Bengaluru Midnight Marathon 2023: Kimutai Timon, Roba Beti Hailu clinch top honors

Bengaluru: Rotary Bangalore IT Corridor announced the successful conclusion of the 16th edition of the PhonePe Bengaluru Midnight Marathon held on December 16 and 17, at KTPO, Whitefield. This year witnessed record participation of more than 10,000 Runners from 19 countries and  21 states of India.

In the Overall Men's Category, Kimutai Timon won the full marathon achieving a time of 2 hrs 29 minutes. Roba Beti Hailu's performance in the Women's Full Marathon was equally astounding, as she won the title with a timing of 3 hrs 10 min 15 seconds. In the India Men category, Iran Ali won the Marathon in 2:34:59. Aasa TP won in 3:11:25 in the India women category.

Rotary Bangalore IT Corridor congratulated the winners and participants who made the event a huge success. The occasion embodied the basic principles of Rotary and promoted a healthier, more active society by celebrating sports while also fostering a sense of community and health consciousness.

Commenting on the success, Ritesh Bindal, Chairman, BMM, said, “The PhonePe Bengaluru Midnight Marathon has always honored tenacity, willpower, and the unwavering spirit of our running community. I am motivated by the remarkable efforts of each and every participant who took on the Night challenge as we come to the end of the 16th edition. This marathon is a shining example of community and health because of the participants' dedication to fitness and the spirit of friendship that permeates the event. We look forward to many more years of building a culture of well-being and unity."

The Bengaluru Midnight Marathon witnessed participation of corporate camaraderie, dedication, and tenacity in the much-awaited Relay events, where both seasoned corporate teams and start-ups competed. In the Airbus Corporate Relay Race, Team TITAN emerged as the winners with a time of 1:34:28, followed by Team HPCL I with the timing 1:45:51 and Team Novo Nordisk I with the timing 1:46:45 in second and third place respectively. In the Prime VP #FittestStartupChallenge Relay Race, Team CRED A won with a timing of 1:32:37, followed by Team CRED B with a timing 1:38:16, and  Team Myelin Foundry coming in third with a timing of 2:03:15.

The first edition of the Bengaluru Midnight Marathon was held on May 19, 2007 and has seen increasing participation every year since.