The Stonehill Founder’s Day Run is an annual event that celebrates the Founder of Stonehill International School, Bangalore. The School was founded in September 2008 by Mr. Jitu Virwani, Chairman & Managing Director, Embassy Group.
The different categories included a Half Marathon, 10K, 4 x 5 K Corporate Relay (men/women/mixed), and a competitive and non-competitive 5K run. Corporate teams from Cargill, Deutsche Bank, Healthium Medtech and Ladco Crest Wealth actively participated, contributing to the event's success.
Aditya Virwani, Group Chief Operating Officer - Embassy Property Developments Pvt Ltd., gave away the prizes to the winners. The winner in the Half Marathon men’s category (16-30 years) was Mohmmad Sahil Annigeri with a timing of 01:16:16 and Ayesha Shaikh (16-30 years) won the women’s category with a 01:48:16 timing. The winner in the 10K men’s category (16-30 years) was Prajwal Gowda with a timing of 36:39 secs and Bindu J Prakash (16-30 years) won the women’s category with a timing of 53:53 secs. In the Corporate Relay, Deutsche Bank won the men's and women's categories and Cargill Runners Club MX2 won the mixed relay.
Joe Lumsden, Head of School, Stonehill International School, commented, “Every year, the Founder’s Day Run is a great community event for us at Stonehill. Not only does it bring together the whole community for a fun event, but it also reinforces the commitment that our School demonstrates towards health, well-being and physical fitness.”
