{"id":1212,"date":"2024-08-01T06:49:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T06:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangalore.bharatmidnightmarathon.run\/?page_id=1212"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:51:53","slug":"bengaluru-midnight-marathon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bharatmidnightmarathon.run\/chennai\/bengaluru-midnight-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengaluru Midnight Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1212\" class=\"elementor elementor-1212\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437060fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"437060fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa9f76 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9aa9f76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0459b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a0459b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bharat Midnight Marathon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3239aad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3239aad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3c424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6b3c424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455039e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"455039e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972246b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"972246b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"custom_heading\">The Origin<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\nThe name \u2018marathon\u2019 comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier, who was sent from the town of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon.\n\nIt is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping and burst into the Senate, exclaiming \u201cNenik\u00e9kamen\u201d, \u2018We have won\u2019 or \u2018We are victorious\u2019 before collapsing and dying of exhaustion.\n<h4>Motivation<\/h4>\nWe are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon \u2013 Emil Zatopek, Olympic Legend.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5f1b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a5f1b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf9bf35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf9bf35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/bharatmidnightmarathon.run\/chennai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/08\/bmm-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bharatmidnightmarathon.run\/chennai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/08\/bmm-1.png 909w, https:\/\/bharatmidnightmarathon.run\/chennai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/08\/bmm-1-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/bharatmidnightmarathon.run\/chennai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/08\/bmm-1-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f70feb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f70feb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fed129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4fed129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b48f804 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b48f804\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57650923 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"57650923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"1466239267\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-14662392671\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-14662392671\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-14662392671\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTHE ORGANISERS\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-14662392672\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-14662392672\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-14662392672\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTHE CAUSE\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-14662392673\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-14662392673\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-14662392673\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTHE ESSENCE\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-14662392674\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-14662392674\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-14662392674\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tTHE OPPORTUNITY\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-14662392671\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-14662392671\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-5453fe3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5453fe3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48973e90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48973e90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2f6309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f2f6309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The humble efforts of a group of 25 like-minded people from Rotary Bangalore IT Corridor culminated in the first edition of the Bengaluru Midnight Marathon on 19th May 2007, jointly organized with Crossover Sports Ltd., a leading sports and entertainment company. First of its kind in Asia, the event attracted more than 4,000 participants and was widely reported in India and the world over. Rotary Bangalore IT Corridor (RBITC) was formed in June 2006 and has in the last many years funded and implemented several Community Projects in the area of primary health care, rural livelihood provision through vocational training programs, primary education by adopting government schools and supporting mid-day meal program and scores of other charitable, community service and environmental initiatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-14662392672\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-14662392672\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-0796ee2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0796ee2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654d2d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"654d2d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89eb1bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89eb1bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professional athletes and enthusiastic runners alike join together to run for a specific cause each year, which forms the theme of the marathon. Such themes of previous editions include: \u2018Run for a Child\u2019 (2011) and \u2018It\u2019s fashionable to be Green \u2019 (2009 &amp; 2010), which raised hundreds of thousands of rupees for the city. This year we \u2018Run for Safe City\u2019. This theme assumes special significance after the unprecedented incidents that have taken place, be it women safety or road rage or infrastructure or even building and Metro girders accidents.\u00a0<\/p><p>Lets break free. Lets Run Free again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-14662392673\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-14662392673\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4b1ef98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b1ef98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b641558 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b641558\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6328c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6328c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bharat Midnight Marathon, formerly Bengaluru Midnight Marathon represents the vision, vigour and vibrance of the beloved and inspiring country. At its heart, the initiative aimed to create a platform to raise funds for health, education, social welfare and rural enlistment projects. And in its successive years, the marathon has remained true to its simple purpose. Since inception, hundreds of people have raised money, generating funds that have provided free spinal and eye surgeries for the needy, scholarships for deserving youth, vocational training sponsorships, mid-day meals in schools, among many others.<\/p><p>18 editions of the Bharat Midnight Marathon @Bengaluru have been held till date, with unprecedented success and support from local, national and international athletes. The race is more than just an athletic event; it is a glimpse into the cultural diversity of India. In previous years, race day functions have included cultural performances of traditional Indian art forms, dancers, percussion artists as well as more western rock shows, giving a unique blend of a modern and ethnic flavor to the activities. The Pet-a-thon allows attendants to participate with their pets, giving a fun twist to the day\u2019s events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-14662392674\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-14662392674\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-c49d717 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c49d717\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e547d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e547d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e431a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59e431a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BMM reflects a unique spectrum of values which is shared by participants, their families and supporters across India and the world. Associations established with the marathon display not just a heart for social responsibility but also provide a platform for display and contact. Our partners share our values and also appreciate the opportunity of a wide reach and the overall brand leverage.<\/p><p>All of Bharat comes out on race day to celebrate the spirit of the country. Companies participate in large numbers using the marathon as a platform to show support for the country, for employee engagement &amp; brand visibility<\/p><p>100\u2019s of NGOs participate to raise funds for and also to create awareness on their cause. The Sports &amp; Film fraternity &amp; celebrities participate to show their support for India and also help select NGOs in raising funds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644a3a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"644a3a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda2248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eda2248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bharat Midnight Marathon The Origin The name \u2018marathon\u2019 comes from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greek soldier, who was sent from the town of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon. 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