Kiewa-Tangambalanga Lions Club Milk Run set to attract strong field

The ninth edition of the annual Kiewa-Tangambalanga Lions Club Milk Run will take place at Huon Reserve on Sunday.

Described as "the entrée" to the Nail Can Hill Run, six and 10-kilometre courses will track along the High Country Rail Trail over Sandy Creek Bridge.

Organiser Peter Croucher, who coined the idea of the fun run in 2011 with fellow Lions Club member Eric Thompson, is thrilled to have it back in 2021.

"It had been going for eight years and we were hoping this would be the 10th, but we missed last year so it's the ninth," Mr Croucher said.

"It was a big decision to run it again, but we've taken the plunge and we're going to have a go at it.

"We look at it as an entrée for the Nail Can Hill Run for the people who are extensive runners, but it's also a great community day for people to come out and have a walk.

"We see people with prams and dogs who walk along."

The run usually attracts between 250 to 300 entrants each year, but Mr Croucher is hopeful that figure could be exceeded.

"Online bookings closed on Thursday, but we have a feeling we're going to get a good number because people are looking forward to getting out and doing something," he said.

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The 10-kilometre event sees runners go beyond the Sandy Creek Bridge and turn back, while the six-kilometre goes to the end of the bridge.

"It's the one part of the Indigo Shire where we've got the Hume Weir and the Sandy Creek Bridge," Mr Croucher said.

"I'm an Indigo shire councillor and I did this because I wanted a community event for Kiewa-Tangambalanga.

"Seven kilometres of frontage and the bridge is all part of Indigo Council and it's something we should use."

Mr Thompson has been proud to see the event grow to what it is today.

"I was thinking why don't we have some sort of run for our community," he said.

"I spoke to Peter about it and he came up with the idea of the milk run because of Murray Goulburn (dairy).

"It was funny because I decided to look up milk run on Google and there was milk runs all over the world (laughs). I couldn't believe it because I thought we'd be the first.

"In 2012, we had to run the opposite way (towards Wodonga) because the bridge wasn't finished, but the following year we went the other way (towards Tallangatta)."

Wodonga Brass will perform on Sandy Creek Bridge throughout the day.

Entrants can enjoy a free milk, yoghurt and a sausage after the race, with awards and spot prizes up for grabs.

Registration is at 8.30am, with the run to start at 10am.

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