EIT tutor Andrew McCrory couldn't help but let out a few tears after completing his 2000km run from Cape Reinga to Bluff.
"I was a bit overwhelmed actually," he said, after finishing the 40-day feat on Thursday afternoon.
"I had a bit of a cry to be honest then had a beer."
His wife and a group of friends were waiting at Stirling Point in Bluff to congratulate him and hand him a cold brew.
Remarkably, he completed the mammoth distance in 40 days as planned running an average of 50km each day, shaking off a number of muscle aches and strains along the way.