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Rome, Italy · 42.195 km road marathon

Rome Marathon 2027

Sunday 14 March 2027

A single flat loop through Rome from Via dei Fori Imperiali to the Circo Massimo, with about 6 km of cobbles and a seven-hour limit.

Rome Marathon at a glance

Start: About 08:30 (2027 rules), Via dei Fori Imperiali with the Colosseum behind you; wave times to come (provisional)
Finish: Inside the Circo Massimo
Course: One loop between 8 and 31 m, crossing the Tiber several times (2026 course, small changes possible)
Time limit: Seven hours; whether from your wave, the last wave or the gun is not stated
Cut-offs: To be published; in 2026 gates were fixed clock times, such as 11:50 at halfway
Entry: Open on ENDU; 129 euro from 16 September 2026 until closing, non-refundable
Bib pickup: Expo only, none on race day; 2027 place and hours to come (2026: Circo Massimo, Thu to Sat)

Checked against the organizer's pages on 16 September 2026. Facts for the next edition can still change; the organizer's page is the final word.

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Rome Marathon course map and elevation

One loop between 8 and 31 m, crossing the Tiber several times (2026 course, small changes possible). Map, elevation profile and 3D flyover.

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running direction two lines: out and back on the same road race kilometresCourse: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Flat (<5%)

Route drawn by TrailSplits from published race information; approximate. For illustration, not navigation.

What to expect on the course

In 2026: past the Baths of Caracalla to a loop round the Basilica di San Paolo at km 4 to 7
Across the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II to the Via della Conciliazione spur at St Peter's, around km 13 to 14
Foro Italico out-and-back at km 25 to 28, then the Flaminio and Villaggio Olimpico loop at km 30 to 34
The last seven kilometres: Via del Babuino, Piazza di Spagna, Via del Corso, Corso del Rinascimento and Piazza Venezia

The map follows the 2026 course; the organizer says the 2027 route may carry small changes.

Read the full course description

A single flat loop from Via dei Fori Imperiali to the Circo Massimo. It heads south past the Circo Massimo and the Baths of Caracalla to the Basilica di San Paolo loop at km 4 to 7, crosses the Tiber twice through Marconi and Testaccio, follows the Lungotevere north past the Isola Tiberina and crosses the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II to the Via della Conciliazione spur at St Peter's around km 13 to 14. Ponte Cavour and Ponte Regina Margherita lead into Prati and the Trionfale and Delle Vittorie streets, then the Foro Italico out-and-back at km 25 to 28 and the Ponte della Musica into the Flaminio and Villaggio Olimpico loop at km 30 to 34. The Lungotevere returns through the Ripetta underpass to Piazza del Popolo, and the last seven kilometres run Via del Babuino, Piazza di Spagna, Via del Corso, Corso del Rinascimento and Piazza Venezia to the finish. The organizer gives 8 to 31 m of elevation and about six kilometres of cobbles, concentrated in the historic centre.

Source, licence and file

TrailSplits reconstruction of the published route. Course: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL · original source · Download reference GPX (43.0 km in the file). Approximate terrain-model heights added by TrailSplits, sampled and smoothed at roughly 100 m intervals. Buildings, bridges and small road gradients are not surveyed road elevations.Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Three decisions to make before race day

Choose your entry category before paying

If you live abroad, you race competitively only with a RUNCARD and a medical certificate (including rest and exercise ECG and spirometry) uploaded ten days before, or non-competitively, timed but unplaced. The paperwork takes weeks.

More detail
A runner living abroad can enter competitively only with a RUNCARD plus a medical certificate covering an examination, urinalysis, rest and exercise ECG and spirometry, uploaded to the entry platform ten days before the race, or non-competitively with a time but no placing by accepting the disclaimer. The paperwork, not the fee, is what takes weeks.
Declare an honest personal best by 17 February 2027

Your declared best, due by 17 February 2027, sets your start grid. In 2026 the last wave left fifty minutes after the first while gates were timed from the first wave, so back-grid runners had less margin. 2027 grids and gates are still to come.

More detail
The declared best fixes your start grid, and in 2026 the last wave left fifty minutes after the first while gate clocks were fixed local times computed from the first wave. A back-grid runner therefore had less margin at every gate than the headline limit suggested; the 2027 grid scheme and gates are still to be published.
Plan the last seven kilometres, not the first

About 6 km of cobbles, concentrated in the historic centre at the end: choose shoes and pacing for sampietrini at km 36 to 41, not for the flat Lungotevere.

