Mumbai marathon returns to claim the roads after three years of pandemic

Marathoners amount to roughly 2 per cent of the total population that wakes up in the wee hours of the day and goes out to claim the roads

The Tata Mumbai Marathon will be held on January 15, 2023. Photo Courtesy: AFP

Nothing binds a city like its annual marathon event. On January 15, at the dawn of Sunday, 55,000 athletes will gather at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, to run a full marathon (42.195 km) in the southern chunk of Mumbai. The contorted racetrack will send runners across bridges, up and down iconic avenues including Nariman point, Wilson College, Haji Ali, Bandra-Worli Sea link, and more, culminating at the Wankhede Stadium.