KiDS Classic 10K in Middletown, NY
June 6, 2023 1:40 am Comments Off on KiDS Classic 10K in Middletown, NYRod visits Middletown, NY and talks with Jeff Benjamin of RunBlogRun, before encouraging the KiDS to run their four laps,... View Article
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Forty years on from New York marathon win Rod Dixon inspires others.
April 4, 2023 7:18 pm Comments Off on Forty years on from New York marathon win Rod Dixon inspires others.Before Rod Dixon became an Olympian and marathon runner, he was a young boy who had trouble sitting still in... View Article
Mayor part of Nelson quartet to run in NYC Marathon.
April 3, 2023 7:24 pm Comments Off on Mayor part of Nelson quartet to run in NYC Marathon.Mayor Nick Smith, Whakatū Marae Poutohuwhakahaere Kim Ngawhika, Saint Paul’s Catholic School Board Chair Lester Binns and Top South Media Managing Director... View Article
Olympians support Nelson team taking part in New York marathon.
April 3, 2023 7:21 pm Comments Off on Olympians support Nelson team taking part in New York marathon.Nelson mayor Nick Smith, Tāhunanui School principal Barbara Bowen, Saint Paul’s Catholic School Board chair Lester Binns and Top South... View Article
New Zealand’s sporting image ‘tarnished’ by doping scandal
March 29, 2023 8:19 pm Comments Off on New Zealand’s sporting image ‘tarnished’ by doping scandal“Very, very disappointed” says Rod, in reaction to the news of a New Zealand athlete testing positive for doping. “Doping... View Article
Sir Murray Halberg (7 July 1933 – 30 November 2022)
December 15, 2022 1:29 am Comments Off on Sir Murray Halberg (7 July 1933 – 30 November 2022)Olympic medalists, Dan Buckingham and Rod Dixon are interviewed by TVNZ Breakfast News presenter, Jenny-May Clarkson after the announcement that... View Article
Rod elected Patron of Nelson and Tasman athletic clubs
October 4, 2022 12:13 am Comments Off on Rod elected Patron of Nelson and Tasman athletic clubsAcknowledging Rod’s contribution to sport and his untiring effort with the KiDSMARATHON program, Athletics Tasman and Athletics Nelson have elected... View Article
Encouraging the next generation
October 3, 2022 11:21 pm Comments Off on Encouraging the next generationFifty years ago, Rod and Jeff Rackley attended the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, with Rod taking the 1500m bronze medal.... View Article
Inspiring Brooklyn school runners
October 3, 2022 8:45 pm Comments Off on Inspiring Brooklyn school runners7km west of Motueka, New Zealand, and at the foot of the Brooklyn valley is a rural, family orientated, full... View Article
Rod Dixon: NZ Sporting History
September 30, 2022 1:44 am Comments Off on Rod Dixon: NZ Sporting HistoryGoing back to the days of moustaches, short shorts and a time when New Zealand punched above its weight in... View Article