Coming to you on location at the Auckland Track Challenge. Eliza McCartney drops a new national and Oceania record, Ryan Crouser and Tom Walsh talk pig hunting, Angie and Sam Petty talk about training together as a couple, and Joseph Millar shows us how much a 200m race can hurt.     Athletics NZ Weekly[...]

Asking why you are doing each run is probably the most important question I runner can ask. Hamish and Hayden discuss the importance of getting behind the run and looking for the reason for the workout. We also catch up on news from the Big Shot and Fast K, Wellington Round the Bays, Brad Mathas’[...]

Tim Cornish represented team New Zealand at Melbourne’s Nitro Athletics series. He shares his experiences and successes and plans for the coming NZ track season. We also catch up on news from the Tarawera Ultra, Coast to Coast and local athletics.   Athletics NZ Weekly Update: http://athletics.org.nz/News/athletics-nz-weekly-roundup-13-february-2017 Tim Cornish Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tim__cornish/ Tarawera Ultra: http://www.taraweraultra.co.nz Nitro[...]

It’s Tarawera Ultra week and we catch up with race founder and director Paul Charteris to hear the history of the event, tips for newbies and his excitement for what is possibly the best quality running field in New Zealand since 1990. We also catch up on the action from Nitro Athletics and talk about[...]

The mile holds a special place in Kiwis hearts. We’ve produced numerous champions, world record holders and medalists over the distance and its blend of speed and stamina seems to suit the Kiwi psyche to a tee. So this week we catch up with one of NZ’s greatest ever milers, Nick Willis, we hear from[...]

Athletics season is in full flight and this week we catch up on all the recent news and preview the Tarawera Ultra. Athletics NZ Weekly Update: http://athletics.org.nz/News/athletics-nz-weekly-roundup-23-january-2017 NZRUN Cooks Classic and Capital Classic Race Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/NZRun/videos Tarawera Ultra: http://www.taraweraultra.co.nz TempoFit in Auckland: http://www.tempofit.org/auckland/ TempoFit in Hawke’s Bay: http://www.tempofit.org/group-fitness/hawkes-bay/ TempoFit in Dunedin: http://www.tempofit.org/group-fitness/dunedin/ TempoFit in Wellington: http://www.tempofit.org/group-fitness/wellington/ Hayden Shearman[...]

Even in New Zealand we have had several horrific attacks on runners in recent years. What can us runners do about it? Anything? We chat to criminologist and runner Lynzi Armstrong. Hayden’s book, Runner’s Guide to Wellington: https://arunnersguide.com/books/runners-guide-to-wellington-second-edition/ Hayden’s correction and apology: https://arunnersguide.com/2016/12/27/apology-and-correction-to-the-previous-and-current-edition-of-the-runners-guide-to-wellington/ TempoFit in Auckland: http://www.tempofit.org/auckland/ TempoFit in Hawke’s Bay: http://www.tempofit.org/group-fitness/hawkes-bay/ TempoFit in Dunedin: http://www.tempofit.org/group-fitness/dunedin/ TempoFit[...]

The third and final episode of our in-depth three-part interview with New Zealand running legend and Olympic bronze medalist Barry Magee. This final episode covers Barry’s coaching which started in 1962 and is still going strong today, carrying on the legacy left by Arthur Lydiard. Barry Magee’s Coaching: http://www.upandrunning.co.nz TempoFit in Auckland: http://www.tempofit.org/auckland/ TempoFit in Hawke’s Bay:[...]

The second of our in-depth three-part interviews with New Zealand running legend and Olympic bronze medalist Barry Magee. This second episode covers the golden years of New Zealand running in the early 60s with Arthur Lydiard’s boys dominating the world. Barry Magee’s Coaching: http://www.upandrunning.co.nz TempoFit in Auckland: http://www.tempofit.org/auckland/ TempoFit in Hawke’s Bay: http://www.tempofit.org/group-fitness/hawkes-bay/ TempoFit in Dunedin: http://www.tempofit.org/group-fitness/dunedin/ TempoFit[...]

The first of our in-depth three-part interviews with New Zealand running legend and Olympic bronze medalist Barry Magee. This first episode covers the early years from birth to becoming part of a team led by Arthur Lydiard who had transformed the New Zealand running scene. No Treats Till Christmas: https://www.tempofit.org/no-treats-till-christmas/ Barry Magee’s Coaching: http://www.upandrunning.co.nz TempoFit in[...]