Icy temperatures and biting wind are forecast as winter's first storm sweeps over the deep south this weekend, but that won't stop Wānaka's Victoria Taylor from hitting the pavement.
"We'll have the storm, but I'll just be running," Taylor said.
It's the attitude Taylor has had for the past 109 days, each of which she's run 42km and the attitude she plans to keep when ticking off her last 44 marathons to beat the current female world record.
That may sound like a hefty goal, but for Taylor, it's just a warm-up for her next challenge.
Come mid-September, she aims to run the length of Aotearoa. It's something she did a decade ago in just 34 days, but this time, she plans to shave 16 days off so she can beat the current female record.
Just to be safe, Taylor said she will run 110kms a day, which is equivalent to the current men's world record pace.
That's 110km a day for 18 days.
"It just pays to have that extra bit of time up our sleeve," she said, using the male record as a guide to beat the female one.
Taylor will begin in Cape Reinga and finish in Bluff, with a small support crew.
"We're just gonna get from A to B and get it done," she said.
But, a bigger goal means less rest, Taylor will have just a month off between her two world-record attempts.
She said she wouldn't have it any other way.
"I would rather a shorter break because then I'm still in the right mindset."
The runner's spirit has not diminished since Newshub spoke with her back in April.
The 29-year-old said her next run will "bring on its own challenges", which she'll turn to once she's conquered this record.
A change in scenery couldn't come sooner for Taylor, the streets of Wānaka have been the backdrop for every marathon for the past three and a half months.
"It's definitely been challenging," she said.
Taylor will be in a different town each day come mid-September.
A lifelong runner, this isn't Taylor's first record, she brushed off her rigorous daily routine most would baulk at.
"If I'm going to do [the length of the country] again in 18 to 20 days, what's running a marathon a day for 100 and something days," she said.
The athlete has done it all while raising her three-year-old son, Brax, who often joins her in the pram, counting the trees as they fly past.
Debunking the stereotype, Taylor wants other mums to know that juggling both is possible.
"My point I want to get across is that it's okay to be an athlete and a mother," Taylor said.
However, she said her Wānaka community and past mentors have been crucial to her achievements.
"I've had a lot of good local support. Having those positive people around definitely helps," she said.
While she runs to raise money for the Mental Health Foundation and the New Zealand Red Cross, Taylor said running also helps her own well-being.
"I've always turned to running when I'm in a challenging time, instead of doing something negative. For me to focus on something and keep in a positive direction, that's the best thing I can do," she said.
The mum said she's become stronger, both physically and mentally. She's not letting anything get in her way, not even her 30th birthday in August which she'll also lace up her shoes for.
"It's either sink or swim. I'm just going to keep smashing goals."
