A large number of youngsters participated in the Marathon hosted by the State sports department on Wednesday to commemorate the State foundation day slated on Thursday. The run started from Bindal bridge crossing and covering the route of The Doon School, RIMC, Post office crossing, Jaswant Singh Ground and again The Doon School, the run ended at Bindal bridge crossing. The State Higher Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat and MlA Ganesh Joshi flagged off the run. In the boys’ category, Mukesh Rawat from Uttarakhand police finished first while Reshma Patel in girls category came out first. Rawat said that the people must join hands with the Government to make the State prosperous. He stressed on stopping migration of the people from the hills to the plains through meeting their basic needs.