Venicemarathon
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About the race
Venicemarathon is an international road-running event with an IAAF Bronze Label. The traditional marathon distance is 42.195 km; the organisation also stages shorter events and a family run.
Distances:
- 42.195 km marathon
- 21 km half marathon
- 10 km race
- Alì Family Run
The marathon starts from Villa Pisani in Stra and follows the Riviera del Brenta, then passes through Marghera and Mestre, runs inside Parco San Giuliano and reaches Venice via the Ponte della Libertà. The route enters the historic centre on a floating bridge over the Canal Grande, continues to Piazza San Marco and finishes on Riva Sette Martiri. The course is mostly on asphalt, flat for the most part with three short uphill sections of about 100 metres; the final 3 kilometres include 14 bridges equipped with wooden ramps. In the Venice centre the surface is large rectangular slabs with a short cobblestone section before the finish.
On course there are refreshment stations with water and sports drink every 5 kilometres from km 5; biscuits and fruit are available from km 15. Timing is by a single-use Evodata chip fixed to the bib with split times recorded at several checkpoints. Bag-drop uses numbered trucks and requires the provided bag and sticker; the organisation is not responsible for valuables. Time limits apply at midrace and at the finish. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
