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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.

Danny Norman


    • Jun 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 4m AVG DURATION
    • 343 EPISODES


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    With Singapaw, Frankfurt and Kuala Lumpurr Now - The Be Good Jem Gem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 59:57


    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.

    With If You Can Other Then You Can Other Now - Fish you were here

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 75:22


    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.

    With Emotional Rollercoasters Now - parknun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 81:00


    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).

    With Narf Poit Zort Now - Lada Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 82:15


    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.

    With A True Sense And Logic Of Now - Moont Jack

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 71:23


    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.

    With Wabi-Sabi Now - Nona Knows

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 92:28


    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.

    With The Abstract Value Of Numbers Now - tag is wailing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 69:09


    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.

    With Hams, Hamlets, Villages, Small Towns, Large Towns, Cities and Conurbations Now - Beev

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 40:19


    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.

    With The Consequences Of Your Actions Now - goosetales and monorails

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 74:28


    '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.

    With Mergers And Acquisitions Now - image thievery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 57:10


    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.

    With Acquiescence Now - 33% and Horsey Windpump

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 80:28


    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.

    With Frugal Literature Now - Horse E Seals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 81:42


    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.

    With Hotcakes And Hot Takes Now - shiny, white and triple fluffy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 56:41


    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

    With Budgie Smuggling Now - don't let the door

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 67:01


    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.

    With Hope It's Chips Now - three, three, nearly two

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 71:50


    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.

    With A Most Controversial Digit Now - wtf

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 61:56


    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.

    With Striking Attributes Now - jamborees and measlys

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 65:26


    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.

    With Muscles Upon Muscles Now - kerderf

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 76:43


    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.

    With E-Readers And Audiobooks Also Count Now - we could be cyborgs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 84:07


    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.

    With Our Venn Diagram Of Tourism Now - parkgravity and softbacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 90:41


    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 Taking A Break Just Means Stacking Up More Content Now - like and tight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 78:42


    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.

    With A Love For Nibbling on Sticky Nuts Now - Good Loo and Trail-E

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 81:21


    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. 

    With Banging My Drums Now - Bork, Bromley and Bendcliffe

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 57:28


    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.

    With Delirium Now - a you problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 65:44


    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. 

    With Cwtches Now - honey badger

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 81:33


    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.

    With Out Tempting Superstition Now - Nicola's Niblings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 54:25


    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.

    With A Damn Good Thrashing Now - flabotage

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 88:04


    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.

    With Tugs Bunny Now - pushdee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 72:23


    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.

    With Fair Dinkums Now - a mouth of Yar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 66:08


    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.

    With The Mystery Machine Now - ruh-roh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 74:58


    Save the Dream Bears, Danny's stats come under scrutiny, Battersea becomes Biggestsea, Nicola drags Doris and Danny manages to make it to Bestwood Village parkrun and tackles the Beast.

    With A Yabba Dabba Doo Now - Elevenarife

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 73:25


    Stones, acorns, naming conventions, Dream Loops, Nicola cried at the sky and nearly cba'd whilst Danny deliberated on a tutu at Lancing Beach Green parkrun plus entered the v500 Club.

    With A TV Star Is Born Now - don't sniff the deer!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 91:39


    Nicola on the BBC and at Bushy parkrun for parkrun's 20th Anniversary and Danny in Germany for Unity Day. Nicola had the most magical time with the stags and Danny had a doppelt parkrun in the Frankfurt area, with visits to Nidda parkrun and Offenthal parkrun.

    With The 20th Anniversary of parkrun Now - Dr Seuss Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 55:03


    Happy birthday parkrun, Australian parkruns doing Australian parkrun things, fancy pirates, a lot of Stopwatch Bingo and three very different parkrun experiences. Nicola being antisocial in Harrogate, Stewart standing near some mud at Coed Cefn-Pwll-Du and Danny not recording pebbles at Seaton.

    With Chumlee, Froom and Gloster Now - Watchstop Goblin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 60:20


    Prismonunciations, hello parkrun Lithuania, the parkrun calendar, Custodial parkruns reach a milestone, Nicola with half a brave face tells us about her fun morning at Mansfield parkrun and Danny celebrates a WellCow and an Arbitrary at Malling Rec parkrun in Lewes.

    With It's Far Too Busy Now But Now I Love Busy Now - The Great Pulping Mill

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 62:35


    Substitute RDs, bullying, Carry On humour, parkrun Lithuania, the end of the parkrun magazine, Massive Bertie, Nicola passes a parkrun to parkrun and Danny visits and finally correctly pronounces Norfolk's newest event, Dereham parkrun.

    With To Tour Or Not To Tour Now - le parcrun

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 75:21


    Ratios, World Record certificates, searches on/searches off/searches on again, bonjour to le parcrun, we find out if Nic Nic won the p-index race and Danny swandered over to Wales on a whim to Swansea Bay parkrun.

