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The 8th variation of the Manipal Marathon—2026 volition beryllium held connected February 8, 2026 and it is expected to gully astir 20,000 runners, according to the Pro Chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) H. S. Ballal.
Addressing presspersons successful Manipal connected Monday, helium said that the marathon would commencement from KMC Greens, Manipal.
He said that the participants expected would see implicit 100 planetary athletes, and each the runners would vie for a full prize excavation exceeding ₹25 lakh.
The taxable of the marathon is ‘Miles for a Greener Tomorrow’, with the tagline ‘Run for a Sustainable Future’’.
The marathon would diagnostic 5 contention categories — the 42K Full Marathon, 21K Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and 3K Fun Run — catering to participants crossed divers property groups and fittingness levels.
The lawsuit was expected to pull runners from crossed India and abroad, with planetary information from Dubai, England, Ethiopia, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the U.S., helium said.
The contention time would commence with the 42K Full Marathon flag-off astatine 5 a.m., followed by the 21K Half Marathon astatine 5.30 a.m., the 10K tally astatine 6 a.m., the 5K tally astatine 6.45 a.m., and the 3K Fun Run astatine 8 a.m.
The Special Category races for physically and visually challenged participants would beryllium flagged disconnected astatine 8.30 a.m. The lawsuit would culminate successful a high-energy post-run carnival astatine KMC Greens, Manipal.
The speciality of the Manipal Marathon is its scenic beachside way for the 42K Full Marathon, offering runners a genuinely distinctive contention experience. This year, the 10K tally features a recently introduced way starring to the Manipal Hospice Respite Centre.
Vice-Chancellor of MAHE Lt. Gen. M D Venkatesh (retd) said anchored successful the tagline ‘Run for a Sustainable Future,’ the lawsuit went beyond contention to beforehand biology responsibility, discipline, inclusivity, and corporate well-being.
The marathon would beryllium preceded by the inaugural MAHETHON 2026, a half-marathon scheduled connected January 25, 2026 connected the MAHE Bengaluru Campus, the Vice-Chancellor said.
