Greetings. Welcome to your RunAddicts 5th Annual Run!
Here is all you need to know about your event. Please take a few minutes to browse this site and you’ll be all set for great fun. Wish you a safe, enjoyable and successful run.
Go on to read about everything you should know concerning the event. And then, join us at the venue bright and early on what is setting up to be a beautiful RR Nagar morning and join the excitement.
PS: If this site didn’t answer all your questions, we are always here to help. Just look for a volunteer in RunAddicts T-Shirt and a Volunteer Badge.
RunAddicts & This Event:
In case you don’t know yet (how could you not!), RunAddicts is the largest volunteer driven gathering of fitness enthusiasts around.
With 1500+ active members on the WhatsApp groups and 3000+ members on FaceBook, RunAddicts is the quintessential & non-commercial health and fitness focused group.
RunAddicts is celebrating its 7th Anniversary by organizing the 5th Annual Run Event with the tagline “Educate a Rural Child”. It includes 10k, 5k and 3km un-timed walk/run with hydration support, in one-of-a-kind Green Event setting.
In the company of 3500+ participants, you will pass through the beautiful neighborhood of Rajarajeshwari Nagar, to the beat of folk music and greet the cheering spectators after an exhilarating Zumba session. You’ll meet hundreds of ever-smiling RunAddicts volunteers ensuring your safety and comfort. Ambulances and medic’s will be ready to assist with medical support. Refresh yourself with water, or energy drinks and snacks at hydration stations every 1.5 km. And at the finish line, you will be greeted with a medal, a certificate and yummy breakfast. You’ll also get to meet the many sponsors who made this event successful.
To top it all, you’d have made a worthwhile contributions towards helping Rural Children with their education, health & fitness.
Now, it is time to browse this site. This has a wealth of info you’ll find useful.
Wish you loads of fun. Don’t get too carried away in the excitement – watch out for those Bengaluru potholes – stay safe out there.
With such a huge number of people, there a few things that you should keep in mind. Traffic, Parking, Route, Schedule, & Guidelines.
Going Green
For the first time ever, a major running event aims to go green. All the way down to zero waste!
Your event goes green. In a big way. It attempts to be the first – and one of a kind – Green Running Event ever attempted at this scale. 3500+ registrants for the run, yet:
- No disposables
- No single use plastic
- Stainless Steel Utensils & Cutlery for everyone, including water stations
- Composting of all Organic Waste
Please help make your event Green Event a great success by:
- Not using any disposables
- Not throwing anything away
- Asking for and using only what is needed (you can always ask for a refill)
- Carrying back any and all solid waste with you after the event
- Carrying your own hydration packs
- Not using paper napkins (hint: pack a handkerchief instead!)
- Leaving a Clean and Green trail behind you