Lynette McRae makes no bones she is a plodder.
But she's a plodder with perseverance. Today will be the second time she has taken on the Tarawera Trail Marathon but this time she's going to be at the finish line before the cut-off time.
McRae took up running four years ago and since then, has run the Rotorua Marathon as well as the Tarawera event.
"I've always said I'm not the fastest runner but I like to think I can go the distance," McRae said. "If I start something I like to finish it."
And while she and her running companion did finish the trail marathon last year, they were 15 minutes outside the required 2.30pm finish.