Races Marathon · Verona, Italy
Verona Marathon
Verona Marathon is a flat marathon in Verona, Italy, held each November. A city course from Corso Porta Nuova, east along the Adige toward San Martino Buon Albergo and back past the Arena to finish in Piazza Bra. Climb is about 145 m. Mid-November in Verona is cool and often foggy, usually 4 to 12°C. On a course as flat as Verona Marathon, even splits are everything; the classic mistake is banking time in the first third.
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When
November
next: Sunday 15 November 2026
Course
flat
Marathon
Conditions
Mid-November in Verona is cool and often foggy, usually 4 to 12°C.
Racing this course well
A city course from Corso Porta Nuova, east along the Adige toward San Martino Buon Albergo and back past the Arena to finish in Piazza Bra. Climb is about 145 m.
On a course as flat as Verona Marathon, even splits are everything; the classic mistake is banking time in the first third.
Getting a place
- How you get in
- Open entry: first come, first served
- Price
- From €59 early, rising to €99 online and €109 at the expo (2026 race)
Official Verona Marathon site →Checked November 2026
Race day
- Next race
- Sunday 15 November 2026
- Start time
- 09:00
- Time limit
- 6 hours
- Also on the day
- half-marathon, family run
The course in numbers
The finish crosses the Ponte di Castelvecchio area late in the race and passes the Roman Arena in the last kilometre before Piazza Bra.
- Layout
- Point-to-point
- Surface
- City roads
- Total climb
- 145 m
- Men's course record
- 2:09:16 (Kiplagat Albert Matebor, 2011)
- Women's course record
- 2:29:09 (Giovanna Epis, 2023)
- Course status
- World Athletics certified course, FIDAL Silver label
Worth knowing
- First run in 2002.
- Italian runners with a RunCard need a medical certificate, and runners abroad need a health form.
- Runners without any club or RunCard membership can enter as non-competitive.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- Verona Villafranca (VRN)
- Rail station
- Verona Porta Nuova, about 1 km from Piazza Bra
Pick your goal for Verona
Pace charts, weekly structure and timelines for the most common marathon goals:
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Build your training around Verona Marathon.
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Asked often
- When is the Verona Marathon?
- The next Verona Marathon is on Sunday 15 November 2026 in Verona, Italy. It is held each November.
- Is the Verona Marathon course flat?
- A city course from Corso Porta Nuova, east along the Adige toward San Martino Buon Albergo and back past the Arena to finish in Piazza Bra. Climb is about 145 m.
- How do I enter the Verona Marathon?
- Open entry: first come, first served. Price: From €59 early, rising to €99 online and €109 at the expo (2026 race).
- How should I train for the Verona Marathon?
- Train specifically for Verona — terrain, conditions, goal pace — and let the plan flex around real life. With RunV Premium you can adapt your plan to fit your week.
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