• CM Omar to flag off 42-km race at 6:30 am • 73 foreign athletes from 12 countries among participants. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will flag off the 42.195-km full marathon at 6:30 am, followed by the 21-km half marathon at 7:45 am, as the Tourism Department seeks to establish the event as an annual fixture and strengthen Kashmir’s profile as a destination for international sporting events.