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Delighted organisers of the Cape Egmont Half-Marathon say this year's event is on course to raise more than $10,000 for the Taranaki Cancer Society. More than 220 participants took part in Sunday's 21.8km course, which set off from Oxford Rd, Okato, and went along country roads to arrive at the Cape Egmont Boat Club in Angler's Ave, Warea.

Earlier this year, the Cape Egmont Half Marathon team made the difficult decision to hold the event virtually as a result of COVID-19 and the lockdown. As a result, people from all over the world participated in the Virtual Half Marathon, choosing to walk or run 2.5 km, 5 km, 10 km, or the Half Marathon distance in their local neighbourhoods. The group subsequently raised an amazing $12,000 for our Centre to go towards our Exercise groups!!! We are so grateful to the voluntee

​Photo Cheque Presentation: Cape Egmont Half Marathon Committee (Chris Jones Absent), with Meg Rodel, Taranaki Cancer Society Manager. On behalf of the Cape Egmont Half Marathon Committee, I would like to thank all those who entered this year. Through your participation, we have been able to donate $10,000 to the TARANAKI CANCER SOCIETY!   This money will go towards funding exercise programmes for men and women in our community affected by cancer.

Keen runners braved a wet and windy Taranaki morning to raise $10,000 for a cancer charity. The second Cape Egmont Half-Marathon saw more than 280 runners race from Oxford Rd in Okato to Anglers Ave in Warea on Sunday.  The half-marathon was started last year by Nicky Smith and a group of friends as a way to celebrate the life of one of her best friends, Andrew Smith, who died of a brain tumour on Christmas Eve 2016.

On July 15, the inaugural Cape Egmont Half Marathon took place in memory of the organisers' close friend, Andrew Smith, who sadly lost his battle against a brain tumour on Christmas Eve 2016.

GYMSTICKS have proven to be very beneficial for improving muscle strength and balance, joint stability, coordination and postural awareness. They also add variety to traditional types of exercises.  We've donated 15 gymsticks to the Taranaki Cancer Society for their clients to use.  Exercise plays a key role in mental and physical recovery for cancer survivors.  Contact the Taranaki Cancer Society  for more information or to join a class.   PH: (06) 7573006

A big thank you to all of you that competed in the Cape Egmont Half Marathon 2018.  With your help we were able to raise an awesome $17,000 for the Taranaki Cancer Society. ​Above is the photo of the committee members with Meg Rodel, Taranaki Cancer Society Centre Manager.  Left to right Meg, Nicky, Glenda, Steve and Carol. Chris is absent.

Those participating in the Cape Egmont Half Marathon next month run in memory of a humble man. New Plymouth mother Nicky Smith is behind the event on July 15 to honour her friend Andrew Smith who died of a brain tumour in 2016.

New Plymouth's Nicky Smith says she's never organised a major event in her life. Driven by the memory of her good mate Andrew Smith, the mother-of-two turned her idea for a new road-running event to raise money for the Taranaki Cancer Society into a reality.