A walking workout
A charity fun run gets a tweak, thanks to the haze,
AS far as fun runs are concerned, the annual Mid Valley City Charity Run is one of the best in the running calendar. Aside from the T-shirt and medal, this one comes with a voucher booklet from The Gardens and Mid Valley Megamall, and a row of tenants giving free food on race day.
There have been pizzas, buns, coffee and chicken rice, among others, during previous years’ runs so runners keep on coming year after year.
However, a week before the run, the Air Pollutant Index went up to unhealthy levels. Schools in the city were even closed
for a few days when the number breached 200 so organisers took a drastic step to tweak the race.
They shortened the route distance and advised participants to enjoy a walk instead of the planned 5km fun run. Most of the route was indoors, going through both Mid Valley Megamall and The Gardens Mall. As planned, all participants’ registration fees, amounting to RM100,000, was channelled to Teach For Malaysia, for its efforts in ending education inequity. WALK AND ZUMBA
The walk was flagged off by IGB REIT Chief Executive Officer Antony Barragry, with Joint Chief Operating Officer Elizabeth Tan and head of marketing Ko Chai Huat.
At 7am — the scheduled flag-off time
for the run — the school bell rang and off went participants in their blue Calvin Klein Performance official event tees!
After the walk, to make up for the lack of distance, participants joined a group Zumba session conducted by Fitness First and Celebrity Fitness before redeeming the food and beverage items prepared by sponsors. In keeping with the run’s tradition, participants were able to redeem treats such as Eureka popcorn, cereal bars from Jaya Grocer, tarts from Lavender, sandwiches from Old Town White Coffee and beverages from Moo Cow Frozen Yogurt and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
Shoppers and participants who visited The Gardens Mall’s North Palm section on the Ground Floor from Sept 13-22 were able to view and engage with Teach For Malaysia interactive exhibition.