They will clamber over the obstacles and then down slides, before heading home to clean up and preparing to see themselves on television a short time later.
Segments from the 2014 Wanganui Mitre 10 Mega Tough Kid challenge in October will later be screened on TVNZ's children's programme The 4.30 Show.
Sport Wanganui's annual fun day classic for Year 3-8 primary and intermediate students will be filmed by a TVNZ crew, thanks to securing funding from the Wanganui District Council's Youth Committee, which will pick up the tab for travel and accommodation.
Last year's dash through the massive obstacle course at Cooks Gardens attracted more than 1200 participants from 30 local schools.
Sport Wanganui's event manager Rachel O'Connor had approached the company behind the television show earlier in the year to pitch the idea of screening footage from Tough Kid on their week-day magazine style programme.