In February 2013, “TCS Fit4life Corporate Challenge – Run Miles & Bring Smiles.” An initiation by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, in collaboration with Infopark, Kochi commenced.
Run Miles and bring Smiles’ mission is to promote physical fitness and wellbeing amongst employees, instill the need for being healthy in all and benefit local charities in the city. The TCS Fit4life Corporate Challenge Kochi is all set for its 5 edition on the 19th February, 2017.
Last year the event witnessed over 3100 participants from 80 corporates and institutions across Kerala which was a 10 km run starting from the Durbar Hall ground along the marine Drive.
The highly awaited fitness event, is a 10 KM timed run open to corporates employees across Kochi, where teams participate with a minimum size of four members having at least one member from opposite gender.
Every registered participant will be presented with a Runners kit (t-shirt and goody bag). All participants will be awarded a completion medal, photo and video clip and the winners will be given prizes.
Associates who are participating in this event are advised to ensure they are medically fit enough to participate in the event and have no history or underlying issues that may result in a health risk due to physical exertion.
EVENT DETAILS
10 km Chip Timed Run! Gear Up Kochi!!
| Date: | Feb 19 2017 |
| Registration fees | Rs300 |
| Flag of Point: | Durbar Hall Ground |
| Address: | Durbar Hall, Kochi, Kerala |
| Route: | Starting from Durbar Hall Ground, covering BTH Junction, Shanmugham road, Mt. Carmel Church (Chathiath) and finally returning to Durbar Hall Ground. |
| Timing | Activity |
| 5:30 am | Arrival and Settling in |
| 5:30 am to 5:45 am | Event guidelines to be shared by Striders |
| 5:45 am to 6:00 am | Warm up session: The Striders (associated coach and event management team for the program) will lead the warm up session. All participants are required to attend the warm up before the race to minimize running-related injuries |
| 06:00 am | National Anthem followed by Flag off |
| 07:45 am to 08.30 am | Finishing and Cooling down: Striders will administer cooling down exercises. Participants are advised to participate in the cooling down exercises to minimize post running muscle cramps |
| 8 am onwards | Prize distribution and closing ceremony |
PRIZE
- Cycles for Winner, Runner-up and First runner-up from Tata Stryders in both male and female category
- Winners medal for Winner, Runner-up and First runner-up
- Finishers medal to all participants who complete the race on time.
- Prize for the company with maximum number of participants.
- Prize for the company with maximum number of women participants.
TCS Fit4life Kids Challenge-
TCS is also conducting a 1 mile (1.6 km) challenge for the kids of the age group 12-15 on the same day at the same venue. The registrations will remain open till 23:59:59 hours on Friday, 10th February 2017. Every registered participant will be presented with a Runners kit (T-shirt and goody bag). All participants will be awarded a completion medal and the winners will be given prizes. The registration cost is Rs 150.
Register now: https://fit4life.tcs.com/
EVENT DETAILS
1 mile Run – Kids
| Date: | Feb 19 2017 |
| Flag of Point: | Durbar Hall Ground |
Timing | Activity |
| 5:30 am | Arrival and Settling in |
| 6:30 am | Flag off time |
| Email id | kochi.fit4life@tcs.com |
| Contact | Arun – PR 9947158900 |
Parents or Schools please note that they should ensure that the date of birth of the ward is between 19-02-2002 and 19-02-2005 and they are medically fit enough to participate in the event and has no history or underlying issues that may result in a health risk due to physical exertion.
This year TCS Fit4Life is associated with Cochin Cancer Society as their charity partner. Cochin Cancer Society aims to help poor patients to obtain expensive cancer treatment. The charitable society was incorporated during the year 2004 when a group of like-minded persons joined hands along with Dr.V.P.Gangadharan, the main architect of this society.
For more details visit their website http://www.cochincancersociety.org/ or email at info@cochincancersociety.org
TCS Fit4Life is a unique workplace-organized fitness initiative designed to inspire fun, fitness and camaraderie in competition and, of course, for the social good.
Feel like giving it a shot? You are in luck as the registration for the event has been extended until 23:59:59 Hours on Monday, 6th Feb 2017. So Hurry up! Run Miles & Bring Smiles 🙂
Register at TCS Fit4life Corporate Challenge Kochi 2017
