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Adani Ahmedabad Marathon

Ahmedabad
Sabarmati Riverfront
Sabarmati Riverfront. Photograph by Madhur Saini, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The marathon on 29 November 2026 starts in six waves from 5:00 to 6:15 AM, with a 6:30 finish limit and a qualifying time for entry.

The course in short One line
  • Six waves in the dark and a 6:30 limitWaves leave every 15 minutes from 5:00 AM; runners report at 3:00 AM.
Course notes One short read on the course
km 0 to 42.2TacticsSix waves in the dark and a 6:30 limitWaves leave every 15 minutes from 5:00 AM; runners report at 3:00 AM.

The organiser lists six marathon waves for Sunday 29 November 2026: 5:00, 5:15, 5:30, 5:45, 6:00 and 6:15 AM, from the holding area at Paldi. Runners are asked to report at 3:00 AM. The cut-off for the marathon is 6 hours 30 minutes.

To enter the marathon a runner must have finished a marathon or half marathon on or after 24 November 2024, within 6:30 hours for the marathon or 3:30 hours for the half. Runners must be 18 or older on race day.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Ahmedabad, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

Order by 8 November to test them on two long runs first.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

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Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
cut-off
6:30 h

Race week

Timetable

Sunday 29 November Race day

  1. 03:003:00 AM

    Reporting time Ahmedabad Marathon Holding Area, Paldi. The marathon page gives 3:00 AM as the reporting time.

  2. 05:005:00 AM

    Marathon wave 1 Ahmedabad Marathon Holding Area, Paldi. Time slot for wave 1 on the organiser's marathon page.

  3. 05:155:15 AM

    Marathon wave 2 Ahmedabad Marathon Holding Area, Paldi. Time slot for wave 2 on the organiser's marathon page.

  4. 05:305:30 AM

    Marathon wave 3 Ahmedabad Marathon Holding Area, Paldi. Time slot for wave 3 on the organiser's marathon page.

  5. 05:455:45 AM

    Marathon wave 4 Ahmedabad Marathon Holding Area, Paldi. Time slot for wave 4 on the organiser's marathon page.

  6. 06:006:00 AM

    Marathon wave 5 Ahmedabad Marathon Holding Area, Paldi. Time slot for wave 5 on the organiser's marathon page.

  7. 06:156:15 AM

    Marathon wave 6 Ahmedabad Marathon Holding Area, Paldi. Time slot for wave 6 on the organiser's marathon page.

  8. Time not published

    Marathon time limit The organiser's FAQ gives 6:30 hours as the marathon cut-off. 6:30 limit: 9:14/km for 42.195 km6:30 limit: 14:52/mi for 26.2 mi

Times as published by the organiser, in Ahmedabad time, checked .

Add to calendar .ics file, times in Ahmedabad time

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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