By Hayden Shearman // The success of yesterday’s North Shore Marathon all hinged on a small stretch of pavement in the centre of Takapuna: the 35th kilometre of the marathon. It’s the one I failed to complete in the Queenstown Marathon after rupturing my left achilles two years ago. So today was all about righting the[…]
By Hayden Shearman // We’re eight months out from the Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon and, yes, it’s time to get that caboose off the couch! But nothing spectacular needs to happen once you’re off the couch, it’s the getting off that counts. Here’s why … The following applies if you’re running the marathon (if you’re[…]
With just six weeks until Auckland Marathon it’s time to get that running seriously on track! And, to do just that, we’re holding a free running technique and drills session at St Heliers. When? 6:30-7:30pm Monday 19 September Where? Vellenoweth Green, St Heliers Who for? Runners of ALL abilities What do I bring? Your running[…]
If you’ve been running a while, the challenge of running a 5k race won’t be so much around the distance but about the speed you’ll need to run. For this reason it’s vital to have a warm up routine that gets you ready to roll and firing on all cylinders from the gun. The following[…]
You’ve set running goals but how do you get after them and make them reality? This week Hamish and Hayden draw on everything from personal experience and Tony Robbins quotes to demonstrate the importance of combining strategy and desire to reach your goals. We also catch up with Tom Walsh’s ground hog day national record[…]
Without a vision the people perish. And without an audacious goal or two, our running stagnates and typically goes backward. So this week Hamish and Hayden talk about how and why to come up with goals for your running. We also catch up on local news including the Cambridge Half, Mount Maunganui Half, and the[…]
Wow, what an Olympics! New Zealand finish with four athletics medals with veterans Nick Willis and Val Adams coming through yet again and new kids on the block, Eliza McCartney and Tom Walsh, picking up two fabulous bronze medals. We recap the action breaking down how each of the Kiwi medals unfolded, taking a moment[…]
At the midpoint in the Olympics, Hamish and Hayden take a moment to reflect on the highs and lows of the Rio Olympics and discuss if it’s possible for Usain Bolt, Mo Farah, Almaz Ayana and Wayde van Niekirk to be clean. We also catch up on local results and do a little feature on[…]
This week Hamish and Hayden come live from the stands at the National Cross Country Champs at the Auckland Domain. Coverage of the event with interviews of champions: Laura Nagel (SW), Jono Jackson (SM), Cameron Avery (M20), Hannah Miller (W20) and Greg Darbyshire (Masters). And on training talk Hamish and Andy go over the warm[…]
The trail running legend Mal Law joins the show to talk about his adventures in the mountains and the exciting things he has coming up including an online directory of all the best running trails in New Zealand. We also share what we love about cross country before the National Cross Country Champs at the[…]