This week we speak to BBC Politics reporter David Cornock about his love and even obsession with everything parkrun. Vassos shares his latest passport fiasco and we get more suggestions for the world's hardest parkrun.

This week we hear the story of Bedford parkrunner Marianna Slivnitskaya who contracted Covid back in March 2020, which later got diagnosed as Long Covid. Nearly two years on, she tells us that while even standing up is a struggle and the thought of running is a distant dream, the opportunity to volunteer every Saturday as part of the core team has given her a welcome dose of positivity.

New parkrun CEO Russ Jefferys is on the pod this week to chat about his promotion. Vassos has an idea to bring Valentine’s Day and parkrun together and we indulge ourselves as FWT features on a BBC podcast.

We chat to Sean Doyle - a real life parkrun miracle man. Louise is off touristing, and we hear how you’re all getting on with the challenge we set to bring at least one new person along to parkrun.

Minreet Kaur is back on the pod this week to tell us about her quest to find love at parkrun. Having gone through a divorce 13 years ago, she has decided to find the man of her dreams by going to a different parkrun every week.

We head to Australia this week to chat to North Sydney parkrunner David Crook who has just written a book celebrating parkrun’s first decade Down Under. He tells us how he went about the research for the book and shares some stories about the people and places that make parkrun in Australia so popular.

To kick off a new year of pods who better to get on than the brilliant Kirsty Woodbridge from the parkrun comms team. She tells us all about the new campaign “Start with…parkrun” and what it actually involves.

For our last pod of the year we speak to the inspirational Liam Critchett who, along with 5 other people with spinal injuries, completed his first ever parkrun a few weeks ago. Having been told he'd never walk again, he talks us through the incredible journey that saw him cross the finish line at Hull parkrun.

Nothing says Christmas more than Flying Boobies! This week we speak to parkrunner Richard Banks about his love of Saturday mornings, and why he set up the Flying Boobies to keep him and his friends connected. Helen and Vassos also talk about what their Xmas parkrun schedule normally looks like.

*This episode was recorded before the news broke that parkrun in Wales is to be suspended from the 1st January*

CEO Nick Pearson joins the pod today to discuss why he’s leaving his role at parkrun.

He also looks back at what has been a difficult,  yet rewarding 12 months for everyone at parkrun.

We also read out more of your emails.