On February 26, the BMC will organise a pre-Marathon run (promo run) in Mumbai as a part of the civic body’s preparation for its first ‘Fit Mumbai BMC Half Marathon’.
The pre-Marathon is categorised into three parts – 3km, 5km and 10km – and nearly 5,000 people are expected to register for it. The main objective of the civic body’s own half marathon is to create awareness about health and fitness. Officials said this initiative is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Fit India’ movement of 2019.
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A meeting was held on Tuesday at the A-ward office, where Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sunil Bonde, Mumbai Police representative Poonam Jadhav and Disaster Management chief Rashmi Lokhande met BMC officers As part of preparations to discuss the preparations.
The BMC said its own officials and the Mumbai Police will run along with citizens. The promo run will start at 7am from Selfie Point of the BMC Headquarters. Every runner will get a device to monitor timing.
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