Infantry Day is celebrated on October 27 every year to commemorate landing of Indian Infantrymen led by 1 SIKH at Srinagar airfield in 1947 which saved the state of J & K from ruthless and treacherous Pakistani invaders. The Infantry School, Mhow is organizing 'The Infantry Marathon' with title 'RUNVEER' to celebrate Infantry Day since 2019 with an aim to bring awareness about the fitness and to bring civilians closer to the armed forces.
The First edition of 'RUNVEER ' was organized in 2019, which witnessed a large number of enthusiastic runners from different part of the country joining the soldiers at Mhow for the Marathon. The second and third edition of ' RUNVEER ' was restricted to only armed force personnel due to the COVID pandemic.
The Fourth edition of the Infantry Marathon , RUNVEER 4.0 was organised on October 30, 2022 at Garrison Ground, Mhow to celebrate 76th Infantry Day.
The event witnessed the participation of around 6000 people which included the armed force personnel as well as civilians from different cities of MP. This Event had three Categories; Half marathon of 21 km, 10 km Josh run and 5 km sprinted run. A festive atmosphere was witnessed in the garrison ground with the presence of the military bands as well as display of Infantry weapons.
This event also witnessed fly past by three micro lights Aircrafts of the Army.
The brand Ambassador of this event was Maj Gen Vikram Dogra who has just returned after successfully completing the Iron Man challenge for the third time in Barcelona, Spain.
Earlier this month, Maj Avinash Bajpai, the first Indian blade runner for run the full Marathon also run the half Marathon.
It was indeed heartening to see the enthusiastic participation of citizens of all age groups striving towards a fitter India.
All finishers were awarded Medals, certificate and a winner a various categories were awarded attractive prizes.