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.

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.

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.