The latest instalment of the long-running Tamworth Running Festival is expected to attract up to 500 competitors on Sunday.
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First held in the early 1970s, the festival is now the third oldest fun run in NSW.
The event's walk element is expected to attract up to 200 entrants.
The festival also includes a half marathon and a five kilometre fun run.
You have to be aged at least 18 to compete in the half marathon, while the fun is for all ages.
Cash prizes are on offer for the top placegetters.
The festival starts and ends at No.1 Oval, with the fun run and the walk following the riverbank.
The original course saw competitors start from Tamworth Town Hall, run down Peel Street, turn into a hilly section in East Tamworth and return to No.1 Oval.
Since then organisers have simplified the course and made it safer.
Well-known runners who have competed in the event include Alby Thomas, John Stanley, Louis Young, Rod Higgins and Shaun Creighton.
