Sushruti Krishna – celebrity and Model, Femina Miss India 2016(1st Runner up),
Sonali Swamy – International Athlete and Fitness coach
Muhammed Ali – COO, Prestige Group Retail
Pramod Deshpande – Founder of Jayanagar Jaguars,one of the oldest and largest running group of Bangalore, Author of the book – Master Your Run
Prof. P.T. Sivakumar Thangaraju – Consultant, Geriatric clinic & services, Nimhans,
Aishwariya – Owner of Rage fitness and athlete
Badal Joshi – Fitness coach & influencer
Abhishek YC – Fitness athlete coach & influencer
Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, is the 5th leading cause of death in people over 55 years of age, and in India, more than 4 million people suffer from various forms of this illness. Despite this, there’s a stigma attached to mental illnesses amongst us.
The Purple Run will be organized at all 8 Forum Malls across 6 cities and will kick off at once on 15th September at The Forum Mall in Kormangala,Forum Shantiniketan Mall, Whitefield, The Forum Neighbourhood Mall in Whitefield, The Forum Vijaya Mall in Chennai, The Forum Fiza Mall in Mangalore, The Forum Center City in Mysore, The Forum Sujana Mall in Hyderabad and The Forum Celebrations Mall, in Udaipur. With over 10,000 people set to run for Alzheimer’s Awareness, at the same time, all over India, this will be the first of its kind.
The Purple Run offers 5 km giving each participant an opportunity to run in their comfort zone. The Run starts from the respective malls and culminate at the same venues. The roads of Kormangala and Whitefield will be graced by some of the finest long distance athletes from across the city along with other running enthusiasts who will put their best foot forward to achieve the desired goals.
There are prizes for Rs. 7 lakhs and gift hampers to be won.
