlesbrough. We hear from ...

Mar 30, 202252 min
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