{"id":1704,"date":"2015-09-17T10:30:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goheritagerun.com\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2020-03-12T11:37:26","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T06:07:26","slug":"badami-run-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goheritagerun.com\/badami-run-report\/","title":{"rendered":"GHR Badami 2015 Run Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of our goals at Go Heritage Runs is to draw attention to heritage towns\u00a0that are often under-appreciated or under the radar of heritage, travel and fitness enthusiasts. This is why, while we\u2019ve done runs at the UNESCO World Heritage sites in\u00a0Hampi <\/a>and Ooty<\/a> in the recent past, we\u2019ve also planned run vacations at destinations like Bidar<\/a> and Warangal<\/a>.\u00a0Badami, a town in North Karnataka is another such example. The town was capital of the Badami Chalukyas for over two hundred years and has some spectacular rock-cut temples dating back to the 6th century. As recently as January 2015, Badami was also identified as a heritage city under India\u2019s HRIDAY<\/a> (Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana) scheme. Badami is also situated 21kms away from Pattadakal<\/a>, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. All in all, Badami checked a lot of boxes so planning a run there was quite a no-brainer.<\/p>\n Preparation for Go Heritage Run – Badami began in July when we consulted\u00a0with Mr. K.S. Raykar, Executive Director of the Indian Heritage Cities Network<\/a>. Mr. Raykar has been a long-time supporter of Go Heritage Runs and IHCN is the anchor agency for the HRIDAY projects in Bidar so they were perfect partners for the\u00a0run.\u00a0In mid-August, right after the Historic Hyderabad Run<\/a>, we made a trip to Badami to validate some of the run route options we\u2019d mapped out online<\/a>. We were happy to discover\u00a0that this run route was going to be a particularly scenic rocky trail \u2013 one that traversed temples, cliffs, jowar fields, a lake and a fort. We undertook the route recce one rainy Friday evening and were rewarded midway with the appearance of a perfect rainbow!<\/p>\nPreparation and Route Reconnaissance
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