Runners love running past Milestones; Running Clubs are no different ! The formation of Mogappair Fitness Circle (MFC) in November 2014 was a milestone for a bunch of fitness enthusiasts in the neighbourhood who took to Running, Cycling and Swimming. As the group became bigger arose the need to make the community more organised and structured. A major Milestone was run past today when MFC became an official Running Chapter of Chennai Runners ! To celebrate the association, we had cut a cake at 5 am and did a Celebratory run of 3k and 5k. The Team was happy to have Mr. Venugopalan Arunachalam (Venu Sir), considered a running encyclopedia in Chennai, cut the cake and provide a speech on benefits of running and tips for injury free running. We were also honoured to have Mr. Sathya Balan, a veteran of Marathons, amidst us in the event. The duo started the warm-ups and led the run and closed it off with a cool down. The event was attended by an excellent mix of ultra, full, half marathoners and new runners, along with some 10k runners. We had 27 runners in the session. The objective of MFC is : To facilitate an environment conducive for every member to develop, travel and attain their fitness goals To provide a camaraderie and make the whole process of fitness an enjoyable one To stoke the fire in every member and kindle the spirit to achieve challenges in fitness To run together in every stage of running life, and thereby create a friendship circle for life. The success of MFC is not measured by the no of Marathoners we produce or Winning competitions or Create record run timings. The success is purely measured by the no of lives we touch, inspire and motivate to take to running and fitness regimes. Simply put, the new runners are the focus ! We have a motto of All for Team and Team for All; there would never be any individual bigger than the team and all roles and responsibilities would be shared by all. We would be glad to welcome every aspiring runner in the Mogappair neighbourhood to join us and give & receive value addition. Please do feel free to invite/refer your friends/family to be a part of this community; rest assured you would have made a big difference to their lives. We run on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 5 am from Mangal lake Park; from Annanagar Tower Park on Sundays at 5 am along with Reebok Running Squad. Our strength session is with the Reebok trainer on Saturdays at 5.30 am and we have a cross training Cycling activity on Fridays along Chennai Bypass at 5 am. We look forward to creating and maintaining synergy with other running chapters of Chennai and will join them all for a run, over a phased manner, shortly. Watch out this space for more action from MFC; We are here to Touch, Inspire & Motivate lives !
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 05:25:07 +0000
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