Now for fifth title, says Warrander

After equalling Rotorua Marathon history, Dale Warrander is now out to create some of his own.
The Gold Coast-based Kiwi ran to his fourth Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon win on Saturday, equalling the late, great Jack Foster with four Rotorua wins, then promptly announced he wanted to get his own place in the race's history.
"It's awesome," Warrander said of his fourth win.
"I want to come back and get that fifth one though.
"I want to run a decent time and get five outright wins in Rotorua by the time I retire. I've only got a few years left in competitive running - maybe next year I'll be back for the fifth one."
The 36-year-old won his first Rotorua race in 1996, the others coming back-to-back in 2004 and 2005. Reaching Foster's Rotorua mark is a huge achievement for Warrander, a multiple New Zealand champion who ran a personal-best marathon of 2.12.58 in 2004.
"Foster's an absolute legend. It's nice to be in that calibre, knowing I've won four in Rotorua," he said.
It's doubtful Warrander was showing the athletic ability required to equal the winning record of Foster when the Hall of Famer won the final of his four races back in 1975.
"I was running around in nappies annoying my parents," Warrander joked after stopping the clock on Saturday in 2 hours 26 minutes and 54 seconds, to head Japan's Tsutomu Saeki by 15 seconds with Rotorua's great hope Steven O'Callaghan in third, just on two minutes behind.
Warrander may not have been in top physical nick due to his recent move to Queensland and a more recent shin injury but the 2004 Athens Olympian's experience allowed him to hang in through the early stages and move into the winning position as the race unfolded along the brain-numbing, body ache-inducing Te Ngae Rd.
O'Callaghan, who cruelly stumbled metres from the finishline last year, gave another honest effort in his hometown race. The 28-year-old led the top runners from the gun, all the way around the back of Lake Rotorua and into the hills where he asked questions of everyone, including himself.
"You've got to give it a crack. I'm happy with third," said the Rotorua roofer, who had grafted a one-minute lead in the middle third of the race. O'Callaghan was one of three local male runners to finish in the top 10 with Chris Corney and Adrian Lysaght finishing eighth and ninth respectively.
O'Callaghan, the Lake City Athletic Club's big hope, put in a big effort on the hills but Warrander and Saeki were close enough to pounce along Vaughan Rd.
"I saw Steve coming back at us and I knew he was gone," said Warrander.
"I knew Saeki was on me for a while and I was a bit worried when I walked for about a second and the leg cramps settled. About 3km to go I thought I might try and go for the win."
Saeki, who finished second to Craig Kirkwood in 2007, had the lead inside the final two kilometres but a Warrander burst just as the athletes came off Amohau St proved the difference.
Warrander bolted, turning into the Government Gardens by himself and running comfortably across the finishline to his slowest Rotorua victory but with his 2010 mission accomplished.
"My main goal was to win. I wasn't worried about a fast time."
Rotorua marathon leading results:
Men: Dale Warrander (Queensland) 2hr 26min 54sec 1, Tsutomu Saeki (Japan) 2:27.09 2, Steven O'Callaghan (Rotorua) 2:28.57 3, Glynn Hadley (Christchurch) 2:33.41 4, Gavin Stevens (Auckland) 2:37.01 5, Kyle Macdonald (Tauranga) 2:39.45 6, Kees Keizer (Wellington) 2:41.33 7, Grant Schofield (Auckland) 2:42.47 8, Chris Corney (Rotorua) 2:43.21 9, Adrian Lysaght (Tokoroa) 2:45.09 10
Women: Johanna Ottosson (Rotorua) 2:50.19 1, Victoria Humphries (Wellington) 2:56.01 2, Lesley Turner Hall (Auckland) 2:57.05 3, Marion Millward (Raglan) 3:00.13 4, Fiona Eagles (Auckland) 3:09.04 5, Erin Furness (Hamilton) 3:10.20 6, Maria Kroonenberg (Auckland) 3:11.01 7, Janet Crawford (Upper Hutt) 3:17.33 8, Kathryn Gardner (Manukau) 3:20.08 9, Keri Houston (Cambridge) 3:21.34 10.