nagpur it was a fine chilly morning of a departing winter on sunday a best time to snuggle up in a blanket and have an extended sleep on weekend yet thousands of nagpurians thought otherwise they downplayed the morning blues and flocked citys most peaceful and tranquil spot joggers street for stealing the show in the rotary club walkathon and dream run 2018more than 7000 of the excited fitness freaks from various parts reached the area in front of chief ministers official residence ramgiri civil lines before the dawn they were all geared up to support various social causes and to promote and spread awareness about fitness by participating in the eventas been the case for muchawaited walkathon for previous editions this year too the 93yearold peshotan mehta who has been participating in the event since its inception made his mark for the 15th straight yearwe were happy to see mr mehta he has consistently shown his eagerness to stay fit his participation is itself a message for all of us he has shown how walking can help us stay fit rina sinha president rotary club told toi on sundayon one side mehta and many senior citizens brought out their best and participated to stay fit on the other relatively younger fitness enthusiasts made the atmosphere lively by cheering dancing and laughing out loud to make it a memorable morning the food courts which offered healthy snacks gave a perfect start to the day for everyoneclad in black tshirt and green cap the professionals from all walks of life along with cheerful youths exulted the oneofakind occasion in style as soon as the event kickstarted everyone took their phone out clicked selfies and groupies to add to the collection of their memoriesthis year the walkathon was unique in many ways not just the participants but also the school and colleges joined the hands to spread the message students from centre point school bvm modern school south point school st xaviers jain international royal gondwana and wonderland carried placard with a message say no to plastic the performance of a band from igmc was the icing on the cakeafter successful walkathon event rina aims to start various social initiatives with the assistance and guidance of all club members our club wishes to build womens toilets in public places we have a model where employment would also be generated through it rina who hailed the efforts and support of kapil bahri jaspal arneja navneet jain mahendra kamat rajendra jaiswal parag datey nivedita pendharkar sarang kale jumana shakir shabbir shakir sanjiv chugh khushnoor chugh namita sharma amitabh sinha and other club members added