Practical Info

Participation is open to athletes aged 20 and over (and those who will turn 20 during 2025). Requirements for participation vary according to nationality, residence and membership (or not) of an Athletics Federation.

Click here to view the explanatory document we have prepared for you!

No, registrations will close at midnight on March 26, 2023. However, the organizer reserves the right to close registrations before the deadline or to accept entries after the deadline.

No, you have to pay in accordance with the payment procedures provided.

Yes, you can register without entering your Athletics Federation license information at the same time.

You can finalise your registration at any time by uploading your Athletics Federation license’s number (valid on the day of the event, 6 April 2025)

The procedure must necessarily be finalised before collecting the bib number at the Milano Running Festival (3, 4 and 5 April 2025), otherwise the registration will be incomplete.

Yes, you can register without entering your RUNCARD and medical certificate information at the same time.

You can finalise your registration at any time by uploading your RUNCARD number and medical certificate (valid on the day of the event, 6 April 2025)

The procedure must necessarily be finalised before collecting your bib number at the Milano Running Festival (3, 4 and 5 April 2025), otherwise your registration will be incomplete.

During the registration process you will be given the chance to purchase an insurance, at the cost of just 10 Euros, which will allow you to obtain the refund of the entry fee in case of cancellation of your participation for any reason.

If the cancellation is asked by February 2, 2022 the registration fee will be refunded 100%, otherwise 75%. The refund will be made within two months following the event.

Note: you don’t need to prove your impossibility to participate (eg by submitting a medical certificate), but the reimbursement must be requested through the appropriate form, available here

The following costs are not refundable:

• the cost of the insurance itself (10 euros)
• the cost of the online registration service (5 euros)
• the cost of other paid options

A few days before the race, all athletes enrolled will receive an e-mail valid as official “letter of confirmation”.

This email will contain all the basic instructions for the bib number pick-up and race participation. You do not need to print a hard copy of the email itself; you can bring it on a device like a smartphone or tablet.

You will be able to collect your bib (and the race pack) on the following days:

• Thursday, April 3 from 4pm to 8pm
• Friday, April 4 from 10am to 8pm
• Saturday, April 5 from 9am to 7pm

at MiCo – Milan Convention Center. Access to the Marathon Village will be from Gate 13 on Via Giovanni Gattamelata. The nearest subway stop
(Portello, on the M5 lilac line) is about 300 meters from the village.

The bib number can only be withdrawn during the days when the Milano Running Festival is held.

We are working on finding a more convenient location for all runners, updates will follow.

BY SUBWAY. This is the system that we recommend: using the metro you’ll help the Milan Marathon to be more eco-friendly! The closest stops to the start are:

• SAN BABILA M1 (red), CORDUSIO M1 (red), MISSORI M3 (yellow)

BY TRAIN. From MILANO CENTRALE station you can reach the start area by the subway (yellow line M3) to the stop indicated above.

BY CAR. You definitely don’t want to reach the start area by car. If you can’t do without car, we suggest that you use the car parks available at numerous metro stations, which offer daily discount rates daily. You can find more information on the ATM website, here.

We will update you soon.

In compliance with the provisions of the official communicate by the Ministry of the Interior NR.
555/0P/0001991/2017/1 (so-called “Circolare Gabrielli”) special safety procedures will be implemented. In
particular:

• access to the starting grids in Corso Vittorio Emanuele II will be possible from Via Orefici
continuing to Piazza del Duomo (Museo del Novecento side) .from 6:30 a.m. onwardthe marathon
runners must show their bib number to access;
• To gain access, marathoners must compulsorily show their bib number
• the organization does not guarantee access to the starting sectors in time for the athletes who
will present themselves at the gate after 7:45 am;
• it will not be allowed to bring inside the service area in Piazza Castello Giardini Montanelli any
container (bag, backpack, etc.) other than the special transparent bag provided by the organization
(and marked with the appropriate label with your bib number), inside which the individual items must
be placed in bulk, to allow an accurate and fast control by security officers.
Further information and more details will be provided to the athletes in the days before the race.

With the coordination of I-HELP by BSO, the organization will provide the runners with a timely and qualified
medical service, to help all athletes in difficulty.
An advanced medical post (PMA) will be located in Piazza Del Duomo, a few meters after the finish line. Along
the course, aid stations, ambulances and medical cars will be available approximately every 4 kilometers.

