Marathon

Registration Fee
Early Bird: ₹ 2000
Regular Fee : ₹ 2200
(Inc. 18% GST & Processing Fee.)
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The route is subject to police permission

  • The Hyderabad Marathon starts at Peoples Plaza and goes onto Necklace Road. A loop around Hussain Sagar Lake brings the runner to the first flyover of the route. Then it turns into Rajbhavan road, goes onto the Punjagutta flyover, before descending into Road no 2, Banjara hills. Uphill all the way, past KBR park till Jubilee Hills checkpost, before turning left. The route then takes a right onto Rd 45 Jubilee Hills, goes across the iconic Durgam Cheruvu cable bridge, and turns left at Mindspace junction.
  • Then a right turn at Biodiversity Junction and then over the last flyover - the Gachibowli flyover. The route then crosses Gachibowli Stadium and turns left into Hyderabad Central University, navigates through the beautiful campus, and finishes in the Gachibowli athletic stadium on the running track.

Amenities

Official race-day T-shirt
Goodies’ bag
An official race BIB (RFID Tagged)
Water, energy drinks & refreshments along the course
Medical Support
Post race refreshments
A dazzling finisher’s medal
Timing certificate for all finishers

Eligibility & Application Guidelines

  • Timings of the following race categories conducted at an on-ground event, will be considered to qualify for the marathon race category entry. Timing cut-off across all age groups (as mentioned below) to apply for the marathon category are:
Distance (Timing Certificate)Timing cut-off
Marathon (42.195 km)Under 06 hrs 30 mins or faster
Half Marathon (21.097 km)Under 3 hrs or faster
25KUnder 3hrs 30mins or faster

To apply for the Marathon category, participants must meet the following requirements:

1. Age Criteria:

  • Applicant fulfilling the minimum age eligibility – completed 18 years of age or older on the race day.
  • Should meet the above-mentioned timing cut off
  • Valid link/URL to the timing certificate of a timed run from a timing partner to be provided

2. Qualification Criteria:

  • Applicants must have completed a Marathon, Half Marathon, or 25km run on or after January 1, 2024.
  • A valid qualification timing certificate from an event held on or after January 1, 2024, is mandatory.

3. Photo ID Requirement:

  • A valid and legible government-issued photo ID (Driving License, PAN Card, Voter ID, Aadhaar, or Passport) must be submitted.

4. Application Confirmation:

  • Applicants will receive confirmation within 15 working days from the date of registration or by July 1, 2025, whichever is earlier.
  • Confirmation is subject to fulfilling all eligibility conditions and meeting the qualification criteria (where applicable).
  • Applicants will only be confirmed for the race category they have applied for.

5. Application Review & Approval:

  • The final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of applications for the Marathon category rests with the Hyderabad Runners Society.

6. Submission Deadline & Refund Policy:

  • Failure to submit a valid timing certificate within 15 days from the day of the email sent asking for the valid timing certificate, will result in application rejection.
  • In such cases, a refund will be processed, with ₹200 deducted as an application processing fee.

7. Change of Race Category:

  • Once an application is approved and entry is confirmed, downgrading / upgrading to race category will not be permitted. The only option available is to withdraw the application and submit a new application for the desired category
Registration Fee:
  • All Registration Fees are to be paid online and in full before your race entry can be confirmed
  • If you have a coupon code, you may avail its value by entering the coupon code during the payment part of your online registration