The registration for the 2010 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) will begin September 1st, and the event itself begins November 21, 2010. This is ADHMs 6th event, which began in 2005, but was then known as the Hutch Delhi Half Marathon, then as Vodafone Delhi Half Marathon. Airtel Delhi seems to be sticking around longer than its predecessors.

ADHM is the 3rd biggest road running event in all of India; the other two being the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon and the Bangalore World 10K Run, which are all accredited IAAF Gold Labe Road Race events. Procam International is the brain and bronze behind all 3 marathons and for the ADHM they are stepping up their game and reigning in all the organizational aspects surrounding the event.

Many Delhi hotels are on the ADHM marathon route, so even if you’re not participating in the run, you’ll be able to watch this fantastic event on your balcony or the sidewalk outside the hotel. If you are participating, Procam has launched a ‘selection criteria’ for confirmed participation to the Mumbai Marathon and Half Marathon events, meaning completion certificated with marathon time less than 6 hours and Half Marathon time less than 3 hours will be issued. Entries without either certificate will have to go through an online ballot. Currently, the ‘selection criteria’ hasn’t been extended to the ADHM.