Running Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026, my first full marathon
Got up early, and got ready, walked to the holding area for the Tata Mumbai Marathon, which was opposite to CSMT. I was in wave D, the number of participants was huge. I started my run around 5:17 AM, the support from the local people was great.
After the 21 KM mark, my pace kept slowing down, finished the entire run in 06:18:30. The route for the full marathon was beautiful, including Coastal road and Banda-Worli sea link. The refreshments were well placed, mostly drank Fast&Up Reload, the support from the local people was great. Definitely one of the beautiful and well organized event, thanks to the volunteers, organizers, Mumbaikars and Mumbai Police.
In the evening, I booked an Uber bike ride to Haji Ali Dargah. After returning, I packed my bags and walked to Churchgate station, bought a ticket to Borivali station. Got down at the Borivali station and walked to Axis Bank Branch, opposite to Lata Apartment. I had to catch the VRL bus to Bangalore. The bus arrived at 10 PM, boarded the bus, I had an upper sleeper.
Some of the photos which I took that day (some are from the official marathon page)