More detail
The organizer states about six kilometres of cobbles on a course whose closing section runs Piazza del Popolo, Via del Babuino, Piazza di Spagna, Via del Corso and Piazza Venezia before the Circo Massimo. Choose shoes and pacing for sampietrini at km 36 to 41 rather than for the flat Lungotevere kilometres.

Your race-day sheet

Even elapsed splits for 42.195 km. All clocks are local to Rome.

Target finish time, including stops

HoursMinutes

Total stopped minutes Your start time (local)

The 2027 rules give an approximate 08:30 start and say the start-grid scheme will be published later; in 2026 the waves left between 08:10 and 09:00 from a declared personal best. Enter your own wave time when the organizer publishes it. Europe/Rome.

Time limit: Seven hours; whether from your wave, the last wave or the gun is not stated

How this sheet applies the limit

The 2027 rules state a seven-hour limit and promise intermediate limits later, without saying whether the seven hours run from your own wave, the last wave or the gun. In 2026 the limit was 6 h 30 and gate clocks were fixed local times computed from the first wave, such as 10:40 at 14 km, 11:50 at halfway, 13:00 at 30 km and 13:50 at 35 km. This sheet applies seven hours from your own start and checks no intermediate gate.

A timing comparison, not a fitness assessment. Intermediate cutoffs, queues, weather and terrain are not modelled. Stops are spread evenly in the illustration; actual checkpoint times will differ.

ESTIMATED FINISH

12:30:00

MOVING PACE BUDGET

5:34/ km

ELAPSED PACE

5:41/ km

180 min below the modelled finish limit

Distance markers, not aid stations or guaranteed arrival times.
Distance	Elapsed	Local clock
5 km	00:28:26	08:58:26
10 km	00:56:53	09:26:53
15 km	01:25:19	09:55:19
20 km	01:53:45	10:23:45
Halfway	02:00:00	10:30:00
25 km	02:22:12	10:52:12
30 km	02:50:38	11:20:38
35 km	03:19:05	11:49:05
40 km	03:47:31	12:17:31
Finish	04:00:00	12:30:00

Training plan for Rome Marathon 2027

A free week-by-week plan dated to this race. It starts from a stated default (weekly distance, longest recent run, days a week) that you can change; nothing is read from your watch or training history. It does not use the finish-time target above.

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Entry, bib pickup and rules

Entry:: Open on ENDU; 129 euro from 16 September 2026 until closing, non-refundable
Bib pickup:: Expo only, none on race day; 2027 place and hours to come (2026: Circo Massimo, Thu to Sat)

Read the full entry and pickup rules

Entry is online only through the ENDU platform and open, with a fee ladder from 99 euro at opening to 129 euro from 16 September 2026 until closing, non-refundable; a transfer to another runner or a deferral to 2028 costs 30 euro until 14 January 2027, and nothing is accepted on race day. Runners living outside Italy race competitively only with a RUNCARD and a medical certificate covering an examination, urinalysis, rest and exercise electrocardiogram and spirometry, uploaded ten days before the race, or non-competitively with a disclaimer. Bibs are collected in person at the expo, whose 2027 place and hours are not yet published; in 2026 it was at the Circo Massimo on the Thursday to Saturday, and nothing is issued on race day.

Sources

Checked 16 September 2026; next review due 2026-10-26. Event facts come from the organizer; the pacing sheet, decisions and plan are TrailSplits' own. Independently prepared by TrailSplits, not endorsed by the organizer.

What each source confirms

2027 race rules (Italian, September 2026): The 32nd edition on 14 March 2027, the approximate 08:30 start, 42.195 km with the FIDAL gold label, entry categories and medical rules, the fee ladder, the seven-hour limit, expo-only pickup and the 17 February 2027 personal-best deadline.
2026 event guide: The ordered street list with kilometre marks used for the reconstruction, the 2026 waves, gate clocks, aid stations, bag drop and expo hours. 2026 reference facts, not 2027 confirmations.
Marathon page and FAQ: The 2027 course prose, the elevation figures, the cobble statement, bib-collection rules and the absence of race-day pickup. Parts of the page still carry 2026 text.