Chilly weather no hurdle for Munnar marathon

Nearly 800 people participate in first high-altitude marathon

January 28, 2017 11:40 pm | Updated January 29, 2017 08:04 am IST - IDUKKI:

Participants in the high-altitude marathon pass through a tea garden road in Munnar on Saturday.

Participants in the high-altitude marathon pass through a tea garden road in Munnar on Saturday.

Hundreds of people, including foreigners, participated in the first high-altitude marathon held at Munnar on Saturday.

The 71-km ultra-marathon began from ATC Stadium in Old Munnar at 4 a.m. Twenty persons took part in it.

The 42.10-km full marathon was flagged off at 5.15 a.m., 21.1- km half marathon at 6.30 a.m., and seven-km ‘run for fun marathon,’ at 10 a.m.

A new experience

Despite the chilly weather, nearly 800 people participated in the marathon. It was a new experience for the participants and visitors in Munnar. A large number of local people witnessed the event.

L.L. Meena, a Delhi resident and an Army official in Jammu and Kashmir, won the first place in the ultra-marathon while Munnar Eco Nagar resident Murthy won the second place. The half marathon was flagged off by cricketer Sreesanth.

Kestrel Adventures organised the event with a view to promoting adventure tourism in Munnar.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.