A record amount of participants have raced across Hobart’s Tasman Bridge this morning for the annual Run The Bridge event.
4,756 runners took part in the fun run this year, up from the previous record of 4,174.
Launceston athletes James Hansen and Milly Clark won the race, with Hansen becoming the first Tasmanian male winner.
He crossed the finish line in 29 minutes and 44 seconds, while Clark, a now two-time winner, finished in 35 minutes and 25 seconds.
Race organiser Richard Welsh told Pulse the event was the second biggest fun run ever in Tasmania and had a record number of finishers in a Tasmanian fun run.
Welsh said the event’s popularity has shifted over the last decade, with women now making up 55% of fun run entrants and a growing number of participants from interstate and overseas.
“10 years ago the typical entrant in this event was a 40 year old male from Hobart who was doing the event by themselves,” he said.
“Now it’s a 30 year old female who has most likely joined a team with a group of friends. We have 190 teams entered this year, ranging from schools, run clubs, gyms, sporting clubs, charities, businesses and families.”
DoDay Personal Training’s Michael Behrakis said it was “amazing to see so many people out being active”.
“We’re passionate about seeing people hit their fitness goals, whatever they may be,” he said.
“So partnering with the team at the DoDay Hobart Run The Bridge has enabled us to help around 400 entrants with their strength training in the lead up.”
