At the weekend, Christchurch ultra runner Scotty Hawker finished in third place finish at the Utra-Trail du Mont- Blanc  .

The 171 kilometre race which includes 10,000 metres of elevation gain starts and finishes at Chamonix in France, and is regarded as the most prestigious ultra run in the world.

Brian Ashby caught up with Scotty Hawker and reviewed his massive effort which took just under 22 hours against 2500 other runners.

Listen to the interview above