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

Where to spectate

Stand at the Forums for the start and the finish the FAQ names. Circo Massimo is on the list without a kilometre.

In this guide · 2 decisions
  1. 01The one area with a mile
  2. 02Do not invent the middle

The one area with a mile

Start and finish, per the FAQ, are the Imperial Forums and the Colosseum. We gave that area mile 0 and mile 26.2 and said so.

Do not invent the middle

Circo Massimo, St Peter's, Piazza del Popolo, and the rest of the FAQ list have no kilometres. The plans do not assign them.

The 2026 marathon page is still up, with a 22 March 2026 start. Do not use those waves for 2027.

Ready-made plans

Fori Imperiali

Adult support crew

The FAQ names one area for the start and the finish: the Imperial Forums and the Colosseum, on Via dei Fori Imperiali. It does not publish a kilometre for the other landmarks.

  1. Mile 0

    Via dei Fori Imperiali

    The FAQ does not name a start station.

    Mile 0 is the published start street, not a surveyed mat. The FAQ says the start is given from 08:00. The rules say approximately 08:30.

  2. Mile 26.2

    Fori Imperiali and the Colosseum

    The FAQ does not name a finish station.

    Mile 26.2 is the same named area, because the FAQ says partenza e arrivo there. It is not a second survey.

Meetup: Pick a door on Via dei Fori Imperiali the night before. There is no published family pen.

Circo Massimo, then the finish

Family

Bibs are at the Expo Village in Circo Massimo. The course list includes Circo Massimo and does not give it a kilometre, so this plan does not invent one.

  1. Mile 0

    Circo Massimo

    Metro B, Circo Massimo. The expo page says the village is about 50 m from that stop.

    Mile 0 here means no kilometre was published. Use it for bibs, not as a promise the runners pass the metro stairs.

Meetup: After the bib, move to Via dei Fori Imperiali for the finish the FAQ names.

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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.