The josh was high, but unfortunately so was the temperature on Sunday, January 19, as a top-class men’s and women’s field had it tough because of the heat and humidity at the Tata Mumbai Marathon.

Yet, though the TMM records did not tumble, the racing was edge-of-the-seat stuff. In the end, a little nation at the Horn of Africa, Eritrea, stamped itself on the city’s marathon map making the 20th edition that much more special. Eritrean Berhane Tesfay won the men’s race in 2:11:44 while his compatriot and training partner Merhawi Kesete finished second clocking 2: 11:50. Ethiopia’s Tesfaye Demeke (2:11:56) was third.