26 Oct 2023

NZ ultra-marathon runner stops short of backyard world record

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm on 26 October 2023

Christchurch ultra-runner Sam Harvey has stopped short of making history at Big Dog's Backyard Ultra in Tennessee.

When we checked in yesterday he had been running 6.7km loops on the hour, every hour for days.

Out of 75 starters in this world champs Harvey made it into the top 10. Sports reporter Felicity Reid joins Lisa Owen in studio.