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Stramilano
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 08:308:30 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 10K · 5K
- Entry fee
- €40
- For the 2027 race
- Time limit
- 3 h 30 min
- Aid stations
- 4
The course
The half marathon starts and finishes on Piazza Castello, and the athletes' village with the bag drop and changing tents stands on the same square.
- Start and finish on Piazza CastelloOne square for the gun, the finish funnel and the bag drop.
- One turn at Piazza Buonarroti, then back the same wayOut to one turn in Piazza Buonarroti, then the same streets home.
- Two gates and a 3 hour 30 limitMiss a gate and you are asked to stop, with no road closure or services promised after it.
Course notes 4 short reads on the course
km 0 to 21.1FinishStart and finish on Piazza CastelloOne square for the gun, the finish funnel and the bag drop.
The organiser’s rules put the start and the finish of the half marathon in the same place: “Partenza ore 8.30 da piazza Castello”, and “L’arrivo della gara è presso Piazza Castello”. After the line, on the same square, come the first refreshment area and the athletes’ village, where the changing tents and the bag drop are; the rules ask finishers to keep moving down the funnel rather than stop and crowd the line.
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km 0 to 21.1GeometryOne turn at Piazza Buonarroti, then back the same wayOut to one turn in Piazza Buonarroti, then the same streets home.
The route page lists the course street by street, with the kilometre marks. After Viale Gadio the first kilometres run along the Bastioni di Porta Volta, Porta Nuova and Porta Venezia, then Viale Bianca Maria, Viale Regina Margherita, Viale Beatrice d’Este, Porta Lodovica and Piazza XXIV Maggio. By 9 km the list is on Viale di Porta Vercellina, and after Piazza della Conciliazione and Via del Burchiello it reaches the “Giro di boa” in Piazza Buonarroti, between the 10 and 11 km marks. From there it names the same streets in reverse to the finish on Piazza Castello. The page marks refreshment points on Viale Regina Margherita, Via del Burchiello, Viale Beatrice d’Este and the Bastioni di Porta Volta.
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km 10 to 21.1TacticsTwo gates and a 3 hour 30 limitMiss a gate and you are asked to stop, with no road closure or services promised after it.
The rules give the limit in one sentence: “Il tempo massimo di gara è stabilito in 3 ore e 30 minuti.” Runners who pass the km 10 gate later than 1 hour 30 minutes, or the km 15 gate later than 2 hours 15 minutes, “saranno invitati a fermarsi dagli addetti”, and after that point the organiser does not guarantee the closed roads or the services on the course. The rules also name timing points at 5, 10 and 15 km.
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Whole courseLandmarkThe 10 km and 5 km start on Piazza del DuomoBoth shorter races go from the Duomo to the Arco della Pace.
The organiser lists the same opening for both: from Piazza del Duomo along Via Mengoni and Via Santa Margherita to Piazza della Scala, then Piazza Meda, Corso Matteotti and Piazza San Babila. The 10 km carries on along Corso Venezia to Piazza Oberdan and Viale Majno, then Viale Bianca Maria, Viale Regina Margherita, Porta Lodovica and Piazza XXIV Maggio, then Piazza Conciliazione, Via XX Settembre and Viale Molière, Viale Alemagna and Viale Milton to the arch. The 5 km turns off Corso Venezia into Via Palestro and reaches Largo Cairoli and Piazzale Cadorna by Via Montenapoleone and Via Manzoni, with Viale Alemagna and Viale Milton to the arch at the end. In 2027 the home page gives the 10 km start as 10:00 and the 5 km as 10:30.
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Every aid station4 stations, km 5 to km 20mile 3.1 to mile 12.4
5° km (km 5)5° km (mile 3.1)
Ristoro, Viale Regina Margherita.
10° km (km 10)10° km (mile 6.2)
Ristoro, Via del Burchiello.
15° km (km 15)15° km (mile 9.3)
Ristoro, Via Beatrice d'Este.
20° km (km 20)20° km (mile 12.4)
Ristoro, Bastioni di Porta Volta.
Read on stramilano.it, consigli-della-partenza.
Checked , against the organiser’s own pages.
Race weekend
Bib pickup at Centro Stramilano, Milan, Duomo areaSaturday 13 March Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Race kit and bib pickup opens Centro Stramilano, Milan, Duomo area. Open every day until Saturday 20 March, 10:00 to 20:00. Online entries made from 13 to 18 March can collect one hour after buying.
Saturday 20 March Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Race kit and bib pickup, last day Centro Stramilano, Milan, Duomo area. Entries can also be made here from 13 to 20 March. No entries are taken on race day.
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Sunday 21 March Race day
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06:306:30 AM–07:457:45 AM
Bib pickup for runners from outside the province of Milan Centro Stramilano, Milan, Duomo area. Only for entrants living outside the province of Milan, whose residence is checked. Bibs not collected by 08:00 are cancelled. -
Time not published
Time limit 3 hours 30 minutes for the half marathon, the limit the organiser's rules state.
Cut-offs and other races (5)
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08:308:30 AM
Half marathon start Piazza Castello. A second start follows at 08:40 from the same place; the rules say the split between the two is announced in the days before. Nobody starts after 08:55. The finish is in Piazza Castello. -
10:0010:00 AM
10 km start Piazza Duomo. The finish is at the Arco della Pace. -
10:3010:30 AM
5 km start Piazza Duomo. The finish is at the Arco della Pace. -
Time not published
Gate at km 10 Runners not through in 1 hour 30 minutes are asked to stop, with no road closure or services guaranteed after that. 1:30 limit: 9:00/km for 10 km1:30 limit: 14:29/mi for 6.2 mi -
Time not published
Gate at km 15 Runners not through in 2 hours 15 minutes are asked to stop, with no road closure or services guaranteed after that. 2:15 limit: 9:00/km for 15 km2:15 limit: 14:29/mi for 9.3 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Milan 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 Milan time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Milan, 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 Stramilano
- When is the Stramilano 2027?
- Sunday 21 March 2027. The start is at 08:30.
- How do I enter the Stramilano?
- 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 Stramilano?
- Runners have 3 h 30 min to finish.
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