New Zealand's Paralympic skiers got their campaigns under way last night, with contrasting outcomes.

Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand athletes should complete in the Sochi Winter Paralympics despite Russia's intervention in Ukraine.

Adam Hall relishes the pressure of defending a Paralympic title, and yesterday showed his preparations for Sochi next month are well on track.

Cerebral palsy is no obstacle for 16-year-old Auckland schoolboy Kieran Lane, who will run alongside his sporting and celebrity heroes as part of a transtasman race this month.

Mary Fisher focuses on producing personal best performances each time she races; right now a bag of world championship titles are a splendid spinoff.

Sophie Pascoe trains about 26 hours in six days a week, has won a bundle of gold medals at the highest level and is among the country's best-known sports women.

Paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe likes to spend her summer holidays swimming, but instead of being surrounded by the walls and tiles of her usual swimming pool, she will be outside, under the sun, surrounded by sand.

Cameron Leslie has put on 6kg in three months and he's loving it.