<p>The promoters of the Bengaluru marathon on Thursday launched the first edition of Bengaluru 10K Challenge here on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The event, which will be held is association with Karnataka Amateur Athletic Association (KAAA), is expected to witness around 6,000 participants from across the country and will carry a total prize money of Rs 11 lakh. <br /><br />There will be two time-bound races within the event - the 10K Challenge and 5K Challenge which will start at 6:30 am and 7:50 am respectively on NICE Road, Banshankari Toll Gate on Sunday. <br /><br />In addition to these two events, there will also be a 5K charity run, starting 7:50 am. This will see over 60 visually impaired students as well as HIV infected children running this event. All registration proceeds will go towards charity. <br /><br />Nagaraj Adiga, the race director and marathoner said: “The idea behind organising such an event is to encourage people to run. Hopefully, this is the beginning of something which year upon year will get bigger and tougher.”<br /><br />“This event will the first step towards preparing ourselves for the Bengaluru marathon later this year,” he added.<br /><br />A 6KM stretch on one side of the NICE road will be blocked from 9.00 pm on Saturday to 9.00 am on Sunday.</p>
<p>The promoters of the Bengaluru marathon on Thursday launched the first edition of Bengaluru 10K Challenge here on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The event, which will be held is association with Karnataka Amateur Athletic Association (KAAA), is expected to witness around 6,000 participants from across the country and will carry a total prize money of Rs 11 lakh. <br /><br />There will be two time-bound races within the event - the 10K Challenge and 5K Challenge which will start at 6:30 am and 7:50 am respectively on NICE Road, Banshankari Toll Gate on Sunday. <br /><br />In addition to these two events, there will also be a 5K charity run, starting 7:50 am. This will see over 60 visually impaired students as well as HIV infected children running this event. All registration proceeds will go towards charity. <br /><br />Nagaraj Adiga, the race director and marathoner said: “The idea behind organising such an event is to encourage people to run. Hopefully, this is the beginning of something which year upon year will get bigger and tougher.”<br /><br />“This event will the first step towards preparing ourselves for the Bengaluru marathon later this year,” he added.<br /><br />A 6KM stretch on one side of the NICE road will be blocked from 9.00 pm on Saturday to 9.00 am on Sunday.</p>
