To keep the healthy spirit burning, a running competition has been planned on February 20 (today) by Islamabad Running Club (IRC) in coordination with the Directorate of Sports, Culture and Tourism Capital Development Authority /Metropolitan Corporation.
The 10-km run will start at 11:00 a.m. from D-Chowk, where the participants can register themselves, and conclude at the same spot. The registrations will be opened at 9:30 a.m. and ended at 10:40 a.m.
Founding member IRC Bilal Ehsan told media, “This time we are expecting around 150-200 racers.” “We believe that a healthy lifestyle is the key to beat this virus and to improve the immunity system. Our members have had COVID-19 in the past but with the grace of Almighty their active lifestyle helped them to develop good response mechanisms and they came out of it very well,” said Bilal when asked about the prevailing pandemic. The chief guest to the previous relay was Ambassador of UAE in Pakistan Hammad Obaid Ibrahim, who also participated along with DC Chakwal.
The running club, which offers free of charge exercise sessions for the general public in local parks, was formed in 2021 to fulfill the need of a proper running club in Islamabad. The team hopes to inculcate the spirit of healthy living by collaborating with the government and various organisations through such running events.
