Photo: Art Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsMaratonina dello Jonio
Gallipoli (LE), Puglia18th editionChoose the distanceTap a distance: the course, fees, times and rules below update for that race.
At a glance
Maratonina dello Jonio 2027 takes place on 31 January 2027 in Gallipoli (LE), Puglia. Distances: 21.098 km, 9 km. Start at 09:00 from Stabilimento balneare Lido San Giovanni (angolo stadio), Lungomare Galileo Galilei, Gallipoli.
- Date
- Sunday, 31 January 2027
- Location
- Gallipoli (LE), Puglia, Italy
- Start
- Stabilimento balneare Lido San Giovanni (angolo stadio), Lungomare Galileo Galilei, Gallipoli
- Finish
- Stabilimento balneare Lido San Giovanni (angolo stadio), Lungomare Galileo Galilei, Gallipoli
- Distances
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- Stracittadina · 9 km · Competitive
- Start times
- 09:00
- Entry fees
- Half marathon €18 · Stracittadina €10
- Registration
- Registration open until 28 January 2027 · Register now ↗
- Official website
- atleticagallipoli.com ↗
- Edition
- 18th edition
Last updated: 19 October 2026
The race
The Maratonina dello Jonio reaches its 18th edition on Sunday 31 January 2027 in Gallipoli. It is a FIDAL national Bronze-level half marathon on a certified course, organised by ASD Atletica Gallipoli: the start is at 9:00 from the Lido San Giovanni beach club, next to the stadium, and the finish is at the same spot after a single loop through the most characteristic places of this Ionian town, from Lungomare Galilei to Corso Roma and Via della Cala, before heading out on the provincial roads and back along the sea.
The Stracittadina, a competitive race of about 9 km, runs on the same course at the same time. Half marathon entries are capped at 1,000. Fees range from 18 euros (first 50 entrants) to 25 euros; the Stracittadina costs 10 euros. The published rules are still provisional, pending approval.
Course
Start and finish at the Lido San Giovanni beach club, at the corner of the stadium. The course is a single 21.097 km loop on a FIDAL-certified circuit: Lungomare Galileo Galilei, Via C. di Cordova, Corso Roma, Piazza Aldo Moro and Via della Cala, then back on Lungomare Galilei and out of town along provincial roads 200, 221, 289, 215 and 239, returning to the seafront and Lido San Giovanni.
Every kilometre is marked and there are entertainment points along the way. Refreshment stations are at km 5, 8, 13 and 18 and at the finish. The Stracittadina of about 9 km uses the same course.
Entry fees
- Until 20 December 2026NowSolo per i primi 50 iscritti€18
- Until 20 December 2026€20
- Until 28 January 2027€25
What's included
- Insurance
- Medical assistance
- Chip timing
- Aid stations
- Race pack
- Finisher medal
- Finisher certificate
- Bag drop
- Massages
- Toilets
- Pacers
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 to adults who are FIDAL members for 2027, Runcard and Runcard-EPS holders aged 20 and over with a competitive medical certificate for athletics, and members of clubs affiliated to World Athletics federations, with a self-declaration. Half marathon: 18 euros for the first 50 entrants, 20 euros until 20 December 2026 (payment by that date) and 25 euros from 21 December to 28 January 2027; clubs and groups from outside the region get one free entry for every four paid.
Stracittadina: 10 euros. Entries and payments online only on ICRON, until midnight on Thursday 28 January 2027 or until 1,000 half marathon entries; no cash on race day. Runners also need the 2027 FIDAL Puglia season bib (10 euros, separate); athletes from clubs outside the region can use a 2-euro day bib.
The fee includes insurance and medical assistance, chip with real time, bike and motorbike escort, sweeper service, refreshments, race pack (half only), a medal for everyone, a downloadable certificate, bag drop in the Hospitality area, free massages and toilets near the start and finish. Time limit 2 hours 45 minutes; pacers from the Running ZEN group. The first man and woman in the half win a weekend for two in Gallipoli, a trophy and a free entry for 2028.
