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Venicemarathon
25 October 2026 · Venice, Italy
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The Venice Marathon starts on the mainland, past the villas of the Brenta Riviera, and slowly pulls the runner into the city on water: a pontoon bridge across the Grand Canal, built and dismantled just for this one day, followed by Piazza San Marco and the Doge's Palace in the final kilometers. Italy is known for team pacing, and here the pacers run together as a group all the way to the finish rather than solo. Late-October weather is unpredictable — from humid warmth to sudden rain and high water right at the finish — so it's worth planning for both scenarios.
Course records
Men
2:07:40
2023 · Solomon Mutai
Women
2:23:37
2011 · Helena Kirop
Weather in October
Late October in Venice brings humid warmth of 14–19°C, but also a real risk of rain or even high water ("acqua alta") right at the finish.
Starter pack 2024
- Technical bib with timing chip
- Official Joma t-shirt (2024 theme: Marco Polo)
- Finisher medal dedicated to Marco Polo
Medal engraving with name and finish time is a paid add-on (~€15) at the expo booth.
Pacers & bib pickup
3:003:103:203:303:403:504:004:305:006:00
Bib pickup
Exposport Venicemarathon Village, Parco San Giuliano, Mestre
day before the race only
The expo runs Friday and Saturday before the race, on the mainland only — no bib pickup on race day.
Registration opens
26 October 2025
Early bird until
31 March 2026
Course map
Route not added yet
What’s nearby
Walking
Piazza San Marco — Part of the route and the city's main square.
Doge's Palace — Right by the finish.
30 minutes
Murano and Burano — Glass and lace islands, reachable by vaporetto.
Padua — The Scrovegni Chapel with Giotto's frescoes.
2 hours
Verona — The Arena and the setting of Romeo and Juliet.
Lake Garda (Sirmione) — Thermal springs and the Roman ruins of Grotte di Catullo.
Dinner before the race
Pasta Party — Hampton by Hilton Venice Isola NuovaThe official pre-race pasta party — reservation required.
After the finish
Seasonal fruit and energy biscuits on course, sparkling prosecco at the finish in the Biennale Gardens, with showers and massage about a 20-minute walk away.
Reviews
Paul Addicott (pickupthepacepaul.com)2023
I ran as an official 4:00 pacer. The weather defied the forecast — instead of storms, humid warmth. The last five kilometers had fourteen bridges in a row, and that's hard work.
Tony Harris (Medium)2019
A personal best of 2:52:38. The first half along the Brenta river was really scenic, but the finish through St. Mark's Square — with a crowd loud enough to help me pass dozens of runners in the last few kilometers — was the highlight.
Registration open
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