KiDS Classic 10K in Middletown, NY
Rod visits Middletown, NY and talks with Jeff Benjamin of RunBlogRun, before encouraging the KiDS to run their four laps,... View Article
June 6, 2023 1:40 am
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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
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 amEncouraging the next generation
Fifty years ago, Rod and Jeff Rackley attended the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, with Rod taking the 1500m bronze medal.... View Article
October 3, 2022 11:21 pmInspiring Brooklyn school runners
7km west of Motueka, New Zealand, and at the foot of the Brooklyn valley is a rural, family orientated, full... View Article
October 3, 2022 8:45 pmRod Dixon: NZ Sporting History
Going back to the days of moustaches, short shorts and a time when New Zealand punched above its weight in... View Article
September 30, 2022 1:44 am