5K • 10K • Half • Full
First Light Marathon
Bhubaneswar
1 January 2027
Start the year running. Four separate road races through Bhubaneswar on New Year's morning: pick the distance that suits you, or enter more than one.
Four races, one morning
Full Marathon
42.195 km · 4:30 AM
Half Marathon
21.1 km · 5:30 AM
10K Run
10 km · 6:30 AM
5K Fun Run
5 km · 7:15 AM
Countdown to the first start
Pick your race
First Light is a running festival, not a single course. Each distance is its own race, with its own start time, its own field and its own finish.
You do not have to finish one to enter another. Register for the one distance you have trained for, or add more than one race to the same order if you want a bigger morning: the 5K Fun Run starts late enough to jog after a 10K.
Every race starts and finishes at the same venue, so friends and family running different distances can meet at one finish line.
- 4
- Separate races
- 42.195 KM
- Longest distance
- 5 KM
- Shortest distance
- 1 JAN
- New Year's morning
Race morning
3:30 AM
Venue opens
Bag drop and warm-up area open.
4:30 AM
Full Marathon start
42.195 km.
5:30 AM
Half Marathon start
21.1 km.
6:30 AM
10K Run start
7:15 AM
5K Fun Run start
Untimed. Walkers welcome.
9:30 AM
Prize ceremony
11:00 AM
Course closes
Every runner gets
Race bib
With a timing chip for the Full, Half and 10K.
Finisher medal
For everyone who crosses the line, in every race.
Race T-shirt
In the size you choose when registering.
Aid stations
Water and electrolytes along the course.
Medical support
On the course and at the finish.
Timing certificate
Emailed after the results are published.
Register for a race
Each race is a separate entry. To run more than one, add a ticket for each race in the same order.
How it works
Questions
Start the year running
Registration closes on 28 December, or when a race fills up.
Sponsors
Sponsor this event
Put your brand in front of the athletes and the crowd. Pick a level and send a request; the organisers will get back to you.