I’ll spare you the ‘runs in the family’ puns but, believe me, if there’s ever been a place to use them, it’s when telling the story of these two generations of Hayvices and the lengths they are going to, to explore their passion for running.
A couple of months ago Spike Hayvice made headlines in New Zealand when, just one day before turning 10-years-old, he ran his first marathon.
Things didn’t exactly go to plan (do they ever?) and because of the weather, instead of the carefully planned route along his Wellington hometown, ‘Speedy Spike’ as he’s known amongst those who know him, had to run his first marathon around a track. Still, he did it. Lap after lap, he kept on going, determined to get a marathon under his belt before going off to celebrate his first decade on Earth. On the sidelines, among his many supporters, were
