News (source): The Pune International Marathon will be held on Sunday, 6th December 2009. It starts from Khandoji Baba Chowk, Deccan Gymkhana. The 42.195km route is designed in such a fashion that lakhs of spectators can line the route (funny, sic) and be an integral part of the event. Besides being the cultural and educational capital of Maharashtra Pune has also acquired the status of becoming the Sports Capital of Maharashtra.

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I got an opportunity to read a review of the event from one of out fellow runners, and could not help sharing this with the readers here. I too expected something similar, but I guess this goes even beyond what I thought. The author below comes to the right conclusion - runs should be organized by runners, only. Here it goes then ...

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Hyderabad 10k Run:
The Hyderabad 10K Foundation has initiated the 10K run in the year 2003 with the objective of promoting health, fitness & sports in the city of Hyderabad.

Half Marathon(21.1K):
In the year 2005, the organizers introduced the half marathon alongside 10KM run keeping in mind the needs of serious runners who are looking for avenues to showcase their running skills and keeping fit.

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Results of the 2009 Bangalore Ultra (held on Nov 15th) are finally out, and are as follows. The complete results and timings from the event including those for the other distances are available at the event website: Also, check out the event report from the organizers.

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Just heard this great news. The plan to finalize the Mumbai Marathon 2010 route is taking shape, and the newly built architectural marvel of Mumbai, the Bandra-Worli sea link, is very much a part of it! So, come the race day on Jan 17th, the full marathon runners at the Mumbai marathon might as well be pounding through this unique piece of excellence and beauty.

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I registered on the first day of Novice registrations at Comrades Marathon 2010, i.e. Nov 1st, and later got the shock of my life on learning that registrations closed on Nov 2nd as all 5,000 novice places were taken within 27 hours! Taking it a little easy, and I would have blown my chances.

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News (source mybangalore.com): The Rotary Club Bangalore IT Corridor Chapter (RBITC) and Crossover Events launched the 2009 Times of India Bengaluru Midnight Marathon with a unique event – the Scream Green Fashion Show. The Midnight Marathon provides a platform for corporations, citizens and government to come together in restoring our Garden City. In its third successive year, the theme for this year’s marathon is “RUN for GREEN”.

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The 3rd edition of the Delhi Runners Half Marathon (DRHM) monthly series will take place at Jahanpanah City Forest, a beautiful forested trail running route in the heart of the city. The event has been growing in popularity, with the first two runs in Nehru Park seeing good participation (about 35 in the August run, 84 runners in the September run). DRHM is a monthly group run of Delhi's running group Delhi Runners.

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News (source Express Buzz): About 25,000 people are expected to be a part of the run that will start from People’s Plaza, Necklace Road, go around Hussainsagar and end at People’s Plaza. The Half Marathon will begin at 5.30 am from People’s Plaza to Charminar and back, covering 21 km. The event is expected to draw professional long-distance runners. Registrations could be done online.

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