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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.