IMPORTANCE OF RUNNING A

MARATHON IN CORPORATES
■ Companies, recognising the benefits of running in decluttering, destressing and
strategising, are actively encouraging staff to take to the activity.

■ It motivates and unites, while for some runners, it's almost a Zen-like experience.
Physical fitness, it would seem, is a bonus . Running regularly can be exhausting but
it also sharply focuses the mind.
■ Changing tactics, altering the pace and gearing up for the main goal are techniques
Running makes me goal-oriented, a team person
joining such luminaries as central bank governor Raghuram Rajan, Reliance Group
chief Anil Ambani, Tata Consultancy Services CEO N Chandrasekaran and others

■ RPG Group, Mahindra, TCS and Tata AIG General Insurance are among those that
have had running teams for several years now, with their ranks surging in last two
years or so.
■ low entry barrier— it needs very little by way of equipment.

■ stretching to that extra mile.

■ “When you run, you need to plan for both long term and short term. It’s the same
way in business and in both cases you need to plan for multiple scenarios and have
a Plan A, a Plan B in mind
■ Running is a meditation and it reboots your mind after a 15-hour strenuous work
schedule

■ Running teaches the mind to be patient, endure the journey however painful or
difficult it may be and set goals... It build perseverance and teaches you to never
give up.
■ With physical and mental health comes the confidence to take on any challenge
■ Life is not a sprint but a marathon
■ research has found that employees who maintain an active lifestyle perform better. Running
has both personal and professional benefits, something which has persuaded many
organizations to encourage their employees to take it up.
■ Imparting valuable lessons for life
■ helps with de-stressing and strategizing. It helps individuals focus better, increase their
perseverance, maintain good health and become more self-confident
■ People who regularly run report an increase in their ability to take on challenges and a surge
in confidence when they complete one.
■ Marathon training or any endurance event inculcates team spirit since it involves networking
with people while training. Though outwardly it may appear to be an individual sport, runners
perform best when they train in teams.
■ collaboration is increasingly becoming fundamental to the success of any business, many
corporates are actively pushing for endurance related initiatives in their organizations.
■ Long distance running can teach employees time management and discipline
■ Igniting the entrepreneurial spirit
■ step out of their comfort zone to get ahead.
■ Both requires a lot of patience and perseverance for one to succeed.
■ Running to succeed
■ never give up spirit
■ Energy management is the key, being self-aware of your energy levels is essential during your
training as most often burnouts are a big reason for injuries as you train for long
distances. These are qualities that could make employees the key drivers of any business to be
self-aware and manage their energy.
■ Encouraging employees to take up endurance sport like running regularly, also creates a better
work-life balance. In most new-age organizations, the average age of the employees is around
28 years, all of whom give utmost importance to work-life balance.
■ running long distance a can be a fun-filled and life-changing experience. No runner can
complete a race if they don’t enjoy the journey. Happiness is infectious and when we have fun
we spread that happiness around us making not only the track but the workplace a happier and
healthier one.