Photo: Peter McIntoshEntries have climbed significantly for tomorrow’s Dunedin Marathon as a new route appears to have found favour with runners. He will also be using tomorrow’s marathon as a stepping stone towards contesting the 60km Kepler Challenge in December. Despite juggling a work-life balance around training, Smith began preparing for distances beyond 42.2km in January, when he took on the 44km Big Easy in Wanaka, finishing third. Mirosa, who turns 40 later this year, would dearly love to be the first on the list of fastest times on the new-look course. Half marathon (run): 9am Forsyth Barr Stadium car parkHalf marathon (walk): 9.03am Forsyth Barr Stadium car park10km run: 9.30am Forsyth Barr Stadium car park10km walk: 9.33am Forsyth Barr Stadium car park

Source: Otago Daily Times September 07, 2018 16:41 UTC