You can use only the special transparent bag (size 40×60 cm) that will be delivered (or shipped, if you require this service) together with the bib. No other bags or backpacks will be accepted! Do not forget to identify the bag with the appropriate label stating your race number. After arrival, you can pick up the bag while exhibiting the bib number. Please remember that the bag must contain only the personal clothes that you will need after the race. We suggest that you do not leave any object of value in the bag: the organization will not be held liable for loss or theft of such objects.

Access to the start corrals will be possible from 7:30 a.m. until 8:25 a.m. Latecomers will have to start from the back of the group. The entrances to the “corrals” will be manned by volunteers who will check your race number to verify that you are entering the start corral that has been assigned to you.

The start of the Wizz Air Milano Marathon 2024 will be given at 8:30 a.m.

In compliance with the Temporary Organizational Protocol – non Stadia published by FIDAL, several starting waves will be performed. Each group will not contain more than 2,000 athletes. The number of waves and the temporal separation between the different waves will be made known after the closing of registrations, when the number of athletes present in each starting sector will be clear.

The Wizz Air Milano Marathon is a loop race course, starting and finishing from Piazza Del Duomo, in the beating heart of the city, is improved in detail, year after year, to offer all runners a modern and complete route, capable of reconciling the flowing needs of top runners and advanced amateurs, with the possibility of admiring and enjoying a city that is increasingly beautiful in its combination of historical and contemporary elements.

We remind you that the trajectory used for the measurement corresponds to the minimum distance travelled. It is virtually impossible that you can follow the same trajectory in the race, for which it is normal that your GPS watch records a distance travelled superior to 42.195 km even by several hundred meters.

Different groups of pacers will help marathon runners to maintain a constant pace and get to the finish line in the time established in advance. The pacers will be easily recognizable by their clothing an by colored balloons.

The pacers will be available for the following final times: 3h00’ | 3h10’ | 3h20’ | 3h30’ | 3h40’ | 3h50’ | 4h00’ | 4h15’ | 4h30’ | 4h45’ | 5h00’ | 5h30’ | 6h00’ | 6h30’. Choose the group most suited to your needs.

The target times are “official times” (i.e. from the starting gunshot) and any delay at the start will be recovered in the first half of the race.

Along the way, your passage times at km 10, at the half marathon (km 21.097) and at km 30 will be recorded. And of course we will record the final time on arrival.

Even if we will provide you the net time, please remember that according to the official rules, rankings will be based on the “gun time”, that is the time calculated from the starter’s gunshot.

The time limit to finish the marathon is 6h30′. There are also two intermediate “gates”: at km 21.1 after 3h15 ‘of the race (about 11:45pm) and at km 27.8 after 4h20′ of the race (about 1:00pm). If, unfortunately, you do not respect the passage times at the gates, you may be invited by the staff to get on the buses for the retired athletes or, at least, to continue running on the pavement and not on the roadway.

We all know that it’s very unpleasant to be asked to quit the marathon, but please remember that our staff will do that, if necessary, to ensure your safety. After the times indicated above, in fact, the streets will gradually be re-opened to car traffic, according to the race authorization issued by the Municipality.

Athletes with an injury or who want to leave the race can get on the “sweep bus” following the last runner to
reach the next collection point (km 13,5 – km 22 – km 27,8). From there they will be transported to the finish area (Piazza Cordusio red line M1), where they can reclaim their bags and return their chips (Piazza Castello red line M1 and Lanza green line M2).
Athletes who are able to walk can reach the nearest collection point. Transportation to the finish area will start
from the three collection points, respectively, at: 11:45 – 13:00 – 14:00.

Check the map below to understand how to reach the service area from from Piazza Cordusio

As per WA / FIDAL rules, there will be refreshment stations with water after the finish line and every 5
kilometers along the course. Beginning on the 20th km, fruit and cookies will also be available.
In addition to the 8 refreshments provided in the regulations, there will be 3 additional refreshments at km: 28 – 32.3 – 38.2
A number of sponging stations will also be available at the refreshment stations.

A few meters after the finish line, you will be channeled into special lines along which these operations will take place.

• finisher’s medal delivery
• delivery of the thermal blanket (if advisable according to weather conditions)

Going on, you will find the medical area and then the refreshment point. Now, collect the bag with your personal belongings and, finally, reach the changing rooms and toilets.

The intermediate and final times will be available in real time by following the appropriate links indicated on the milanomarathon.en website. Similarly, it will be possible to download the participation certificate.

At the end of the marathon you will receive via email a Wizz Air voucher worth €20 to book and plan your next trip around the world!