gurgaon to inculcate a healthy lifestyle among children a facebook community called gurgaon road runners will organise a mini marathon on december 6 around 2500 children are expected to participate in the junior run nearly 1700 names have already been registered to be organised in collaboration with the haryana police the run will take place on the crpf campus in kadirpur and irb bhondsi it will have four categories 1kmlong costume run for parents grandparents and children aged 0 to 12 years of age 3kmtimed run for 5 to 15yearolds 5kmtimed run for 8 to 18yearolds and 10kmtimed run for 12 to 18yearolds besides this there will be trophies for inter school champions and school with the highest participation the event is designed exclusively for kids to promote a healthy childhood the initiative is an effort to break the sedentary lifestyle of children who spend most of their time watching tv or playing video games the simple act of running outdoors will promote their bone and muscle development and increase their cardiovascular efficiency said siddarth choudhary founder of gurgaon road runners