# Marathon & Running Event Registration for India > Race categories with their own caps and cut-offs, the participant data a race actually needs — age, gender, T-shirt size, emergency contact, medical notes — and QR check-in for bib collection. ## Overview Vihaya Events handles marathon, run and cycling event registration in India. Free for free runs; 1.75–4.5% platform fee on paid entries. Each race category — 5K, 10K, half marathon, full marathon — is a sub-event with its own capacity, entry fee and cut-off. Captures age, gender, T-shirt size, emergency contact and medical notes through custom fields, with QR check-in at bib collection. ## How it works ### 1. Create the race Add the date, start point, and route description. Publish the cut-off times so runners self-select the right category. ### 2. Add race categories 5K, 10K, half and full marathon each become a sub-event with its own entry fee, seat cap and closing date. ### 3. Capture participant data Age, gender, T-shirt size, emergency contact, blood group and medical notes. Mark the safety-critical fields required. ### 4. Take entries by UPI Runners pay by UPI, card or net banking and receive a QR-coded confirmation immediately. ### 5. Run bib collection Scan QR codes at the expo or collection desk. Scoping the scanner per category keeps the queues separate and the counts honest. ### 6. Export for timing Export the confirmed list with bib data and categories as CSV for your timing partner. The file carries a UTF-8 BOM so Excel opens names correctly. ## Key features for Marathon & Run Registration - **Race categories** — Each distance is a sub-event with independent pricing, capacity and closing date, so the half marathon can sell out while the 5K stays open. - **Safety data capture** — Emergency contact, blood group, medical conditions and age as required fields — the data a race organiser is expected to hold. - **T-shirt and kit sizing** — Collect sizes at registration and export the totals, so the kit order is based on real numbers rather than an estimate. - **QR bib collection** — Check runners in at the expo by scanning their confirmation, with live counts of who has collected. - **Team and group entries** — Corporate teams and running clubs can enter together under one booking, each member with their own details and their own QR. - **Clean CSV export** — Exports carry a UTF-8 byte-order mark, so non-ASCII runner names open correctly in Excel instead of being mangled. ## FAQ ### Can I sell different race distances at different prices? Yes. Set each distance up as a sub-event — 5K, 10K, half marathon, full marathon — with its own entry fee, participant cap and closing date. They appear together on one event page and runners pick their category, but each fills and closes independently. ### What participant data can I collect? Anything you need, through custom registration fields: age, gender, date of birth, T-shirt size, emergency contact name and number, blood group and medical conditions. Fields can be marked required so an entry cannot complete without the safety-critical ones. ### How does bib collection work? Every confirmed entry carries a QR code. At the expo or collection desk, scan it with the free check-in app to mark the bib as collected and see live counts. You can scope a scanner to a single category so queues stay separate. ### Can I export the list for my timing partner? Yes. Export confirmed entries as CSV or PDF with all registration fields included. The CSV carries a UTF-8 byte-order mark, so runner names with non-ASCII characters open correctly in Excel rather than appearing corrupted. ### Can running clubs and corporate teams enter together? Yes. Team registration lets one person enter several runners in a single booking, with each member's own details captured and each receiving their own QR code and bib confirmation. --- Canonical URL: https://events.vihaya.app/marathon-registration-india Last updated: 2026-05-09 Brief AI index: https://events.vihaya.app/llms.txt Full AI index: https://events.vihaya.app/llms-full.txt