ROAD RUNNING
you both enjoy, The Flash, which ironically is about
a superhero who runs very fast. Was that the
reason you liked it, because he runs?
3am. I have been known to hit the snooze button one
too many times... but I’ve made pretty sure that I use
the loudest alarm that is so irritating, it will definitely
wake me up!
VK: Hahaha, yes, I suppose I was quite tickled by
that... but who wouldn’t want to run that fast? In this
job we follow people and we are amazed at the times
that they are able to run, but he’s a superhero that
does amazing things at that speed.
MA: I would imagine that most of your schedule
revolves around the fact that you need to get
to bed relatively early, and this must affect your
relationships and your social life?
VK: I don’t want to say that the sacrifice is worth
MA: If you’ll permit a slightly harder question,
the presenters and commentators of running
productions on TV often get a fair amount of
criticism on social media. How do you feel
about that, especially the day after you’ve done
a broadcast that you thought actually went
quite well?
it, because to me, it’s not a sacrifice, it’s a career, it’s
what I’ve chosen to do. For me it’s normal. However,
my fiancée struggled quite significantly with this kind
of life when he first got involved with me, and it was
through him that I realised how other people view my
life, that it isn’t as normal as I think it is.
VK: I think when you get involved in TV, you
realise that you’ve got to have a thick skin, but as
much as there is criticism, there are also a lot of
people that are very complimentary, and I feel you
have to find the balance between both ends of the
spectrum. I think there are people out there that
want to see broadcasts get better, but there are
also people who just want to criticise for criticism’s
sake. Those that genuinely want to see things
improve, they’ll give you suggestions, and that’s
really helpful, valid feedback. But we also listen to
the criticism, to help better your product, because
at the end of the day, you want to be better than
the last time. But overall, it’s a mixture of having
a bit of a thick skin, because in TV, just as in life,
you’re not going to be able to please everybody, so
you find a middle ground.
MA: You’ve said that because you’re up at three
On the red carpet
MA: I’ve read that you’re a bit nervous about
alarm clocks, that you sometimes check at least
10 times that the alarm is properly set when going
to bed, because you have to be up so early most
mornings for the breakfast show. Have you ever
overslept for work?
VK: I have to be at work at 4am on week days, so
I always check that alarm clock at least three times
before I actually turn my lights off, because I get up at
every morning of the week, come the weekend you
like to sleep in, but on the other hand, don’t you
think that means getting up to go running on the
weekend is that much easier for you?
VK: Definitely, which is why I try to go and do a
parkrun with my daughter on Saturday mornings,
because I actually want to get up and go run... but
keep in mind that it is actually sleeping in for me
when I only get up at 6am for a parkrun! Ialso get to
sleep in on Sundays, even though we go to the early
service at church, because 6:30am is really sleeping
in for me!
MA: I suppose your fitness levels are affected
by your unorthodox work schedule, since you
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