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Over 5,000 runners participate at the recently organised marathon

More than 5,000 enthusiastic runners braved the incessant rains that had been lashing the city of Goa for the past 3 days to be flagged off at 5 AM in the morning of 1st Oct. The RG MARATHON 3.0 across 3 categories - 5 Km, 10Km and 21Km. There was also a separate category and route for Differently-Abled Marathon Enthusiasts. The participants gathered for an early morning at 4 am and indulged in some light hearted Warm-Up session
comprising of Zumba and stretching moves, gyrating to the tunes of popular Hindi, English, Goan, and pop music. Runner and fitness enthusiast - Milind Soman who was the Brand Ambassador for this event, ran alongside the participants with his wife Ankita Konwar, also a runner. In the 21 km category, Parasappa Halijo emerged as Winner, followed by Abhishek in 2nd place and Annanot B. Goakar securing 3rd place. 10 km category saw Anubhav clinch 1st place, with VivekNarayan Mko and Anita Kamalavalli finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively. In the 5 km category, the top
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positions went to Omkar Sadanand, Yashraj Balaram, and Dev Narayan.
Milind Soman, who also participated, added an extra layer of excitement, alongside his wife Ankita Konwar remarkable performance in the challenging 21 km run.

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