The Hallora Marathon is celebrating a decade of fundraising as organisers prepare for their 10th edition this December.
The charity event has been raising money for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre since its inception, having donated more than $100,000 to the centre in that time.
Organisers are now expecting the next edition, set for Sunday, December 14, to be the biggest yet.
It all began when local Daniel Pratt decided he wanted to do something to help the centre after seeing its work first-hand through the cancer battles of several people close to him.
He settled on a run, and from there the event has exploded beyond his or his wife Laura's wildest dreams.
Laura said 2025 was already on track to be the most popular edition of the marathon to date, having already received more entries than they had to this point last year.
"(We're) definitely well underway with the fundraising, we've already got 460 participants signed up," she said.
"Let's try and beat the $55,000 from 2024...the more participants, the more money for Peter Mac."
Event distances on offer include a kid's dash across Western Park as well as 5km, 8km and 16km along with the longer 24km and 42km runs.
Every event will finish at Western Park. All shorter distance events will begin at Western Park while the 24km and 42km will both take off from Hallora Recreation Reserve.
"We've got a great vibe happening at Western Park again. We're gonna have some food vendors down, the finish line will be on the oval again," Laura said.
In a significant change to the scheduling, the cycling will take place the day before on Saturday, December 13 in tandem with the Wild Dog Triathlon Club.
Daniel also will be hitting the track for the first time in years for the full marathon as he's keen to mark the anniversary in a big way.
"He's going to make it happen again this year, getting out on the course with everyone which is hopefully going to be a really big buzz," Laura said.
"Every year it's just growing and to see Dan's face every year, the emotions are awesome. It just blows us away, the amount of connections locally and nationally. It is a real good vibe and the feedback's great and we just want to make it happen year after year and keep continuing on."
Laura said volunteers were still needed for the day and urged anyone interested to get involved.
"Our big thing at the moment is getting volunteers. Because an event like us, we can't run without it, they're the backbone of our event. We're calling out to anyone who can help us, clubs, individuals, whoever."
For more information on the Hallora Marathon, including how to register, head to www.halloramarathon.org.au
Prices for registration will increase as of November 1.