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Go Heritage Run’s Ooty run vacation is quickly turning into one of the more popular runs on the Go Heritage Run calendar<\/a> \u2013 and it\u2019s easy to see why. Lovedale, nestled in the Nilgiris, offers an opportunity to escape from the bustle and the heat of the city – with run routes traversing the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a meadow and a lakebed, eucalyptus-scented forests, and hills with scenic overlooks. To top it all, there was food and accommodation at one of India\u2019s top boarding schools<\/a> for runners who signed up early on! This Ooty run report describes what went into organizing the run.<\/p>\n

PLANNING AND PROMOTION:<\/h2>\n

We announced Go Heritage Run \u2013 Ooty in March \u2013 so runners and their families had enough lead time to plan out their summer vacations. A common suggestion from runners who signed up early on was to add a 21K route option. However, we quickly decided against that once we realized the elevation changes on this route would be quite daunting \u2013 and potentially take the fun<\/em> out of the fun run!<\/p>\n

In late April, mobiefit Run<\/a>, a training app for first-time runners, joined us as our registration partner. They offered a free training package for runners who signed up for Go Heritage Run \u2013 Ooty using their package. Incidentally, Gul Panag, former Miss India and co-founder at mobiefit, is an alumnus of the Lawrence School and she made a video describing the cross country trail within the Lawrence School that forms part of the Go Heritage Run route.<\/p>\n