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La Corsa di Miguel

Start 09:109:10 AM Rome
Stadio Olimpico
Stadio Olimpico. Photograph by Messapi, cropped by Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Race day
The 2027 race
Start
09:109:10 AM
Distance
10.0 km6.2 mi
10K · 3K · 5K
Entry fee
€20
For the 2027 race

The course

The 28th edition on 17 January 2027 starts on Lungotevere Maresciallo Diaz at 9:10 and finishes inside the Stadio Olimpico.

  • From the Tiber embankment into the OlimpicoStart on the Lungotevere, finish in the Olimpico.
  • Official distance 9.9 km, counted as 10 km9.9 km, counted as 10 km, started in waves.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseFinishFrom the Tiber embankment into the OlimpicoStart on the Lungotevere, finish in the Olimpico.

The organiser’s own list of what the day keeps includes the Olimpico, the cycle path, the Lungotevere and the iconic passages at the Foro Italico, with music along the route and kilometre signs.

Sourced

Whole courseGeometryOfficial distance 9.9 km, counted as 10 km9.9 km, counted as 10 km, started in waves.

Runners who give no best time are placed in the last wave. The 5 km Generazione Miguel starts at 11:00 from Ponte Milvio and the 3 km Strantirazzismo at 11:30 from Ponte della Musica.

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Race weekend

Before race week 1 key date

  1. 8 Jan 2027 · 23:5911:59 PM

    Online entry deadline The date of payment counts.

Sunday 17 January Race day

  1. 07:007:00 AM

    Meeting point Stadio dei Marmi Pietro Mennea
Other races (5)
  1. 09:109:10 AM

    La Corsa di Miguel start (9.9 km) Lungotevere Maresciallo Diaz. Start in waves by declared best 10 km time; the finish is inside the Stadio Olimpico.
  2. 10:1510:15 AM

    Strantirazzismo 3 km meeting point Ponte della Musica
  3. 10:3010:30 AM

    5 km Generazione Miguel meeting point Piazzale Ponte Milvio
  4. 11:0011:00 AM

    5 km Generazione Miguel start Piazzale Ponte Milvio
  5. 11:3011:30 AM

    Strantirazzismo 3 km start Ponte della Musica

Times as published by the organiser, in Rome time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.

Add to calendar .ics file, times in Rome time

Entry

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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No gel needed at this pace

Finish

Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.

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.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
A small balm stick
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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
A race number belt
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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
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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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
A pack of blister plasters
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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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Keep exploring

More races to look at after the La Corsa di Miguel.