Wayne Parsons

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 athlete Hannah Pascoe (No 85), of Invercargill, celebrates with Achilles International New...

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

Symond Lim with wife Peili and baby Brooklyn, at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday. Photo: Wayne...

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

Jonah Smith acknowledges the crowd as he crosses the finish line at Port Chalmers to win the...

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

Sam Wreford crosses the finish line to win the open men’s half marathon yesterday. Photo: Gregor...

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

Colorado natives Lucy Corbin (20) and mother Lisa competed in the Cadbury Dunedin Marathon half...

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

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

Jonah Smith goes on a training run through the Dunedin Botanic Garden this week. Photo: Gerard O...

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'

Hannah Pascoe (centre) is helped by guides Rachel Grunwell and Greg Boyd at last year's Rotorua...

'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

Sabrina Grogan negotiates the mud during the Leith cross-country relays earlier this year. Photo:...

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

Michaela Baker on the run for Otago. Photo: Getty Images

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

Zdenek Plachy (left) and Alexandra Pichalova at the finish of Zermatt Ultramarathon, on the top...

Honeymooners in Dunedin marathon

It is not the normal sort of honeymoon activity.

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

Otago Spirit No8 Angie Sisifa contests the lineout with Canterbury lock Alana Bremner during the...

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

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

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

Ken McDonald, of Caversham, gets a nice view on the Peninsula Relay on Saturday. Photos by...

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

Senior men’s 10km race winner Cameron Avery (left), of Christchurch, and junior men’s under-20...

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.

Athletics: Chignell burns up the course

A blistering turn of pace from the start saw Oli Chignell (Hill City-University), make a successful defence of the open men's title in the Edmond Cup Steeplechase at Wingatui Racecourse on Saturday.

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