Podcast · Health
by Danny Norman and Nicola Forwood · English · Health
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.
7 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
Speed run! The new Milestone tees have been released (but not for all), a farewell to Markshall parkrun, photography policy chat, all the tutus are out for parkrun's 22nd anniversary, Nicola saw the sight of the great Lake Victoria at Warrington parkrun in the Shire of Che, whilst Danny saw a hench bull at Brackenhurst Campus parkrun in Nottinghamshire.
1 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 32 min
Postcards, segues, eyeballs, Cornish pasties, parkrun turns 22 with tutus aplenty, updated milestone icons, junior parkrun's Impact Report, Nicola brings us another fridged profile with this one being Waverley Lakes parkrun in South Yorkshire, and Danny sees all the animals (and a pioneer) down at the lovely Greendale Farm Shop parkrun in Devon.
24 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 29 min
Boo. Goo. Looo. Zoo parkruns. Specsavers start their 'StartLine' initiative. PSH on the BBC. Malaysia Day and the haze. Farewell Frogmary. Good luck Templehofer Feld. Everyone's in Copenhagen. Nicola celebrates her 800 Thingy Thing by the coast at the fantastic Druridge Bay parkrun, Northumberland and Danny soaks in the lovely new Bittesby Country Park parkrun in Leicestershire.
17 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
Protest beards, new mics, the new milestone colours are revealed, sewage petitions, grammar, hornets, Belfast loves running, parkrun hits 3000 live events, parkrun's Global Annual Report, Nicola stayed local so pulls her Tawd Valley parkrun in Skelmersdale profile from the fridge and Danny fills a Vorovoid with a visit to Cofton Park parkrun in Birmingham.
10 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 35 min
Cathartic but impotent. That's the theme this week alongside Jet Lag: The Game, feedback, Jon Stewart, new milestones, junior parkrun funding, Danny lets loose about water companies, Nicola recaps her summer and profiles Kingsway Park parkrun, Urmston in Greater Manchester, plus Danny is a 'Total Kent' at Jeskyns Community Woodland parkrun.
28 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 42 min
It's a (lengthy) rough and ready filler pod! Bev and Nigel join Danny on recapping the summer break. They touch upon some news, recap their tourism, have Patron's Things, Nigel has a new favourite parkrun, and Danny profiles Perton Playing Fields parkrun, west of Wolverhampton.
16 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 32 min
8-years of pod! Bidi bom! St Helena's Plantation Forest starts and the Cayman Islands is next. The junior parkrun milestones get a fresh new look. Nicola loses her cool over a naughty Poppy and Danny has a birthday parkrunday at Porthcawl parkrun in south Wales.
9 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
Dodgy maths, Belgian based waffle, new Frogries, Bushy's Octogenarian Celebration, an Irish community stands tall, Bev and Nigel enjoy the delights of Black Park parkrun in Bucks, and Danny flies solo to Victoria Embankment parkrun in Nottingham.
2 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 21 min
Million gifts, no replies, spotted map pin changes, big and little boats, Nicola channels her inner inert gases to deal with the heat before Rothwell parkrun near Leeds, and Danny has a day out gently celebrating a 250 at the very friendly Thorney Bay Beach parkrun in Essex.
25 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
Bev, Nigel and Danny talk technical gremlins, Steve Wright, 3D printing, the London Marathon Double, parkrun Malaysia doubling, legacies kept and The Nation's 5k. Bev does an arbitrary Thing, Nigel visits Southwark parkrun as a fully fledged WMNer and Danny wood like to tell you about his cracking time at Abbot's Wood parkrun in East Sussex.
19 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
It's got parkrun Monopoly sets, nerding about energy windmills, print matters, parkrun's 1-millionth event and Joe Wilkinson is one of us. Nicola gets all excited about stickers and Danny has the best vanilla day at Rothamsted Park parkrun in Harpenden, Herts.
11 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
A bunch of cults, sparkling pro bonos, chicken bellies and eldest pod listeners are just some of the subjects this week. Walsall Arboretum parkrun pay a lovely homage to Bev's 'volunteer nemesis' Mick Elwell, parkrun hits a million events, Joe Wicks is coming, someone does 'a Nicola', Nicola eats watered down soup and Danny gets wet and holey at Green Park parkrun in Reading.
4 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 52 min
It's a big one. Fnar. There's ashes, Explorers and geese. Nicola went to Blyth Links parkrun in Northumberland and enjoyed their beautiful beach whilst Danny was at a landmark Thing down in Morden parkrun, SW London, having a lengthy chat with Darren Wood post-1000th.
28 May 2026 · 1 hr 41 min
Danny and Nicola amongst other things pond-er German invites, parkurns, the new milestones (this especially), and Danny profiles two Netherlands events on Whit Monday weekend: Kralingse Bos parkrun in Rotterdam and Delftse Hout parkrun in Delft.
21 May 2026 · 1 hr 25 min
Nicola and Danny talk about Danny's lost record, bug splat surveys, 6-minute air rides, guarantee a Dolly mention, rat marshals, thank 'aql' for their text service, talk a little on that forthcoming 1000th parkrun, Nicola gets shouted at and Danny steals a child after celebrating a 500th milestone at Crystal Palace parkrun. NLF.
