FAQ – frequently asked question Half Marathon

18 years (reached by the year of the event) – 20 years for RUNCARD holders

The race iso open to all athletes who hold one of the following requirements:

• FIDAL membership
• RUNCARD + Competitive medical certificate for athletics or Health Form (valid on the date of the event)
• RUNCARD EPS + Competitive medical certificate for athletics or Health Form (valid on the date of the event)
• WORLD ATHLETICS (for foreigners)

To subscribe to the RUNCARD you can connect to the website www.runcard.com, follow the online procedure and pay by credit card.

Yes, you can register online or send by e-mail the registration form with attached copy of the payment and then, as soon as you have it, send the copy of the certificate and the card details.

The race is open also to foreign athletes residing abroad without membership nor health certificate, who intend to participate as non-competitive runners. These athletes will only be asked to sign a Liability Waiver Form.

No. According to Federal regulations, the medical certificate must be specific for “Athletics”.

Yes. However, the FIDAL/World Athletics membership must be renewed by the date of the event.

No. According to Federal regulations, you must hold a FIDAL, RUNCARD or WORLD ATHLETICS card (for foreigners) in order to participate in competitions.

You can sign up in one of the following ways:

• On-line from the website www.padovamarathon.com (always on the page “Fees and registration”) paying by credit card.
• Download, fill in and sign the registration form (downloadable from the website www.padovamarathon.com to the page “Fees and registration methods”) and send it with a copy of the payment and the competitive medical certificate for athletics (for non FIDAL members) by mail to iscrizioni@padovamarathon.com.
• Personally at Assindustria Sport office at Stadium Daciano Colbachini (Piazzale Azzurri d’Italia, 35134 Padua) from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 6 pm.

• € 32,00 from 01/07/2026 to 30/09/2026 (Early Bird)
• € 36,00 from 01/10/2026 to 20/12/2026
• € 44,00 from 21/12/2026 to 19/02/2027
• € 50,00from 20/02/2027 to 04/04/2027
• € 60,00 at the EXPO according to race bibs’ availability

Please note: If the maximum number is reached, registrations will be closed in advance.

WOMEN

• € 32,00 from 01/07/2026 to 30/09/2026 (Early Bird)
• € 36,00 from 01/10/2026 to 20/12/2026
• € 44,00 from 21/12/2026 to 04/04/2027

PARALYMPIC ATHLTES

• € 25,00 from 01/07/2026 to 04/04/2027
• € 30,00 at the EXPO according to race bibs’ availability

CLUBS

Every 10 registrations sent by the same club or sports group the 11th is FREE. Registrations must be sent at the same time complete with all data and payment.

Please note: Promotions cannot be combined.

You can pay in one of the following ways:

• Online by credit card, PayPal or bank transfer.
• By mail by bank transfer – IT 95 Z 02008 12100 000104650252 – account holder Assindustria Sport SSDARL – BIC/SWIFT code: UNCRITM1920 – payment description: “Registration Padova Marathon + name and surname of the participant/s”.
• By credit card at Assindustria Sport office at the Stadium Daciano Colbachini (Piazzale Azzurri d’Italia, 35134 Padova) from Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 6 pm.

1. Click on the following link: www.padovamarathon.com/verifica-iscrizione
2. Write your name or the name of your society and check if you are there

It is possible to register until 04.04.2027. If the maximum number of participants is reached, registrations will be closed in advance.

In case of bib numbers availability , it will be possible to register at the Expo.

The participation fee includes:

• race bib
• official t-shirt
• insurance and medical assistance during the event
• refreshments and sponges along the route, according to FIDAL regulations
• race goody bag
• refreshment at the end of the race
• official programme and informative material
• transport of personal clothing from departure to arrival
• free pre-race and post-race transport by shuttle bus, from the car parks set up by the organization
• diploma of participation
• finisher medal

The race-bib numbers will be automatically assigned on the basis of the best personal time achieved in the last two years, declared at the time of registration.

In case of non-participation in the competition, the registration fees are NOT refundable. However, for the athlete unable to take part in the marathon or half marathon is possible to:

• Transfer the registration to the Padova Marathon 2028 after written communication to iscrizioni@padovamarathon.com by 04/04/2027. The confirmation of registration to the edition 2028 will be subject to the payment of € 10,00 for secretarial rights to be paid after the event together with the registration form 2028.
• Transfer the registration to another person (who must hold a regular Fidal/World Athletics membership card or Runcard + regular medical certificate) by written communication to iscrizioni@padovamarathon.com by 04/04/2027 and upon payment of € 10,00 for secretarial rights (IBAN: IT 95 Z 02008 12100 000104650252 account holder Assindustria Sport SSDARL – BIC/SWIFT code: UNCRITM1920, payment detail “name change…”).

It will be possible to delegate another person to collect the bib number, only if provided with specific delegation form downloadable from the website  and copy of the identity document of the withdrawing athlete. In any case, we invite athletes to collect their race bib personally.

To collect the race-bib the athlete will be asked to present a valid identity document and to show the e-mail with the bib number.

Athletes will be able to pick up their bib and goody bag at the Expo Village in the Fair of Padova (Via Niccolò Tommaseo, 59) on the following days:

• Thursday April 15^th from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
• Friday April 16^th from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
• Saturday April 17^th from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

ATTENTION! BIBS WILL NOT BE DELIVERED ON THE RACE DAY.

