Will Mumbai Marathon have an obstacle course too?

Updated On: 18 January, 2024 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar

Run to get challenging in construction dense city; support, spirit to help overcome obstacles

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Tata Mumbai Marathon 2024 Elite race route unveiling on Wednesday at Event Media Centre (from left), Mandar Pandya, VP, Procam International; Dr. Vijay D’Silva, medical director from Asian Heart Institute; Vishal Thakur, DCP operation, Mumbai police; Hugh Jones, general secretary AIMS and race director; P N Sankaran, director operations, Procam International; Jaydeep More, assistant municipal commissioner, A-Ward and Vivek Singh, joint MD, Procam International, at Mumbai Patrakar Sangh. Pic/Atul Kamble

Organisers Procam International, and a number of officials and organisers, stated they were ready and raring to go for the Tata Mumbai Marathon (TMM) to be run in the city on January 21. The event has 59,000 runners across all categories. The technical arrangements for the race were outlined at a press conference held at the marathon press centre in SoBo on Wednesday evening.

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Hugh Jones, race director who is here every year from the UK stated, “The city is changing so fast, that even in just one week in Mumbai we witness some changes in the landscape. However, I am happy to state that we have managed to keep the event pretty much the same structure-wise. The road surface is cut up, especially on the Marine Drive, ideally, we would have wanted a flat, fast course. We are proud though of the support in the city. There is a sense that the show is coming, it must be kept on the road,” said Jones. Unlike the ever-changing Mumbai landscape, Hugh Jones has been a familiar face and constant presence at the event as director, one of his primary tasks has been charting the course for the past 19 years. The task is getting increasingly challenging given all the construction work, and there have been several tweaks in different categories.

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