Hundreds of school pupils, children and families took on a 2k road race challenge this afternoon as part of the Twilight 5k event at Ipswich Waterfront.

Ipswich Star: Families running together in the Most Active County children and family wave. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNFamilies running together in the Most Active County children and family wave. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Families running together in the Most Active County children and family wave. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNFamilies running together in the Most Active County children and family wave. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

Crowds lined the streets around the Waterfront as they cheered on participants in both races, which kicked off from 1.45pm.

Ipswich Star: Families running together in the Most Active County children and family wave. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNFamilies running together in the Most Active County children and family wave. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Sophia Sahota Lucas and Thea Webb with athlete Emily Moyes. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNSophia Sahota Lucas and Thea Webb with athlete Emily Moyes. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Sophia Sahota Lucas and Thea Webb with athlete Emily Moyes. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNSophia Sahota Lucas and Thea Webb with athlete Emily Moyes. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

The Daily Mile wave saw around 300 schoolchildren lace up their running shoes for the challenge, as part of a national initiative to encourage youngsters to be more active.

Ipswich Star: Sophia Sahota Lucas and Thea Webb with athlete Emily Moyes. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNSophia Sahota Lucas and Thea Webb with athlete Emily Moyes. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Daily Mile 2K unners cross the finish line. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNDaily Mile 2K unners cross the finish line. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Daily Mile 2K unners cross the finish line. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNDaily Mile 2K unners cross the finish line. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

Meanwhile the Most Active County children and family wave saw runners of all ages and abilities take part.

Ipswich Star: Daily Mile 2K unners cross the finish line. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNDaily Mile 2K unners cross the finish line. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Start of the Daily Mile 2K on the Ipswich Waterfront. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNStart of the Daily Mile 2K on the Ipswich Waterfront. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: James Day and Charlie Kingston before the Daily Mile 2K. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNJames Day and Charlie Kingston before the Daily Mile 2K. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

See our gallery of pictures – and watch the live video of youngsters crossing the Daily Mile wave finish line.

Ipswich Star: Sophia Sahota Lucas and Thea Webb with athlete Emily Moyes. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNSophia Sahota Lucas and Thea Webb with athlete Emily Moyes. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: The Daily Mile finish line. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNThe Daily Mile finish line. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Families running together in the Most Active County children and family wave. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWNFamilies running together in the Most Active County children and family wave. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant)

Even more will be featured in Monday’s Ipswich Star.

The elite 5k race is due to start at 7pm, keep your eyes peeled for more live video on our Facebook page.

Various other waves, including the ABP Business Challenge, have also been taking place throughout the day.

Tomorrow morning, we will be uploading pictures from the race – see if you can spot someone you know.