mysore the morning chill and sundays holiday made no difference to nearly 2000 participants who showed up for the halfmarathon 21km and other races organized by life is calling sports in association with the district administration the marathon which was held for the second consecutive year received good response the event scheduled for october 7 got postponed due to cauvery agitations the event was held under the theme run for a clean mysore to keep city clean to lead healthy life it also aimed at promoting fitness among different age groups the marathon saw people both young and old taking part in the event two sets of parents were seen walking the 5km celebration walk with their yearold children seated in prams the event was held under three categories 21km halfmarathon 10km run and 5km celebration run walk for people above 15 years of age the first two were competitive in which participants from across country and abroad took part otherwise the crowd comprised it professionals senior citizens businessmen government officials college students and children most of them sported tracksuits while some aged women wore sarees it was my debut race and being amidst thousands gave an amazing feeling said fashion designer krupa sumanth she having completed 5km celebration walk in 40 minutes is confidant of attempting the 10km marathon next year live music by dj and folk dance troupes added colour to the event which was flagged of mayor m c rajeshwari former athlete reeth abraham age no bar being 82 did not matter to international walker n r shankar rao the veteran of walks in sri lanka malaysia and bangkok said only spirit not age matters when it comes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle he was here to take part in 5km celebration walk he advised the youngsters to run jog every day to maintain health he was joined by another senior citizen 70yearold janardhan who came all the way from bangalore for the event