With Cochin Carnival around the corner, the organization 'Citizens for Fort Cochin' is getting ready to host the Cochin Marathon on December 31, 2023.
The event is divided into two categories: the 13.5-kilometre marathon that begins at 6:00 a.m. and the 5-kilometre marathon at 6:30 a.m. The message of this year's marathon is to eradicate the use of drugs in society.
Registration can be done online by scanning the QR code provided by the organisers. Those interested can contact 'Citizens for Fort Cochin'. The registration fee is fixed at Rs. 499.
The first 10 men and women to finish the marathon will receive a trophy while all the other finishers will receive a medal, a certificate, and a t-shirt. Breakfast will be arranged for the participants.
People from different spectrums of life including the Indian Navy INS Dronacharya Commander, Coast Guard Commander, Kochi Metro C.M.D. Lokanath Behra, Kochi MLA K.J.Maxi, Kochi Mayor Adv. Anilkumar, Municipal Councillors, athletes, doctors, and businessmen, are to take part in the marathon at some point.
Taking up the responsibility of making a drug-free and healthy society, the organization invited famous personalities, including a few film actors, to evoke a sense of inspiration in the young generation to lead a healthy life. 'Citizens of Fort Cochin' also invited foreigners who stay at Fort Kochi to take part in the marathon.
The organization aims for maximum participation from school and college students, as they are the young generation from which change begins.
The organization has been conducting this marathon for the past 15 years in connection with the Cochin Carnival, an entertainment event that begins a week prior to the New Year at Fort Kochi.
Though the marathon was on hold for two years due to the Corona pandemic, when it resumed, it came forward with the idea of hosting the marathon as an anti-drug campaign.