Competitive runners, weekend joggers and social walkers all took their place at the starting line of the Warburton Up and Running event on Sunday 23 February.
The event attracted runners from all over Melbourne as well as numbers from across Yarra Ranges with opportunities for all levels of ability to take part in the Kid’s Dash, five kilometre walk/run, ten kilometre run and the half marathon.
Participants ran alongside the clear waters of the Upper Yarra River as well as among towering Mountain Ash forest.
Warburton Up and Running raises fund to be split between local CFA brigades as well as SES.
Up and Running MC, Ron Hottes, said that the event had nearly 1000 entries prior to the big race day.
“Many of these participants are weekend joggers, but sprinkled among them are serious amateur and semi-professional runners, using this event as a warm-up to more serious outings later this year.”
