New Delhi’s former chief minister, Ms. Sheila Dikshit graced the occasion, appreciating the very cause of marathon running – health & fitness
New Delhi, January 27, 2019 – With a mission to inspire people to focus on fitness and live a healthy lifestyle, Born2Run hosted it’s first ever Born2Run Half Marathon today at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. The marathon kickstarted at 6 am tillabout 9 am with the race categories of 5 km, 10 km, and 21.1 km.A total of 5000runners participated inthe Born2Run Half marathon.
Ms. Sheila Dikshit, former chief minister of New Delhi graced the occasion with her presence at the marathon. Also present were Maan Kaur Singh (Age:102) and Gurdev Singh (Age :80), the mother-son duo. Mann Kaur has hit the headlines by becoming world’s fastest centenarian at American Masters Games in Vancouver in 2017
The vision of Born2Run is to establish a sustainable, community focused pan-India running event, encouraging athletes and amateur runners to lead healthy lifestyles and further improve their personal fitness through running.The key highlights of the event were its excellent route profile with ample hydration points, medical aid, ample parking facility, enough mobile toilets, planned transport facility and breakfast for the participating individuals.
Born2Run strives to live by the three Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations:
1) Clean Water & Sanitation
2) Gender Equality
3) Good Health & Well-Being
Ms. Sheila Dikshit, Former CM of New Delhi said, “I am overwhelmed by the amazing response seen at Born2Run Half Marathonat JLN Stadium today. The interest amongst people is quite evident and there is no doubt aboutan upsurge in marathon participation in the recent times. It would be great to see the government actively involved in the betterment of marathon events, encouragementof professional runners and their intense trainings tohelp createa greaterimpact this spacerighfully deserves.”
Dr.Sunita Godara, Race Director at Born2Run and an eminent international marathoner of repute said, “It’s such a wonderful feeling to know that the veryfirst phase of Born2Run Half Marathon received a massive acceptance from people. It is exhilarating to watch people being inspired to run and a very satisfactory feeling for a professional marathon runner like me. That’s exactly the reason why I decided to associate with Born2Run Half marathon. Health and fitness is the core message I wanted to drive through Born2Run Half Marathon and I hope this will bring a positive change in many lives.”
Mr. Raja Sethi, Advisor, Born2Run said, “I am very excited to be able to organize this Half Marathon and contributing my bit in helping people to live a fit and healthy life.I thank allthe dignitaries who joined the marathon and the participants for showing a great spirit, with all my heart.The participation was really good and I hope this momentum continues throughout all our marathons in future.”
About Born2Run Marathon:
Born2Run marathon is being hosted for several causes including clean water and sanitization, gender equality, good health and well-being. The NGO’s associated with Born2Run are ZMQ Development which creates and implements practical technology linked tools and solutions to empower communities; Health Fitness Trust which promotes health, fitness and carries out public/community welfare activities; Foundation for Agricultural Resources Management And Environmental Remediation (FARMER) to cater to the welfare of villagers especially farmers, youth and women and for the overall development of the village.
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