Seventh round of the monsoon marathon this Sunday Urvashi Valecha | Mumbai News



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MUMBAI: On Sunday, 3,500 people will leave their mobile phones at home and race in the rain by participating in the seventh edition of the Monsoon Marathon Challenge.

The marathon will begin and end at Jio Garden in the Bandra-Kurla Complex. The riders will participate in three categories: 5 km, 10 km and the half marathon (21 km).

While the half marathon will start at 6am, the 5km and 10km races will start at 6:15 am. This year's marathoners have inspiring stories. Benn Jessudson, who has been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis – a type of arthritis that affects the spine – runs the 10 km marathon.

Then there is Munjal Kapadia who recently underwent a transplant operation, where he gave 70% of his liver to his father.

This year, the youngest runner in the marathon is 10 years old. he participates in the category of 5 km. The oldest participant is 76 years old and will participate in the 10 km marathon.

On the other hand, the youngest participant is 11 years old while the oldest is 70 years old. Of the 3,500 participants, 500 will run the half marathon, 2,500 will race in the 10 km category and 500 will participate in the 5 km race.

The former Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan and his wife-actress Sagarika Ghagte will be present to cheer the runners. In addition, 11 riders who finished the Comrades Marathon in South Africa will attend the event to broadcast a fitness message. The event is an initiative Run India Run is an badociation with the Times of India. The laureates will receive a total of Rs 2 lakh as prize money in different categories

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