Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2013

The Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon is India’s greatest marathon. First organised in 2004, the Mumbai Marathon is part of “The Greatest Race on Earth”, an event provided by Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). The marathon was granted the IAAF Silver Label Road Race for 2009 and endorsed to the premier Gold Label for 2011. The everyday activities also include a half marathon race which is challenged by the top-level Indian athletes. SCB brings in the 10th season of the huge operating occasion, the Mumbai Race, with the presentations of the users. The marathon is planned to take position on Jan. 20, 2013. 39,000 operating locations are up for holds.A host of activities have been lined out for this season of the race which guarantees to surpass objectives and create an unforgettable experience for all. Marketers of the race, Procam Worldwide, announced that this year will feature an increase in the Indian award finance comparative to USD 10,000 which will benefit the sportsmen in the full race (42kms). Additionally, strict testing of programs to give choice to timed athletes and an individual share for women was announced. The path for this race has got a structural amazing with the addition of the Bandra-World Sea link as part of the marathon path from the season of 2010. The Race begins and completes at the grand Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST). There is an individual begin for the half marathon, the occasion beginning at Bandra and completing at CST, a modify required by the need to prevent unity of the athletes in the two groups and provides the complete marathon members an obvious path from beginning to end. The Wheel chair occasion starts at 7.45 am from CST and completes near Checkpoint No. 3 of Azad Maidan, near Metro Talkies, and so will the Senior Citizens Run, starting at CST at 8.00 am before completing near Checkpoint No. 3 of Azad Maidan. The Desire Run will begin at 9.00 am from CST and complete near Checkpoint No. 3 of Azad Maidan.Leaving comments on the association with the marathon, Jayant Shukla, Executive Director, United Way of Mumbai said: "This is a good move in order to increase more money for charitable organisation and provides significance to NGOs. The NGOs now have the period of time to increase this chance by determining potential contributors who can increase resources for them, and provides them the operating figures. The purpose is to make sure NGOs make best use of the race as an exclusive fundraising events foundation."It will offer an improved award money reward of USD 350,000. The men and women champions of the marathon will be granted with USD 36,000 each, whereas the men and women Indian champions will gain Rs. 4.5 lakh each. The weather is in favour of these runners this time. It’s cold in the morning and they are going to generate heat in their bodies while running so there won’t be any issues of climate during this event. The upcoming Marathon will be an increasingly battled occasion with globe's major sportsmen, such as former world champ Luke Kibet, Ethopia’s Siraj Gena and Kenya’s Laban Moiben verifying their contribution in the occasion.