Photo: © Corrida del Progresso▶Corrida del Progresso
Castel Maggiore (BO), Emilia-Romagna47th editionAt a glance
Corrida del Progresso 2026 takes place on 20 December 2026 in Castel Maggiore (BO), Emilia-Romagna. Distances: 21.098 km. Start at 09:30 from Centro Sportivo "Guido Guidi", via Lirone 46, Castel Maggiore.
- Date
- Sunday, 20 December 2026
- Location
- Castel Maggiore (BO), Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Start
- Centro Sportivo "Guido Guidi", via Lirone 46, Castel Maggiore
- Distances
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- Start times
- 09:30
- Entry fees
- €25
- Registration
- Registration open until 14 December 2026 · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- Polisportiva Progresso ASD
- Official website
- corridadelprogresso.it ↗
- Edition
- 47th edition
Last updated: 18 October 2026
The race
The Corrida del Progresso, the Castel Maggiore City Half Marathon, reaches its 27th edition on Sunday 20 December 2026, organised by the running group of Polisportiva Progresso under the patronage of the town council. Start and finish are at the «Guido Guidi» sports centre on Via Lirone 46, just outside Bologna, with the gun at 9:30.
The 21.097 km course, certified by FIDAL Emilia Romagna, is entirely flat and on asphalt through the town streets and the Castel Maggiore countryside, with four drink stations and a GPX track to download from the website. Fees range from €25 to €35, with discounts for groups of at least 10 runners and a cap of 1,000 entrants.
At the Palatenda there are a free bag drop, showers, changing rooms and pre- and post-race massages, and lunch can be booked at the sports centre bar. In a Christmas atmosphere there is also a non-competitive Family Run over 2.6, 7.3 or 13.4 km, starting at 9:45.
Videos
Course
Start and finish at Via Lirone 46, at the «Guido Guidi» sports centre in Castel Maggiore. The 21.097 km course, certified by FIDAL Emilia Romagna, is entirely flat and on asphalt, winding through the town streets and the Castel Maggiore area; every kilometre is marked by signs on the ground. Drinks at km 5, 10, 16 and 20 and a final refreshment point at the Palatenda; at km 10 there is an intermediate sprint prize for the first man and woman. The official GPX track can be downloaded from the website.
Entry fees
- Until 31 October 2026Now€25
- Until 30 November 2026€30
- Until 14 December 2026€35
What's included
- Aid stations
- Race pack
- Finisher medal
- Bag drop
- Showers
- Changing rooms
- Massages
- Ristoro finale
- Chip timing
- Cronometraggio
- Medical assistance
Rules and requirements
- FIDAL membersMembers of an Italian athletics club (Italian Athletics Federation).
- RuncardFIDAL card for runners without a club: buy it online and pair it with a competitive athletics medical certificate.
- Sports promotion bodiesMembers of an Italian sports promotion body recognised by FIDAL, with a competitive medical certificate.
- International runnersMembers of a federation affiliated to World Athletics, or with a Runcard and a competitive medical certificate.
Open from age 18 to 2026 FIDAL members, members of foreign federations affiliated to World Athletics, EPS members with a Runcard EPS and Runcard holders, Italian and foreign, with a competitive medical certificate; non-resident, unregistered foreigners can run for tourism and leisure, listed alphabetically with their time and without prizes. Fees: €25 until 31 October, €30 until 30 November, €35 until 14 December; groups of 10+ pay €22, €27 and €32.
Online entries on Endu (service fee paid by the runner) until 14 December or 1,000 entrants, then possibly on site while bibs last. The fee includes bib, race pack, medal, insurance, Evodata timing, drinks, bag drop, showers and medical assistance. No refunds, but by 14 December you can transfer your entry to another person or to 2027 for €8.
No start pens. Time limit 3 hours. Prizes in kind for the top five men and women overall, the top three in each category and the first across the km 10 sprint line.
