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Pune International Marathon

Start 03:003:00 AM Pune, India

The Pune International Marathon is a course of 42.2 km with 103.1 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 552 m and its highest 578 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 6 December 2026, starting at 03:00.

Pune
Pune. Photograph by Pravega, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons . Course line © OpenStreetMap contributors

At a glance

Race day
The 2026 race
Start
03:003:00 AM
Distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
Marathon, from the race name, not from a published programme
Total climb
103.1 m338 ft
Highest point 26 m85 ft above lowest
Entry fee
₹2,000
For the 2026 race
Time limit
6 h 30 min

The course

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The course stays between 552 and 578 m above sea level, with 103 m of climbing in all and a finish at the same height as the start.

Start, finish

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  1. Photo: DesiBoy101, CC BY 4.0

km 3.6mile 2.3

Shaniwar Wada

The organiser's pages name Shaniwar Wada among the historic places the marathon passes; the 2025 course goes by about 110 m from it near km 3.6.

Photo: DesiBoy101, CC BY 4.0

Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30

Course elevation profile, 8× vertical exaggeration Elevation along the course from km 0 to km 42. The trace runs between 552 and 578 metres, a range of 26 metres, drawn at 8 times vertical exaggeration so the shape is legible. Smoothed over 1 km before this profile was derived. An unsmoothed urban surface carries the buildings and would assert a climb that is not there. The dashed stretches are bridge decks: Shivaji Road, km 4 to 4.4; Bharatratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Flyover, km 7.6 to 8; Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Bridge, km 16.6 to 16.8; Sinhagad Road Flyover, km 24.8 to 26.8; Dhayari Phata Over Bridge, km 27.8 to 28.1. A bare-earth model reads the ground or the water beneath a bridge, not the deck the runner is on, so those runs are interpolated between the ground either side rather than measured, and they under-report the real climb across a span.
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi

Dashed: bridge

Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes

  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

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  • Rolling ground at 560 metresNever more than 26 m between the lowest and highest point, but constantly rolling.
  • A 3 a.m. startThe marathon goes off at 3 a.m., with a 6 hour 30 minute limit.
  • Past Shaniwar WadaThe old Peshwa fort is within 110 m of the road at 3.6 km.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GradientRolling ground at 560 metresNever more than 26 m between the lowest and highest point, but constantly rolling.

Pune sits on a plateau, and the marathon never leaves it. The lowest point is 552 m at km 14.7 and the highest 578 m at km 34.8, a spread of 26 m. The start and the finish are both at about 571 m.

The road does not stay level: it climbs 103 m in total through a run of short rises and falls, roughly 560 to 575 m from start to finish. This is the organiser’s 2025 course.

Measured

km 0 to 0.5ConditionsA 3 a.m. startThe marathon goes off at 3 a.m., with a 6 hour 30 minute limit.

The 40th Pune International Marathon is on Sunday 6 December 2026 from the Baburao Sanas Sports Ground. The organiser’s race information page lists the marathon at 3:00 a.m. (it writes “midnight”), the half marathon at 3:30 a.m., the 10 km at 6:15 a.m., the 5 km at 7:15 a.m. and prizes at 8:30 a.m.

The marathon’s limit is 6 hours 30 minutes, and athletes must report at least 30 minutes before their start.

Sourced

km 3.2 to 4.1LandmarkPast Shaniwar WadaThe old Peshwa fort is within 110 m of the road at 3.6 km.

The organiser’s site has named Shaniwar Wada and Lakdi bridge among the places of historic interest on the marathon route. On the 2025 course the road passes within about 110 m of the Shaniwar Wada fort at around km 3.6, early in the race, and Lakdi bridge, now called Sambhaji Bridge, comes at about km 2.2.

Measured

Race weekend

Sunday 6 December Race day

  1. 03:003:00 AM

    Marathon start Baburao Sanas Sports Ground, Pune. Listed by the organiser as 3:00 a.m. (midnight). Athletes must report at least 30 minutes before the start.

  2. 08:308:30 AM

    Prize distribution

  3. Time not published

    Marathon time limit 6 hours 30 minutes for the marathon. 6:30 limit: 9:14/km for 42.195 km6:30 limit: 14:52/mi for 26.2 mi
Other races (4)

  1. 03:303:30 AM

    Half marathon start Baburao Sanas Sports Ground, Pune. Time limit 4 hours.

  2. 06:156:15 AM

    10 km start

  3. 07:157:15 AM

    5 km start

  4. 07:307:30 AM

    Wheelchair run, 3 km

Times as published by the organiser, in Pune time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.

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Entry

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.

Race fuel

Energy gel
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5 gels for Pune, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Pune stays within 26 m85 ft of height, so they go 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 15 November to test them on two long runs first.

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Anti-chafe
A small balm stick
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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
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
A pack of blister plasters
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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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Questions about the Pune International Marathon

Is the Pune International Marathon course flat?
Not entirely. It has 103.1 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 26 m above the lowest.
When is the Pune International Marathon 2026?
Sunday 6 December 2026. The start is at 03:00.
How do I enter the Pune International Marathon?
Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: ₹2,000 (for the 2026 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
What is the time limit at the Pune International Marathon?
Runners have 6 h 30 min to finish.
Where does the Pune International Marathon start?
Start: Baburao Sanas Sports Ground, Pune.
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