Runners for Life, Bangalore, organized the 2nd edition of this hugely successful event of a different kind on Aug 22nd. Urban Stampede is a corporate relay run, where different company teams face off against each other for the title of the “Fastest running corporate team” in the country. Each teams is of 4 persons with each person running 5 kms, so the entire team runs a total of 20 kms. This year saw a big increase in the number of participating teams, up to 149 teams from the 2008 count of 78.
Event website: www.urban-stampede.com
- 596 runners
- 149 (139 corporate and 10 non-corporate) teams
- 56 companies
- For the record, the largest turnout at any RFL event!
Open Category Results:
- Toyota Kirloskar Team A – 1:22:28
- Toyota Kirloskar Team B – 1:28:30
- Hindustan Unilever Ltd – 1:31:41
Women’s Category Results:
- i2 – 2:20:44
- Mformation – 2:39:00
- Printo Document Services – 2:44:12
Mixed Category:
- Tesco – 1:33:47
- Infosys – 1:42:08
- SAP Labs – 1:42:36
Non-Corporate Run
- Pacemakers – 1:38:10
- Team Pune – 1:44:39
- Dream a Dream – 2:12:16
Women’s Category Results:
- Contours Team A – 2:18:33
- Contours Team B – 2:57:47
- My Sunny Balcony – 2:02:59
- Kuchroo’s Krew – 2:07:10
The full list of teams and timings will be put up on runnersforlife.com and urban-stampede.com
Event photos can be viewed on the event website: here and here.