Marathon is a bad word

For the folks working on the organization of the April 13th event:
Please make it a point to not mention Marathon in the context of this event. A marathon is 42 kilometres long.

A person could start a marathon in JP Park and most likely end up at the new airport in Devanahalli by the end of it!!

What we are aiming to organize here is a short distance race - as short as 5K or even shorter (depending on the length of the jogging path in JP Park, and how many rounds one can have the race setup for and still be able to manage the event properly). This is a reasonable distance for a total newbie to running.

All my Indian friends - even the well educated ones - have no knowledge of the various racing distances, and the effort, training plan and benefits of each of the race distances. They group together all races under the umbrella term 'MARATHON'!! Makes me want to bang my head against the wall!

This is not a Marathon event. This is a 5K!