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Turin Marathon

08:308:30 AM Turin
Turin
Turin. Photograph by Uccio “Uccio2” D'Ago…, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The marathon starts and finishes in Turin and crosses the territories of Moncalieri, Beinasco and Nichelino on the way.

The course in short 3 lines
  • Out of Turin through three more townsA route that leaves the city centre, runs through three neighbouring towns and returns.
  • A certified course with pacers to 5:30A FIDAL-certified course, with pacers from 3:00 to 5:30.
  • Half-way gate at 11:45Half-way by 11:45, finish within 5:30; chip checks at 10 km, half-way and 30 km.
Course notes 4 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryOut of Turin through three more townsA route that leaves the city centre, runs through three neighbouring towns and returns.

The 42.195 km start and finish are both in Turin. From a start in the city centre the course leaves Turin for Moncalieri, Beinasco and Nichelino and comes back, so the marathon is a loop rather than a run from one town to another.

On the way it passes the Savoy residences and the Lingotto. The whole course is closed to traffic.

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Whole courseGeometryA certified course with pacers to 5:30A FIDAL-certified course, with pacers from 3:00 to 5:30.

The route is FIDAL-certified and sits in the Italian national calendar, so a time run here counts as a certified marathon time.

Pacers run the 2026 race at 3:00, 3:15, 3:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00 and 5:30, carrying a bib and a balloon with their time on it.

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Whole courseTacticsHalf-way gate at 11:45Half-way by 11:45, finish within 5:30; chip checks at 10 km, half-way and 30 km.

For 2026 the gun was set for 8:30 on Sunday 29 November and the time gate at the half-marathon mark for 11:45, 3 hours 15 minutes later. A runner passing it on time had 2 hours 15 minutes for the second half before the 5 hours 30 minutes limit.

The timing mats read at 10 km, 21.097 km and 30 km, plus one surprise mat placed to catch anyone who cuts the course. Water stands at 5 km and 10 km; from 15 km to 40 km, every 5 km, there is also food and supplements. A runner can leave a personal bottle in a basket for any of those kilometres until 8:00.

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Whole courseConditionsRun under the Luci d'ArtistaRace day falls while the Luci d'Artista light installations are up across Turin.

The date is set with the City of Turin to fall in the season of the Luci d’Artista, light installations by Italian and international artists that light the city in the weeks before Christmas.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Turin, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

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.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

Order by 8 November to test them on two long runs first.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

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Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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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
A race number belt
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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
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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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
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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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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distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
cut-off
5:30 h
first held
1987

A marathon starting and finishing in Turin, the first capital of Italy, past the Savoy residences and the Lingotto, through Moncalieri, Beinasco and Nichelino.

Race week

Timetable

Before race week 1 key date

  1. 20 Nov 2026 · 23:5911:59 PM

    Online entry closes Online entry closes at 23:59 on 20 November. Entry then reopens in person at the Marathon Village on 27 and 28 November.

Friday 27 November 2 days before

  1. 10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM

    Entry at the Marathon Village Marathon Village. Late entry costs 120 euros on 27 and 28 November, paid in cash, by card or by mobile payment.

Saturday 28 November The day before

  1. 10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM

    Entry at the Marathon Village Marathon Village. Late entry costs 120 euros on 27 and 28 November, paid in cash, by card or by mobile payment.

Sunday 29 November Race day

  1. 07:007:00 AM–08:008:00 AM

    Entry near the start Entry for exceptional cases only, at 150 euros, in an area next to the start.

  2. until 08:008:00 AM

    Personal aid drop closes A vehicle by the start takes personal refreshment into baskets marked by kilometre until 8:00.

  3. 08:308:30 AM

    Marathon start Start at 8:30 on Sunday 29 November.

  4. 11:3011:30 AM

    Prize ceremony begins The top three women and men overall, and the top three Italian women and men, are called up on stage.

  5. 11:4511:45 AM

    Half-way gate at 21.097 km Runners must pass the half-way point by 11:45. 9:14/km from the 08:30 start to km 21.09714:52/mi from the 8:30 AM start to mile 13.1

  6. Time not published

    Overall time limit Time limit 5 hours 30 minutes. 5:30 limit: 7:49/km for 42.195 km5:30 limit: 12:35/mi for 26.2 mi

Times as published by the organiser, in Turin time, checked .

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Trip

Getting a place

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Questions about the Turin Marathon

When is the Turin Marathon 2026?

Sunday 29 November 2026. The start is at 08:30.

How do I enter the Turin Marathon?

Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: €75 (for the 2026 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site

What is the time limit at the Turin Marathon?

Runners have 5 h 30 min to finish.

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