BHUBANESWAR: SBI Group in association with Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM is all set to conduct the second edition of SBI Green Marathon across 17 cities in India. The event is scheduled to be held in the capital February 3, 2019.
The organisers are expecting a huge crowd of more than 2100 participants in this marathon, which is to be held under three categories, i.e. 5K, 10K and 21K timed runs. In order to popularise this event, the group has planned two promotional runs prior to the actual event and successfully conducted the first promo run Sunday at Sikharchandi hill.
The promo run witnessed a massive response from the people of Bhubaneswar. Within a few hours of hosting on Town Script, all the tickets were sold out (this event was with free entry tickets). During the reporting hours at Sikharchandi, there was a huge crowd of people who couldn’t buy tickets but were interested for a spot registration for participation.
More than 140 runners lined up at the starting line by 6 AM in the morning. The beats of Punjabi Dhol with enchanting music warmed up the runners prior to the commencement of the marathon. It was amazing to see people from all age groups gathering at the starting line to participate in the event. A group of 30 students from OUAT also joined the Green Run. The event was flagged-off exactly at 6:30 AM and runners covered the running course from Sikharchandi through Infosys, Patia Chowk, Magnet Chowk and back to Sikharchandi.
Pre-event t-shirt distribution, on-route hydration, post-event breakfast and photography of the entire run were arranged by the organisers. “We have planned for the event meticulously and have created small teams for various tasks. Goodies distribution at the starting line was quite smooth along with the arrangements at the commencement and en-route water points. We conducted the marathon this to provide the feel of the actual run which propagates the green cause,” said Ajay Nanda, a local coordinator for SBI Green Marathon.
The feelings of satisfaction were quite evident from the smiles and activities of the runners at the finishing line. The organisers are looking forward to a more enthusiastic response from the running community in Bhubaneswar in the second promo run of SBI Green Marathon which is scheduled to be held in January 2019.
