FEBRUARY 24, 2012 Hello! I’m Dominic Harvey. I am a radio broadcaster. You can hear me talking shit, telling yarns between 6 and 10am weekday mornings on The Edge radio station. I am a distance runner. Not a fast one, but I still love it. I love marathons. I have chalked up almost ten of
MARCH 11, 2012 As soon as my entry to Routeburn was confirmed I bought a book on trail running online then went to Rebel Sport and got some trail running shoes and a camelbak. When it comes to running on anything other than asphalt and concrete, I am a virgin. I have always been a
MARCH 20, 2012 I am a convert to off road running. I still run on roads. But it is the trails I get excited about. Now when I am road running, I kind of feel al ittle ripped off because I know how much more enjoyment I would have having with a different surface underfoot
MARCH 25, 2012 I took part in my first organized trail event last weekend. Auckland’s “The Dual.” Great event, too. Only into its 4th year but is run like a well oiled machine. No mean feat given the numerous events on offer- 10km and 21km runs, 30km and 50km mountain bike rides. The event is
APRIL 16, 2012 So, two weeks to go. I am excited, I think. I have been talking non stop about this event. I’ve been talking about it so much that I can comfortably say “Route Burn” without sniggering. In the past I would hear Mike McRoberts or Hillary Barry say something on the news about
MAY 2, 2012 “Shit, I think I have bitten of more than I can chew” I recall saying to myself the early stages of the Routeburn Classic. And I mean the real early stages, like 20 minutes into the run. As a life-long road runner who was having a crack at trail running for the