Wanganui Collegiate's George Lambert was able to emulate his school's old boys Christian Conder and Geordie Beamish by winning back-to-back 10km races at 41st annual Property Brokers Round the Bridges fun run yesterday.
The turnout for the annual fundraiser, of which this year's proceeds will go to Alzheimers Whanganui, was noticeably down on the around 800 runners and walkers who attended last year, despite the usual strong Collegiate contingent and better weather conditions.
Organisers changed the 10km route from Kowhai Park this year, due to the roadworks on Anzac Parade, as the course now headed over the Dublin Street Bridge and down the river walkway to Cobham Bridge and returning the same way.
Preparing for the upcoming North Island cross country championships, Lambert got a little put out by the different path.
"It's a big annoying, I turned the wrong way a couple of times," he said.