It started off as a podcast about people who run. Now it is just a podcast about people.
Hosted by New Zealand broadcaster, author and marathon runner, Dom Harvey.
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Dr. Ben O'Keefe is one of the world’s Best rugby referees.
He is also a doctor who specializes in Ophthalmology (fancy word for eye stuff).
He made headlines for the death threats and social media bac…
Leighton Clarke, better known as Uncle Tics is New Zealand’s number 1 TikTok creator with over 4 million followers and THIS is part of his story.
As a young boy he was diagnosed with Tourette, ADHD an…
This is the very first podcast that former All Black coach John Hart has ever agreed to do (thanks to our mutual mate Kerre Woodham for convincing him to do it)..
John was the coach of the legendary A…
Chances are you don’t know who Penny Taylor is. But hers is a story worth listening to. She’s an inspiration. And offers a reminder that bad things happen to good people and whatever it is you are go…
Cameron Jones is a New Zealand actor. If you’re an old fan of Shortland Street, you may remember him from that. He cut his teeth as Dallas Jones the ambulance driver in Shorties ten years ago.
He was …
In June 2023 Sam Harvey from Christchurch came painfully close to breaking the world record for ultra distance running, after running pretty much non-stop for more than four days.
Sam ran for 101 hour…
Arch Jelley is one of New Zealand’s greatest running coaches. He coached the great John Walker through his entire career and all the highlights that entailed including an Olympic gold
medal in 1976 an…
Fun fact: Ryan Hall and I raced each other in 2011 at the Boston marathon (only, he had no idea we were racing).
I finished in 5528th place with a time of 3 hours 20 minutes.
Ryan finished in 4th pla…
Last week we hit a massive podcast milestone- the one millionth download.
To celebrate, we have taken a departure from the usual weekly podcast. On this episode, Jay-Jay Feeney takes over and asks me…
Maia Wilson first made the silver ferns in 2016 when she was still 19 and has been there shooting goals, and lots of them ever since.
But she is so much more than an awesome netballer- sports wise, sh…
Hannah Wilkinson or “Wilky” as she is known by her team mates is one of the star players of the New Zealand Footballs Ferns, a team she has played in since she was a teenager. 13 years ago.
She has pl…
Mils Muliaina would dispute this, but he is one of the Greatest All Blacks of all time.
He was only the second All Black to play 100 tests (less than a month after Richie became the first).
He was part…
*BONUS EPISODE: VERY MUCH ONE FOR THE RUNNING NERDS*
James Constantine is a keen runner (he’s bloody quick, too) and he is also part of the huge team putting on this year’s Sydney marathon, presented …
Marcus Daniell is New Zealand's fifth greatest tennis player of all time (According to a random website I found with a google search).
Questionable website rankings aside he is a phenomenal tennis p…
Shorty Clark from New Plymouth is officially the worlds best triathlete in the 70-74 category.
He became a world champion in Abu Dhabi late in 2022 at the age of 71.
9 months later, in this podcast, h…
Duncan is one of New Zealand's most recognizable broadcasters. He spent 17 years in parliament as TV3s political reporter as well as hosting the AM show for several years and a bunch of other TV and …
Mea's life today as a mum of 5 in her early 30s looks very different to how it did just a few years ago.
Through her 20s she was stuck in marriage as a victim of relentless and brutal domestic abuse …
DEAN BARKER:
Dean Barker is a name that is synonymous with yachting in NZ. Especially the Americas cup. When you think of that event his name is up there with Coutts and Butterworth back in the day an…
Sarah Gearhart is a New York based sportswriter and now author. You name the organization; she has probably written for it! USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, ESPN, Runner's World, Vice …