Amaravati runners trek Gunadala Hill in Vijayawada

Vijayawada: About 30 trekkers of Amaravati Runners Association climbed Gunadala Hill on Friday as a practice session before taking part in the Vijayawada Marathon Run which is scheduled on November 10.

KV Ganesh Babu, Head of the Department of Infrastructure Planning and Design of Amaravati Development Corporation on Friday said that the members of Amaravati Runners Association have been participating in various events.

Most of the runners who participated in the events are senior citizens and as a practice session before the main event they have trekked the Gunadala hill. He said that most of the members of the association would participate in the 21K run category.

As a practice before the main event on Sunday, they have trekked the hill. He said that many of the members of the association have won first place in their respective category in the past and hope to win in the upcoming event.