🇮🇹Rome, Italy
Acea Run Rome The Marathon
Expected March 2027
Distance
42.2 km
Elevation gain
210 m
Terrain
Road
Entry type
Open entry
PB potential
Technical or hilly — come for the experience, not the time
Beginner friendly
Suitable for beginners with solid training
About this race
No marathon can match Rome for sheer density of world-historical monuments per kilometre. The course passes the Colosseum (at both km 5 and km 38), the Roman Forum, Circus Maximus, Capitoline Hill, the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, Castel Sant'Angelo, St Peter's Square, and the Borghese Gardens. Running these cobbled streets — past ruins that predate Christianity — creates a sense of scale and time that no other marathon can replicate. The trade-off is practicality: cobblestones, narrow streets, a 210m elevation profile with several sharp climbs, and March weather that can range from unseasonably warm (20°C+) to rainy and cold. This is a race you run for the experience, not the clock.
Typical race-day weather
Temperature
10–18°C
Humidity
55–70%
Conditions
Variable Roman spring — sunny or showery
Wind
Light to moderate, 10–20 km/h
Entry information
Next edition date estimated — confirm exact date with the official site.
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