Running Man
Rod was recently interviewed by North and South magazine reporter, Dylan Cleaver, and reflects on the past and his love... View Article
October 10, 2024 6:20 amCategories for News
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
August 8, 2024 10:53 pm40 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
December 4, 2023 3:42 amRod inspiring the Brooklyn School kids
Rod was at Brooklyn School to run alongside the Year 3 and 4 children in their final mile of the... View Article
December 4, 2023 3:27 amForty 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
April 4, 2023 7:18 pmMayor 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
April 3, 2023 7:24 pmOlympians 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
April 3, 2023 7:21 pmNew 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
March 29, 2023 8:19 pmSir 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
December 15, 2022 1:29 amRod elected Patron of Nelson and Tasman athletic clubs
Acknowledging Rod’s contribution to sport and his untiring effort with the KiDSMARATHON program, Athletics Tasman and Athletics Nelson have elected... View Article
October 4, 2022 12:13 am