Running

A celebration of Aotearoa New Zealand's running heritage with the country's fastest ever female marathoner, Allison Roe and author of 'The Kiwi Runners' Family Tree' Dreydon Sobanja. It'll make you… Audio

When Kiwi Nick Ashill was mowed down by a ute while attempting to run 5000km across America, doctors wondered if he would walk again. But after a long rehabilitation and a number of surgeries, he is… Audio

The Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race spans across 52 days around one New York City block. Sanjay Rawal is the director of the new film that examines the race and what drives people to take part. It's… Audio

Anne Audain overcame incredible odds to become the world's winningest road racer, and in the process, earn hundreds of thousands of dollars through lucrative deals with the likes of Nike and Pepsi… Audio

Are women better suited physiologically to endurance events than men? Ultra marathoner Katie Wright beat off all participants in the backyard ultra through Auckland's Riverhead Forest a couple of… Audio

 Josh Komen was on the verge of representing New Zealand at the next Commonwealth Games when he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia at 23-years-old. Audio

Author, journalist, sport commentator, scholar and world-class runner Roger Robinson who has just penned a new book tracing 70 years of the sport he calls - "the biggest peaceful participant activity… Audio, Gallery

Dominic Harvey is probably best-known as the host of The Edge's morning show from 6-10am weekdays, but he's also a running addict. He joins us to talk a bit about the beauty of running, and to answer… Audio

From 5Ks to marathons, New Zealand runner John Campbell has shattered every record in the over-40 record book. In an incredible 1990 season, John went undefeated as a master in 22 races, including… Audio

800 metre runner Angie Petty training hard through the summer to reach her goal at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Our reporter, Maja Burry went to meet Angie and tried to keep up. Audio

Nick Ashill says he's much better now but there's a still a long road to full recovery. Audio

A skipping rope can help people re-learn the 'primal skill' of running without shoes, says Ted McDonald, aka Barefoot Ted. Video, Audio

Imagine running more than two marathons a day - every day - for 52 days. That's the same as running the length of New Zealand - 1600 kilometres - more than three times. Christchurch ultramarathoner… Audio

Harita Davies talks to Kathryn Ryan about the extreme mental, physical and emotional challenges needed to complete the grueling Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race in 51 days 12 hours and 48 minutes… Audio

This weekend, on a Formula One race track in Italy, three of the world's top long-distance runners attempt to run the first sub-2 hour marathon. Audio

Ian Handcock's Fit for Farming movement encourages farmers to be active off the farm. One farmer is taking it to an extreme and will attempt to milk 4,000 cows in 12 hours. Audio

Olympic 5,000 meter runner Nikki Hamblin and BMX Olympic silver medalist Sarah Walker talk about overcoming disappointment in high performance sport. Audio