Andrew Hedgman

Andrew Hedgman, born on 30 June 1987, is a New Zealand born ultramarathon runner who lives in Brisbane, Australia, and is also a licensed skydiver and scuba diver. He grew up in Paeroa, began running at Paeroa College and was challenged by his physical education teacher to run a marathon, then ran marathons and half marathons from 2003 to 2009. In 2009 he ran his first ultramarathon, the 100 km New Zealand nationals in Taupo, finishing in the top ten in 10 hours, 40 minutes and 52 seconds, and in February and March 2010 he ran the entire length of New Zealand in 28 days.