Radio host to join throng

Round the Bridges preview,Sue Miller, walking and taking part for the first time Photo/Stuart Munro

Over the past two decades More FM radio breakfast host Sue Miller has been a voice at Wanganui's annual Round The Bridges fun run and walk.

But on Sunday she will be among the throng taking part in the 37th annual event, this one sponsored by Property Brokers.

The event starts and finishes at Kowhai Park with 10km and 5km courses for walkers and runners and a 1km children's course. Registration opens at 8am with races starting at 8.55am.

"I've always been emceeing the event, usually at the prizegiving," Ms Miller said.

"Jason [Granville, her radio co-host] has done the run.

"I've only taken up walking in the last year and I've been walking five kilometres three or four times a week. I thought I'd get outside my comfort zone on Sunday so I'm doing the 10km walk - I'm ready to rumble."

And she promises Sunday's walk won't be "a oncer".

Given she's at work very early every weekday morning, her training happens in the afternoons and weekends, a regime that has seen her stepping over a regular course around the Dublin St bridge and Aramoho rail bridge.

Sunday's event is expected to be greeted by fresh westerlies and high of 18C. And according to MetService's long-range forecast there may be the odd shower around.

The event will raise money to support the YMCA's Send A Kid To Camp Campaign, an initiative that gets children from Wanganui to the YMCA's Raukawa Adventure Centre.

Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $2 for children under 11. There are plenty of prizes and prizegiving will take place at 11am.