Niyaaz Pride Run Kolhapur is organized by Deccan Sports Club (DSC) in Kolhapur to set the trend of fitness and sports in the city.
The Running Event will have 2 categories 5Km, 10 Km.
About Kolhapur
Kolhapur is known as `Dakshin Kashi’ or Kashi of the South because of its spiritual history and the antiquity of its shrine Mahalaxmi, better known as Ambabai. The region is known for the production of the famous hand-crafted and braided leather slippers called Kolhapuri chappal.Before India became independent in 1947, Kolhapur was a princely state under the Bhosale Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire. It is an important center for the Marathi film industry.
Climate of Kolhapur
Kolhapur’s climate is a blend of coastal and inland elements common to Maharashtra. The temperature ranges between 10 to 35 °C (50 to 95 °F). Summer in Kolhapur is comparatively cooler, but much more humid, than neighbouring inland cities. Maximum temperatures rarely exceed 35 °C (95 °F) and typically range between 33 and 35 °C (91 and 95 °F). Lows during this season are around 24 to 26 °C (75 to 79 °F).Kolhapur experiences winter from November to February. The winter temperatures are warmer than other cities in Maharashtra such as Pune and Nashik. Lows range from 9 to 16 °C (48 to 61 °F) while highs are in the range of 24 to 32 °C (75 to 90 °F) due to its high elevation and being adjacent to the Western Ghats. Humidity is low in this season making the weather pleasant.
Cuisine / Food Culture
Kolhapur cuisine includes mutton dishes, Kolhapuri misal, and ethnic meat dishes The city also lends its name to certain types of food and ingredients, such as Kolhapuri lavangi (chili peppers), Kolhapuri jaggery (cane juice concentrate), Kolhapuri masala (spice mixture) and Kolhapuri chutney (onion garlic chutney) which is a staple in gravies and curries.
Registration Fees Include
- Entry to Race
- Timing Chip (10km and 21.1km)
- Participation T-shirt
- E-certificate
- On course nutrition
- Finisher’s Medal
- Goodie Bag
- Post Race Refreshment
- Physio Support Post Race.
- Race Photos
- Hydration Station On Every 2.5Km
Route Details Coming soon
Rules & Regulations
We hope that this is a race you will want to come back to year after year. To help make your experience go as smoothly as possible, please read and become familiar with the race rules and regulations. All rules have been established in order to protect the safety of our participants. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated in helping everyone to enjoy race day.
- Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
- There is no race day registration.
- No-shows will not be mailed their race shirts or bags.
- Half Marathon runners must complete the course in 3:40 hours
- Headphones ARE now permitted on the course due to the revised legislation passed, but discouraged for safety reasons.
- No wheeled vehicles are allowed on the course at any time. Baby Joggers, strollers, roller/in-line skates, bicycles etc. are prohibited.
- Participants must stay on the official course at all times. It is the responsibility of each participant to know the course. Participants who leave the course will be disqualified. Please see the course map to learn the course before race day.
- Only participants wearing the provided timing chip/tag on their shoe will be timed and included in the final race results for the scored events.
- Only registered participants may be on the course during the event. Spectators are asked to remain on the sidewalks. Please do not cut across the course.
- The decisions of the race director are final in all matters.
- Cash awards are based on gun time not chip time. Chip time is recorded by an electronic chip that is attached to a runner's shoe. Your chip records the time at which you cross the start line, the finish line and several split times in between. Chip time is often shorter than gun time because chip time begins when a runner crosses the start line while gun time starts when the gun is fired; many runners don't cross the start line until several minutes after their official gun time has begun.
- Runners must be registered for the event that they win/place for cash. They can officially switch races but must be registered in the race in which they win or place.
- Walker etiquette: Runners will approach walkers quickly. Please be courteous; move over to the sides of the roads when runners approach and let them have the right of way and quickest way past. There is a large field of elite runners who are competing for prize money.
- Age recommendations for the 10K Challenge at least 16 years old.
- Age recommendations for the 5K Challenge at least 14 years old.