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Romeo&Giulietta Run Half Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · Relay, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Entry fee
- €40
- For the 2027 race
- Time limit
- 3 hours
The course
The 2027 race on Sunday 14 February is the 20th anniversary of the Romeo&Giulietta Run Half Marathon, which also holds a relay and a family run.
- Twenty years in VeronaThe 20th edition, with a relay and a family run.
- Three hours, and a podium at 11:00A 3 hour limit, the podium from 11:00.
- Pacers, bag drop and aid on the coursePacers, bag deposit, aid, Red Cross medical cover.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseCrowdTwenty years in VeronaThe 20th edition, with a relay and a family run.
The half marathon is run in waves, and runners reach the start grid 20 minutes before their start for a bib check. Timing is by an active microchip, with intermediate times taken at several points on the course.
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Whole courseTacticsThree hours, and a podium at 11:00A 3 hour limit, the podium from 11:00.
Runners slower than the limit must follow the rules of the road. Masters category awards follow from 12:30, and showers are in the expo area on Sunday until 14:00.
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Whole courseConditionsPacers, bag drop and aid on the coursePacers, bag deposit, aid, Red Cross medical cover.
Toilets stand at the start, at the finish and at the refreshment points on the course. A free shuttle links the start, finish and expo with the city centre on Sunday.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at AGSM Forum, Piazzale Atleti Azzurri d'ItaliaFriday 12 February Bib pickup
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Time not published
Expo, bib pick-up and late entry AGSM Forum, Piazzale Atleti Azzurri d'Italia. Late entry at the expo costs 70 euro. Runners living in the province of Verona collect their bib on Friday or Saturday only.
Saturday 13 February Last bib day
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Time not published
Expo, bib pick-up and late entry AGSM Forum, Piazzale Atleti Azzurri d'Italia. No entries are taken on Sunday.
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Sunday 14 February Race day
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07:007:00 AM–08:008:00 AM
Free shuttle between start, finish, expo and the city centre The shuttle runs again from 12:30 to 14:00. -
11:0011:00 AM
Podium: first three overall and first three Italians, men and women -
12:3012:30 PM
Masters category awards -
Time not published
Half marathon time limit Slower runners follow the rules of the road. Showers in the expo area until 14:00. 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.0975 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Verona 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 Verona time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Verona, 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 Romeo&Giulietta Run Half Marathon
- When is the Romeo&Giulietta Run Half Marathon 2027?
- Sunday 14 February 2027.
- How do I enter the Romeo&Giulietta Run Half Marathon?
- Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: €40 (for the 2027 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
- What is the time limit at the Romeo&Giulietta Run Half Marathon?
- Runners have 3 hours to finish.
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