Across the globe and in India, marathons have a set of seasoned runners who pace the race and lead different bus to glory. In other words, "A pacer is one who knows the way, shows the way and goes the way, the one who could run faster and get away with the distance quicker than the given time but instead chooses to assist the other runners in achieving their target." says Anik Raheja who overcame his childhood medical condition of Hypothyroidism and eventually went on to start Jalandhar Running Club back in Punjab.

Pacers help runners o improve their time and achieve their target. [Personal Best timing] in marathons and major races. The 16th edition of the IAAF Gold Label Tata Mumbai Marathon will witness participation of over 45,000 athletes. Of which 8414 runners will be taking part in the full marathon, which is a 22 percent increase compared to the last edition.