The Cure Kids Great Adventure Race 2010, held in the Paradise area north of Glenorchy, this year attracted eight teams to compete in a day-long sports event and raise funds to help Cure Kids' research several diseases affecting children.
The race began with a challenging trek to the summit of Mt Alfred, involving a climb of 1060 vertical metres.
The athletes then descended via the north ridge and changed to bikes for a 20km mountain bike ride.
From Diamond Lake the final leg of the race took the competitors to the finish line at Paradise.
Cure Kids race director Alan Nelson said the start at Mt Alfred was a real challenge for the teams.
"There was no warm-up, and this sorted everyone out at the start."
Several of the teams in this year's event were new to the race.
The winning team, Team Cool Runnings, from Ernst & Young in Christchurch, had been practising at other events around Christchurch and Hanmer Springs.
"We have only been training for this event since spring. But it feels really great to prove we were able to complete it," Daniel Webber from the Ernst & Young team said after the race.
Each team had to raise $10,625 to enter the race, but most teams exceeded their fundraising targets.
The total amount raised was $128,206.
The team that raised the most was the team from Cadbury in Dunedin, which raised $33,000.
Gen-i raised $23,000 and Livingstones came in with the third highest amount with $21,000.
Cure Kids chief Executive Vicki Lee said there were fewer teams in the race than last year, but the average amount raised by the teams was higher this year.
Ms Lee was joined by a large team of Cure Kids staff and volunteers, and was helped during the prize-giving by 9-year-old Cure Kids ambassador Jessica Clark.
"It has been a fantastic day, with happy people, great weather and stunning scenery," Ms Lee said.
Team Cool Runnings from Ernst & Young (Christchurch) won the race in 5hr and 22min from Team Rascals Return from Gen-i (Christchurch), with a time of 5hr 28min, and Team Colliers HP from Colliers International (Queenstown), in 6hr 9min.
