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Mumbai Marathon: Course altered for elite runners, says Race Director

Mumbai Marathon: Course altered for elite runners, says Race Director

Announcing the slightly altered route, Race Director Hugh Jones said this change will enhance the runners' overall experience as compared to the earlier years

17 January,2019 08:55 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Hugh Jones: Think of it as an experiment

Hugh Jones: Think of it as an experiment

Mumbai Marathon course measurer Hugh Jones, who was behind Eliud Kipchoge on Saturday, recalls how the two-hour barrier was broken

14 October,2019 06:57 AM IST | Mumbai | Hugh Jones
2011 could see fastest Mumbai Marathon: Hugh Jones

2011 could see fastest Mumbai Marathon: Hugh Jones

Even as Mumbaiites struggle to sport broad smiles for fear of cracked lips given the chilly weather prevalent in the city across the last few days, one man is smiling from ear to ear

11 January,2011 08:18 AM IST | Ashwin Ferro
Mumbai Marathon race director Jones shrugs off terror threat

Mumbai Marathon race director Jones shrugs off terror threat

Race director Hugh Jones says just as terrorism has not stopped athletes from participating in sporting events in USA and England, Mumbai marathon will be no different

12 January,2011 08:47 AM IST | Rohan Koli
Cold weather, early start could see new Mumbai marathon record

Cold weather, early start could see new Mumbai marathon record

Temperatures in Mumbai have plummeted in the last few days thanks to snow fall in the northern parts of the country.

11 January,2012 09:20 AM IST | Ashwin Ferro
Mumbai offers good chance London qualification

Mumbai offers good chance London qualification

Mumbai Marathon race director Hugh Jones believes Mumbai's pleasant climate will offer a golden opportunity for athletes to clock the required 2 hours and 18 minutes and book their place for the London Olympics later this year.

12 January,2012 09:33 AM IST | Rohan Koli
A tribute to Mumbai Marathon's faceless men

A tribute to Mumbai Marathon's faceless men

The wheels behind the heels, those faceless men that go into the tremendous logistical exercise that is the Mumbai Marathon addressed the press yesterday at the media centre at Azad Maidan

14 January,2016 08:24 AM IST | Hemal Ashar
Mumbai Marathon has been a steep learning curve: Hugh Jones

Mumbai Marathon has been a steep learning curve: Hugh Jones

A whopping 39,510 people will take to the streets of Mumbai for the 11th edition of the Mumbai Marathon this Sunday. Add to that the massive crowds that will converge on the streets on race day and you have a faint idea of the daunting odds facing Hugh Jones, the race director of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon (SCMM)

16 January,2014 02:58 AM IST | Amit Kamath
Cold weather could see new record: Hugh Jones

Cold weather could see new record: Hugh Jones

There has been a gradual dip in the temperatures that the city has witnessed over the past month or so with December 15, 2014 being the coldest this season where the minimum temperature dropped to 12 degrees centigrade — the ideal temperature for a marathon

15 January,2015 08:23 AM IST | Sundari Iyer
Mumbai Marathon: Title holder Ruto happy with marathon organisers' promise

Mumbai Marathon: Title holder Ruto happy with marathon organisers' promise

Defending men's champion pleased with the promise by organisers of the Mumbai Marathon that suitable steps would be in place for the Jan 18 race to avoid a repeat of 2014 fiasco

16 January,2015 08:07 AM IST | PTI

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