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New Delhi, India·Asia·October

Delhi Half Marathon

City, flat, historic.

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Official distance
21.1 km
Elevation gain
+60m
Mindful tempo
5:00 /km
Character
City, flat, historic

One of Asia's premier halves — Nehru Stadium, India Gate, Lodhi.

Because the streets themselves have carried footsteps for centuries — you are joining a very long relay, not starting a new one.

Cool October dawn — the best of Delhi's air.

Course

Map & elevation profile

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21.0975 km loop
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Elevation profile
+60m05111621
+60 m gainPeak 60 m · 21.0975 km
Elevation profile: total gain 60 metres, peak 60 m above start, low 0 m.

A gentle profile — the course rewards patience rather than power.

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Race Day

Practical & atmospheric notes

Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.

A warm regional start — clubs in matching kit, coffee vans, a local mayor with a microphone. Human-scale and unhurried.

Steady, generous local support along the main boulevards and finish straight; genuine strangers-turned-friends handing out orange slices in the suburbs.

A quieter stretch usually opens up between km 7 and km 13 — an interior mile to return to yourself before the final push.

Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day

The official road is fully sealed and step-free on race day. Handcyclists routinely start with the elite wave; strollers welcome in the shakeout events.

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Recovery

Lodhi Gardens walk.

Along the line

Course imagery

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Soul-Tuned Variations

One race, three ways to run it.

Contemplative

12 km

5:40 /km

India Gate loop.

Recovery echo

5 km

6:20 /km

Nehru Park easy.

Stronger

21.1 km

4:20 /km

PB attempt.

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