The overall winner of the inaugural 42km Shotover Moonlight Mountain Marathon was Martin Cox, of Great Britain (left), who finished the event in 4 hours 27 minutes.
Olivia Caldwell (left) and Bex Harrex, both of Queenstown, hold hands as they near the finish-line of the half marathon on Saturday.
Three-year-old Dardy Harrington, of Christchurch, could not help but have a run up the finishing straight of the inaugural Shotover Moonlight Marathon at Moke Lake on Saturday.
A commemorative beer from Wanaka Beerworks was given to every competitor. Photos by Tracey Roxburgh.
British mountain-running champion Martin Cox claimed the honours on Saturday, when he won the inaugural Shotover Moonlight Mountain Marathon in 4hr 27min.
The marathon was held on the Ben Lomond high country station, normally inaccessible to the public.
It began at the Pipeline Bridge and followed the Shotover River and water races above Stoney and Murphys Creeks.
One hundred runners took part in the marathon, and about 200 more were entered in the half-marathon, 5km and 10km events.
Second place-getter in the marathon was Grant Guise, a member of the Salomon professional mountain-running team, who described the course as "brutal," at the finish.
