Mumbai: Defending men's champion Evans Ruto of Kenya is pleased with the promise by organisers of the Mumbai Marathon that suitable steps would be in place for the January 18 race to avoid a repeat of 2014 when casual runners got in the way of elite athletes.


Evans Ruto 

"It will be best if they do it (prevent the recurrence of last year)," said Ruto today ahead of the Standard Chartered Bank title-sponsored event. "We do have plans for preventing such an incident this year. There will be barriers and race marshals," said race director Hugh Jones at a media conference yesterday.