<p>The early Sunday morning biting cold failed to deter the students of St Joseph High School, who came out with a message about the need to check global warming.</p>.<p>Organised by the Chronic Foundation, Rotary Club Bengaluru, in association with the government, the ‘Pride Run’ witnessed the participation of children aged six-year to 60-year-old seniors, who called out for an immediate end to the use of fossil fuels to arrest climate change and embrace green energy.</p>.<p>The 10K, 5k and 2k competition drew a huge number of participants.</p>.<p>Energy Department Additional Chief Secretary Mahendra Jain, Rotary’s Samir Hariyani, Suresh Hari, Amar Narayan, Jayadeva Naydu and Ramesh Shivanna of the Chronic Foundation inaugurated the event.</p>.<p>More than 2,000 candidates with green shirts participated in the run.</p>.<p>The circuit of the run Kasturba Road, Chinnaswamy Stadium Road, Vidhana Soudha, high court, Cubbon Park, Kantheerava Stadium route was painted green.</p>.<p>Earlier, the participants danced during a warm-up session by members of Sarva Yoga. There was a traditional ‘Dollu Kunita’ performance, which drew huge appreciation.</p>.<p>Speaking after the event, Ramesh Shivanna said they want to take the number of participants to 5,000 next year.</p>.<p>Dikshith Devaiah, Deepta and Babu N emerged winners in 5k run. Anbu Kumar, Simta and Nandaraja Singh bagged the medals in 10k. Two international participants were also feted.</p>.<p>Chennai resident Babu, an employee of the forest department, has been associated with Bengaluru for decades. The 58-year-old runner participates in almost all marathons organised in the city.</p>
<p>The early Sunday morning biting cold failed to deter the students of St Joseph High School, who came out with a message about the need to check global warming.</p>.<p>Organised by the Chronic Foundation, Rotary Club Bengaluru, in association with the government, the ‘Pride Run’ witnessed the participation of children aged six-year to 60-year-old seniors, who called out for an immediate end to the use of fossil fuels to arrest climate change and embrace green energy.</p>.<p>The 10K, 5k and 2k competition drew a huge number of participants.</p>.<p>Energy Department Additional Chief Secretary Mahendra Jain, Rotary’s Samir Hariyani, Suresh Hari, Amar Narayan, Jayadeva Naydu and Ramesh Shivanna of the Chronic Foundation inaugurated the event.</p>.<p>More than 2,000 candidates with green shirts participated in the run.</p>.<p>The circuit of the run Kasturba Road, Chinnaswamy Stadium Road, Vidhana Soudha, high court, Cubbon Park, Kantheerava Stadium route was painted green.</p>.<p>Earlier, the participants danced during a warm-up session by members of Sarva Yoga. There was a traditional ‘Dollu Kunita’ performance, which drew huge appreciation.</p>.<p>Speaking after the event, Ramesh Shivanna said they want to take the number of participants to 5,000 next year.</p>.<p>Dikshith Devaiah, Deepta and Babu N emerged winners in 5k run. Anbu Kumar, Simta and Nandaraja Singh bagged the medals in 10k. Two international participants were also feted.</p>.<p>Chennai resident Babu, an employee of the forest department, has been associated with Bengaluru for decades. The 58-year-old runner participates in almost all marathons organised in the city.</p>