EVENT ENTRY RULES AND REGULATIONS
(FOR ON-GROUND RACE CATEGORIES)

1. Application Guidelines
   1. Group entries shall be accepted ONLY for Dream Run, Senior Citizens’ Run and Champions With Disability categories. There shall be a minimum of 20 individual entries from the said participative categories to comprise a group.
   2. All members of the group must fulfill the minimum age eligibility to apply.
   3. Please note that the application fees applicable for groups participating in Dream Run race category (on-ground) is INR 800 per entry. In addition to the application fees, Groups are required to contribute to one LOKMANYA MARATHON Green bib/ tree (INR 800) for every 5 entries submitted under the group. Not applicable for individual entries in Dream run. For more details on the LOKMANYA MARATHON Green bib, please click here.
   4. Click here to view the process for group/corporate registration.
1. Please thoroughly go through all information mentioned below prior to submitting your application. Registration confirmation received will be subject to applicable confirmation criteria and the entry rules given herein.
2. An applicant can apply for only one of the six on-ground, non-elite race categories – Marathon, Half Marathon, Open 10K, Dream Run, Senior Citizens’ Run and Champions with Disability; multiple applications will entail all entries not being confirmed. Further, an applicant must apply for the event using a single email address.
3. An applicant will be confirmed, subject to fulfilling conditions mentioned herein and confirmation qualification criteria (where applicable), only for the race category he/she has applied for.
4. Applicants can register only via online using this registration link and paying applicable entry fees based on race category opted for. No individual/group has been authorized to collect entries on behalf of the event promoter, Lokmanya Marathon
5. Group entries:
6. Before sending in your/your ward’s application, please check if you:

1. Have filled in details against all mandatory fields prefixed with ‘*’ in the application form;
2. Have paid the requisite entry fees;
3. Have agreed to the ‘waiver’, ‘consent’ and ‘entry rules and guidelines’ in the application form;
4. Have met the minimum age eligibility criteria of the event. Where any discrepancy is found in any of the above-mentioned mandatory requirements, your application will not be confirmed.

1. Once you successfully submit your online application, details in your online profile cannot be changed/edited by you. For any corrections, please email at marathon@lokmanyasociety.org
2. On entry confirmation, Marathon, Half Marathon and Open 10K runners will be further classified into age categories for awards and accolades. For more information, click here.
3. The start waves for Marathon, Half Marathon and Open 10K are indicative and may undergo a change, which will be communicated on the event website post closure of all registrations.
4. Application status: An applicant’s application status can be viewed on an event website within 10 working days of registration . If you are unable to check application status online, please contact our event helpline number 1800-212-4050 or email us at marathon@lokmanyasociety.org.

Note: Participants of the Half Marathon race category will be able to view the application confirmation post 10 working days of registration closure.

1. Charity Running Places: Unregistered applicants or individuals who wish to contribute to a NGO/cause of their choice can approach the participating NGOs. 
1. Relevant confirmation criteria will be applicable for the timed race categories
2. Such applicants will also need to submit all the necessary mandatory documents as specified in the application process.
3. For information on Charity Running Places and the list of participating NGOs, log on to https://lokkalp.org/
2. Applying through the online ballot for the Open 10K race does not guarantee a spot; participation is confirmed only if selected in a random draw and the application fee is paid on time, subject to event rules and guidelines.
3. Upgrade or downgrade of race category is only applicable for Half Marathon to Marathon or Marathon to Half Marathon race categories respectively. Requests for upgrade from Half marathon to Marathon or vice versa will be accepted till 29th November 2024. New registration to be made within 48 hours on receiving the confirmation email from our end.

1. Entry Rejection and Refund Policy
• Once an entry is received, no requests for cancellation or refund of application fees will be entertained under any circumstances.
• Where your application is rejected for reasons whatsoever, the entry fee component paid will be refunded on or before 28th February 2025. An amount of ₹ 200 will be deducted as processing charges.
• Application fees shall not be refunded by virtue of non-participation, including failure by a confirmed participant to collect his/her bib from the Mirchi Get Active Expo or not allowed to run on the race day due to high temperature or being unwell.
• Any refund discrepancies must be brought to the attention of the event registration team immediately. Refund queries will not be entertained post 28th February 2025.
• For the purpose of Event registration, if a registrant uses a corporate/group code of which he/she is not the authorized and bonafide recipient, LOKMANYA MARATHON reserves the right to deny their entry/application. In such cases, the registrant will not receive a Bib and shall not be able to participate in the Event on the Race day.

1. Entry Deferment Policy
• Only in the case of the LOKMANYA MARATHON 2025 event is canceled for reasons whatever, would your entry at the LOKMANYA MARATHON 2025 be carried forward, in the same race category, to the subsequently conducted edition of the Lokmanya Marathon. No additional entry fees will be charged to such participants. Qualification criteria set for the next edition shall however apply.
• In the case where participation in specific race categories needs to be reduced in view of any Government issued protocols, the rule of last-in-first-out will be applied. Such participants who do not get final confirmations can defer their entry in the same race category to the next conducted edition of Lokmanya Marathon. No additional entry fees will be charged to such participants. Qualification criteria set for the next edition shall however apply.

