A young Rotorua builder was the first to cross the line at the 57th Rotorua Marathon - for the second year in a row.
Michael Voss became the first local to win the Rotorua Marathon in 45 years in last year's marathon.
His coach, Kim Stevenson, met him across the finished line and said Voss worked hard for his achievement.
He finished in a time of two hours, 29 minutes, and 30 seconds - nearly five minutes ahead of second-place Greg Darbyshire from Auckland.
Wellington runner Ingrid Vee was the first woman to cross the line in a time of two hours, 54 minutes and 11 seconds - her first official marathon win.