Mumbai

Time: 5:21 (my best at Mumbai, and fastest officially clocked time!) I arrived in Mumbai on Sat morning with a colleague of mine, so this was officially the first time I went out of town with someone to run, mostly I am a lone ranger. I was referred to an excellent place to stay by [...]

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Celebrities get their own share of publicity when it comes to events like marathons, and its no wonder that there are always loads of them at any such event in India, ranging from film stars, businessmen, politicians of all color, and sports personalities. But what I am really interested in are those who are doing [...]

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I found the Mumbai marathon route created online using google maps (using the Gmap Pedometer software) posted by a fellow blogger Blogdoctor . The route can be accessed at the below location: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=597500 This will give an idea about the actual distances on the routes, and can help you plan your race strategy. On the [...]

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After all the sad Mumbai events, I was concerned that this may also impact the Mumbai marathon dates. But fortunately, everything is on track and looks to be going good (and check out why Mumbai is not Asia’s largest marathon at the end of this post).As per one of the press releases, I came to [...]

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Surprise, surprise! This year these guys have started the registrations well over 6 months in advance of the actual event (Jan 18th, 2009). It seems like they have picked up the sweet spot of 200 days before the run date to launch their online registration system. http://scmm.indiatimes.com/ Important: Use Internet Explorer to register. I have [...]

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It would have been a great way to sign off in style by running the Mumbai marathon 2008. My running list for this season has four races: * Noida marathon (Sept, 2007) * Delhi Half (Oct, 2007) * Singapore (Dec, 2007) * Mumbai (Jan, 2008) I had to skip Noida due to a critical situation [...]

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