Chennai, India
January 6, 2024
http://www.thechennaimarathon.com
Apr 26, 2024
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Marathon Details - Chennai Marathon
International Marathons > India > Chennai > Chennai MarathonFreshworks Inc. Chennai Marathon & 32K, Half Marathon, 10K
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| Results: | Top 3 Finishers by Year |
Contact
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| Address: | Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium,
Syndenhams Road, Chennai - 600 003 |
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| Phone Number: | 536 8709 | |
| Email: | Email the organizers | |
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Reviews
Course 3.3 
Organization 2.0 
Spectators 2.7
Number of comments: 7
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Ajendra Narayan Samal from Chennai, India
(2/6/2006)
 "Chennai Marathon, A Bad Memory" (about: 2006)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Chennai Marathon
COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 3 Friends, This was a perfect example of very good disorganization from Rotary. I was shocked when my fellow marathon runners Ram and Harish told me that the marathon was stopped at 9:50 a.m. after running for around 29-30 KMs. I am not considering my agony so much as thinking about the people unlucky enough to have traveled here from distant places for the race (including foreigners). How did they feel when someone stopped them after they had been running for three hours? Perhaps it damages India's image as well. If such events attract foreign tourism, the government should look into securing the proper execution of such events. I feel like going to consumer court for this. Maybe I will. Either they should have announced that the marathon would be stopped after the top few runners finished, or they should have called it the "Marathon for Winning" rather than the "Marathon for Peace." Starting from the registration, it was a mess. I was told to go to Neheru Stadium for the medical tests and T-shirt between Jan. 3 and Jan. 31. But when I went there, I was told to come back on Feb. 4. On Feb. 4 the areas was a big mess. There was one doctor testing all the participants and the participants were getting lined-up in the sun for their race number and medical test. Standing for three hours before the day of the marathon is quite frustrating. To add to it all, on the official race website, it said that you could have the medical test performed by any doctor, and then you could submit the paperwork for it when you collected your race number and T-shirt. But nobody was allowed to get their number or shirt until they had the medical exam performed on the spot. When I asked whether the runners from other countries were also standing in line, I was told that they had a separate test in the Appolo Hospital. Overall my first marathon experience was pretty bad. Such types of experiences could discourage people from participating in a marathon, especially when the police and the organizers stop you after three hours. Let us hope not to repeat the same mistake and create another BAD RECORD in the history of the marathon. - Ajendra | |
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c. r. from U.S
(4/17/2005)
 "Worst marathon ever in my life " (about: 2005)
6-10 previous marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 3 Thanks for organising a marathon in Chennai. The website says the marathon is for 6 hours. I have run more than 10 marathons in the U.S and nowhere they stop the marathons before the 6 hours mark. You must encourage slow runners to run up to the 6 hours time limit as specified in the website. | |
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Mohan Ramani from Chennai
(4/4/2005)
 "Good Fun" (about: 2005)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Chennai Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 Had good fun running this marathon. But there should be more water spots on the way. Hope to run next year also. | |
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P. D. from Washington D.C.
(3/17/2005)
"comments from a participant" (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 3 I ran this marathon and was told to stop running since there was a time limit of 4 hours. Runners were not told ahead of time and nowhere is it mentioned in the web. We came from the U.S. to run the marathon, skipping the Bombay Marathon, but were disappointed at the oraganization. I have done 17 marathons around the world but nowhere is there a time limit of 4 hours. If traffic can be stopped in N.Y, Rome, Paris and London, I am sure it can be done in Chennai. All you need is one running lane. Peking, China used to have a time limit of 5 hours and they changed it to 5 and a half hours last year. World is going the other way. On the positive side I liked the new course. I recommend the following changes: (1) Change the race back to late November or December when it is cooler to run marathons. (2) Start the race at least 1 hour early. (3) Increase the time limit to 5 and a half hours. (4) Drop the chip. (5) Prevent interference from other 5 or 10K runners. (6) Mark the course so the public would know there is a marathon in progress. Good luck next time. Again congratulations for organizing a marathon. | |
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M. R. from Gurgaon, Haryana, India
(2/23/2005)
 "The Spirit of the Marathon is Dead in Chennai" (about: 2005)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Chennai Marathon
COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 1 The spirit of marathon running is totally missing in Chennai. This was my first full marathon with a target time of 4 hours 30 min. To my shock, after the 28km mark (after 3 hours), the police stopped runners and turned them back. I had to argue and fight so that I could finish the course. To my further suprise, it was not just the overbearing police who were the problem but the organizers had packed up and removed the turning point water station after 2:30 hours from the start of the race. I had organizers telling me to stop and that the race was over. Despite that, I went to the running point, asked a kind shopkeeper for some water and carried on for another 2 kms. On my way back the heat was too much and with the prospect of running 8 km without water, I thought of giving up. Then an organizers' van came by and told me it was the last pick up and that all water stations were closed. Instead of encouraging people to finish, these people only believe in "winners" (the top 50). The rest of us don't matter. I have not heard of any such thing in all my browsing of marathons on the net. Shameful. Their website states that the race will be open for at least 6 hours. So was my expectation. Normally I would never go back to such a terrible event. But as we have only a few in India, I will be back and next time more than prepared with my own refreshment arrangements - and a faster time to beat their ridiculous attitude. Somebody please tell them what a marathon is all about. I surely intend to. | |
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rahul rohit from chennai
(2/18/2005)
"It's a great experience... along the scenic marina" (about: 2005)
2 previous marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 It was a brilliant race... along the scenic marina beach. In all its splendor... great fans as well. | |
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K. K. from Chennai, India
(2/10/2005)
"Reasonably Organized!!" (about: 2003)
6-10 previous marathons
| 2 Chennai Marathons
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 3 It's pretty tough to run in Chennai and it's hot all the time. The last marathon was held in November 2003, which was quite reasonable. This year it's going to be very hot. There is a big hype about running now, so I can imagine there would be plenty of runners and public to cheer the runners. |
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