Lydiard Legend Marathon, Shadbolt Park New Lynn – 14 September 2013 Running enthusiast Agustin Scafidi from Argentina made the most of his three week holiday in Auckland by winning the annual Lydiard marathon around the tough Waitakere Ranges course on Saturday. … [Read more...]
Adams awarded Gold
August 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
Valerie Adams has been awarded the gold medal for shot put at the London Olympic Games. The announcement comes after Belarus’s Nadzeya Ostapchuk tested positive for the steroid metenolone in a urine sample. Ostapchuk’s positive test means the 31-year-old has been stripped … [Read more...]
Smith finds course tough
August 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Olympic Games – 3-12 August 2012 Kimberley Smith was disappointed with her 15th place in the marathon around a tight and difficult course in 2h 26m 59s. … [Read more...]
Burgess wins Wellington Marathon 2012
June 26, 2012 By 1 Comment
WELLINGTON Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon and Half Marathon, Westpac Stadium – 24 June 2012 Sydney police officer Sara Burgess set a race record of 2h 48m 40s in winning the women’s marathon, carving nearly 12 minutes off Lotty Turnidge’s 2009 record. It was … [Read more...]
Smith 5th in New York
November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
New York Marathon – 6 November 2011 Kimberley Smith qualified for the London Olympic Games after finishing fifth in the New York marathon in 2h 25m 46s. … [Read more...]
Warrander wins Auckland title
October 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Dale Warrander showed real guts and determination to battle through a painful heel to claim his fourth adidas Auckland Marathon title. … [Read more...]
Winton takes Lydiard Legend 2011
September 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
AUCKLAND Lydiard Legend Marathon and Arthur’s Half Marathon, New Lynn – 17 September 2011 Scott Winton won his second major marathon within a month with a convincing victory in the Lydiard Legend Marathon around the Waitakere Ranges. … [Read more...]
Hunter-Galvan makes comeback in Christchurch
June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SBS Christchurch Marathon and Half Marathon, Lincoln – 5 June 2011. Liza Hunter-Galvan, in her first race back after serving a two-year ban for using performance enhancing drugs, won the women’s section of the Christchurch marathon by a wide margin in 2h 45m 31s on … [Read more...]
Warrander races to historic Rotorua win
May 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ROTORUA MARATHON Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon and New Zealand Marathon Championships – 30 April 2011 Dale Warrander claimed a historic victory, racing into the Events Centre at the Government Gardens to secure his fifth win in the iconic event. Warrander now has the … [Read more...]
Kirkwood won the 2007 Christchurch marathon
June 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Craig Kirkwood won the Christchurch marathon in 2h 26m 17s, on Sunday. He was through the half way in 70m 20s and went on to beat last year's winner Jeremy Horne from Australia by a minute and ten seconds. … [Read more...]
