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Maratona di Reggio Emilia
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Start
- 09:009:00 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon
- Time limit
- 6 hours
The course
The 2026 course starts on Corso Garibaldi, loops the historic centre, runs out to Montecavolo and comes back along the Crostolo to Corso Garibaldi.
- The old centre, out to Montecavolo, back along the CrostoloA centre loop, an out leg through Montecavolo and a return along the Crostolo.
- Six hours, with a gate at 3:006 hours overall; miss the 3 hour half-way gate and the services stop.
- A silver-label race with a field capped at 2,000Fidal silver label; entry closes at 2,000 runners.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryThe old centre, out to Montecavolo, back along the CrostoloA centre loop, an out leg through Montecavolo and a return along the Crostolo.
The 2026 course has a historic-centre loop (Giro del centro storico), an outward leg and a return leg. It opens on Corso Garibaldi and passes Piazza della Vittoria and Corso Cairoli, then follows Lungo Crostolo Zanichelli and the roads through Montecavolo (Via Togliatti, Piazza Nilde Iotti, Via Piave). The return runs along Lungo Crostolo, then Piazza Lepanto, Viale Umberto I and Piazza Diaz to Via Ariosto and Corso Garibaldi.
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Whole courseTacticsSix hours, with a gate at 3:006 hours overall; miss the 3 hour half-way gate and the services stop.
The 2026 maximum time is 6 hours. A runner who has not passed the middle of the race within 3 hours is out of the race and no longer has road closure or aid stations. The start is at 9:00 on 13 December 2026.
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Whole courseCrowdA silver-label race with a field capped at 2,000Fidal silver label; entry closes at 2,000 runners.
The 2026 race is in the Fidal national calendar with the silver label. The field is closed at 2,000 runners.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Palazzetto dello Sport, Via GuascoSaturday 12 December Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–19:307:30 PM
Bib pick-up at the Centro Maratona Palazzetto dello Sport, Via Guasco. A friend can collect a bib with the delegation form.
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Sunday 13 December Race day
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07:007:00 AM–08:308:30 AM
Meeting time and bib pick-up Palazzetto dello Sport, Via Guasco. Runners gather from 7:00; bibs are handed out until 8:30. -
07:307:30 AM–08:308:30 AM
Bag drop Bags carry the sticker with the bib number, handed in at the marked area. -
09:009:00 AM
Marathon start Start grids follow the declared finishing times. -
12:0012:00 PM–15:003:00 PM
Prize collection Centro Maratona. Prizes are collected at the race office on race day only. -
Time not published
Half-way gate Runners must pass the middle of the race within 3 hours of the start or lose road closure and aid stations. 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.1 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi -
Time not published
Overall time limit Roads stay closed for a maximum of 6 hours; finishers after 6 hours are out of the race. 6:00 limit: 8:31/km for 42.195 km6:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 26.2 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Reggio Emilia 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 Reggio Emilia time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Reggio Emilia, 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 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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.
Order by 22 November to test them on two long runs first.
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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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