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IndianOil WNC Navy Half Marathon

Mumbai
Gateway of India
Gateway of India. Photograph by iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 9th edition is on 22 November 2026 in South Mumbai, in the run-up to Indian Navy Day on 4 December, and holds the World Athletics Road Race Label.

The course in short 2 lines
  • A half marathon for Navy Day, in South MumbaiNinth edition, South Mumbai, over 20,000 runners a year since 2016.
  • Online entry, an expo for bibs₹2,200 for the half; online entry only; bibs collected at an expo days before.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkA half marathon for Navy Day, in South MumbaiNinth edition, South Mumbai, over 20,000 runners a year since 2016.

The organiser built the race around Indian Navy Day on 4 December and says it has drawn over 20,000 participants a year since it began in 2016. It was recently awarded the World Athletics Road Race Label and is certified by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. The 21.1 km is called the Aircraft Carrier Run, with a 10K Destroyer Run and a 5K Frigate Run beside it, and the race is held in South Mumbai on Sunday 22 November 2026.

Sourced

Whole courseTacticsOnline entry, an expo for bibs₹2,200 for the half; online entry only; bibs collected at an expo days before.

The organiser prices the 21.1 km at ₹2,200 including GST, ₹1,600 for serving armed forces members, with no offline registration. Runners must be 18 on race day for the half marathon. Bibs and goodie bags are collected at an expo a few days before the race, by showing a QR code from the India Running app or the registration email, with a government photo ID. Overseas entrants upload an ID, and non-Indian applicants a passport and visa details. Provisional results go on the event website within 12 hours of the finish.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Mumbai, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.6
  2. km 14.7mile 9.1

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 now to test one on your last long run.

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

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

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 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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At a glance

distance
21.1 km13.1 mi
Half marathon · 10K · 5K

Trip

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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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