Autumn is the season when the big men of marathoning come out all guns blazing. This period spans from August right up to November, beyond the summers, and before the chill of the winter peaks, ideal conditions for running marathons in all parts of the world (okay, the northern hemisphere). So it is no surprise [...]
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Urban Stampede is one of those innovative ideas from Runners for Life group in Bangalore, an event management company specializing in organizing running events. Some of their events which are now part of the regular calendar are the Bangalore Ultramarathon, the Kaveri Trail Marathon, the Bangalore Duathlon, and the monthly Feet on the Street runs [...]
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This is the second in the tale of the two marathons in Thane, the other being the recently organized Thane ‘Varsha’ marathon, and like that event, this one is also going to be the 20th edition of this race. The total prize money for the event is published as Rs 5 lakhs (though I believe [...]
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Just got a mail from the organizers of the Hyderabad marathon. The event, as planned previously, is on August 30th. Below are details of the event, including registration information. I will keep this post updated as more updates trickle in (including route map). The start point is KBR Park and the end point is Gachibowli [...]
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A quick look at the last couple of years to see how the biggest marathons of the world fared, and which had the highest number of participants. The ING New York City marathon came out on top, with 38,096 finishers in 2008 (though that was lesser than its biggest field in 2007 at 38,607, which [...]
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Latest updates from the organizers of the 10th CRY Cadence Corporate Citizenship Challenge. CRY Cadence Corporate Citizenship Challenge, corporate Olympic tournament is a unique event that combines sport and corporate citizenship. It brings the action of multiple sports like cricket, soccer, table tennis, badminton, basketball and a mini-marathon, with participation from corporates, who’ll all come [...]
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Pattaya is one of the famous beach resorts in Thailand, 150km south-east of Bangkok, known for its beaches, cuisine, and nightlife. I think this is one of those marathons for the tourists (like the Phuket marathon), though it does offer the prize money to attract the Kenyan second or third rung of runners. Great to [...]
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Update: Registrations have started. Register Now! The good news … I have heard from the ADHM folks that the event launch will take place on August 27th, and the registrations for the event will start right after than. The event is on Nov 1st and is India’s only IAAF Gold Label race. Event website: adhm.indiatimes.com [...]
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Few days back, I launched a small initiative (actually, the idea is from my running friend, Aditya) to connect with Indian runners (or runners from India) who might be interested to run the Comrades Marathon on May 30th, 2010. The Comrades Marathon is the world’s oldest and largest ultramarathon run over a distance of approximately [...]
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