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BSA Hercules Cyclothon Bengaluru 2009 on Oct 11th

September 11, 2009

Its not only running which is really taking off in India, Cycling is not far behind. There are now many established cycling events in India, including the Himachal MTB (Sep 26 – Oct 6, 2009), the Tour of Nilgiris (Dec 15 – Dec 23, 2009), and then the recently organized and very successful BSA Hercules Duathlon in [...]

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Running in India: Running group – Runners for Life

August 25, 2009

This is the first post in the series on following the development of Running in India, or rather ‘organized’ running. This post focuses on a passionate running group from Bangalore – Runners for Life, which has set a benchmark for developing a great running community, a running culture, and set up highest standards in organizing running related [...]

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Urban Stampede 2009 Results

August 24, 2009

Runners for Life, Bangalore, organized the 2nd edition of this hugely successful event of a different kind on Aug 22nd. Urban Stampede is a corporate relay run, where different company teams face off against each other for the title of the “Fastest running corporate team” in the country. Each teams is of 4 persons with [...]

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Bangalore Ultramarathon & Kaveri Trail Marathon coming up

August 8, 2009

As the running season unfolds in India, two of the most anticipated events on the calendar have been announced by Runners for Life, the Bangalore based group. I can say without any doubts, and with the reference of so many delighted runners, that these are one of the most organized runs in the country, not [...]

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Urban Stampede 2009 on Aug 22nd

July 26, 2009

Urban Stampede is one of those innovative ideas from Runners for Life group in Bangalore, an event management company specializing in organizing running events. Some of their events which are now part of the regular calendar are the Bangalore Ultramarathon, the Kaveri Trail Marathon, the Bangalore Duathlon, and the monthly Feet on the Street runs [...]

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BSA Hercules Duathlon 2009 Results: 17 year old Bharath wins

June 16, 2009

India’s first ever Duathlon (cycling + running) event happened on Sunday, June 14th, and saw a total of 322 participants battle it out. There were two events on the day:

10k run + 20k cycling (5k run + 20k cycle + 5k run)
5k run + 10k cycling (2.5k run + 10k cycle + 2.5k run)

The [...]

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Sunfeast World 10K 2009 Results: Merga, Mergia win

May 31, 2009

Elite Championchip resultsGeneral Championchip results
Coming down to Bangalore after a great win at the Boston marathon, and a 27:24 10K at Ottawa a week earlier, Deriba Merga of Ethiopia won the 2nd edition of the Sunfeast World 10K run in Bangalore on May 31st. Merga won in 28:13. Kenyan Mark Kiptoo was second in 28:15 [...]

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Bangalore Duathlon on June 14, 2009

April 28, 2009

Runners for Life is organizing the first ever of its kind event in India on June 14th. The event will be held in Bangalore, and will include a running and a cycling leg.
Following runs are part of the event:

10K running + 20K cycling
5K running + 10K cycling

Event website: http://www.bangaloreduathlon.com/
Bangalore already has a big running [...]

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Sunfeast Bangalore 10K on May 31, 2009

March 17, 2009

Update (Mar 26): Its confirmed. Event is on May 31st. Online registrations have started.
Once again, I hear a new date coming out, this time it is May 25th (or is it May 31st?).
Check out the story from The Hindu here and here. Hindu first published the date as May 25th, and then changed it to [...]

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Marathon buzz: Bangalore marathon on May 18th?

March 13, 2009

When the news about a marathon breaks out with a story on a Bollywood actress, take it with a pinch of salt. If the story is coming from Bangalore, add more salt, and on top of that, if Crossover is associated with it, well, you can probably pour some of the salt on top of [...]

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