Set to take off on February 2, the Run the Runway event will this year include mobility scooters and wheelchairs.
Beginning at 6.15am, walkers, runners and users of mobility scooters and wheelchairs were invited to run or walk the length of the 1.9km runway and return.
A digital clock will be present for the more competitive to record their times.
Limited to 500 people, the event is organised by the Rotary Club of Mosgiel and Taieri Community Facilities Trust, created to raise money for the Mosgiel Pool, which the Dunedin City Council expects will go out for tender early this year.
Event co-ordinator Irene Mosley said she hoped those in Dunedin for the Masters Games would take the chance.
"This event is available nowhere else in New Zealand and is only offered in three places in the southern hemisphere.
"You don’t realise how big the runway is until you’re out there.
"It’s quite an amazing experience."
Mainland Air was offering a first prize of a free training flight, she said.
About 150 people attended last year, raising more than $4000 towards the pool, she said.
Tickets are now available on the Run the Runway website.
