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At a glance
Maratona di San Valentino 2027 takes place on 21 February 2027 in Terni (TR), Umbria. Distances: 42.195 km, 21.098 km, 8 km, 2 km. Start at 09:30 from Corso del Popolo, Terni.
- Date
- Sunday, 21 February 2027
- Location
- Terni (TR), Umbria, Italy
- Start
- Corso del Popolo, Terni
- Finish
- Piazza della Repubblica, Terni
- Distances
- Marathon · 42.195 km · Competitive
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- Family Run · 8 km · Non-competitive
- Dog Run · 2 km · Non-competitive
- Start times
- Maratona 09:30 · Mezza maratona 09:30 · Family Run 09:45
- Finishers at the last edition
- Marathon about 600 · Half marathon about 1,000
- Entry fees
- Marathon €40 · Half marathon €28 · Family Run €10
- Registration
- Registration open until 16 February 2027 · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- ASD Amatori Podistica Terni ↗
- Official website
- maratonadisanvalentino.it ↗
- Series
- Boston qualifier · World Marathon Majors qualifier
Last updated: 19 October 2026
The race
The Maratona di San Valentino takes runners from Terni, the city of the patron saint of lovers, to the Marmore Falls and into the Valnerina valley. On Sunday 21 February 2027 the start is at 9:30 on Corso del Popolo, with the finish in Piazza della Repubblica. It is organised by ASD Amatori Podistica Terni together with the Diocese of Terni Narni Amelia and the towns and Pro Loco associations of the valley, and it is a national event with a Bronze label.
There is a marathon and a half marathon under the motto #runforlove, plus a couples ranking for a man and a woman, partners in life or in running, adding up their net times. The paved, scenic course passes the Basilica of San Valentino, climbs towards the falls and continues through Collestatte, Arrone and Ferentillo before returning to the city.
Every finisher gets a heart-shaped medal made by Terni's art high school. Fees range from 35 to 50 euros for the marathon and from 25 to 36 for the half, with registration on ICRON until 16 February. The same morning there is the 8 km charity Family Run and a 2 km Dog Run.
Services include pacers, showers, bag drop, aid stations with gluten-free food, a pasta party, massages, a baby parking and a free tourist shuttle bus.
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Course
Start on Corso del Popolo in the centre of Terni. The course passes the Basilica of San Valentino, leaves the city and climbs into the Valnerina to the Marmore Falls, then crosses Collestatte and Arrone to reach Ferentillo, the furthest point. The return goes through Montefranco and Collestatte and passes the falls again before descending to Terni and the finish in Piazza della Repubblica.
The profile rises from the city to the stretch between Arrone and Ferentillo, then drops back down. The half marathon uses the same course with a turnaround. The rules describe it as certified, paved, mixed and scenic, closed to traffic as far as local traffic allows.
In 2026 there were aid stations every 5 km, including gluten-free food, and pacers from 3:15 to 5:00 in the marathon and from 1:37 to 2:15 in the half. The 8 km Family Run starts at 9:45 from Corso del Popolo and finishes in Piazza Europa.
Entry fees
- Until 30 September 2026€35
- Until 30 November 2026Now€40
- Until 15 January 2027€45
- Until 10 February 2027€50
What's included
- Finisher medal
- Bag drop
- Showers
- Aid stations
- Ristoro finale
- Pasta party
- Pacers
- Chip timing
- Cronometraggio
- Race photos
- Massages
- Baby parking
- Shuttle bus
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.
The rules on the website are those of the 2026 edition; for 2027 the date, start times and fees are already known. Marathon from age 20, half marathon from 18. Entry is open to FIDAL members, Runcard or Runcard-EPS holders with a competitive medical certificate for athletics, and members of clubs affiliated to World Athletics federations, with a self-declaration to be signed at bib collection.
Foreign residents abroad without a club membership can run the marathon or half non-competitively with just the liability waiver form, in a separate finish list with no prizes. Registration on ICRON until 16 February 2027. Marathon: €35 until 30 September 2026, €40 until 30 November, €45 until 15 January 2027 and €50 until 10 February.
Half: €25, 28, 31 and 36 with the same deadlines. Charity Family Run: €10 with T-shirt, €15 with T-shirt and medal; Dog Run entries at the Expo. In 2026 the time limit was 6 hours, the chip did not have to be returned and Runcard holders were not eligible for prize money; the top 12 couples in the marathon and half, registered by 10 February, won bibs for other marathons.
Fees are not refundable; in 2026 the bib could be transferred to another runner by 10 February or deferred to the next year by 12 February, for €10.
