A good number of health fanatics braved a cold drizzle to take part in the BTC Marathon activation in Francistown on Saturday.
The activations conducted in both Francistown and Gaborone on the same day are a build up to the return of the marathon on 23rd April.
The inaugural BTC marathon was held in February 2016, before going on a six year hiatus.
On Saturday however at least 200 enthusiastic runners turned up for the 10km activation race starting at Galo Mall.
The Marathon has four categories of 10km, 21km, 42 km and the 5km fun run for kids.
The annual marathon is slated to start at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, with the route passing through some of Francistown’s iconic areas.
In a recent announcement, BTC’s Head of Business Development, Pilot Yane, said the IAAF recognised marathon represents the parastatal’s transformational journey in Francistown and the north east region.
He said BTC has availed LTE (4g), which is the fastest internet connection currently available in the country for mobile devices.
The parastatal has promised to hold more activations across the country, and the host city, Francistown.
