One of the best things about running is that it can make us feel better and experience freedom. This is a workout designed to tick both those boxes and can be tailored to meet your training needs whether that’s for intensity or recovery.

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3x 30sec strides
3x 1k @ 5k race pace … or faster or slower .. you choose!
2mins jog recoveries

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This month we cover all the action from the New Zealand Cross Country Challenge in Dunedin, talking to Hayden Wilde, Eva Goodisson, Sam Tanner and many of the other competitors. Plus we talk about fartlek training with Hayden and Stefan sharing their all-time favourite fartlek sessions. Be sure to check out Hayden’s other podcast Workout of the Week for weekly workout ideas and training tips and inspiration.

We’re back! And so is real, in-person racing here in New Zealand. In this episode we preview the upcoming National Cross Country Champs in Dunedin at the end of August and the MANY marathons lined up between now and December. Stefan shares why he ran a marathon round his block during lockdown and we give some advice on how to select your races and not suffer from kid in a candy store syndrome!

This month we catch up with NZ’s top triathlete Hayden Wilde who has just has had an epic summer of running winning the NZ 5000m title and running a super fast PB of 13:47.

We also cover off all the results from the 2020 Athletics New Zealand Track & Field Nationals, Malcolm Hicks’ epic Tokyo qualifier, our new sub-4 milers, Tarawera Ultra and … of course … through in some Nike Vapor Fly discussions.

Hannah Wells is one of the most exciting talents in NZ triathlon right now (unbeaten around the world so far in 2019!!) and she was recently crowned Auckland Marathon champion!

We catch up with Hannah and also cover off the news from Queenstown Marathon, a speedy 10k from Hamish Carson and a world record from Sally Gibbs, NCAA Cross Country Champs, and … of course … a little banter about doping and Salazar and Nike.

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Things are heating up with NZ Road Champs just finished, Road Relays about to start, Doha kicking off and a new marathon season upon us!

This month we sit down with newly crowned national champ Aaron Pulford and 800-runner-photographer Michael Dawson. And we banter about the future of road champs and who to watch in Doha (aside from the temperature gauge!).

Photo courtesy of Michael Dawson, see: https://www.instagram.com/mic...

It’s Cross Country seasons! And Hayden Shearman was on commentary duties at the NZ Cross Country Champs in Upper Hutt so caught a bucket load of interviews on the day.

Plus, we sit down with absolute legend Mike Lloyd—10-times finisher of the New York Marathon and visually impaired runner.

Photo courtesy of Michael Dawson, see: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldawson.nz/

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Fresh off a new national marathon record, we catch up with the man of the moment in New Zealand running, Zane Robertson.

Plus, we cover off other Gold Coast Marathon results, Wellington Marathon, NZ Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs, Oceania Champs, plus the bucket loads of track races going on around the globe. So much exciting news in New Zealand running this month!

Zane Robertson on Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

Bevan James Eyles turned his life around with the help of fitness and now he’s using fitness to help others. He’s a running coach, podcaster, entrepreneur, life coach, fitness instructor and great personality in NZ’s endurance sport world.

We also talk about our favourite go-to cross training methods for when the body says no to running. And we cover off all the news in New Zealand running.

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This month we catch up with former elite runner and now leading running (and triathlon) coach Craig Kirkwood.

Plus, we cover off all the exciting marathon and NCAA results from our Kiwi runners overseas as well as the beginning of the domestic autumn marathon season.

Craig Kirkwood: https://www.instagram.com/craig.kirkwood/

Auckland Waterfront Half  Results: https://rev-results.tiktok.events/list/waterfront/2019/21K...

This month it is all about the New Zealand Track and Field Champs! We’ve got interviews trackside from Angie Petty, Edward Osie-Nketia, Lydia O’Donnell, Rosa Flanagan and more.

Plus we bring you up to speed with Geordie Beamish’s HUGE NCAA indoor mile crown and cover off the recent Kiwi marathon news.

National Champs Results: http://athnz.sportstg.com/Results/nztf2015/

Rosa Flanagan: https://www.tworaws...

National records, old men, one speedy gal, Kiwi accents, US scholarships, back spasms, fast juniors, and the Classics. This show’s got it all.

You know summer has arrived when the Classics are on—NZ’s key track and field meets. They’ve bought us age group records, world leads, and an incredible resident 100m record by the speedy Zoe Hobbs. We cover off all the news and catch up with Matt Baxter as he returns...

What’s faster Auckland Marathon or Christchurch? What about half marathons? Where should I hunt out my next PB? And should I be disappointed with massive positive split in Queenstown?

The new website NZ Running Stats is the perfect resource for answering these questions. We catch up with founder Alexei Drummond.

NZ Running Stats: http://www.runningstats.nz

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We’re in the heart of marathon season so we talk about all epic results from Kiwis tearing up the roads both domestic and abroad. And we catch up with the speedy high school star from Taranaki, Hannah O’Connor, as she arrives back from a successful Youth Olympic Games and eyes up a US college career.

Plus, of course, we cover off all the action from the madness that is the annual National Road Relay Champs.

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This month we celebrate the magic of the 25 lap race, the 10,000m! We talk to Nick Horspool and Stephen Day of Wellington who are creating a night of PBs for the 10k in November and want as many runners there as possible.

We also round of the track season with a close second for Nick Willis in the 5th Avenue Mile and the Masters Athletics Champs (including a couple of new age group NZ records). And we cover the World Mountain Runni...

This month we chat to with coach Kim Stevenson, who has quietly made a profound impact in the New Zealand running community as a coach, PE teacher and all round good guy. Hayden and Stefan also share their man-love for Brad Mathas and we catch up on news from the NZ Cross Country Champs, Run Auckland Half, Taupo Marathon and the Diamond League.

TempoFit: https://www.tempofit.org

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This month we catch up with Lilli Burdon, the Oregon-based middle distance runner who has been lighting up the US college scene this year and climbing her way up the Kiwi all-time lists.

We also cover off results from the North Island and South Island Cross Country Champs, the Wellington Urban Ultra, and Captain Cook’s Landing. Plus international results from Eliza McCartney, Tom Walsh, Nick Willis, Camille Buscombe, Camero...

This month we remember the brilliant life of Kiwi running legend Dick Quax and catch up with Matthew Baxter who is going forward in leaps and bounds in the US College scene.

We also cover off results from the Christchurch Marathon, Dorne Cup, Gold Coast Marathon, Wellington Marathon and the Paris Diamond League.

Matthew Baxter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewrobertbaxter/

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Where have we been? How has life carried on for 12 months without the Kiwi Running Show? Never fear we never left, just took a little break to log some miles and prep for some more Kiwi Running Show epicness.

This episode we introduce a new co-host, Stefan Smith, and hear his remarkable journey very highly accomplished distance runner to being overweight and back again. It’s an inspiring story for...