14 May 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
Unbeweevable! Sir David is 100, the Navigator Trend, St Helena travel and A12345678 are just a few of the topics this week. Bev and Nigel twitch at Clair parkrun in Haywards Heath whilst Dan Solo goes Voronoi filling at the lovely St Matthew's Field parkrun in Bridgwater, Somerset.
6 May 2026 · 1 hr 25 min
Friends? Pens! This week there's feathery pasta, the second most remote parkrun in the World, batcodes, Nicola tests out variable marshal gratitudes and then cuts it tight for her long run at Myrtle parkrun in Bingley, whilst Danny 'turns around' and gets Huggy at Beccles Quay parkrun in Suffolk. Woop woop!
30 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Bev, Nigel and Danny bring you all the usual parkrun-related shenanigans once more. There's beautiful parkruns, pod catch-ups, legal news, a blend of London Marathon things, Bev and Nigel are at the Back Of The Pack and Danny thinks 'West Wow' at West Stow Country parkrun in Suffolk.
23 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
Want to listen? Just do it as naughty Nike's controversy gets airtime. Whangarei parkrun says a beautiful goodbye to Colin Thorne, the eldest parkrunner in the World. Josh Wishicombe does his first parkrun. Nicola ups her p-Index to 14 at Pontefract and Danny points the way to Holme Pierrepont parkrun in Nottingham.
15 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 36 min
It's a long one! Or at least that's what Danny tells himself. We have Monopoly lies and delays, dangerous throws, scars, record birds, new parkrun Global Trustees, belated birthdays, returning Facebook pages, Heart Radio campaigns, double parkrun influencers, Lidl carbon boingings, The Two Cheryls, Sydney Harbour ferries, record Easter figures and Christmas icebergs, hidden Harrogate children, a Fab Gentle 50th, plus Danny brings two windy coastal profiles, from Newborough Forest parkrun in Anglesey and Walton Promenade parkrun in Essex.
1 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
This is not an April Fool. It's got junior parkrun outreach feedback, wrestling reference appreciation, London Marathon's double day impacts, questions of stats, Nicola micro-profiles Fell Foot parkrun in the Lake District and Danny pets the goodest boy Jeff at Vermuyden Way parkrun in North Lincolnshire.
25 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
Danny is joined direct from Cape Town, South Africa by Bev and Nigel for this week's episode! There's news about parkrun Austria cancelling their Extra Day, parkrun Monopoly passes go (but not a proof read), the WWF encourages us all to wear it wild and turn it off, plus there's how you can warmdown through three countries. We hear about Bev and Nigel's extraordinary trip to Zandvlei parkrun and Danny welcomes in a new member of the 500 Club at Downs Link parkrun, Shoreham-by-Sea.
19 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 20 min
Trains. A milking of puns. Record juniors and Norway's sporting culture. parkrun UK have gone to Specsavers. Nicola takes Poppy to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School parkrun (aka QEGS) in Lincolnshire to finish her alphabet and Danny crops up at Frank's Farm parkrun in Cambridgeshire.
12 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 34 min
More dinosaur pronunciation. Ornithology. Dolly on tour. Akrotiri parkrun understandably pauses. Nicola visits the saplings at York Community Woodland parkrun and Danny succesfully gets to Kilkenny Lane Country parkrun in Oxfordshire.
5 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 23 min
Dinosaurs! Bushy juniors goes fortnightly! Comms opinions! Twits! Nicola regales us with her great adventure to parkrun Malaysia at Presint 18 parkrun, Putrajaya and Danny twits about in Watford at Holywell King George V Playing Fields parkrun.
27 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 27 min
Cat context, Tesla's genius, forgotten beaches, witty puns, bot-acular weekend struggles, results page changes, the 5k app gets a shiny and official makeover, Austria gets an extra day, Bev and Nigel party in tunnels overseas and Danny facilitates a discount parkrun visit whilst he pops back to Walmer and Deal Seafront parkrun after eight years.
17 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
It's full of love this week! All the Valentine's things! There's ogols, ninjas, M25 facts, A12000000, pop-up puns, a record attendance, Bev and Nigel didn't parkrun, and Danny had an enchanting time at the beautiful Highcliffe Beach parkrun in Dorset.
12 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Join us! Cult members Danny and Nic Nic talk viral vids, AI impacts, paused events, chip butties, Danny rages about turtles and they're both very excited for future travels.
5 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 8 min
Danny and Nic Nic walk us through another week in parkrunworld. There's The King at Sandringham parkrun, they fondly remember Hannah Corne, Nic Nic keeps pace at Bramley and Danny captures a moment from Kingston parkrun.
29 Jan 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
Back once again with the Chessy Trio: Danny, Bev and Nigel. This week it's all about damp squids again, the RDF* again, emails about kindness, mapped pizza runs, tarts, records, smoothly run events and a super profile of the latest Essex event: ARU Writtle parkrun near Chelmsford.
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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