Ready for a very long day
Ready for a very long day
Alexandra athletes Fiona Dowling and Murray Booth are favoured to feature in the 34th annual Coast to Coast early next month.
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Incentive of $2000 to break 42-year-old course record
Incentive of $2000 to break 42-year-old course record
It is being billed as 12km of running but for those wishing to run the oldest road race in the southern hemisphere next month comes the opportunity to line up against some of the best in the...
Endurance race has some twists
Endurance race has some twists
There will be a new game in town when the inaugural "Running of the Bulls" takes place somewhere around Dunedin on February 25.
Blind runner Pascoe sets PB in her 13th marathon
Blind runner Pascoe sets PB in her 13th marathon
Invercargill's Hannah Pascoe was arguably the story of yesterday’s Dunedin Marathon.
Running combined with anniversary
Running combined with anniversary
Symond Lim combined his second wedding anniversary and turning 40 tomorrow with a two-week holiday around Otago and running the Dunedin Marathon yesterday.
Smith, Aitken take honours in marathon
Smith goes one better; Aitken does it again
Otago 10,000m champion Jonah Smith shook last year’s marathon bridesmaid’s tag with a commanding victory in the Cadbury Dunedin Marathon yesterday.
Wreford puts injury behind him to win
Wreford puts injury behind him to win
Timaru's Sam Wreford put a seven-month injury enforced layoff behind him to win the half-marathon in commanding style.
Date brings back memories
Date brings back memories
The significance of yesterday’s Dunedin Marathon date was not lost on American half-marathon competitor Lisa Corbin, of Colorado.
Dassen enters new realm
Dassen enters new realm
The past year has been somewhat of an emotional roller-coaster for Dunedin showroom salesman Gerrard Dassen, but completing the quarter marathon helped put everything back into perspective.
Better-prepared Smith eager to go one better this year
Better-prepared Smith eager to go one better this year
Otago 10,000m champion and last year’s runner-up, Jonah Smith, looms as the early favourite for tomorrow’s Cadbury Dunedin Marathon.
'Going blind brought me out of my shell'
'Going blind brought me out of my shell'
The marathon, they say, is 20 miles of ability and six miles of truth, but for Invercargill's Hannah Pascoe, there is never any doubting her ability to conquer the distance.
Grogan fast makes mark in running
Grogan fast makes mark in running
Sabrina Grogan is quickly making a mark in the running ranks in Otago but she is just following a family trait.
Spirit broken as Counties Manukau dominates territory
Spirit broken as Counties Manukau dominates territory
The Otago Spirit began and finished well but it all came unstuck during the time between.
Honeymooners in Dunedin marathon
Honeymooners in Dunedin marathon
It is not the normal sort of honeymoon activity.
Senior title a boost for Bremer
Senior title a boost for Bremer
Sam Bremer received a huge confidence boost when he overcame an abdominal strain and a nagging head wind to win the senior men’s Otago 10km road title on Saturday.
Spirit outgunned in cup match
Spirit outgunned in cup match
A sublime display from Black Ferns halfback Kendra Cocksedge proved inspirational in Canterbury’s 69-24 demolition of the Otago Spirit at the University Oval on Saturday.
Road race championship returns to Forbury circuit
Road race championship returns to Forbury circuit
The Otago Road Championships today have gone almost full circle, to a course close to where it all began.
Promising number of early entries for marathon
Promising number of early entries for marathon
With a little under two weeks remaining until early-bird entries close for this year’s Cadbury Dunedin Marathon, entries are on par with recent years.
Athletics: Fourth-leg lead held until finish
Athletics: Fourth-leg lead held until finish
Hill City-University's team of champions past became a champion team of the present on Saturday when it took line honours in the annual Peninsula Relay.
Athletics: Special birthday for Avery
Athletics: Special birthday for Avery
It was a birthday Cameron Avery (Christchurch Avon) will savour for life, after making use of a chance visit to Dunedin to contest the Otago Cross-country championships at Waikouaiti on Saturday.