Run Rome the Marathon
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About the race
Run Rome The Marathon is scheduled for 14 March 2027 in Rome. The event includes a full marathon following a route that starts from the Fori Imperiali and passes several central landmarks, covering 42,195 km. The course runs near the Colosseum, Piazza Venezia and the Vittoriano, touches the Circo Massimo and the Lungotevere, and continues past Castel Sant’Angelo toward Viale della Conciliazione and Saint Peter’s Basilica. Elevation ranges given for the course include a start at 22 m above sea level, a maximum of 31 m and a minimum of 8.1 m.
The programme also includes a four-person relay (Run4Rome) composed of four legs for a total of 42,195 km; the leg distances are listed below. One relay leg is accessible from age 16. A separate Acea Water Fun Run, a non-competitive 5 km event, is organised in the days around the marathon and is open to all ages without requiring an agonistic medical certificate; participants may walk or run and may include family, children and pets.
An Expo Village is located at Circo Massimo, about 50 metres from the Metro B Circo Massimo station, with free entry. The event provides training plans, both generic and personalised for a fee, official merchandising and accommodation offers close to the start. The event holds ISO 20121 sustainability certification awarded in 2022 by the certifier RINA. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
