The Trivandrum Runners Club is launching Kids Mile, a training and mentoring programme for schoolchildren to inculcate in them the habit of middle and long-distance running. The programme is aimed at enabling schoolchildren to run 10 km on road and take it up as an exercise.
Preeja Sreedharan, Olympian and Asian Games gold medallist, is the brand ambassador for the programme.
The programme will be inaugurated at St. Mary’s High School, Pattom, at 3 p.m. on Friday. Around 50 students will compete in a 3,000-m race. Ms. Sreedharan will flag off the race and present the certificates to winners.