Andrew Town created the Jacks Point Trail Run which will have its first outing on Saturday, September 5.

Television presenter Mike McRoberts is looking forward to running the Hoka One One Taupo Marathon today - albeit with an unusual twist.

Pint-sized Kiwi Kim Allan intends to run Tor des Geants next month - a 330km non-stop race through the Italian Alps that she must complete in under 150 hours.

Eugene Bingham describes how running helps him find freedom - freedom to quit worrying and be happy.

Five mini-events around Auckland will give would-be marathon participants a tailor-made practice programme.

Auckland's oldest road race, the Glen Eden 10-Miler, celebrates its 51st year next Sunday, yet female entrants have only been permitted since 1988.

One in six New Zealand adults will be affected by mental health issues and it is the third-leading cause of health loss in this country. Not since the Christchurch earthquakes has a cause stirred the collective conscience of so many Kiwis, nor inspired so

So much was lost when the February 2011 earthquake hit Christchurch - lives, heritage, important buildings, and a large chunk of the city centre.

Ingrid Frost is about to achieve a big feat. She will be the first woman in Australasia to officially run 200 marathons if she finishes Taranaki's Mountain to Surf event on Saturday.

Antun Banicevich has been pushed and piggy-backed, wheeled and walked Round the Bays.

Austen Heuvel would love nothing more than to defend his 100m national schools title next week in Wanganui.

Musician Rachel Dawick loves the freedom that running gives her.

Even as an 11-year-old with no training, runner Audrey Gregan was so far ahead of the bunch she was in a race of her own.

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.

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.

Dental technician Wayne Botha is aiming to reclaim a Guinness Book of Records world title and beat another record today in Auckland.

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.