Charity's the winner in Round the Bays

Matt George carries his daughters Natalia (left) and Symya.

It was a glorious morning for the tens of thousands of competitors taking on the Ports of Auckland Round the Bays yesterday.

About 30,000 people walked, ran and rolled the 8.4km course from Auckland CBD to St Heliers Bay.

Participant Matt George had his hands full with some extra-special supporters, taking daughters Natalia, 5 and Symya, 6, along for the ride.

The feat earned him extra "daddy points", Mr George said.

This year was the 43rd anniversary of the race, which was started by the Auckland Joggers Club in 1972.

The inaugural event involved 1200 participants.

According to the event's website, $147,000 was raised for charity from yesterday's event. Winners included wheelchair racing athlete Lee Warn, who took out first place in the Elite Wheelchair category with a time of 27.07 minutes.

Jonathan Jackson won the men's event in 25.09 minutes and Olivia Burne was the first woman to finish, completing the race in 29.54 minutes.