Island grounds on Saturday night found a crowd of thousands gathered to run for a cause as part of the city’s very first dusk-to-dawn marathon.

The initiative, conceived to increase awareness about liver diseases, liver wellness and the need to donate organs, was flagged off at 10 p.m. by actor Suriya, who has pledged to donate his organs.

The event saw a massive turn-out, with as many as 6,000 individuals participating.  While some ran a daunting 21 km, others did a course of 3 km. Transplant patients too took part in the event and were to cover a distance of 1.5 km.

Presented by Apollo Hospitals Chennai – Centre for Liver Disease and Transplantation, along with Love your Liver Foundation, and supported by Chennai Runners, Dream Runners, Cool Runners, Tamil Nadu Cycling Club and Neville Endeavours, the marathon was expected to extend to the early hours of Sunday.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Chennai / by Staff Reporter / Chennai – November 23rd, 2014