No. Registrations close on 04/04/2027. It will be possible to register at the Expo according to bib numbers availability.

No, race bibs won’t be delivered on the race day.

9:45 am – Abano Terme – Via Del Santuario (locality Monteortone)

For the smooth running of the operations preceding the start all runners are invited to reach the starting area of the half marathon by 8.45 am.

A free shuttle service will be provided to reach the starting area of the half marathon at Abano Terme. The buses will start from:

• Padova Railway Station (departing from the main entrance at lane C) from 7.30am to 8.00am
• Park Guizza (Via Guizza – Tram terminal – direction south) from 7.45 am to 8.15 am – recommended service for easy parking
• Stadio Euganeo from 7.30 am to 8.00 am
• For the relatives who will accompany athletes at Abano Terme there will be a free shuttle service to Prato della Valle at 10.00 a.m. (departing from Gelateria delle Terme/ Ritz Hotel).

All athletes will receive, along with the bib, also the parking pass that, exposed on the dashboard inside the car, will allow them to leave the car free of charge in the following parks:

• in Abano Terme: (coming from North – Selvazzano Dentro, Tencarola): reserved parking in front of Gelateria delle Terme/ Ritz Hotel and parking along Via Monte Ricco and R. Agazzi square (until 8:30 a.m.) in Abano Terme (coming from South – Montegrotto): reserved parking at Via Brustolon (San Daniele zone) in Abano Terme: parking of Monteortone Stadium (until 8:00 a.m. and subject to availability)
• in Padua: APS car park in Via Guizza (Southern terminal of the tram) – starting point of the free shuttles to Abano Terme

The organization declines any responsibility for objects left unattended inside the cars.

At the start line, athletes can leave their personal belongings to the appropriate courier by 8.45 am after applying the sticker corresponding to their bib number that will be delivered with the technical envelope. They will be able to pick up their bag after their arrival, at the same trucks, in Prato della Valle only exhibiting their bib number.

Athletes are recommended to not put new and valuable items in the personal bag and to limit the amount of clothing to the minimum necessary for reasons of volume.

Personal bags will be handed out exclusively by exhibiting the race bib after the arrival.

The half marathon route will be closed to traffic for a maximum of 2 hours and 30 minutes.

The Padova Marathon offers Pacer service, i.e. athletes in charge of running at a constant pace to get to the finish line in a set time.

HALF MARATHON: 1h25’ – 1h30’ – 1h35’ – 1h40’ – 1h45’ – 1h50’ – 2h00’ – 2h10’ – 2h15’

The first refreshment will be located at km 5, the first sponge station at km 8.5, from there on there are refreshment and sponge stations coinciding with those of the marathon, or every 5 km along the route and after the finish line.

Along the way there are two hospitals (in Abano Terme and Padua) alerted during the event. Medical assistance will also be available along the route, including two medical motorbikes, coordinated by Suem 118.

Aside of the Health Service tent, at the finish line in Prato della Valle (Padova), a gazebo will be set up for medical information on marathon runners rescued by Suem 118 along the route.

For athletes who retire, all the refreshment and sponge stations (starting from km 10) will serve as meeting points: from there they will be taken to the finish line in Prato della Valle, where they can pick up their personal belongings.

The arrival of the marathon and half marathon is located in Prato della Valle in Padua.

Timekeeping is delivered by EvoData with the support of the Italian Timekeeping Federation. The timing measurement and ranking process will be carried out with MyLaps Bibtag system, based on a disposable chip that the athlete will find already sticked on the back of the bib. The chip will not be returned at the end of the race.

For each athlete will be recorded: the official time (from the shot to the finish), the net time (from the moment you cross the starting line to the finish).

Yes. All athletes who cross the finish line will receive the official medal of participation.

It will be possible to use the changing rooms and showers of the Appiani Stadium, the sports facility of Via Carducci near Prato della Valle.

Yes, after the race it will be possible to take part in the Pasta Party in Prato della Valle showing the voucher that athletes will find in the technical envelope.

After their arrival, athletes can take advantage of the following transport services:

• from Prato della Valle to Abano Terme (with in-between stop at Park Guizza) from 12.00 a.m. 4.00 p.m., departing every 30 minutes from Via Manzoni (500 mt after the finish line)
• from Prato della Valle to Euganeo Stadium (with in-between stop at Padova Railway Station) from 12.00 a.m. 4.30 p.m. departing every 30 minutes from Via Manzoni (500 mt after the finish line)

The rankings are available from the website www.padovamarathon.com by clicking on the button RESULTS.

It will be possible to download the diploma of participation in the Padova Marathon and Half Marathon from the website www.padovamarathon.com by clicking on the button RESULTS.

After the arrival, the first 3 male and female athletes classified according to the order of arrival will be awarded.

The Padova Marathon and Half Marathon Prizemoney is established according to World Athletics, FIDAL, FISPES and the laws of the Italian State.

No prize money can be provided for athletes holders of RUNCARD and RUNCARD-EPS and belonging to the cathegories Beginners, Cadets, etc.

For the settlement of the prize money, as indicated in the rulebook, after the race the organization will send to the athletes a form that they must fill in with their personal data, the tax code and their bank details (including IBAN code).

Prizes will be paid by bank transfer within 90 days from the event.