    With Observation, Celebration and Consideration Now - facilitation and participation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 105:13


    We're back baby from our Summer break and there's a LOT to get through! Bushy parkrun's enormous 1000th event, farewell to Tom Williams and Matt Shields, data matters, summer rundowns including Nic Nic falling in love with the Eden Project parkrun, there's Patron's things, Nic Nic made it to the brutiful Durlston Country Park parkrun and Danny had plensty of fun at The Plens parkrun in Desborough.

    With Something To Rhydon Now - Pokérizz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 77:16


    It's our 6th anniversary episode! Sphealing the deal. Radio 2's Let's Move It campaign partners with parkrun. Nicola successfully introduces a newbie to Roundhay parkrun and Danny says no ifs but some butts at Bug Hunter Waters parkrun in Cambridgeshire. Plus there's a special postbox visit.

    With Inadvertent Identity Fraud Now - LornaJanegate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 79:04


    The Upside Down have had their world turned upside down with a few parkrun matters. Details matter. Digital strategy. Sugar people. There's also rugby moths and Danny went up and down at Gedling parkrun.

    With No Ifs And Some Butts Now - Fo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 64:14


    Renaming events and naming conventions. Lush things. Nicola was at Endure 24 in Leeds with lots of pod listeners plus Ross Noble. Meanwhile Danny went 'Oh!' at Barry Island parkrun and did 'Gavin & Stacey' things.

    With Toe Knee Tony Now - Butt Hunters and The Dreamgiver

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 69:04


    Eyeball Paul. Biscuit technicalities. parkrun branches. We pay tribute to Bere Island parkrun's John Walsh. Nicola adds Preston parkrun to her Top 10 which contains 47 events and Danny accomplishes a long-held wish to finally visit Albert parkrun in Middlesbrough.

    With Adopting Kittens Now - The Blanket of Belief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 66:02


    Shirley Twirly's birthday, concise and precise news, a big batch of things, Nicola finally visits her NENYD at Glossop parkrun and Danny happens to be at Kingston parkrun's 666th event for Bev's 500th volunteer.

    With Soggy Bottoms and Moist Muffins Now - Turbo Dolly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 69:27


    It's a wall of sound this week! Bleeps, cakelies, Olympic Day and even a NAT or two. Nicola completes her Wilson Index to 100 at Beacon Hill Country Park parkrun, Danny surprises his mum on a day out to Norwich at Colney Lane parkrun and Dolly makes a guest appearance as a percussionist.

    With This Is Sparta Now - natinat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 80:07


    This is SPARKRUN! It's our 300th pod (298 + 2)! Nicola breaks from Ultra Race Director duties to go to Cosmeston Lakes parkrun in Wales, we find out who is a human embodiment of her parkrun history, and Danny, the 850 tw*t, goes to Wakehurst parkrun and does his final parkrun.

    With Consistently Inconsistent Now - Robelisk

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 76:34


    A thrummingly positive pod this week! Nicola was at the adorable Whitekirk Hill parkrun in East Lothian, Scotland, whilst Danny was at the tremendous Holkham parkrun in north Norfolk.

    With Two And A Half Hairs Now - Live from the M25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 48:43


    Whilst Nicola's up a mountain, Mark Brocklehurst joins Danny for this week's pod. Royalty blue plaques, parkrun France updates, Netherlands quickies, Mark micro-profiles Peacehaven parkrun and Dartboard Danny stayed close to home, just because.

    With Exaggeration and Overstatement Now - Context Police

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 86:14


    Spam! Weakened by FOMO! Game changing powerhouses! The nichest email! parkrun Portugal! Collabs! And parkrun tourism, such as Nicola at Tokoinranta parkrun in Helsinki and then onto Haga parkrun in Stockholm, whilst Danny was at a dry Ross-on-Wye parkrun in Herefordshire.

    With A Poor Second To Belgium Now - Sithteen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 69:25


    The World's longest pre-amble and previous week's reference due to all the people listening in. All the feedback, a parkrun EMEA update, Star Warbitraries, Nicola was at Middleton Woods and Danny went back up the M1 to Nottingham and Forest Rec parkrun.

    With Going In Raw Now - MO:NEY

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 95:36


    We've switched things around this week. Happy things first, less so in the latter third. The choice to listen to all, is yours. Nicola was at the pretty Pavilion Gardens parkrun in Buxton and Danny was at the wonderful Wollaton Hall parkrun in Nottingham.

    With The Domination of a Market by a Single Entity Now - bin lies and hubris

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 66:01


    Flipping Monopoly. No hosting. Audio receipts. Stats meets. Nicola introduced some newbies to Chevin Forest parkrun and Danny clip clopped his way around Hereford parkrun.

    With Thought Crimes Now - The Cow and The Buglets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 64:22


    Unbirthdays, farewells, quirk history, happy cats, offensive emojis, root canals, Nicola and sister moo at Armley parkrun and Danny knows it's why we do what we do and where we do it at his home of Bushy parkrun.

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