Hello and welcome back to TBR 
Roger Robinson is a New Zealand academic, essayist, editor, runner, sportswriter, and sports commentator.Roger has won several national and world masters titles, including age-group records in marathons. He is also emeritus professor of English from Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. He is married to celebrated Boston marathon runner Kathrine Switzer. 
He is still running at 83 having recently taken the gold in the 80-plus category at the world cross-country championships in Bathurst Australia. On two new knees no less. 
In this conversation we talk about his running and his new book Running Throughout Time: The Greatest Running Stories ever told that track from 800bc to the present day with extraordinary tales of running through history. 
You can pick up a copy here 


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