Apollo Tyres New Delhi Marathon 2025

This was my first New Delhi Marathon, where I entered the half-marathon category. My only previous race over the distance had been VDHM 2024, and I arrived with one clear goal: break the two-hour barrier.

I was excited to run such a popular event on roads that already felt familiar. I had enjoyed racing through this part of Delhi during my first half marathon, so returning to it with a sharper target made the morning feel both comfortable and important.

I finished in under two hours, exactly as I had prepared to do. It was a simple milestone on paper, but at that point in my running it felt enormous: proof that I had moved forward since my first half marathon, and an achievement I was genuinely happy to carry home.