We've observed a lot of comments on this article recently. This article is on the Hero Ultra Chennai Marathon that was held in Feb 2008. This is NOT the Marg Chennai Marathon!
The pictures of the Marg Chennai Marathon can be found at http://photos.chennairunners.com
Thanks,
Karthik
Chennai Marathon did finally happen and here are some photos from that forgettable event..
About 18 from our group participated including Mrs. Mahesh who I saw about a km from the finish line walking but determined to finish..
Registration was still open few minutes to the start of the run.. People were milling around to register and get their bibs and TShirts.
Hero Ulta, electric scooter makers were the main sponsor for the event. These guys were cruising around without helmets and were quiet a hindrance to the runners.
Sports Minister of Tamil Nadu & Mayor of Chennai about to flag off the marathon.....
Less than 50 runners participated in the full marathon.. not sure how many completed. Abhijit, Vittal & Venkatesh from our group were at the starting line.
Karthik @ the finish line
Senthil @ the finish line..
Shahul @ the finish line
Balaji @ the finish line
In all, I am glad there was a run. I hope they continue this trend in the years to come but with lot more preparation and professional help.
Personally, It wasn't a good run for me.. I did only half of half marathon..
More Photos in flickr
6 comments:
Good to see some quick feedback on the event.
But did you really mean it when you said it was a "forgettable event" in the first line ? :-)
It Nice to See when People sweat for a Cause
It is really nice to see people turned in huge number to participate in this reasonable social event....
I am too really proud to participate and completed the half marathon
This seems to be a report on Feb 2008 run... aint it?
Hi all,
It was a real great wonderful effort by the organisers to have Chennai run for a cause.
Being the first of its kind in terms of magnitude, the organisers have tried their best to satisfy all the stakeholders. Kudos to the team ...
But, one concern as a person caring for the mother earth, events of such magnitude should have environment partners to organise and minimise creation of litter from the event. As global warming is a raising concern everywhere ...
We from IT ExNoRa ran as a group to clear the litter on the path way and put the trash in designated dustbins.
It is always better to prevent rather than to cure.
Lets all minimise litter and have strict regulations on this area.
Great event, Here is very interesting take on the events
http://www.babycareindia.com/Chennai+%22Give+Life%22+marathon#ragpick
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