1. Other Important Points
   1. If an individual applicant has applied in on-ground race category and the application is rejected for any reason. In such cases, applicants will be asked whether they would want to remain “Evergreener” by not opting for a refund towards the LOKMANYA MARATHON Green bib contribution or would want a refund towards the LOKMANYA MARATHON Green bib contribution, in the rejection mail. If the applicant requests for a refund for LOKMANYA MARATHON Green bib contribution or if there is no response from the applicant for 3 days, we will process the full refund made towards the LOKMANYA MARATHON Green bib contribution i.e. INR 635 per tree.
   2. If an applicant has surrendered the bib, no refund will be made towards the LOKMANYA MARATHON Green Bib contribution.
   3. In case an individual has applied in both on-ground and virtual race in a single transaction and the on-ground race category has been rejected, no refund will be made towards the LOKMANYA MARATHON Green Bib contribution.
   4. In case an individual has applied only in a virtual race category, no refund will be made towards the LOKMANYA MARATHON Green Bib Contribution.
1. Notwithstanding anything mentioned herein, donations, LOKMANYA MARATHON Merchandise payment (if any), made at the time of applying for the event, will not be refunded under any circumstance of whatsoever nature. However, contribution towards LOKMANYA MARATHON Green Bib will only be refunded or not refunded in cases mentioned below:
2. The right to participate in the event and the rights and benefits available to the applicant under this entry form are at the sole discretion of LOKMANYA MARATHON, and cannot be transferred to any other person under any circumstances. The applicant alone shall be entitled to the rights and benefits arising out of such confirmation of participation.
3. Confirmed runner’s identity and proof of residence may be verified by a verification agency hired for validating the details provided by you in the form. Where any information and/or any document provided by an applicant/runner at any point in time is found to be incorrect, participation of the said runner shall be withheld/disqualified and there will be no refund of application fees paid by the runner. All benefits accruing to the said runner as a participant of Lokmanya Marathon 2025 shall stand forfeited.
4. Race day images of all participants will be screened visually after the race and if any of the participants is found not wearing the running number bib allotted to him/her, the participant registered for that bib will be disqualified from the race and the subsequent edition of the event in 2026. Further Lokmanya Marathon reserves the right to take necessary legal action against the registered participant and the person who has used the running number bib on race day, for impersonation.
5. Any race day audio, video, or visual recordings made by a participant at the Mirchi Get Active Expo or on Race day are to be used only for personal purposes; these cannot be used for any commercial purpose. The official photographer of Lokmanya Marathon 2025 is One Glint and individual photographs of runners will be available for sale and download on the event website 48 hours post closing hours of race day.

1. Event Promoter reserves the right to amend or alter the terms of the Lokmanya Marathon at any point in time without any notice.

(FOR VIRTUAL RUN)

1. Application Guidelines
   1. Group entries shall be accepted for the Marathon, Half Marathon, Open 10K and Dream Run categories of Virtual event. There has to be a minimum of 20 individual entries to comprise a group.
   2. All members of the group must fulfill the minimum age eligibility of the race category.
   3. Click here to view the process for group/corporate registration.
   1. all details marked as mandatory fields (prefixed with ‘*’ in the application form) are filled;
   2. the requisite entry fees have been paid;
   3. the ‘waiver’, ‘consent’ and ‘entry rules and guidelines’ have been agreed to in the application form;
   4. the applicant meets the minimum age eligibility criteria of the race category chosen. Where any discrepancy is found in any of the above-mentioned mandatory requirements, your application will not be considered for confirmation.
1. Please thoroughly go through all information mentioned below prior to submitting your application. Confirmation of applications received shall be subject to the entry rules mentioned hereunder.
2. An applicant can apply for only one of the four Virtual race categories – Marathon (10 km), (5 km) and (3 km); multiple applications will entail all entries not being confirmed. Further, an applicant must apply for the event using a single email address.
3. An applicant shall be confirmed, subject to fulfilling conditions mentioned herein, only for the race category he/she has applied for.
4. Applicants can only register via online, using this registration link and paying applicable entry fees based on the race category selected. No individual/group has been authorized to collect entries on behalf of the event promoter, Lokmanya Marathon
5. Group entries:
6. Before submitting in your/your ward’s application (in case the participant is below the age of 18 years), please check if :
7. Once you successfully submit your online application, details in your online profile cannot be changed/edited by you. For any corrections, please email at marathon@lokmanyasociety.org
8. Application status: Application status can be viewed on the user’s individual profile on the event website within 7 working days of registration or on or before 17th January 2025, whichever is earlier. If you are unable to check the application status online, please contact our event helpline number 1800-212-4050 or email us at marathon@lokmanyasociety.org
9. Participant(s) may be required to submit further proof of identity/age/activity data, as may be required by LOKMANYA MARATHON, failing which LOKMANYA MARATHON may, at its sole discretion, disqualify the said participant.

1. Entry Rejection and Refund Policy
1. Once an entry is received, no requests for cancellation or refund of application fees will be entertained under any circumstances.
2. Where your application is rejected for reasons whatsoever, the entry fee component paid will be refunded on or before 28th February 2025. An amount of ₹ 50 will be deducted as processing charges. You will be required to provide your bank details on a link provided by the event’s registration team.
3. Any refund discrepancies must be brought to the attention of the Event registration team immediately. Refund queries will not be entertained post 28th February 2025.

1. Entry Deferment Policy

In case where the LOKMANYA MARATHON 2025 edition is canceled for reasons whatsoever, your entry for the LOKMANYA MARATHON Virtual shall be carried forward, in the same race category, to the subsequently conducted edition of the Lokmanya Marathon. No additional entry fees will be charged to such participants. Further, entry fees already paid will not be refunded to the confirmed virtual participant.

1. Other Important Points
1. Notwithstanding anything mentioned before, top-up donations, where made, will not be refunded under any circumstance of whatsoever nature.
2. Please thoroughly go through all information mentioned on the website https://www.lokmanyasociety.org/lokmanya-marathon/ prior to submitting your application.
3. LOKMANYA MARATHON reserves the right to amend or alter the terms of the Lokmanya Marathon at any point in time.