Completing eight marathons and more than a dozen half marathons, 51-year-old Katikati woman Sally Gibbs is still going strong.

The Tauranga Ramblers athlete picked up yet another national title in Wellington at the weekend claiming the women's New Zealand Half Marathon Championship title.

Katikati runner Sally Gibbs and Tauranga runner Jess Ruthe after the Tauranga Half Marathon last year. Photo: Daniel Hines.

The victory comes after she claimed the Athletics NZ Marathon Championship in Rotorua in April.

Sally is said to be the first woman to win both the marathon and half marathon titles in the same year. And she's putting the success down to her maturity.

'[There's] no secret. Just will, hard work and time commitment like everyone else. 'However, I think older runners can do particularly well in endurance events.”

Sally completed the half marathon in 1 hour, 18 minutes and 50 seconds, ahead of Wellington runners Katie Kemp and Gabrielle O'Rourke.

She says it's her first time running a race more than 10km in Wellington.

'The out and back half marathon course around the coast is very scenic – as much as you can appreciate that while you're racing – and also quite exposed.

'Thankfully the wind was southerly on event day, which meant a mainly head wind in the first half rather than on the way home.”

A mix of long runs, faster pace, flat and hill running along with various terrains make up Sally's training routine.

Her favourite races are distance events – and it's obvious with her fastest marathon time totalling 2 hours, 41 minutes and 15 seconds and 1 hour, 17 minutes and three seconds to complete a half marathon.

'I'm very fortunate to have fantastic support from my Tauranga Ramblers club mates, my coach Barry Ellis and my husband Brendan – I couldn't have done what I have without them,” says Sally, who is now focussing on selection into the NZ team for the world mountain running championships in Italy in September.

Matt Harris claimed the male's NZ Half Marathon Championship title, finishing ahead of Daniel Balchin and Rowan Hooper.

Wellington runner Maree Rajpal won the women's marathon in 3 hours, 20 minutes and 22 seconds. Aubrey Begley placed second followed by Annett Endres in third.

Cameron Goldsmid from Wellington clocked up yet another win this season, taking out the 10km race 55 seconds ahead of Lower Hutt runner Luke O'Donnell with a time of 31 minutes and 44 seconds.

Lower Hutt runner Nicole Mitchell took out the 10km women's race in 38 minutes and 28 seconds, beating Elaine Brent and Kelsy Foreman.