About the Races

Q. What are the various race categories & their distances?

Race Category	Distance
Marathon Elite Start	42.195 km
Marathon Open Start	42.195 km
Half Marathon	21.097 km
Wheelchair Event	2.5 km
Sr Citizens' Run	4.3 km
Dream Run	6 km

Q. What is the total Prize Money which can be won at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2012?

The total prize money of US$ 340,000 can be won at the Event.

Q. Are the Marathon and Half Marathon race categories timed races? And if yes, what is the finish cut-off time of these races?

Yes, both these race categories are timed races. You will get your timing chip along with the running number bib at the Expo.
The cut-off time to finish the Marathon race is 6 hours and the Half Marathon is 3 hours.

Q. What is the current world record and course record of the Marathon race category (in Mumbai)?

	Athlete	Timing	Record Venue	Dt. Of Record	Nationality
WORLD RECORD
MEN	Haile Gebrselassie	02:03:59	Berlin	28 Sep 2008	ETH
WOMEN	Paula Radcliffe	02:15:25	London	13 Apr 2003	GBR
COURSE RECORD
MEN	Girma Assefa	02:09:54	Mumbai	16 Jan 2011	ETH
WOMEN	Koren Yal	02:26:56	Mumbai	16 Jan 2011	ETH
INDIAN COURSE RECORD
MEN	Ram Singh Yadav	02:18:03	Mumbai	18 Jan 2009	IND
WOMEN	Hidangmayum S. Devi	02:59:47	Mumbai	15 Feb 2004	IND

Q. What is the current world record and course record of the Half Marathon race category (in Mumbai)?

	Athlete	Timing	Record Venue	Dt. Of Record	Nationality
WORLD RECORD
MEN	Zersenay Tadese	00:58:23	Lisboa	21 Mar 2010	ERI
WOMEN	Lornah Kiplagat	01:06:25	Udine	14 Oct 2007	KEN
COURSE RECORD
MEN	B C Tilak	01:04:45	Mumbai	16 Jan 2011	IND
WOMEN	Kavita Raut	01:16:37	Mumbai	20 Jan 2008	IND