Get, Set and Go – The Hyderabad 10k Run

Get, Set and Go…The Hyderabad 10K run is here again to promote fitness and a healthier city. This year will mark the 12^th edition of this run organized by The Hyderabad 10K Run Foundation every year. Starting at People’s plaza at Necklace road, the run will extend all along Minister Road and will end back at Eat street, just before the starting point.

The Hyderabad 10K Run Foundation was established in the year 2003 with the motto of brining the society together through fitness irrespective of their status. It is a non-profit organisation that works to promote health and fitness in the city.  Since the year of inception the foundation has been successfully conducting several sporting events in the city. The Hyderabad 10K run is one of the major sporting events in India where thousands of people participate every year.

The foundation is also providing a 4 week training programme for first time runners as a preparation for the run. Week on week, the trainees will notice considerable improvement in their running and walking speeds and by the end of the training period they will be run – ready.

This run is open for all. If you wish to take part in this run, all you have do is register yourself. This run will also provide service aids like stalls for first aid and water counters. Sponsors are provided with certain exemptions from Income Tax as well. The Hyderabad 10K Run Foundation is a “Not For Profit” registered under the Indian Trusts Act (An Act of the Indian Parliament), under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and and Section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

“The annual running event brings the city together. The run has become synonymous with promoting health, fitness and sports among public in Hyderabad,” says Salman Babu Khan, chairperson, The Hyderabad 10K Run Foundation.

You can register as an individual or as a group. Apart from the 10K run, there will be a 5K run as well. You can visit the official page of the 10K run for more information. The registration fee ranges from Rs. 100 to Rs. 700 depending on the run and the type of registration. You can also make corporate bookings for your company. The last date for registrations is 23^rd November 2015. So hurry up and register today. Every registration includes some kind of goodie from the team and this running kits will be distributed between 9 AM and 6 PM on Saturday, November 28 at People’s Plaza.

All registrations can be done from the 10K run foundation’s website.

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