Overwhelming response for 5K Fun Run in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: As part of a curtain raiser for the upcoming Hyderabad marathon, which is scheduled to be held on December 19, a ‘5K Fun Run’ was organised at the University of Hyderabad campus on Sunday, which attracted nearly 1,500 novice runners from across the city.

The ‘5K Fun Run’, which was flagged-off by Ramesh Reddy, Joint Commissioner of Police, was aimed at encouraging novice runners, adolescents and amateur runners in Hyderabad to discover the joy of running and also be a part of the premier annual running event of the city, Hyderabad Runners Society (HRS), which organises the annual running event, said.

The fun run also featured enthusiastic runners who turned up in fancy and colourful costumes and bagged prizes for their effort. Many amateur runners also turned up for the 5K fun run to support different social causes. The 5K run featured participants from the 6-week long training programme ‘Couch to 5K’, initiative of Hyderabad Runners, which is aimed at encouraging people from all walks of life to adopt healthy lifestyle in their lives.

The Full and Half Marathons of Hyderabad marathon on December 19, will start from 5 am and 6 am respectively from Necklace Road while the 10K run will start at 7 am from Hitex Exhibition Centre, Madhapur. The organisers said that Covid vaccination certificate (both doses) or an RT-PCR negative report is mandatory for runners to collect their bibs and take part in marathon.

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