8th edition of Indiabulls Home Loans Vasai Virar Mayor’s Marathon on December 9, 2018
by Shrutee K/DNS
Mumbai,
October 25, 2018: The 8th edition of Indiabulls Home
Loans Vasai Virar Mayor’s Marathon (IBVVMM) will see the introduction of a 5K
Timed Run to attract new runners and provide them with an opportunity to participate
in a National level running event. Supported by Indiabulls Home Loans and Cigna
TTK, the IBVVMM will be held on December 9, 2018 at New Viva College in Virar. The
event will also see the addition of an age category in the Women’s Full
Marathon. These announcements were made by Shri Rupesh Jadhav, Mayor of the
Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation at a press conference held at the
Indiabulls Finance Center on Thursday.
IBVVMM is the only national level running event in the country
which is organized by a Municipal Corporation.Since its inception in 2011, the
event has attracted the country’s leading professional long distance runners
and now is also witnessing an increase in the number of amateur participants. The
public-private partnership has ensured that it is one of country’s very few
sport events to offer highest prize money – a fund worth Rs. 45 lakhs,
rewarding both professional and amateur athletes in various age group
categories. Additionally, a
separate prize fund for participants from the Vasai-Virar belt has also been
created to encourage the amateur runners from the region.
5K Timed
Run: This year, the IBVVMM has introduced a new run for men and women,
the 5K Timed Run in four age groups. The existing timed categories are - Full
Marathon (42.195 Kms), Half Marathon (21.097Kms) and the 11 K Run.
Additionally, Dhamaal Dhaav (4 Kms) is a non-timed fun run organised to create
social awareness.
The Half Marathon and the 5 K Run will also include ‘The Indiabulls Home Loans Battlerun’ - an exclusive
category for corporate runners and running groups. Men and women of any age can
participate in all four categories. The IBVVMM will be run under the aegis of
the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), while the route has been measured and
certified by the Association of International Marathons (AIMS).
“The Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation in tandem with
sponsors and partners is committed to keep growing the Vasai Virar Mayor’s
Marathon and continues to extend a warm welcome to athletes from all over the
state as well as other parts of the country to come and participate in the Full
Marathon for men and women, the Half Marathon for men and women and the 11K Run
for men and women,” said the Hon’ble Mayor.
“The Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation is proud to be
organising an event of this scale which attracts athletes from all over the
country. The Corporation will make every effort to ensure a memorable running
experience for each and every participant,” said the Additional Commissioner,
Ramesh Manale, who also graced the event.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Ashwini Hooda, DMD, Indiabulls Housing
Finance Ltd.said, “Our partnership with IBVVMM for the past two years has been
extremely rewarding. This year, we have introduced a new category for 5km
runners for the first time thus attracting new participants and scaling up the
magnitude of IBVVMM.”
Sapna Desai, Head Marketing and Communications, Cigna TTK Health
Insurance said, “At Cigna TTK we believe ‘Health hai toh Life hai’ and being
part of the Vasai Virar Mayors Marathon is the perfect way for us to celebrate
the sport and the Health and Wellness benefits that it brings to our community.
Aimed at promoting an active and healthy lifestyle, the event reinforces and
brings to life our mission to help the people we serve improve health,
well-being and sense of security, while showcasing Cigna TTK’s deep commitment
to healthy living, partnerships and communities.”
The race route
will have adequate water and energy drink stations, besides cool sponge and
orange stations. While there will be a medical base camp at the start/finish
venue, there will be medical stations along the route besides doctors on
motorbikes and ambulances at regular intervals.
The registration fee for the Full Marathon, the Half Marathon and
the 11 Kms Run is Rs 750 plus taxes and Rs 700plus taxes for the 5K which is
the lowest in the country for a National level event. The fee includes offering
the timing chip, personalized running numbers, finisher’s medals, free race
photographs and hot breakfast post-race. Registrations can be done through the
event website www.ibvvmm.com.
Hosted by the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation and Kala
Kreeda Vikas Mandal, the event is promoted by Aryanz Sports PR & Events.
New Viva College will be the Venue Partner, Enerzal will be the Energy Drink
Partner and Marketing Partner is Meraki Sport & Entertainment.
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