Mangaluru: National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Alumni association is organising a marathon on January 15 at NITK Beach. This programme is aimed to create awareness among the youth on their health and fitness.

At present, most of the youths are completely addicted to mobile phones, laptops and rarely come out of their rooms to take part in social activities.

Therefore, to raise awareness about the importance of health and fitness, the NITK Alumni Association decided to host the marathon for the students. As many as 4, 000 registrants are expected to take part in the event.

The program will be flagged off at 6.45 AM at NITK Beach by NITK Alumni Association members on January 15. The 10 km run will start at 6.45 AM, followed by 6 km run at 7.45 AM and 3.3 km run at 8:15 AM. The marathon route will cover the NITK Beach and the NITK Campus.