Victory Marathon

Colours of Glory Foundation is a non-profit organization championed by armed forces veterans to promote India’s military heritage. Victory Marathon is an annual event the Foundation hosts every December to commemorate India’s historic military victory in December 1971.

The marathon will follow a route from Olcott School Gate to Aavin Roundabout, Adyar via Elliot’s Beach (Cozee Corner) and back, along some of the coolest avenues of Chennai, and is organized in four categories of races. The principal category of 10 KM, named ‘Victory Lap’, will involve two rounds of the course. The next ‘Race to Glory’ of 7 KM will skip Elliot’s Beach and do two stretches of Olcott School Gate to Aavin Roundabout and back. The third category ‘Blitzkrieg’ of 3.5 KM will do a single stretch from Olcott School Gate to Aavin Roundabout and back, and the fourth ‘Coup De Main’ of 1.5 KM will be from Olcott School Gate to Cozee Corner and back. Minimum Age Limit: Victory Lap – 15 years, Race to Glory – 12 years, Blitzkrieg – 9 years & Coup De Main – 6 years. Top 3 runners in all four categories will be awarded trophies, while all participants will receive Finisher Medals and Certificates. Top 3 male and female runners of Victory Lap (10 KM) will be given cash awards@ Winner: Rs. 10,000.00, 1st Runner-up: Rs.7,000.00 and 2nd Runner-up: Rs. 5000.00. T-Shirt, bib, breakfast and drinking water will be provided for all participants. The participants to collect their T-shirts and bibs from the Marshalling Point at Gate No. 2 Rajaji Bhavan (Opposite Olcott Memorial School), Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, 13 December, and assemble at the same point at 5 a.m. on 14 December for the marathon.

Registration Fee for all 4 categories: Rs.900/- (Concessional rates - College Students: Rs.700/-, NCC Cadets: Rs.600/- & School Students: Rs.500/-). All availing concessional rates to upload ID proof for status. No refund is admissible under any circumstances. In case of the event being called off on 14 December due to rain, it will be held on another suitable day within a month or month and a half.

This marathon is one among the many outdoor and indoor events Colours of Glory Foundation hosts to inspire our youth with patriotism and love for the men and women who stake their lives and limbs to defend our country and freedom. Please visit us at www.coloursofglory.org

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