The Great India Run, India's first multi city marathon, was on Sunday flagged off after a ceremony at the Amar Jawan Jyoti in New Delhi.<br/><br/>The event kicked off with a warm up session of the participating 15 ultra runners followed by flagging off the ultra run and 5 kilometre fun run.<br/><br/>Sports Minister Vijay Goel, Minister of State for Home, Kiren RijijjuKhel Ratna Anju Bobby George, and actor Gul Panag were present at the event.<br/><br/>Arun Bhardwaj led the team of 14 ultra runners at India Gate while three of the runners simultaneously flagged off 1480 km run from Ghaziabad. <br/><br/>The run features 15 of the best ultra-marathoners from across four continents of Asia, Africa, US and Europe in its inaugural edition.<br/><br/>At around 10:30 am all runners culminated at Gurgaon to kick start the Haryana leg of run.<br/><br/>The 5 kilometre fun run were also organised at each of these venues that saw participation from youngsters in galore.<br/><br/>The run will pass through Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, finally culminating at Mumbai in Maharasthra on August 6.<br/><br/>The marathon will also have celebrity athletes like Gul Panag and 'ironman' Milind Soman, who will run a special stretch of 570 km from Ahmedabad to Mumbai via Silvassa.<br/><br/>A 21-km run will also be organised at Silvassa. Milind Soman will run from Ahmedabad to Mumbai.