1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from Newstalk z EDB. 3 00:00:12,627 --> 00:00:15,627 Speaker 2: It's Nelson Anniversary weekend and for most that means are 4 00:00:15,627 --> 00:00:19,427 Speaker 2: relaxing three days, but not for Ed Shuttleworth. He is 5 00:00:19,467 --> 00:00:22,627 Speaker 2: the CEO of Sport Tasman and throughout this weekend he's 6 00:00:22,627 --> 00:00:26,747 Speaker 2: been running NonStop across the Nelson Bays region to raise 7 00:00:26,787 --> 00:00:30,347 Speaker 2: money for a brilliant cause. Forty hours straight, two hundred 8 00:00:30,347 --> 00:00:34,867 Speaker 2: and ten kilometers to raise money for Nelson Tasman Hospice. 9 00:00:35,467 --> 00:00:38,587 Speaker 2: Ed Shuttleworth is with us. How many k's have you 10 00:00:38,627 --> 00:00:39,867 Speaker 2: completed so far? Red? 11 00:00:40,627 --> 00:00:43,067 Speaker 3: Hey, Kira Piney, I'm on Columbus at one hundred and 12 00:00:43,107 --> 00:00:45,787 Speaker 3: eighty nine, so just about to enter into Wakefield. So 13 00:00:45,907 --> 00:00:49,267 Speaker 3: set off from Farewell Spit three am yesterday and I've 14 00:00:49,267 --> 00:00:52,107 Speaker 3: got twenty one k left to go. So it's been tough, 15 00:00:52,187 --> 00:00:53,027 Speaker 3: but feeling good. 16 00:00:53,227 --> 00:00:54,987 Speaker 2: I was going to say, how are you feeling? 17 00:00:57,147 --> 00:00:59,387 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's been really hard, really hard emotionally, but it's 18 00:00:59,387 --> 00:01:02,907 Speaker 3: been special. Just hundreds and hundreds of the community to 19 00:01:02,907 --> 00:01:06,947 Speaker 3: come out every single driveway, every single town and we 20 00:01:07,107 --> 00:01:09,627 Speaker 3: just talked about, you know the impacts of hospice and 21 00:01:09,627 --> 00:01:12,867 Speaker 3: across our community. It's been really special. So I'm exhausted, 22 00:01:12,987 --> 00:01:15,787 Speaker 3: but I feel very very privileged to support hospice. 23 00:01:16,547 --> 00:01:19,027 Speaker 2: Was there a part of the run in terms of 24 00:01:19,067 --> 00:01:22,827 Speaker 2: the kilometers or or you know time during the hours 25 00:01:22,827 --> 00:01:25,267 Speaker 2: and hours you've been running. That was the hardest part. 26 00:01:26,387 --> 00:01:31,667 Speaker 3: Doctorker Hill was definitely hard, and you know, the challenge 27 00:01:31,667 --> 00:01:34,267 Speaker 3: is trying to not think it's two hundred and ten kilometers, 28 00:01:34,387 --> 00:01:36,507 Speaker 3: is trying to stay present just one step more, one 29 00:01:36,507 --> 00:01:37,907 Speaker 3: step more. So I had a bit of a wobble 30 00:01:37,987 --> 00:01:42,027 Speaker 3: at Columbuter seventy, but I had brilliant crew, brilliant friends 31 00:01:42,027 --> 00:01:44,307 Speaker 3: and family around me here you know, steadied the ship 32 00:01:44,507 --> 00:01:47,547 Speaker 3: and yeah we got were nearly there and just going 33 00:01:47,587 --> 00:01:49,587 Speaker 3: to get it done now, just about to arrive in 34 00:01:49,627 --> 00:01:51,907 Speaker 3: Wakefield where there's a load of people waiting to cheris in. 35 00:01:52,027 --> 00:01:53,467 Speaker 3: So it's been beautiful, good stuff. 36 00:01:53,507 --> 00:01:54,987 Speaker 2: I know you, I know you want to hang the 37 00:01:55,027 --> 00:01:56,827 Speaker 2: find out before you get there, but I want to 38 00:01:56,867 --> 00:01:58,307 Speaker 2: find a bit out, a bit more about the course. 