The I-Run Goa Marathon 2027 (8th Edition) takes place on 10th January 2027 (Sunday), celebrating 10 years of I-Help Foundation Goa & I-Run Goa Marathon. IRGM is where people celebrate their fitness and come together to experience the joy of crossing the finish line with greater satisfaction and renewed purpose.
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Event Timing: 3:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Purpose & Event Aim: The I-Run Goa Marathon is dedicated to promoting a healthier, happier, and more conscious society through the unifying power of running. The event aims to inspire individuals and families to embrace fitness while raising awareness about social and environmental causes such as child education, cleanliness, reducing plastic usage, tree plantation, and soil conservation. Under its flagship initiative "I-Help Educare", the foundation sponsors free education for underprivileged children.
Organization Background: I-Help Foundation Goa is a registered Non-Government Organization working across Goa for the upliftment of underprivileged people through projects like I-Help Outreach Goa, I-Educare, I-Warriors, I-Clean, I-Run, blood donation camps, and health checkup camps.
Panaji is the capital of Goa, on the Mandovi river, with the old Portuguese-era streets of the Fontainhas quarter and a riverside promenade. The climate is tropical: summers (March to May) are hot and humid, the monsoon (June to September) is very wet, and winters (November to February) are dry, sunny and the most comfortable. November to February is the best time to race, with early starts. It is reached by Dabolim and Mopa airports, and road and rail links to Mumbai and Bengaluru.
Goa University Playground, next to Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Taleigao, Goa.
Yes, early bird pricing is available on the timed 5K, 10K, 21K and 32K categories for a limited period.