We are very proud to be associated with this event. The city needs many more such

running opportunities. The one-mile run is

a great format to attract more participants

Pranav Adani | MD, AGRO - OIL & GAS, ADANI GROUP

Events like this are good for health. Such competitions should be held oftenH O Gandhi | ZONAL DIRECTOR, NCB

Participate and finish the race. If you get a prize at the end, it’s a bonus. To keep

running is the keyBhagwati Oza | 78-YEAR-OLD

RUNNING ENTHUSIAST

I hope this is just the beginning of a new era for Amdavadis and will inspire them for miles aheadLihas Trivedi | DIRECTOR, LS SPORTS

Pics: Yogesh Chawda, Ashwin Sadhu

Prize | `10,000

Prize | `8,000

Prize | `5,000

VIJAY KUMAR

PRABHAKAR KANAUJIA

RAJESH SHIKARY

DISHA DAVE

KAJAL RATHOD

DIMPLE BHAVSAR

2nd place

3rd place

Prize | `5,000

Prize | `3,000

Prize | `2,000

PRANSHU KAPUR

DARSHAN PARMAR

ANISH PAWAR

ELIZABETH BALARAM

PURVI MOTIPWAR

ANANYA CHANDWANI

Winners

2nd place

3rd place

AGE GROUP | 8-13

AGE GROUP | 14-19

ACHIEVERS ALLThese winners in various age groups and categories got a rousing welcome at the finish line

MEN WOMEN

Winners

Prize | `10,000

Prize | `8,000

Prize | `5,000

SUNIL LOBANIYA

PRADEEP CHAUDHARY

VIKRAM SHINDE

DEEPA VERMA

SHIVANI SHAH

LAJJA MAKWANA

2nd place

3rd place

AGE GROUP | 20-29Winners

Prize | `10,000

Prize | `8,000

Prize | `5,000

JENISH PATEL

SHAUNAK PATEL

P D PATIL

NEETU VERMA

NEETU KUMARI

TEENA KRISHNADAS

2nd place

3rd place

AGE GROUP | 30-39Winners

Prize | `10,000

Prize | `8,000

Prize | `5,000

KARAMJEET SINGH

RAMESH BAKHERIYA

SANDIP GHORAI

HEMAL SHAH

UMA VINOD

SUMADEVI BHATTA

2nd place

3rd place

AGE GROUP | 40-49Winners

Prize | `5,000

Prize | `3,000

Prize | `2,000

SHANA PADHIAR

SAMIR SHAH

RAVINDRA JOSHIPURA

BHAGWATI OZA

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2nd place

3rd place

AGE GROUP | 60 aboveWinners

Prize | `10,000

Prize | `8,000

Prize | `5,000

DINESH VAGHELA

NILESH PATEL

NITEEN BHATT

RUCHI GANDHI

JAGRUTI BRAHMANIYA

AKANSHA DESAI

2nd place

3rd place

CORPORATEWinners

Prize | `15,000

Prize | `10,000

Prize | `5,000

GAURAV, VARUN & VYOM CHOPRA

PANKAJ, SHASHI & JAYANT GHORAWAT

SHITAL, ARNAV & ARYA BOGHANI

2nd place

3rd place

FASTEST FAMILYWinnersPrize | `10,000

RANDHIR & BHARTI CHAUHAN

FASTEST GRAND COUPLEWinners

CITY SETS NEW SPORT MILESTONE

Peter.Nazareth and Shweta.Singh@timesgroup.com

The city’s bleary-eyed Sunday morn-ing lethargy was blown away by a rush of endorphins as Amdavadis thronged the Sabarmati riverfront

at Vallabh Sadan for the Times of India-Adani Rain Miler. Over 1,700 runners gath-ered from 5:30 am onwards to compete in various categories of the Rain Miler compe-tition. With participants ranging from school kids to high-flying executives and retired senior citizens, the lure of the mile was uniformly strong. Starting at dawn with the competition for junior categories, the mood and participation levels rose along with the sun.

“This miler is a great idea because it opens up the joys of running to people in all stages of preparation — from novices to veteran distance running enthusiasts. This is the best way to promote running and a healthy lifestyle,” said Sharad Shukla, an Isro employee who was accompanying his son at the run.

The perfectly-organized race employed smart technology to keep things going smoothly. RFID tags on runners’ bibs and reader units at the start, turnaround point and at the finish line made sure that runners’ time and starts were logged without hassle or confusion and without any errors. There also were quadcopter-mounted cameras keeping an eye on proceedings along the one mile.

The various categories — like the separate ones for couples, families and corporates — kept things interesting for all runners. Milers proudly com-memorated their finishes by get-ting themselves photographed beside banners proclaiming: ‘I ran my fastest mile today.’

“We have come here in force. There are about 30 of us from our office. This has defi-nitely given our organization awareness about fitness and is promoting a sense of camara-derie,” said Harshvardhan Zala, 34, a designer with a city-based corporate. As the morning drew on, passersby and the Sunday morning traffic began to be drawn to the riverfront, partly because of the DJ belting out hot tracks.

The categories that had a later start, like the family category and corporates, had a healthy number of spectators waving at runners and yelling words of encouragement.

TOI-Adani Rain Miler Run Has

Citizens Sprinting For Health And Joy

TO A FLYING START: Pranav Adani flags off TOI-Adani Rain Miler Run at Sabarmati Riverfront on Sunday morning