Overview
- The full and half marathons started at 5:00 am with clear, cool conditions reported at the flag-offs from CSMT and Mahim.
- Over 69,000 participants are competing across seven categories, including about 65,400 on-ground runners and 3,700 virtual entries.
- The course passes Marine Drive and the Bandra–Worli Sea Link, introducing the Coastal Road for the first time with new wind and incline factors.
- Organisers put up a prize purse exceeding ₹3.5 crore, with $50,000 for each elite winner plus record bonuses and India-specific incentives.
- Special suburban trains and 3:30 am Metro 3 services are running, selected metro gates near CSMT are closed until 11:00 am, and police have closed key roads roughly 3:00 am–2:00 pm.