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At a glance
Lago Maggiore Marathon 2026 takes place on 8 November 2026 in Verbania (VB), Piemonte. Distances: 42.195 km, 33 km, 21.098 km, 10 km. Start at 09:00 from Arona (maratona).
- Date
- Sunday, 8 November 2026
- Location
- Verbania (VB), Piemonte, Italy
- Start
- Arona (maratona)
- Finish
- Verbania Pallanza
- Distances
- Marathon · 42.195 km · Competitive
- 33 km · Competitive
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- 10 km · Competitive
- Start times
- Maratona 09:00 · 33 km 09:30 · Mezza maratona 09:00 · 10 km 11:30
- Entry fees
- Marathon €60 · 33 km €50 · Half marathon €35 · 10 km €25
- Registration
- Registration open until 4 November 2026 · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- Sport Pro-Motion
- Official website
- lagomaggioremarathon.it ↗
- Edition
- 15th edition
- Series
- World Marathon Majors qualifier
Last updated: 19 October 2026
The race
The Lago Maggiore Marathon, now in its 15th edition, takes place on Sunday 8 November 2026 along the Piedmont shore of Lake Maggiore, from Arona to Verbania. There are four races, all on point-to-point courses certified by World Athletics, AIMS and FIDAL, fully asphalt and closed to traffic: the marathon and half start at 9:00 from Arona, the 33 km at 9:30 and the 10 km at 11:30 from Fondotoce.
The half finishes in Stresa by the ferry pier, while the marathon, 33 km and 10 km finish in Pallanza. In between come Meina, Lesa, Belgirate, Baveno and Feriolo, with views of the Borromean Islands and the mountains around the lake. On race day panoramic boats take runners and supporters from Pallanza and Stresa back to Arona.
Fees rise by bib bands, with a cap of 3,500 entries overall, and the Village on the Arona lakefront is open from Friday to Sunday morning.
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Course
The marathon and half start on the lakefront in Arona; the coast road follows the lake north through Meina, Lesa and Belgirate to Stresa, where the half marathon finishes in Piazzale Imbarcadero, facing the Borromean Islands. The marathon and 33 km continue through Baveno and Feriolo, round the Gulf of Fondotoce, where the 10 km starts, and pass Suna to the finish in Verbania Pallanza.
The official profile stays between about 180 and 220 metres above sea level: a fast course for chasing a time, with signs at every kilometre. Along the way there are aid stations, sponge points, toilets and timing mats; at the finish there are showers, changing rooms, massages and bags transported from the start. The full map with services and elevation profile is in the official PDF.
Entry fees
- Final feeNowPettorali 1-150€60
- Final feePettorali 151-450€70
- Final feePettorali 451-900€80
- Final feeAl Village (6-8 novembre), solo contanti€90
What's included
- Race pack
- Technical shirt
- Finisher medal
- Bag drop
- Changing rooms
- Aid stations
- Sponge stations
- Pacers
- Chip timing
- Cronometraggio
- Showers
- Massages
- Medical assistance
- Finisher certificate
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.
Competitive races: marathon and 33 km from 20, half from 18, 10 km from 16 (age reached by 8 November 2026). FIDAL members need nothing else; Italian Runcard FIDAL or EPS holders attach a competitive medical certificate for athletics, foreign Runcard holders the medical certificate on the website template, and foreigners in World Athletics-affiliated clubs a self-declaration.
There are also non-competitive runs from age 18 (for the long distances Italians need a competitive certificate and foreigners sign a liability waiver; nothing is required for the 10 km). Fees by bib bands: marathon €60, €70, €80 and €90 at the Village (max 900); 33 km €50-80 (500); half €35-55 (1,400); 10 km €25-45 (700); €5 off per person for groups of 10.
Entries online until 4 November, at Sportway stores until 25 October, at the Village in cash. No refunds: by 18 October, for €10, change name or distance or defer to 2027. Time limits: 5h30 marathon, 4h15 33 km, 2h45 half, 1h30 10 km.
The fee includes personalised bib, chip, showers, changing rooms, pacers, gadget, medal, transported bag drop, aid stations and certificate.
