HUNDREDS of people put their best feet forward as they completed the Lethbridge 10k.

About 400 people took part in the event on Wednesday.

The race, which is organised by the Lethbridge 10k committee to raise money for Lethbridge Primary School, has been sold out for the past five years.

Committee member Kath Brown said: “The Lethbridge 10k has been going for a few years now so it has got a local history behind it. It also raises funds for the school, which most of the committee are or were parents at. It is a really good earner for the school.”

The event raised between £3,000 and £4,000 this year.

The committee, which is a sub group of the Friends of Lethbridge Primary School, used electronic chips to measure the runners’ times for the first time this year.

“We have had some great feedback,” said Kath.

“People praised the organisation and praised the hard work of the children helping the committee. The children gave out the electronic chips and helped with marshalling.

“We had people of all ages, shapes and sizes taking part. There were representatives from running clubs and teams doing it for their own reasons too.”

The route took runners from the Croft Sports Centre then into Old Town and up the railway path. They finished at the Marriott Hotel in Old Town.

“It has become a regular fixture on the running calendar. Some people come back every year,” said Kath.

Among the people taking part was Emma Rollings, of Old Town, who was taking part with 15 of her friends and family.

She took part in honour of her two-year-old son, Daniel Fagan, who was diagnosed with leukaemia last year and has just had a bone marrow transplant at Bristol Children’s Hospital.

They raised about £4,000 for the charity Clic Sargent, who have been helping to provide accommodation for the family near the hospital.

Emma said: “I did it in an hour and 10 minutes. The main thing was to get around and be a united front for Daniel. Everybody felt quite emotional.”