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Trieste Spring Run (Bavisela)
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · Kids' race, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Entry fee
- €40
- For the 2027 race
The course
The Trieste marathon finishes in Piazza Unità d'Italia, the square facing the sea, and the organiser bills it as the only marathon in Friuli Venezia Giulia.
- The marathon returns to Piazza UnitàThe only marathon in Friuli Venezia Giulia, finishing in Piazza Unità.
- Entry gets dearer each monthMarathon €40 to €60 by April; half €25 to €40 by March.
- The half from Sistiana to the squareSistiana at 10:00, along the coast, finish in Piazza Unità.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseFinishThe marathon returns to Piazza UnitàThe only marathon in Friuli Venezia Giulia, finishing in Piazza Unità.
The organiser describes the 42K as a return after years away and as a route between cliffs and sea, bringing together the sea and the Carso, history and nature. The 2026 edition marked 30 years of the Bavisela and drew over 10,000 participants across the events, with the marathon back after about ten years.
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Whole courseCrowdEntry gets dearer each monthMarathon €40 to €60 by April; half €25 to €40 by March.
The organiser’s tiers for the marathon are €40 to the end of 2026, €45 in January, €50 in February, €55 in March and €60 until 28 April, then €65 at the expo only. Groups of more than ten pay €40 per person until the end of February 2027. The half marathon runs €25, €30, €35 and €40 over the same months.
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Whole courseLandmarkThe half from Sistiana to the squareSistiana at 10:00, along the coast, finish in Piazza Unità.
The organiser calls the 21K the fastest half marathon in Europe and describes a flat, fast profile along the coast with views of the sea.
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Race weekend
Sunday 2 May Race day
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10:0010:00 AM
Half marathon start Sistiana. The finish is in Piazza Unità d'Italia. -
10:0010:00 AM
Bavisela Family Run start Miramare junction. A 7 km non-competitive walk or run to Piazza Unità d'Italia.
Times as published by the organiser, in Trieste 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 Trieste time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Trieste, 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.
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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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