Bangalore Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Wipro Bengaluru Marathon is a road marathon in central Bengaluru, India, organised by NEB Sports with the Karnataka Athletics Association, Wipro Limited and Shriram Properties. It is usually held on a Sunday in September or October, and the current series began on 19 October 2014. The full marathon runs alongside a half marathon, a 10K and a 5K fun run. The race starts and finishes at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, and the marathon is a double-loop course: the organisers require the first loop to be completed within three hours, and the overall limit for the full marathon is six hours. The cut-offs are three and a half hours for the half marathon, one and a half hours for the 10K and one hour for the 5K. The routes pass through central landmarks including Vidhana Soudha and Cubbon Park, and the 2026 edition also took in Ulsoor Lake. The full marathon is flagged off in the small hours, at 3.50 a.m. in 2026, with the half marathon following at 6 a.m. The 13th edition in September 2026 drew more than 45,000 runners across all distances. An earlier Bangalore marathon had been held in 2005, but this race counts its editions from 2014.