2026 operating status

Know what is final.

Confirmed for 2026

Race date

Sunday 14 March 2027. 32nd edition. 42.195 km. FIDAL Gold Label. The rules call it a partner race of the Abbott World Marathon Majors.

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Awaiting 2026 detail

Gun

The FAQ says the start is given from 08:00 on Via dei Fori Imperiali, in waves a few minutes apart. The April and September rules say approximately 08:30. Both are organizer text.

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Confirmed for 2026

Entry

September fee table: €99 to 31 May 2026, €109 to 31 July, €119 to 15 September, €129 from 16 September until close. Online service fee is extra and not priced. On 5 November the ENDU card still said Register now. The site header labels that portal WAITING LIST.

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Awaiting 2026 detail

Course file

No GPX on the pages we opened. The FAQ gives altitude, not a line: about 20 m of difference, low 10 m, high 30 m, and about 6 km of cobbles.

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Confirmed for 2026

Expo

Italian expo page: Circo Massimo. Thu 11 and Fri 12 March, 09:00–20:00. Sat 13 March, 09:00–18:00. Sun 14 March, 09:00–18:00 for visitors, not for bib pickup. The English page omits Sunday. The September rules still say the place and hours will be communicated later.

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Rome Marathon · March 2027

Course & strategy

42.195 km from Via dei Fori Imperiali, with an altitude note and no line we can hand you.

In this guide · 3 decisions
  1. 01What is published
  2. 02What we did not store
  3. 03The clock

What is published

The FAQ calls it flat, with about 20 m of elevation difference: minimum altitude 10 m, maximum 30 m, and about 6 km of cobbles. It says the course may change a little.

Landmarks on that list: Imperial Forums and the Colosseum for the start and the finish, Arch of Constantine, Circo Massimo, Porta San Paolo, Pyramid of Cestius, Basilica of St Paul, St Peter's, Foro Italico, Piazza Augusto Imperatore, Ara Pacis, Piazza del Popolo, Piazza di Spagna, Piazza Navona, the Capitoline steps, Theatre of Marcellus, Bocca della Verità. No kilometres.

What we did not store

No GPX, no street-by-street file, and no climb total. The 20 m figure is the FAQ's altitude difference, so elevation gain stays empty. We stored 30 m as the published altitude ceiling.

The marathon page still shows wave clocks for Sunday 22 March 2026. Those clocks are not the 2027 gun.

The clock

FAQ: the start is given from 08:00, in waves. Rules, April and September: approximately 08:30. We did not collapse that into one time.

Official time is from your wave's gun. Net time is from when you cross the start line. Splits are published at km 10, km 21.097, and km 30. The limit is 7 hours. Intermediate limits come later.

The FAQ prints men's grids: yellow to 2:45:00, orange 2:45:01–3:25:00, green 3:25:01–3:40:00, blue 3:40:01–4:00:00, white from 4:00:01. The September rules still say the grid scheme will be communicated later. No women's bands were on that FAQ block.

Continue the plan

Turn course time into a spectator routeUse the same miles and predicted finish to decide which sightings are realistic.

Edition status

Checked 5 November 2026 against the FAQ, the September Italian rules, the April English short rules, both expo pages, and the ENDU card that still says Register now. No GPX. The finish is the same named area as the start, not a surveyed mat.