Go Heritage Runs is a series of fun runs organized across

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at various

heritage Heritage may refer to: History and society * A heritage asset A heritage asset is an item which has value because of its contribution to a nation's society, knowledge and/or culture. Such items are usually physical assets, but some countries also ...

locations. It was founded by

GoUNESCO GoUNESCO is an umbrella of initiatives that help promote awareness and provide tools for laypersons to engage with heritage. GoUNESCO was created by Ajay Reddy in 2012. It is supported by UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific an ...

founder Ajay Reddy in 2014. The goal of these runs is to promote awareness of heritage locations.

History

Go Heritage Runs began as an offshoot of GoUNESCO in 2014. The run format of Go Heritage Runs is simple. These runs are conducted at heritage sites and are not time bound. They are organized on a Sunday and include different run formats such as 5K, 10K, up to the distance of a half marathon (21.0975 km). The exact run distances vary from location to location. The preparation for these runs began in July 2014 in Hampi, where a test run was arranged. About 50 people traveled from Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai, to participate in the run. In November 2014, the next test run was conducted in

Bidar Bidar ( ) is a city and headquarters of the Bidar district in Karnataka state of India. Bidar is a prominent place on the archaeological map of India, it is well known for architectural, historical religious and rich heritage sites. Pictures ...

. On 27 January 2015, a full-fledged run was organized in Hampi,

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which saw a decent turnout of runners traveling from a number of Indian cities. Through the rest of the year, heritage runs were conducted in cities such as Hyderabad, Ooty, Udaipur and lesser known heritage sites such as Bidar, Badami and Warangal Conde Nast Traveller recognized 3 of Go Heritage Runs in its list of top scenic marathons in India.

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External links

Official website
Cultural heritage of India UNESCO Heritage organizations