3:45 Pace Bus - Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026

January 06, 2026

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This page is for the 3.45 hour TMM pace group. This page may be updated going forward and will have all the information about this pace bus.

Brief introduction

1. I have been running since 2021
2. Have raced 3 full marathons with a personal best time of 2:50 at the Sydney Marathon 2025
3. Ran my first marathon at TMM 2024

Pacing strategy

In an ideal situation, I would like to run roughly even splits accounting for the elevation grade. This keeps things simple and predictable. I have tried to keep the target paces rounded to the tens to keep it easy for all. But real world is not as simple and we might lose or gain a few seconds due to things like start line traffic - so consider the following pace chart as a broad guide to what we will do on the race day.

We will account for a few things like not running on the tangent at all times, and the TMM course being longer than 42.2 for some people on their watches by keeping a tiny buffer of few seconds but don’t worry about it too much.

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KM	Pace (min/km)	Time	Elevation (m)
1	05:20	00:05:20	2
2	05:20	00:10:40	0
3	05:20	00:16:00	1
4	05:20	00:21:20	0
5	05:20	00:26:40	0
6	05:20	00:32:00	0
7	05:20	00:37:20	0
8	05:20	00:42:40	0
9	05:20	00:48:00	0
10	05:30	00:53:30	20
11	05:20	00:58:50	4
12	05:00	01:03:50	-20
13	05:20	01:09:10	-2
14	05:20	01:14:30	1
15	05:20	01:19:50	0
16	05:20	01:25:10	0
17	05:30	01:30:40	9
18	05:20	01:36:00	2
19	05:30	01:41:30	8
20	05:10	01:46:40	-7
21	05:10	01:51:50	-5
22	05:20	01:57:10	1
23	05:20	02:02:30	1
24	05:20	02:07:50	-2
25	05:20	02:13:10	-1
26	05:20	02:18:30	0
27	05:20	02:23:50	0
28	05:20	02:29:10	0
29	05:20	02:34:30	0
30	05:20	02:39:50	-1
31	05:10	02:45:00	-6
32	05:20	02:50:20	2
33	05:20	02:55:40	-1
34	05:20	03:01:00	1
35	05:20	03:06:20	-1
36	05:40	03:12:00	25
37	05:10	03:17:10	-11
38	05:10	03:22:20	-13
39	05:20	03:27:40	-1
40	05:20	03:33:00	-1
41	05:20	03:38:20	0
42	05:20	03:43:40	0
42.195	05:20	03:44:42	0

Logistics

I will start from Wave A and plan to be a few rows behind the start. I plan to be in the holding area by 4:45 AM. The first km can be chaotic and we might not be able to hit the goal split for it. If that happens, don’t worry or expend too much energy catching up - as we will make up for it gradually.

I plan to be at the expo on Friday and Saturday after 11 AM till early evening, and look forward to meet all visiting runners.

How to reach out

In case you want to reach out, you can do so via X or Strava. You can also join the official TMM 345 Pace Bus WhatsApp group (link shared via TMM email comms).

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I am thankful to Vijayaraghavan for his pacing writeup for the 2025 TMM, and this page draws heavily from it. It has a lot more details and personal insights about TMM, and is a must read.

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