30th of August 2015, The Marathon Day for the city had begun in excitement for around 14000 runners. The Airtel Hyderabad Marathon’s 5th edition was held and active participation was seen and welcomed. The full marathon ran 42km, there were other half marathon, 10km runs too. The course started from People’s plaza and ran through to Gacchibowli stadium. It was a successful event to both, the managing team and the runners.
Runners running through the Hitex
KMIT has supported the event by sending about 150 volunteers to the marathon. The response was great. Every student enjoyed to the fullest by helping the runners, encouraging them throughout. Naga Sivani, a 3rd year CSE student,the team leader for a group of volunteers says, “The task was to be responsible for my 30 volunteers and make sure we all gave the runners the best support.”
Volunteers from KMIT at the Marathon
Naveena P, who was stationed at the Gachibowli stadium says she had the best volunteering experience till date. “That moment when the runners are so close to the finish line but are so tired and weak from all the running, we ran with them and lifted a few and ran towards the finish line! That will never be forgotten”. Not just the students, KMIT faculty had also participated in the run. Ms. Sharmila and Ms. Shweta have run the half-marathon(21km) successfully. Sachin Dhondi, a 3rd year CSE student was one of the organizers from the Hyderabad Runners’ club. All in all, It is great to see the college actively participating in social events held for cause, and we hope to see ourselves in big numbers in upcoming events!
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