Calicut mini-marathon to be held on Feb 26

With an objective to promote healthy lifestyle among the people, the students ofIndian Institute of Management here areorganising the Calicut mini-Marathon 2017, on February 26.

The marathon, on the theme "Healthy Living," features two categories, a 10-km mini-marathon which is acompetitive race and a three-km "Dream Run," a non-competitive run featuring people from all walks of life, an IIM-K release said today.

It also aims to bring about a positive change in the lifestyle of the people of Kozhikode through a variety of initiatives.

Year on year, the marathon has promoted social causes like road safety, women empowerment, rights of differently-abled people and waste management, it said.