Hyderabad, Feb 15 (TNT) :Hyderabad Runners Society (HRS) conducted its annual Club Run 2026 at the University of Hyderabad campus here on Sunday.
This year marked the 17th edition of the Club Run, featuring two race categories — 10K and Half Marathon (21.1 km).
The run was flagged off by Srinivas, DGM, NMDC Limited; CH. Srinivas, DCP, Madhapur Law & Order, and Ms Shashi Singh, Race Director.
Apollo Hospitals provided emergency medical support for the event.
The event saw enthusiastic participation from around 3,000 runners across the twin cities, including students and staff from the university.
The Club Run serves as a qualifying race for the Hyderabad Marathon, allowing runners to push their limits and achieve personal bests.
In the Half Marathon (21.1 km), Avik Pal clinched the top spot in the men’s category with an impressive time of 1:20:08, while Vishwa led the women’s category, finishing strong at 1:42:38.
In the 10K race, Yeswanth Kondri emerged victorious among the men with a time of 38:56, and Divya Reddy secured first place in the women’s category, clocking 54:25.
The top three runners in each category were felicitated by the office bearers of Hyderabad Runners — Arun Kumar Kaliappan, Prashant Morparia, Madhumathi Sanjay, Ram Katikineni, Ajit Mishra, Snehith A, and Shashi Singh, Race Director of Club Run 2026.
As part of the event ecosystem, the Kouch25K training program was conducted across 26 locations, engaging 417 participants who underwent an 8-week training journey and celebrated their progress through a 5K graduation run.
In addition, the Mir Alam Runners group from the Old City — comprising about 30 runners — were trained by Hyderabad Runners Society for three months at Eidgah Bilali (Eidga Maidan) and completed their graduation run, reflecting the organisation’s strong outreach and inclusion efforts across communities.
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