Techniche is hosting the 2019 edition of Guwahati Half Marathon

GUWAHATI: IIT Guwahati's annual techno-management festival, Techniche is hosting the 2019 edition of Guwahati Half Marathon to raise awareness on clean drinking water, scarcity of which has become a global concern.
To be held on August 25 in the city, the half marathon organized by the premier technology institute based in Guwahati is northeast's largest student-organized half marathon that is being hosted annually by the IIT Guwahati student fraternity on public awareness initiatives.This year, the 11th edition of the Guwahati Half Marathon is aimed at arousing awareness towards the importance of clean and safe drinking water.
"There is a huge water shortage problem in various parts of the world, including India. There are certain parts in the country where water might be accessible, but is contaminated with chemicals like arsenic and other impurities, rendering it undrinkable. This year, the Guwahati Half Marathon has partnered up with Piramal Sarvajal to contribute towards the cause of cleaning water sources. For every registration, we will be contributing a certain amount of the registration fee towards building water ATMs," said Suraj Shelke, convener of Techniche 2019. Organizers said that the aspiring participants can register for all the events through both online and offline mode.
Splitted into various categories, the Spirit Run is an open-to-all 6 km racing event with no age restriction. Anyone can participate in the event and there would be separate categories and thus, separate prize money for men and women will be awarded. Registration for joining the Spirit Run is free of cost.
On the other hand, the Glory Run is a 21 km racing event where anyone above 14 years of age can participate. The registration fee is Rs 400 and there will be separate race categories as well as separate prizes for men and women participants.
The Courage Run is a 6 km racing event for the specially-abled people.
The General Championship is an event exclusively for schools and colleges where they participate and battle it out for the General Championship trophy. The run would be in the Spirit Run category, i.e., 6 km. The points would be counted on the basis of total number of participants and the number of participants ending up in top 50.