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Cagliari (CA), Sardegna18th edition · since 2008Choose the distanceTap a distance: the course, fees, times and rules below update for that race.
At a glance
CagliariRespira, Mezza Maratona Int.le Città di Cagliari 2026 takes place on 6 December 2026 in Cagliari (CA), Sardegna. Distances: 21.098 km. Start at 10:00 from Viale Diaz, Cagliari.
- Date
- Sunday, 6 December 2026
- Location
- Cagliari (CA), Sardegna, Italy
- Start
- Viale Diaz, Cagliari
- Finish
- Fiera della Sardegna, Cagliari
- Distances
- KaraliStaffetta · 21.098 km · Competitive
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- Start times
- 10:00
- Entry fees
- KaraliStaffetta €50 · Half marathon €35
- Registration
- Registration open until 30 November 2026 · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- Cagliari Marathon Club
- Official website
- cagliarirespira.it ↗
- Edition
- 18th edition · since 2008
Last updated: 18 October 2026
The race
AF Motors CagliariRespira, the 18th Cagliari International Half Marathon, takes place on Sunday 6 December 2026, starting at 10:00 on Viale Diaz near Piazza Marco Polo and finishing inside the Fiera della Sardegna. Founded in 2008 by ASD Cagliari Marathon Club, it combines sport and respiratory health and draws more than 2,500 participants every year.
The FIDAL-certified single-loop course crosses the historic centre, runs along the Poetto beach with the Sella del Diavolo in the background and enters the Molentargius park, among salt pans and pink flamingos. Fees range from €30 to €40, with pacers from 1h30 to 2h00, a technical shirt and a medal. The same morning features the KaraliStaffetta for pairs (about 8 + 13 km), a tourist version for unregistered foreign runners, the 6 km SeiKaralis and the Kids Run. Prize money reaches €500 for the winners, plus a €500 bonus for breaking the course record.
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Course
A single 21.097 km loop, almost entirely flat and on asphalt, with about 1 km of compact dirt in the Molentargius park. From the start on Viale Diaz the route enters the centre: Via Roma, Largo Carlo Felice, Piazza Yenne, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Viale Trento, Viale Sant'Avendrace and Viale Trieste, then Via Roma again past the Town Hall and Viale Diaz to the Amsicora stadium (km 8).
From Ponte Vittorio it reaches Viale Poetto and the seafront up to the old Ospedale Marino (km 10-13), then enters the Molentargius-Saline park along the Idrovora and La Palma canals (km 14-17). The return follows Via La Palma and the cycle path to Molo Sant'Elmo and Su Siccu, goes through the Piazza Marco Polo underpass and into the Fiera for the finish. Drinks at km 5, 10, 15 and 20 (electrolytes at km 10) and sponges depending on the weather.
Entry fees
What's included
Rules and requirements
Competitive race open to FIDAL members from the junior category (born in 2008 or earlier), Runcard or Runcard EPS holders aged 20+ with a competitive medical certificate for athletics, foreign athletes aged 18+ registered with a World Athletics federation, and FISPES members (guides run free). Non-resident, unregistered foreign runners can take part in the tourist version without a certificate by uploading the liability waiver: they appear in a separate list with no prizes.
Fees: €30 until 4 October, €35 until 15 November, €40 until 30 November, only on AvaiBook with no extra commission. Includes bib, chip, bag drop, insurance and medical assistance, drinks, race pack with technical shirt, downloadable certificate, medal and refreshment bag. No refunds; transfer by 15 November for €10.
Three start pens based on your half marathon (or 10 km) best, editable until 25 November. Time limit 2h30; the chip must be returned (€30 penalty). Prize money for the top five overall (€500 to €100) and the top three Italians, €500 for a course record (1h05'46" men, 1h15'46" women), trophies for the top three in each category and the 17th Delio Serra Memorial for over-65s.
