Freshworks Chennai Marathon 2027

Freshworks Chennai Marathon 2027 is the 15th edition of Chennai Runners' flagship city race and is scheduled for Sunday, 3 January 2027. AIMS lists the event as a full member race and confirms the 2027 date. Current organiser terms confirm four adult categories: Open 10K, Half Marathon, 32.2K Twenty Miler and Full Marathon. The minimum age is 16 for the 10K and 18 for the three longer races.

Current 2027 race guides place the Full Marathon and Twenty Miler start at Napier Bridge beside Marina Beach at about 04:00, the Half Marathon start at Elliot's Beach at about 05:00, and the 10K start at Napier Bridge at about 05:30. The longer courses follow Chennai's coast towards the East Coast Road, with the Half Marathon and longer races finishing in the Indian Maritime University area at Uthandi, while the 10K uses a shorter city route. Runners should recheck the final athlete guide because the organiser has said detailed start and finish access, parking and race-day operations will be updated closer to the event.

Bib collection at the pre-race Expo is mandatory under the 2027 terms. Participants who cannot attend may nominate an authorised representative, with the required documents and detailed instructions to be communicated by the organiser. The terms also state that final cut-off and event-closure times will be issued before race day, so ARC has not guessed those values.

The 2027 edition also has a substantial charity programme. SVP India Chennai is the official philanthropy partner, with 12 charity partners covering animal welfare, arts, disability and inclusion, education, environment, health, sport and women's empowerment. This continues the event's strong community focus alongside its role as one of South India's major mass-participation road races.