Mumbai all set for 18th Tata Mumbai Marathon

Half Marathon to start at Mahim Reti Bundar

Mirchi Get Active Expo Inaugurated today 

Besides being a one-stop destination for participants to familiarise themselves with the race day instructions including security arrangements, traffic restrictions, road closures, and other provisions, the expo also serves as the venue for collecting their running numbers.

MUMBAI, 11th JANUARY, 2023 (GPN): Procam International, promoter of the iconic Tata Mumbai Marathon, highlighted the arrangements in place for the 55,000+ participants of the 18th edition of Asia’s prestigious race on Sunday, 15th January 2023.

Race Director Hugh Jones, Dr Vijay D’Silva, Director (Medical Affairs & Critical Care), Asian Heart Institute (Medical Partner), Raj Tilak Roushan, IPS, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Vishal Thakur, DCP (Operations), Satish N Uchil, General Secretary, BCDAA, P N Sankaran – Director, Operations Representative and Vivek Singh, Jt. MD, Procam International were present during the technical press conference on Wednesday.

Olympian Jones, a former London Marathon winner, announced that the start of the popular half marathon has been moved to the Mahim Reti Bundar on Mahim Causeway while also detailing the routes across categories.

Race Category & Numbers	Distance in KMs	Start Time & Location	Finish Time & Location
Marathon Amateurs	42.195 km	05:15 am from CSMT	1:15 pm at OCS Chowki
Half Marathon & Police Cup	21.097 km	05:15 am from Mahim Dargah Urus Ground, Mahim Beach	09:55 am at OCS Chowki
10K Run	10 km	06:00 am from CSMT	7:58 am at OCS Chowki
Marathon Elite Race	42.195 km	07:20 am from CSMT	10:50 am at CSMT
Champions with Disability Run	1.3 km	07:25 am from CSMT	8:05 am at OCS Chowki
Senior Citizens’ Run	4.2 km	07:45 am from CSMT	9:05 am at Metro Theatre, MG Road
DREAM RUN	5.9 km	08:05 am from CSMT	10:43 am at Metro Theatre, MG Road

Dr D’Silva said a 500-member strong dedicated team will be on-ground on Race Day, and with a comprehensive infrastructure in place, the Asian Heart Institute can handle any kind of emergency.

“We are proud to partner with the Mumbai Marathon for 18 consecutive years. Like every year, we are well-equipped to handle any kind of medical emergency in the shortest time possible. The whole team at the AHI is more than glad to contribute state-of-the-art facilities and services for the marathoners,” Dr D’Silva said.

Raj Tilak Roushan, IPS, Deputy Commissioner of Police said, “We have prepared a press note and notifications for the roads that are going to be closed on race day and diversions, which will soon be released on media platforms and publications. So people are at large aware of which roads to take on race day. Our team’s aim is to ensure the marathon and the traffic runs smoothly. Around 800 traffic policemen will be stationed on race day. The core team of Tata Mumbai Marathon are going to be coordinating with traffic policemen to put up signage’s all across Mumbai along with the route so the whole of Mumbai knows which route to take on the race day.”

Vishal Thakur, DCP (Operations) added,” Mumbai police have deployed more than 600 officers and over 3000 personnel on the routes. Adequate arrangements will be made for the safety and security of all the participants.”

RACE DAY ARRANGEMENTS

Runners are Tata Mumbai Marathon’s biggest stakeholders and Procam continues working towards making the race day more memorable for all participants.

MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS BY ASIAN HEART INSTITUTE

• 450 Medical Staff & 50 Volunteers
• 13 Ambulances, each with a doctor & a nurse, to ply on the entire route
• 13 ‘Mobile Medics’ (doctors on motorcycles with AED for the entire route)
• 16 aid stations all along the route
• 3 base camps (50, 50, 30 beds respectively)
• 2 end stretch medical cover

• Medical Station Locations: 2 at Jazz By the Bay on Marine Drive, 1 at Chowpatty, 1 at Peddar Road – Cadbury House, 1 at Love Grove Flyover, 1 before Worli Sealink, 1 at Dr Annie Besant Road, 1 at Caddel Road, 1 at Bandra Reclamation before the Toll Naka, 1 at Parsi Dairy after Princess Street Flyover
• 3 Base Camps: 1 at Azad Maidan Gate No. 3 (for Dream Run & SCR), 1 outside OCS Chowki (for half marathon) & 1 at Bombay Gymkhana side pavement (full marathon, 10K & CwD)
• One base Camp at half marathon holding area in Mahim
• 1 mini base camp inside Cross Maidan and 1 mini base camp inside Bombay Gymkhana
• 1 medical station in the holding area of half marathon in Mahim and 1 medical station in the holding area of full marathon, 10K & Dream Run at Azad Maidan
• 1 medical station at Goan Church Ground for SCR & CwD.
• 1 medical station at Elite finish at CSMT

• These include CYRUNS, Runners Academy, Xtreme Sports India, Runbuddies Races LLP, Mumbai Road Runners, Strong & Fit Satara, Runburn, ActivNRG Athletic Club, Lokhandwala Run Club, Super Sikh Runners, Striders, ASICS Run Club, Jayanagar Jaguars, Joints & Motion, Tilak Runners Running Club, Nagar Rising Foundation, Pune Running, LivFit, Bombay Running Crew, You Inspire Run Club, Stride with GB, among others.

