Allison Sanghe and Cynthia Sedun haven’t been training but felt more than ready to join the other walkers on the bright, sunny day in downtown Vancouver for the annual Sun Run.

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“The moms are walking and the kids are running,” Sedun said. “We both thought it was cool that our kids were doing it, so we thought, ‘Why not?’”

Sedun and Sanghe have become new friends and are both returning to the Sun Run this year after many years off.

Sanghe hasn’t participated for 15 years, having done it last when her children were young.

The two were supporting each other the entire way, with Sanghe feeling more nervous than Sedun, who is an avid long-distance bicyclist.

Participants in the walking division start later than the elite athletes at the Vancouver Sun Run, which this year had 57,518 registered participants for the 10-kilometre run, walk or ride.

While the competitive runners wrapped up their route earlier in the day, the participants choosing to walk had a slower start. Some stretched, others relaxed with family and friends and some, like Dani Lloyd, were preparing their babies for the long day.