Runner motivated by canine consort

Shukuru Munro is on a journey to fundraise for her former village in Tanzania - with the help of her three-legged dog Bart.

No stranger to running, the 34-year-old said she used to run in jandals and her school uniform to get to her local school - 10km away.

Since moving to New Zealand a decade ago with her husband Neil, Mrs Munro said she had taken up running and was more accustomed to running with her trusty sidekick Bart, and now wears a pair of running shoes, rather than jandals. MORE>>