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COELMO Napoli City Half Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 09:009:00 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · Relay, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Time limit
- 3 h 30 min
The course
The organiser describes the course as running from Viale J. F. Kennedy to Mergellina and the Lungomare Caracciolo, past the Fountain of the Siren Partenope and along Corso Umberto I to Piazza Municipio.
- From Viale Kennedy to the Lungomare and Piazza MunicipioGulf, Vesuvius and Capri views, then the Maschio Angioino.
- A 9:00 gun, six grids and a gate at 9.5 kmSix grids by personal best; gate at 9.5 km closes 10:40.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkFrom Viale Kennedy to the Lungomare and Piazza MunicipioGulf, Vesuvius and Capri views, then the Maschio Angioino.
The event guide describes a start from Viale J. F. Kennedy near the Mostra d’Oltremare, then Mergellina and the Lungomare Caracciolo with views of the Gulf, Mount Vesuvius and Capri. The route passes the Fountain of the Siren Partenope and Corso Umberto I to Piazza Municipio, dominated by the Maschio Angioino. The last kilometres run along the seafront again before the finish on Viale Kennedy. The guide is from the 2026 edition.
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Whole courseTacticsA 9:00 gun, six grids and a gate at 9.5 kmSix grids by personal best; gate at 9.5 km closes 10:40.
Bibs are numbered by the best half marathon time declared at sign-up over the last 24 months, and the six grids cannot be changed afterwards. Grid access opens at 7:45 and closes at 8:45. A runner not through km 9.5 by 10:40 withdraws, and the overall limit is 3 hours 30 minutes. Times are taken from the start mat to the finish mat. Online entry closes at midnight on 17 February 2027, or earlier if the field fills.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Mostra d'OltremareFriday 19 February Bib pickup
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12:0012:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pick-up Mostra d'Oltremare. Bibs are collected at the stands in the Mostra d'Oltremare.
Saturday 20 February Last bib day
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09:009:00 AM–21:009:00 PM
Bib pick-up Mostra d'Oltremare. No bibs are given out on race morning.
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Sunday 21 February Race day
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07:157:15 AM
Meeting point opens Mostra d'Oltremare. Runners gather inside the Mostra d'Oltremare exhibition grounds. -
07:457:45 AM–08:458:45 AM
Start grids open Viale J. F. Kennedy. Access to the six grids opens at 7:45 and closes at 8:45. -
09:009:00 AM
Race start Viale J. F. Kennedy. The half marathon starts from Viale J. F. Kennedy. -
10:4010:40 AM
Gate at 9.5 km Runners who have not passed km 9.5 by 10:40 must withdraw and remove their bib. -
Time not published
Time limit 3 hours 30 minutes. Past that point runners withdraw and continue on the organiser's transport. 3:30 limit: 9:57/km for 21.0975 km3:30 limit: 16:01/mi for 13.1 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Naples time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Naples time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Naples, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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Questions about the COELMO Napoli City Half Marathon
- When is the COELMO Napoli City Half Marathon 2027?
- Sunday 21 February 2027. The start is at 09:00.
- What is the time limit at the COELMO Napoli City Half Marathon?
- Runners have 3 h 30 min to finish.
- Where does the COELMO Napoli City Half Marathon start?
- Start: Viale J. F. Kennedy.
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