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Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon
- Entry fee
- ₹850
- For the 2026 race
The course
The organiser says the Vasai Virar Mayor's Marathon started in 2011 with 700 participants and now draws more than 15,000 runners across its categories.
- From 700 runners to more than 15,000Started in 2011 with 700 runners, now more than 15,000 across five races.
- Prize money for Indian athletesMore than Rs 54 lakh in prizes, for Indian nationals only.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseCrowdFrom 700 runners to more than 15,000Started in 2011 with 700 runners, now more than 15,000 across five races.
The organiser’s own history says the race began in 2011 as a state-level event with 700 participants and came under the Athletics Federation of India in 2012. It now lists a full marathon, a half marathon, a 10K, a 5K and the 3 km Dhamaal Dhaav fun run, with more than 15,000 runners across the categories. The 2026 race is on 13 December.
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Whole courseTacticsPrize money for Indian athletesMore than Rs 54 lakh in prizes, for Indian nationals only.
The organiser says the race offers prize money in excess of Rs 54 lakh, with a separate fund for runners from the Vasai-Virar taluka. Only Indian nationals are eligible, and prizes are paid in Indian rupees; foreigners living in India need proof of residence. Its rules set the minimum age at 18 for the marathon and half marathon, 15 for the 10K and 12 for the 5K.
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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 Vasai-Virar, 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.
Order by 22 November to test them on two long runs first.
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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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