By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
08th February:- As many as 1000 persons from all
walks of life will run for the cause of Road Safety in ‘Punjab Half
Marathon-2017’ in the city beautiful on February 12. This mega- event is being
hosted by the national level Thrill Zone Trust which is committed to spread
awareness on good health and extensively working towards the cause of road
safety in the country.
The 21 km long marathon will commence
from Chandigarh club at 6:30 am on Sunday which will cross Rock Garden, Sukhna
Lake, Kishangarh, IT Park and it will end at the point from where it started.
Sharing some vital information about
the upcoming event, Founder of Thrill Zone, P C Kushwaha said that this is the
16th event in the row and we have previously covered various
cities like Mumbai, Dehradun, Kathgodam and Delhi. He added that the marathon
is aimed at spreading a message that human life is precious and the choices we
make on the road can destroy or preserve it. The trial runs have already been
completed successfully and we have tied up with Max hospital for the medical
services to avoid any untoward incident. There will be medical counter on the
route and recovery zone with Physiotherapist.
While speaking on the occasion, Founder
of ArriveSafe NGO, Harman Sidhu said that by associating with this
Marathon, we want to draw attention towards the right to walk of pedestrians in
the urban environment. Walking spaces are being reduced day by day to
accommodate more cars. Policy makers need to think of where we walk and they
should ensure that pedestrians should be able to walk without the fear of being
run over. The aim should be to use road space efficiently, move people, not
vehicles. We want to spread the message through this marathon that public
transport system should be improved and rights of the vulnerable group called pedestrians
should be protected.
The participants of the run will be
given trophies, and free T-shirts. There will be ten water and Energy Drinks
station on route for Runners. Besides, there will be Cyclist to support the
Runners participating in Event.
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