An Auckland woman should have passed the Boston Marathon finish line just as the blasts happened but believes a fall saved her life.

Olympic medallist and past Boston Marathon winner Lorraine Moller broke down as she watched the horrifying scenes unfold at a finish line she knows well.

Australian middle distance runner Ryan Gregson was fixed on racing the Queen St Golden Mile ever since the idea of bringing back the celebrated event was floated.

Queen Street turned into a Golden mile today for athletes to test out their best times and the best outfits for the race.

Thomas Reynolds is not your typical doctor. The 24-year-old, who recently completed his training at Auckland Hospital and now works at Whangarei Hospital, fills his spare time by training for running, orienteering and MTB events around New Zealand.

Runners say an Auckland City Council decision to prohibit the use of the Hillary Trail in West Auckland for an off-road running event is bizarre and makes no sense.

Thousands of people of all ages, down to toddlers in pushchairs, swarmed across Takapuna Beach yesterday for one of Auckland's largest community sports events.

It's the day where Auckland comes out to run. The Round the Bays run is New Zealand's largest mass participation sporting event.

Olympic 1500m semifinalist Lucy van Dalen will compete in the Queen St Golden Mile in April.

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Usain Bolt arrives in Auckland today on a whirlwind promotional visit, as experts debate whether he's close to achieving the maximum in human performance.