Mr Lett finally secured a win after coming second in last year's Auckland Marathon, last year's Wellington Marathon and the Christchurch Marathon in June. "You have to have a little bit of luck in marathons, who's kind of got it on the day, luckily I had just enough for the last five kilometres and I'm glad it wasn't a kilometre longer," he said.

Instead of chasing after your kids all the time, Sarah Ell suggests joining them and getting fit and having a whole lot of fun in the process.

Tony Payne will be hoping the third time's a charm when he tackles the ASB Auckland Marathon tomorrow.

For many, completing the ASB Auckland Marathon or Half Marathon is ticking a big one off the bucket list.

'Every day was a highlight' says the 60-year-old Kiwi who's become the fastest Masters runner to traverse the US coast-to-coast.

Mat Lewisham is among many Kiwi dads celebrating Father's Day today. It's an even more special day for him as it's his first. And it's a role he relishes and has stepped fully into.

Conal Wilson had run just 50 metres of a cross-country race when he was trampled on the ground, his kidney torn by another runner's foot.

Dion Jelley was the man to bring the North Shore Marathon to life.

Lance Haniford has turned his life around in remarkable fashion in the past three years.

Janine Joubert lives by a simple mantra. "Success is not about being better than someone else, it's about being better than you were yesterday," said the 36-year-old administrator from Te Awamutu.

If Zane Robertson did decide to hit the disco in celebration of his surprise bronze, he wouldn't have required a change in footwear.

Newstalk ZB newsreader Niva Retimanu can't wait to see the look on Felicia Manase's face when she runs in the New York Marathon.

If you're grumbling about the number of athletes who have opted out of or are still prevaricating about whether to compete in the Commonwealth Games, blame Usain Bolt.

It was a good news, bad news kind of weekend for Commonwealth Games officials at the Diamond League meet at Hampden Park.

Trish Sutherland admits that she is "scared and petrified" to make her debut in the half-marathon of the Auckland Marathon in November.

Renee Still cannot wait to give the Buffalo trail run and walk series in Tauranga another crack next month.

Kiwi athletes of all walks of life are using the Xterra series in Auckland to train for bigger goals.