Hanging out for a post-race slice of birthday cake will serve as motivation for Welshman Sam Joseph after travelling across the world to compete in the Dunedin Marathon on Sunday.
After two years in the Covid wilderness, the Dunedin Marathon hits the ground running tomorrow, with almost 2000 runners and walkers taking up the challenge of the Otago Peninsula course.
The Cadbury Dunedin Marathon attracted a field of 1505 Brave and hardy soul across all three distances on the picturesque but wind chill swept Otago Harbour course this morning. Can you spot yourself?
Motherhood has not stopped Dunedin electron microscopist Sharon Lequeux from becoming one of the top five-ranked women in the Dunedin Marathon tomorrow.
The world focus on refugees in to Europe was highlighted yesterday when Dunedin's Sophanna Parsons contested the open women's section of the half marathon in the Dunedin Marathon.
Somehow, the old saying running with the wind at your back and the sun on your shoulder does not have the same meaning for Auckland corporate lawyer Tony Payne.