Description
The entry fee for the competitive race includes the following services:
- technical and medical assistance
- liability insurance
- official participation medal for classified athletes
- GUARANTEED race package only for those who register ONLINE (for those who register on site while stocks last)
- Technical T-shirt, guaranteed for online registrants by May 31, with size provided based on order of bib pickup and while supplies last.
For those who register online after June 1st, the T-shirt cannot be guaranteed, but will be allocated based on the remaining available stock.* - race pectoral
- Disposable chip and timing service
- Refreshments along the route, every 5 km
- final refreshment on arrival
- bag storage
- Digital participation certificate
*For production reasons, the technical T-shirt is included in the race packet only for those who have paid their fee by 31 May.
Participation requirements
Athletes registered in Italy
According to the “Rules for the organization of events” issued by FIDAL, athletes registered in Italy can participate only if they are 18 years old or older and meet one of the following requirements:
-
- Athletes registered for 2026 with FIDAL-affiliated clubs After registration, the organizer will directly verify the validity of the FIDAL card through the federal database;
- Athletes with a 2026 Runcard (valid as sports insurance and competition permit), limited to individuals aged 20 and over. After registration, athletes must send through the online registration system to the organization:
- a scan of your valid Runcard
- a scan of the medical certificate of agonistic fitness specific for athletics on ASL forms.
- The Runcard can be subscribed to on the official FIDAL Runcard website.
Athletes not registered in Italy
Italian/foreign athletes not registered in Italy may participate, limited to persons aged 18 years and over who meet one of the following requirements:
- athletes with club memberships affiliated with Foreign Athletics Federations recognized by WA. Following registration, athletes must send through the online registration system to the organization a scan of their valid WA card.
- athletesin possession of FIDAL Runcard After registration, athletes must send through the online registration system to the organization:
- a scan of your valid Runcard
- a scan of the medical certificate of agonistic fitness specific for athletics on forms approved by the Italian Federation. The medical certificate for non-resident foreigners can be issued in their own country, but the same examinations required by Italian law must have been carried out:
- medical examination;
- complete urinalysis;
- electrocardiogram at rest and after exercise;
- spirography;
- The Runcard can be subscribed to on the official Fidal Runcard website.
- The approved medical certificate forms can be downloaded from here: Medical certificate forms
At the moment of the bib collection it is compulsory to show the original of the medical certificate and give a copy of it to the organization.
Participation with tourist-sport purposes for foreigners living abroad.
Based on the provisions of Art. 26 Paragraph 4, 4.1 and 4.2 of the Rules for the Organization of Events issued by FIDAL for the year 2024, non-member foreign nationals residing abroad may participate with tourist-sport purposes limited to persons aged 20 years (thousandth of age: 2003) and older.
These athletes will be participating in a non-competitive event that does not fall under the auspices of FIDAL, although it is taking place at the same time as the competitive event.
These athletes will be identified with a different bib number and placed in an alphabetical order of finish separate from the rankings of the competitive event and will not be eligible for in-kind prizes, cash, value vouchers, bonuses, engagements, expense reimbursements of any kind.
To participate, these athletes will have to submit appropriate form signed and stamped by a physician, certifying their fitness to participate in a non-competitive marathon based on the health regulations in force in their country of citizenship
Important warnings (valid for all participation categories)
- Athletes who are members of other Federations (e.g., Italian Triathlon Federation) or CONI-recognized Sports Promotion Bodies with RUNCARD-EPS / RUNCARD and a competitive medical certificate with Athletics wording
- Registered athletes in possession of RUNCARD Mountain & Trail are not eligible to participate
- Italian citizens registered with A.I.R.E. are to be considered residents abroad
- Medical certificates should be marked “competitive sports fitness for the practice of “LIGHT ATHLETICS”
- Medical certificates issued for other sports or with wording such as “running,” “running,” “marathon,” or “half marathon” are not valid for participation purposes
A fee of €2.00 will be donated to the Tethys Institute for the research and preservation of cetaceans in the Pelagos Sanctuary.
For more information, read the rules or consult the website www.runforthewhales.it