SPECIAL TRAINS & SHUTTLE SERVICE

• Special trains will run on race day morning from Virar to Churchgate and Thane to CSMT. A shuttle service of 30 buses will ply from Sion Station bridge to Mahim (Drop off Raheja Hospital), within proximity of the half marathon start line at Mahim Chowpatty, between 3 am and 5 am.
• Runners from North Mumbai using personal vehicles can travel up to St Michael’s Church and Mahim Station.
• Shuttle service for half marathon from Sion Station to Raheja Hospital (Mahim) from 3 am to 5 am.
• No car parking for participants available on Race Day.

START/FINISH + ON–COURSE FACILITIES

For the convenience of the participants, the following facilities are available along the route and at the start/finish.

• Water Stations by Hydration Partner Bisleri: 25 stations will distribute over 1.8 lakh litres of water.

Opposite Central Telegraph Office (Flora Fountain), Jazz By the Bay – Marine Drive, opposite Marine Plaza – Marine Drive, opposite Aquarium, outside Shivam Apartments,  Babulnath Road, Peddar Road opposite Jindal House (Bharat Petrol Pump), opposite Copper Chimney on Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli Sea Face opposite BMC High School, Shivaji Park, Dr Annie Besant Road outside Royal Enfield showroom, opposite Koliwada Mahim Causeway, Bandra Reclamation after the Toll Naka, Bandra North bound, Bandra Reclamation before the Toll Naka, Bandra South bound, 2 on Worli Sea Link, Worli Sea Face Blue Sea, Outside Lala’s College, Peddar Road outside Woodlands, outside Mahindra Showroom, Chowpatty, outside Charni Road Station, Marine Drive – Hemprabha Building, Churchgate outside Stadium Hotel, Parsi Dairy after Princess Street Flyover.

• By Snacking Partner Cadbury Fuse: 10 snacking stations
• Energy Drink Partner Fast & Up Stations: 10 (Marine Drive Marine Plaza, Jaslok Hospital on Peddar Road, Bandra Worli Sea Link, Bandra Reclamation, Veer Savarkar Marg near Mayor Bungalow, Worli Sea Face before Blue Sea, Lala Lajpatrai Marg outside Lala College, Marine Drive outside Asian Kitchen Restaurant, DN Road).
• Orange and Salt Stations: 11
• Elite Drink Stations: 8
• Ice Stations: 4
• Cool Sponge stations: 11

• Chemical toilets: 86 toilets in 19 locations (Holding area + route including toilets for differently abled)
• Four-sided Urinals: 6
• On route Public Toilets: 5
• ASICS Warm-up Zone: 1
• Hyperice Recovery Zone: 2
• Refreshment Medals Zone: 3
• Towel Distribution Zone: 2
• Volunteers: Around 5000

SECURITY SERVICES

• Policemen on Duty: Around 1500
• Security Guards: Around 700

100% WASTE-MANAGED EVENT

Tata Mumbai Marathon is a 100% waste-managed event, with a focus on managing waste through the 3R principle — Reduce, Reuse & Recycle. From TMM 2019, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has partnered with the event to work closely in the execution and last-mile disposal of all the waste generated on course, the holding area and the event expo.

In addition to this, for effective and sustainable waste management, Procam International is also working with Hasiru Dala Innovations, a social enterprise, and Stree Mukti Sanghatana, both focused on creating better livelihoods for waste pickers.

The entire route will be cleared off all the waste generated within five hours of all race category course closures (6:00 pm on Sunday, 15th Jan).

The waste generated in the above areas will be segregated at each location as dry and wet waste. The waste generated includes organic waste, Tetrapacks, PET bottles, packaging material & cool sponges. This dry / wet, first level segregated waste will be taken to the waste segregation stations at the MCGM Ward Office where further segregation and last-mile recycling would be actioned. The used PET water bottles from the event will be sent back to the brand for recycling.

In addition, the other proactive measures taken by Procam International to ensure reduction in waste generated and efficient waste management, include:

Registration & Communication

▪ Online Entry Forms & E-Handbooks to reduce paper consumption for printing forms and handbooks for applicants.

Plastic usage reduction

▪ Runners are encouraged through BYOB (bring your own bottle) initiatives. At water filling stations during the event, water stored in bubble jars will be available for bottles to be refilled by runners.

▪ Reusable Cloth Sling Bags are given to all participants.

▪ At the event Expo, a plastic collection facility is available for the Plastic cover of tee-shirts packaging if the runners wish to discard it for responsible disposal.

▪ No polythene bags: Refreshments to be served in recyclable cardboard boxes to on-ground volunteers and handed out in reusable cloth bags to all participants.

Flex Upcycling & Greener Signage

▪ Cloth-based signages introduced at key locations to reduce flex-based branding.

▪ Event flex generated will be carefully slit from the frames, upcycled and reused as floor mats to sort/ cover waste or as roofing sheets/ bags for the marginalized. This will be undertaken by NGO Stree Mukti Sanghatana.

–      749 waste handlers & 86 supervisors, deployed in totality during race week.

Sewage & Food Waste Management

▪ All the sewage waste generated will be transferred to the Sewage Treatment Plants designated by MCGM.

▪ Food waste from the event will be composted and reused as manure.

LIVE TELECAST

Race Day proceedings will be live on Sony Sports, Sony Sports HD, Sony Liv from 6:45 am to 11.30 am.

For more information about the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2023 visit, tatamumbaimarathon.procam.in

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