About US

Welcome to Chennai Runners.

Chennai Runners is an informal group of people who share a passion for running. Most of us like running long distances. Some of us prefer short distances. But we like running.

This group comprises, in varying fitness levels, the young, the young at heart and people whose youthfulness belies their age. Long distance running with the goal of finishing a marathon drives most of the members in this group. So we draw up schedules, train together, travel to races, exchange stories and experiences.
Running in a group helps us push each other beyond our limits and alleviates the loneliness of running. The fact that there is a mate waiting is an additional incentive to get out of bed to run on most early mornings.

Whether you like setting the pace or following your own, join us by subscribing to our Google Group by sending a mail to: chennairunners+subscribe@googlegroups.com

History
Chennai Runners was founded in 2006 when Ram Viswanathan met another solo runner Harishankar, where else but on the roads, and then on their run spoke about having a group that promulgated the joy of running.

A mail group was created to share information on when and how long each runner would be running. That group is now close to 1000 people strong with a common objective to promote a sense of overall well-being and fitness through running. The group now motivates and pushes people to limits which were hitherto thought impossible.

As the group became larger, events such as the ECR Runs and the Chennai Runners Anniversary Runs were organized.

ECR Runs
The ECR Runs is the brainchild of the Chennai Runners founding members and started as a simple need to provide a well-supported, enjoyable run outside of the cluttered, concrete city bounds so that new runners are encouraged to take up a sport which has energized so many runners around the world.

The ECR run started as a single category, self-supported run from a point inside the city through to ECR, has now changed to a multi-category (10k, 21.1k), volunteer supported, professionally organized event which is quite popular in the India running calendar with runners joining in from Hyderabad, Bangalore and Mumbai this time.

Now, there are several events and programs leading upto the ECR Half Marathon such as training runs, the popular 10x10 runs, stretching regimes, core strengthening programs etc.

This year, to everyone’s delight, the Chennai Runners Half Marathon and 10k will be conducted inside the serene environs of IIT-Madras. Please click here to register for the event