A blind Christchurch runner, with just weeks to live, hasn’t let his recent terminal cancer diagnosis stop him from chasing his goals.

Mike Asmussen completed his 289th Park Run in Hagley Park this morning, with his Achilles running guides, and the Christchurch running community cheering him on.

His aim is run 300 park runs before he dies. Just six weeks ago, he was told he has tumours in his brain, lungs and liver from melanoma but despite that he says his aim is to, “keep setting goals keep positive".

"I’d recommend to everybody out there [to realise] just how short life is so it’s really important to get those goals [and] bucket lists."

His Achilles Guide Vanessa Gopperth says: "We're mates, we're running buddies — and a touch of cancer's not going to stop that."

The pair ran the New York Marathon together last year. Mike says: "I’ve always loved running, last year running the New York marathon. This year, I can't run as well, so that’s in the small space of a year."

His other guide, Mark Boon, who he has run with for five years says that when things get tough, Mike just keeps going.

“Here you are... brave face, put the yellow on the armour. You've worn the armour too it’s amazing what you can achieve in it."

The Christchurch running community was behind him all the way today, cheering him on with chants such as "We like Mike" as he completed the run in just under an hour.

He used to run the course in just over 22 minutes, but today needed some help with a push in wheelchair in the middle. Vanessa told his supporters: "There's nothing wrong we're just saving our energy so we can look flash at the finish."

And what a finish it was, with runners lining the finishing chute, others waiting with hugs at the end.

Mike already plans to do his next Park Run on Xmas Day, but his guides have a back up plan if he doesn’t make it to 300. Vanessa says: “We've even decided that when you go if you haven't got your 300 we're taking you round in a backpack until it's done.”

Mike smiles as she says this, responding: "I've always found runners are very inclusive, yeah, very inclusive and very supportive — everybody’s here for one passion which is to run."