Bengaluru Marathon
The city's own full marathon, in the best running weather in urban India.
Dates, entry fees and routes change every year. This page deliberately does not publish a date — a wrong one costs somebody a race they trained six months for. Confirm the current year's date, entry window, fee and course on the official organiser's website before you plan anything around it.
What kind of race it is
Bengaluru's marathon distance event, distinct from the May 10K, and it makes full use of the one thing the city has that others do not — a climate in which running 42 km in the middle of the day is merely hard rather than hazardous.
The course
A rolling city course. Bengaluru is not flat; expect continuous small undulation rather than any single significant climb.
Conditions
October mornings here are around the most comfortable marathon conditions available anywhere in India.
How to approach it
Because the weather cooperates, this is a realistic course for a first marathon or a personal best. Bank the advantage by pacing conservatively — the undulation compounds over 42 km.
Distances offered
Category names and cut-off times vary between editions. The event is run by Bengaluru Marathon organising committee — find their official site for the current year's details, and cross-check against the AIMS race calendar. This page does not link to an organiser URL it cannot verify.
Training for the Bengaluru Marathon
Free, complete, week-by-week plans — pick the one that matches what you can currently do, not what you would like to be able to do.
Training in Bengaluru
05:30–07:30 for cool air and light traffic. Evenings after 18:30 also work here in a way they do not in Delhi or Chennai.
Questions
When is the Bengaluru Marathon?
It has traditionally been held in October. This site does not publish a specific date because race dates move every year — check the Bengaluru Marathon organising committee website for the current year's date and entry window.
What distances does the Bengaluru Marathon offer?
Typically Full marathon, Half marathon, 10 km, 5 km. The exact category list can change between editions, so confirm with the organiser.
Is the Bengaluru Marathon course hard?
A rolling city course. Bengaluru is not flat; expect continuous small undulation rather than any single significant climb.
What are conditions like at the Bengaluru Marathon?
October mornings here are around the most comfortable marathon conditions available anywhere in India.
How should I train for it?
Because the weather cooperates, this is a realistic course for a first marathon or a personal best. Bank the advantage by pacing conservatively — the undulation compounds over 42 km.
Race characteristics are described from the event's established, published character; no date, fee or course guarantee is made here. Every time, pace and physiological figure on this site is computed from a published formula, and the formula is named and shown on the method page. Nothing here is predicted by a model you cannot check. Race details change — always confirm dates, routes and entry with the official organiser. Training guidance is general information, not individual coaching or medical advice.