Original Gangster of Running.
August 8, 2024 10:53 pm Comments Off on Original Gangster of Running.Jack “Wild Dog” Welch – Author of When Running Was Young & So Were We, Co-founder of Running magazine, talks... View Article
Author Archives for Geoff Davies
40 years on, but the passion to inspire others is still there.
December 4, 2023 3:42 am Comments Off on 40 years on, but the passion to inspire others is still there.Forty years on from wining the New York City Marathon, Rod was joined by fellow legend, Lorraine Moller, to support... View Article
Inspiring young marathon runners at Appleby School
December 4, 2023 3:34 am Comments Off on Inspiring young marathon runners at Appleby SchoolThe Mayor of Nelson, Hon Dr Nick Smith, together with Rod Dixon attended the Appleby School to encourage the students... View Article
Rod inspiring the Brooklyn School kids
December 4, 2023 3:27 am Comments Off on Rod inspiring the Brooklyn School kidsRod was at Brooklyn School to run alongside the Year 3 and 4 children in their final mile of the... View Article
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
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