INTRODUCTION
According to Lee and the colleagues (2014), running for 5 to 10 minutes a day at slow speeds is enough to extend life by several years, compared with not running at all. In fact, being a regular runner can gain “a mood elevating, quality-of-life benefit”. On the other hand, Junior and his team (2015) found that endurance running was beneficial for physically inactive adults thus express their support to invest in running programs.
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Based on the aforementioned reasons, Economics Students’ Society (ECONSS) in collaboration with Entrepreneurship Club (ENTREC) would like to conduct IIUM Campus Run 2019 to promote a healthy lifestyle among IIUM community and the public.
OBJECTIVES
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​To promote a healthy lifestyle among IIUM Kuantan community and the public.
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To train IIUM students on how to organize a high-impact event that is in line with IIUM’s vision and mission.
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To foster community engagement among IIUM students.
PROGRAMME'S BACKGROUND
IIUM Campus Run 2019 with the tagline ‘When things go wrong, go run!’ is believed to be a high-impact program. This event is organized by ECONSS in collaboration with ENTREC. 700 participants are expected to join this run. There will be 10 categories introduced:
