One down, 19 to go. Warren Bernard, a clinical psychologist from Napier, is hoping to change the world one step at a time, quite literally.

Sophie Wharam will probably do "a bit more training" before she runs another half-marathon.

Getting to the start line is at least half the battle for any first-time marathon runner. Saatchi Goldwater, a 23-year-old marketing manager who is aiming to complete her first Auckland Marathon tomorrow, knows she wouldn't have got there alone.

Kim Smith is confident her efforts to run through the pain barrier will help her land a bonanza US$100,000 ($121,700) road race prize tomorrow for a second successive season to cement her status as one of New Zealand's best paid sportswomen.

To many Kiwis the thought may seem hard to comprehend. In Britain a marathon runner when completing the gruelling challenge is less likely to be asked what time they have taken but more likely how much money they have raised for charity.

Raymond Beatson is knocking on the door of 70 but he isn't slowing down.

Racewalker Quentin Rew says he will compete in the IAAF World Athletic Championships in Russia with a good friend in the back of his mind.

There are myriad reasons for taking to the streets of Taupo next weekend for the 20th anniversary of the Mizuno Taupo Half Marathon.

Hibiscus Coast runner Alison Bradley took the concept of travelling light to new heights as she jogged her away across America in an unofficial world record time.

Runners and walkers of all ages can get off the couch and into the fitness race during the Unitec Run Walk series.

It's a new event on the New Zealand sporting calendar that has been met with instant approval.

Women of all ages and abilities are encouraged to take on the inaugural Wild Woman Waiheke walk and run tomorrow as the island welcomes a new series of running events.