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Delhi Half Marathon
At a glance
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- Last run Sun 18 Oct
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 10K · 2.5 km · 5.3 km
- Time limit
- 3 h 43 min
- Finish closes 09:409:40 AM
The course
The 2026 half marathon sets off from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at 05:30, and your wave, A to F, comes from the finish time on the timing certificate you applied with: A is up to 1:50:00, F is over 3:00:00 or no certificate.
- Six start waves from 5:30 am, set by the finish time on your applicationWaves A to F go between 05:30 and 05:57; the line closes at 06:05.
- A cool start that is 28 to 30°C by 10 am5 am readings of 20 to 22°C, 28 to 30°C by 10 am.
- A 09:40 finish cut-off, and roads reopen at 10:30Official time within 3:30 of the start; 09:40 finish cut-off.
Course notes 4 short reads on the course
Whole courseCrowdSix start waves from 5:30 am, set by the finish time on your applicationWaves A to F go between 05:30 and 05:57; the line closes at 06:05.
The organiser’s wave page reads: “Start Wave A: Finish time up to 01:50:00” and “Start Wave F: Finish time from 3:00:01 onwards and applications without a timing certificate.” Between them sit B (up to 2:10:00), C (up to 2:30:00), D (up to 2:45:00) and E (up to 3:00:00), all for a half marathon time. A marathon, 25 km or 10 km time is accepted too, with its own bands.
The handbook for the 2026 race gives the release times: A at 05:30, B at 05:33, C at 05:40, D at 05:47, E at 05:53 and F at 05:57, with the start line closing at 06:05. Official time runs from the moment you cross the start line, not from the gun.
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Whole courseConditionsA cool start that is 28 to 30°C by 10 am5 am readings of 20 to 22°C, 28 to 30°C by 10 am.
The handbook tabulates the weather on 18 October for the past three years. At 5 am the readings are 21°C in 2025, 22°C in 2024 and 20°C in 2023, all clear. By 10 am they are 28°C, 30°C and 28°C, under a sunny sky.
The first wave goes at 05:30 and the last at 05:57. A runner in a late wave, or one who finishes close to the 09:40 cut-off, meets the warmer end of that range. The handbook’s own advice is to plan the early start and the travel to the stadium well in advance.
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Whole courseTacticsA 09:40 finish cut-off, and roads reopen at 10:30Official time within 3:30 of the start; 09:40 finish cut-off.
Three limits are stated and they are not the same thing. The handbook lists a “Finish cut-off time” of 09:40 on its race day timings. The wave page says that “timing results and certificates will be generated only for runners who complete the Half Marathon distance within 3 hr and 30 mins from the start time.” And the regulations say: “Course roads will reopen to vehicular traffic at 10:30 AM. Participants still on the course after this time must move to the footpaths to finish their run safely.”
A runner released at 05:57 in wave F has 3 hr 43 min to the 09:40 clock cut-off and 3 hr 30 min to an official time. The start line itself closes at 06:05, and a runner who starts after it gets no official time.
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Whole courseFinishStart and finish at the stadium, on a measured 21.0975 kmThe finish line is inside the stadium; the course is AIMS-measured.
The information page gives “Race Starts from: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JLNS)” and “Race Ends at: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JLNS)”, with the distance as “21.097 Km approx.” The handbook adds that “your finish line is inside the JLN Stadium premises”.
The organiser also links the half marathon’s World Athletics and AIMS course measurement certificate. It reads 21.0975 km, grade A, measured on 11 October 2022 and valid to 31 December 2026.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Hall 1C, Yashobhoomi Convention Centre, Sector 25, DwarkaThursday 15 October Bib pickup
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10:3010:30 AM–19:007:00 PM
Expo and bib collection open Hall 1C, Yashobhoomi Convention Centre, Sector 25, Dwarka. Bibs are collected in person at a pre-booked time slot, with the application confirmation and a government photo ID. Runners living in Delhi-NCR are asked to use 15 and 16 October.
Friday 16 October Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Expo and bib collection open Hall 1C, Yashobhoomi Convention Centre, Sector 25, Dwarka. Same venue and documents as the day before.
Saturday 17 October Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–17:005:00 PM
Expo and bib collection open Hall 1C, Yashobhoomi Convention Centre, Sector 25, Dwarka. Runners from overseas and outside Delhi get slot preference today. No bibs are handed out after 17:00, and none are posted.
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Sunday 18 October Race day
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03:303:30 AM–11:3011:30 AM
Metro runs for participants Special services from 03:30 on the Red, Yellow, Blue and Violet lines. The wristband that comes with the bib covers one trip to the stadium and one trip home, free until 11:30. The closest stations are Jangpura, JLN Stadium and Jor Bagh. -
03:303:30 AM–05:305:30 AM
Stadium gates open Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Gates 7, 8 and 13. Runners must be inside at least an hour before their start. The bib is scanned at the gate and there is no entry without one. The gates close at 05:30. -
03:303:30 AM–05:355:35 AM
Bag deposit Counters near Gates 8 and 13. Only with a bag tag booked online or collected at the expo. One bag per runner, 7 kg at most. -
03:303:30 AM–05:505:50 AM
Holding area open Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Each start wave section has its own gate and it closes at: A 05:25, B 05:27, C 05:34, D 05:41, E 05:47, F 05:50. Late arrivals are sent to the section open at the time. -
04:454:45 AM–05:055:05 AM
Warm-up Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium -
05:305:30 AM
Start of the half marathon (21.097 km) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Start waves from 05:30: A 05:30, B 05:33, C 05:40, D 05:47, E 05:53, F 05:57. The start line closes at 06:05, and a runner who starts after that gets no official time. The waves follow the finish time entered on the application. -
07:007:00 AM–10:3010:30 AM
Bag retrieval Counters near Gates 8 and 14. Hand in the counterfoil from the bag tag. -
09:409:40 AM
Finish cut-off Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Separately, official times and certificates go to runners who finish within 3 hours 30 minutes of their own start. 10:34/km from the 05:57 start to km 21.097517:00/mi from the 5:57 AM start to mile 13.1 -
10:3010:30 AM
Roads reopen to traffic Anyone still on the course after this moves onto the footpaths to finish. -
17:005:00 PM
Provisional results online Finish times also arrive by SMS. Official results follow within 21 working days.
Times as published by the organiser, in Delhi time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
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.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Delhi, 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 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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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