‘Freshworks Chennai Marathon’ to be held on Jan 8, 2023

Chennai Runners is pleased to announce the Freshworks (NASDAQ: FRSH), the global software as a service company from Chennai, is now the official title sponsor of the ‘Chennai Marathon’ for the next five years. The Chennai Marathon will now be called the Freshworks Chennai Marathon 2023, powered by Chennai Runners and is set to take place on Sunday January 8th, 2023. 

 The Freshworks Chennai Marathon 2023 powered by Chennai Runners seeks to increase awareness of Diabetes. It is the primary charity cause of the marathon for 2023. Celebrating 100 years of insulin and type 1 diabetic runners, the marathon intends to raise funds for children with insulin needs. Mr. Sridhar Rajmohan, Chennai Runner’s type 1 diabetes ambassador, strives to inspire many more people with diabetes to take up physical activity.

 A prize money event, The Freshworks Chennai Marathon 2023 powered by Chennai Runners, will comprise of four events for men and women including a Full Marathon (42.195 Km) - the flagship race of the event, the Perfect 20 Miler (32.186 Km) – introduced for the first time in 2019, the Half Marathon (21.097 Km) and the 10 Km Run.