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Lago Maggiore Half Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 10:0010:00 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 10K
- Time limit
- 3 hours
- Finish closes 13:001:00 PM
The course
The half marathon is a point to point course from the lakefront in Stresa to Verbania Pallanza along the Lake Maggiore road, certified by World Athletics, AIMS and FIDAL as a category A course, fully asphalted and closed to traffic.
- Point to point from Stresa to Verbania PallanzaStresa to Verbania Pallanza on a certified, closed, asphalt lake road.
- 59:06 in 2018, the second fastest in Italy59:06 in 2018, the second fastest half marathon time in Italian history.
- A 3 hour limit and a 2,400 place field3 hour limit, a field capped at 2,400, 10:00 start on 7 March 2027.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryPoint to point from Stresa to Verbania PallanzaStresa to Verbania Pallanza on a certified, closed, asphalt lake road.
The organiser calls the course fast and ideal for high-level times, with a sign at every kilometre. The 10K is also point to point, starting at Verbania Fondotoce and finishing in Pallanza.
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Whole courseFinish59:06 in 2018, the second fastest in Italy59:06 in 2018, the second fastest half marathon time in Italian history.
The course runs along the Lake Maggiore road with the Borromean Gulf as its backdrop, from Stresa to Pallanza.
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Whole courseTacticsA 3 hour limit and a 2,400 place field3 hour limit, a field capped at 2,400, 10:00 start on 7 March 2027.
Runners must be 18 for the half marathon and 16 for the 10K on race day.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Palacongressi, Piazzale Europa 3, StresaFriday 5 March Bib pickup
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15:003:00 PM–19:007:00 PM
Village and bib collection Palacongressi, Piazzale Europa 3, Stresa. All distances.
Saturday 6 March Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Village and bib collection Palacongressi, Piazzale Europa 3, Stresa. All distances.
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Sunday 7 March Race day
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07:457:45 AM–09:309:30 AM
Half marathon bib collection Palacongressi, Stresa -
09:009:00 AM–10:4510:45 AM
10 km bib collection Verbania Fondotoce, opposite the Isolino campsite entrance -
13:001:00 PM
Half marathon time limit 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.0975 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi
Other races (3)
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09:309:30 AM
Half marathon start sectors open -
10:0010:00 AM
Half marathon start Stresa, lakefront. Finish in Verbania Pallanza. -
11:0011:00 AM
10 km start Verbania Fondotoce, opposite the Isolino campsite entrance. Finish in Verbania Pallanza.
Times as published by the organiser, in Stresa time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Stresa time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Stresa, 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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