4/10/2019
PUNE: Pune: Pune
Road Runners, Avrom Sports and HDFC Bank unite have joined hands to spread the
message of water conservation through Half-Marathon scheduled on Sunday,
October 13.
The ‘HDFC Unite’ Pune half-marathon will begin from Pune Rural
Police Ground on Pashan Road at 5 am with the participants propagating “Fit
India” movement and that of water conservation, said Dr. Vivek Billampelly of
Pune Road Runners, at a media conference to announce the half-marathon. Also
present on the occasion were conveyor Manoj Thakur, Rakesh Kumar Relan of HDFC
Bank unite and Rohit Roy of Pune Road Runners.
The run is being organised over three distances - 21km, 10km
and 6 km - with top finishers in each category getting prizes worth Rs 1.35
lakh in total.“The prize distribution will be done soon after the end of the
run,” informed Manoj Thakur.
Elaborating on the route for the run, Thakur said the 6km run
will begin from the police ground and head on Baner road to Hotel Green Park
and take turn at Hotel Bhairavi and finish at Abhimanshree.
The 10km run will also take
the same route on Baner road passing Veritas and will turn back from Dutt
Mandir and end at the police ground. The 21km half-marathon will take the same
route till Veritas and take left on Baner-Pashan Link road to reach NCL and
Pashan chowk before ending at the starting point. “This is the second year of
the marathon and interested runners may register online at www.pune-halfmarathon.in,” said
Rohit Roy.
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