When Yvonne Marshall was looking for ideas to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis Hawke's Bay, she found just the answer from husband Ken, who really does know how to talk the walk.
An adherent of the weekly twilight stroll, he nominated a jaunt up and down the streets and steps of Mataruahou, Napier Hill.
That led to tonight's Multiple Steps, a 5km walk and climb which takes in eight sets of steps on the hill.
Starting at 6pm on the corner of Herschell and Byron Streets, the first challenge is the Brewster Steps, from Brewster St to Onslow Rd - or 232 steps as Ken Marshall records in his own athletic way, while waiting for the arrival of a Hawke's Bay Today photographer. It's the first time he'd counted, but then steps weren't made for counting.
That's Yvonne's job - counting the people and collecting the $10 entry fees, and she's happy to leave the rest to Ken, not that resting is something he does often.