Photo: © 13ª Fatica di Ercole – ASD Lucani Free RunnersFatica di Ercole Cinghiale di Erimanto
Policoro (MT), Basilicata4th edition · since 2023At a glance
Fatica di Ercole Cinghiale di Erimanto 2026 takes place on 13 December 2026 in Policoro (MT), Basilicata. Distances: 21.098 km. Start at 09:00 from Via Siris, Policoro.
- Date
- Sunday, 13 December 2026
- Location
- Policoro (MT), Basilicata, Italy
- Start
- Via Siris, Policoro
- Distances
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- Start times
- 09:00
- Entry fees
- €20
- Registration
- Registration open until 10 December 2026 · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- Lucani Free Runners
- Official website
- 13faticaercole.it ↗
- Edition
- 4th edition · since 2023
Last updated: 18 October 2026
The race
The 13ª Fatica di Ercole is the half marathon of Policoro, on the Ionian coast of Basilicata, organised by ASD Lucani Free Runners: each year it takes the name of one of Hercules' labours, and the fourth edition, on Sunday 13 December 2026, is dedicated to the Erymanthian Boar. Start and finish are on Via Siris, with the gun at 9:00, over a FIDAL-certified 21.097 km.
The almost flat course links the town centre, the archaeological area of ancient Heraclea, the Bosco Pantano nature reserve and the seafront. The fee is €20 until 15 November and €25 until 10 December, with a race pack guaranteed to the first 350 entrants and a commemorative medal. Total prize money is €3,400, split between individual and club prizes.
Course
The 2026 rules set the start and finish on Via Siris in Policoro. According to the course description on the race website (2025 edition), it is a single loop that, after an urban section, heads into the countryside towards the Heraclea Archaeological Park, crosses the Bosco Pantano Nature Reserve along the Agri river between km 11 and 16 and ends with a scenic stretch on the seafront before returning to town.
It is almost flat, with a maximum height difference of about 25 metres, and the surface is 85% asphalt and 15% packed gravel. Drink stations at km 5, 10, 15 and 20 and at the finish; cut-off at km 10 within 1 hour 20 minutes.
Entry fees
- Until 15 November 2026Now€20
- Until 10 December 2026€25
What's included
- Race pack
- Chip timing
- Finisher medal
- Aid stations
- Ristoro finale
- 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.
Open from age 18 to FIDAL members and Runcard or Runcard EPS holders with a competitive medical certificate for athletics valid on 13 December 2026; those without these requirements can join ASD Lucani Free Runners. Entries only on Icron: €20 from 1 August to 15 November, €25 from 16 November to 10 December; clubs entering at least 20 runners get one free entry every 15.
No race-day entries. No refunds: by 4 December you can transfer the entry to someone else or defer it to 2027 for €5. Includes chip bib (no need to return the chip), insurance, medical assistance, drinks, race pack for the first 350 entrants and a medal.
Time limit 2 hours 40 minutes. Prize money €3,400: €250 to €80 for the top five men and women, a bonus of €70 to €30 for the best Italian FIDAL athletes and €500 to €150 for the five largest clubs (at least 20 finishers); prizes for the top three in each category.
