Kiwi Running Show

It’s all about Rio this week! With microscope on our stellar team of Olympians heading over to do battle with the world’s best. Hamish and Hayden banter about their picks for medals and do their best to avoid dropping the d-word. We also catch up on news from regional cross country events, the London Diamond[...]

Angie Petty, NZ’s number one 800m runner and Rio team member, joins the show to talk about her training and how she dreamt of running at the Olympics as a kid. We also catch up with Gareth Thomas, the organiser of the Wellington Urban Ultra 2k, which was run for the first time ever at[...]

This week we catch all the action live at the Auckland Beer Mile Champs and catch up with serial marathoner, fundraiser and all-round good guy Olivier Lacoua. Plus, we catch up on local news and all the kiwis who are dominating overseas in the quest to make the Rio Olympics. Hayden also shares experience of[...]

This week we switch our NZ’s Next Top Miler focus over to the ladies with Lucy Oliver (nee Van Dalen) joining us in-studio at Athletics New Zealand’s HQ. We also catch up with Amie O’Brien, Athletics NZ Community Manager, to talk about the state of the sport in New Zealand. Plus, we debate the pros[...]

This week we catch up with Julian Matthews, the final member of our male NZ’s Next Top Miler series as he builds up to a (probable) selection for the Rio Olympics in the 1500m. We’ve also hunted down the two winners of the a very windy Wellington Marathon: Katie Wyrill and Ciaran Faherty. Athletics New[...]

This week we review the NZ Secondary Schools Cross Country Championship and catch up with Senior Girls’ champ Tessa Webb. We’ve got part three of our New Zealand’s Next Top Miler series with an interview with the hottest new kid on the block, 1500m runner Eric Spearman. And Hayden shares tips on how to include[...]

Episode Two of the Kiwi Running Show continues our NZ’s Next Top Miler series with Hamish Carson. We also talk cross country and share news from the weekend, including a preview of the upcoming New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country. Hamish Carson on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamishcarson/‘ Dorne Cup: How about this for a water jump!? Photo:[...]

Episode One of the Kiwi Running Show. Ladies and gentleman we have arrived! This is your weekly dose of everything running and New Zealand.

This week we check in with Kiwi mile legend Nick Willis as he is fresh off his season opener ... a healthy third place and 3:34 (1500m) in the Birmingham Diamond League. We also share local running news and catch some insight into the who, what and why surrounding the Kiwi Running Show.