39 00:01:58,347 --> 00:02:00,787 Speaker 2: But have you slipped or not? Have you just run straight? 40 00:02:01,667 --> 00:02:04,547 Speaker 3: Yeah? Know, run straight, run straight and straight through And 41 00:02:04,547 --> 00:02:06,867 Speaker 3: that was that was the objective. And the run came 42 00:02:06,907 --> 00:02:09,347 Speaker 3: about because Hospice look after two hundred and ten patients 43 00:02:09,387 --> 00:02:11,507 Speaker 3: a month and the region goes out right through to 44 00:02:11,547 --> 00:02:13,427 Speaker 3: Golden Bays a farewell Spit. So I thought if I 45 00:02:13,467 --> 00:02:16,227 Speaker 3: start fair with Spit visit all their medical centers run 46 00:02:16,267 --> 00:02:18,587 Speaker 3: two hundred and ten k, it'll be beautiful. And we've 47 00:02:18,627 --> 00:02:21,427 Speaker 3: raised about fifty thousand the goals two hundred and ten. 48 00:02:21,467 --> 00:02:23,947 Speaker 3: We'll still collect the money in every few minutes and 49 00:02:23,987 --> 00:02:26,747 Speaker 3: if you people want to donate, please go to two 50 00:02:26,827 --> 00:02:28,747 Speaker 3: hundred and ten reasons to Run on Facebook or two 51 00:02:28,827 --> 00:02:31,027 Speaker 3: hundred and ten reasons to Run on our Raizley site. 52 00:02:31,627 --> 00:02:33,467 Speaker 2: I'll be cheering you on mate, I've got the tracker on. 53 00:02:33,547 --> 00:02:35,507 Speaker 2: I can see exactly where you are. I can picture 54 00:02:35,547 --> 00:02:38,227 Speaker 2: you getting stronger over the next twenty one k. 55 00:02:38,467 --> 00:02:38,507 Speaker 3: Ed. 56 00:02:39,147 --> 00:02:41,907 Speaker 2: Fantastic what you're doing, mate, So you keep it up 57 00:02:41,907 --> 00:02:44,147 Speaker 2: and thanks for thanks for stopping it for a jet. 58 00:02:44,947 --> 00:02:47,227 Speaker 3: Thanks for your support. Really appreciate it all the best. 59 00:02:47,027 --> 00:02:49,587 Speaker 2: All the best, mate, Take it easy, Ed Shuttleworth there, 60 00:02:50,427 --> 00:02:54,187 Speaker 2: it's mental men, it's crazy stuff. Two hundred and ten 61 00:02:54,227 --> 00:02:57,547 Speaker 2: kilometers so yeah, two hundred and ten reasons to run. 62 00:02:58,227 --> 00:03:01,987 Speaker 2: You can find out more on Facebook. That's Ed's Facebook 63 00:03:01,987 --> 00:03:05,227 Speaker 2: page raising money for a terrific cause, Nelson Tairsman Hospice 64 00:03:05,467 --> 00:03:08,947 Speaker 2: starting farewell split and for those who know the Nelson 65 00:03:08,987 --> 00:03:10,467 Speaker 2: Bays region, that means you've got to come over the 66 00:03:10,507 --> 00:03:12,987 Speaker 2: Tarkka Hill and as he just said, that was one 67 00:03:13,027 --> 00:03:15,027 Speaker 2: of the toughest bits he's going to end up at 68 00:03:15,027 --> 00:03:18,187 Speaker 2: the hospice. Two hundred and ten kilometers forty hours of 69 00:03:18,227 --> 00:03:23,307 Speaker 2: straight running. Absolutely incredible stuff from a stand up bloke. 70 00:03:23,507 --> 00:03:26,507 Speaker 2: Ed Shuttleworth, well known in the Nelson region as CEO 71 00:03:26,987 --> 00:03:28,267 Speaker 2: of Sport Tasman. 72 00:03:28,987 --> 00:03:32,187 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 73 00:03:32,307 --> 00:03:35,587 Speaker 1: to News Talk said B weekends from midday, or follow 74 00:03:35,627 --> 00:03:37,227 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio