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Auroville Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K
The course
At the 2026 Auroville Marathon the marathon started at 5:00am on trails that are hard to navigate in the dark, with a small torch handed to every marathon runner and the course closed at 11:30am.
- Trails in the darkA 5:00am marathon start on trails, a torch provided, closed at 11:30am.
- Race weekend 202717th edition on 14 February 2027; bibs the day before.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2ConditionsTrails in the darkA 5:00am marathon start on trails, a torch provided, closed at 11:30am.
The organiser’s bib page says the run courses through Auroville and joins the trails, where some stretches are narrow and half marathon and 10K runners share them, with an aid station about every 2 km and directional markers. The 2026 half marathon started at 6:00am and the 10K at 7:00am from the Auroville Visitor Center. Runners still on the trails at 11:30am are picked up, because the team is advised that it gets hot and supporting tired runners after that is not advisable.
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km 0 to 42.2TacticsRace weekend 202717th edition on 14 February 2027; bibs the day before.
The race is organised by Auroville Runners with the Auroville community and has been held every year since 2008; it began to mark 40 years of Auroville. It offers a marathon, a half marathon and a 10K. Registration is online only, and the organiser’s FAQ says entries cannot be changed, transferred or refunded.
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The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Auroville, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
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. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
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
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
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
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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