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Rainathon

As the word suggests, Rainathon is walking in rain. But the unique thing and the speciality about this walk is this journey is covered without any raincoats, umbrellas or any kind of rain protectors. Usually this takes place in Ghat sections because the probability of the rain is more in that area. The motto of the group is to enjoy the scenic beauty of the nature and let go all the tensions and difficulties of the busy lifestyle. And the biggest thing about this event is there is no room for inner ego for any participant. The Rainathon team believes everyone are equal and no one is special. A person who takes place in this event is called as a Rainathonian.

History
The name Rainathon comes as a combination of Rain and Marathon. Since Marathon corresponds to running a certain distance, Rainathon corresponds to the same but in Rain. It is the brainchild of Mr.Kishore Patwardhan, an entrepreneur from Bangalore. The unique idea came to his mind actually when he accidentally got drenched one day while coming back from work to home.

 Distance 

There is no particular distance specified for this event. But the approximate distance covered by walk is around 20 kilometers.

Team Size

There is no limit for the size of the team, as the Rainathonians would like to increase the number of people season by season. And this is an event which is open to all and an individual from any place in the world can take part.

Rainathon-I

The first season of this rainy affair took place on 14th June 2013. The suitable place for this was the misty ghats of Charmadi, wherein a group of 13 people enjoyed the scenic beauty of the ghats. It rained heavily that day and the event was a grand success at its first attempt.

Rainathon - II

The second leg of the event took place exactly after an year from the first season, 14th June 2014, where the count was doubled compared to the first season. The number of rainathonians was as big as 27. The place was none other than Agumbe, which is also called as the Chirapunji of Karnataka.

Rainathon - III

The third season is scheduled to be on 19th July 2014.The proposed place for this walk is Bisle Ghat.

Response

Over the years, people have responded very well. This is evident with the doubled number of participants from season 1 to season 2. The media has covered the event very well. A private TV channel has agreed to cover the video documentary of the season 3 of Rainathon.