Photo: © Memorial Cardinelli – UISP FerraraMemorial Mario Cardinelli
Pontelagoscuro (FE), Emilia-Romagna47th editionChoose the distanceTap a distance: the course, fees, times and rules below update for that race.
At a glance
Memorial Mario Cardinelli 2026 takes place on 22 November 2026 in Pontelagoscuro (FE), Emilia-Romagna. Distances: 21.098 km, 6 km. Start at 09:30 from Piazza Bruno Buozzi – Pontelagoscuro (Ferrara).
- Date
- Sunday, 22 November 2026
- Location
- Pontelagoscuro (FE), Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Start
- Piazza Bruno Buozzi – Pontelagoscuro (Ferrara)
- Distances
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- 6 km non competitiva · Non-competitive
- Start times
- 09:30
- Entry fees
- Half marathon €20 · 6 km non competitiva €5
- Registration
- Registration open until 18 November 2026 · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- UISP Ferrara ↗
- Official website
- cardinelli.it ↗
- Edition
- 47th edition
Last updated: 18 October 2026
The race
The Memorial Mario Cardinelli is one of the historic half marathons in the Ferrara area: organised by UISP Ferrara, it holds its 47th edition on Sunday 22 November 2026 in Pontelagoscuro, the Ferrara district on the Po river. The start is at 9:30 from Piazza Bruno Buozzi and the completely flat, paved course loops through Pontelagoscuro, the Parco Urbano, Malborghetto di Boara and the countryside towards the Po before returning to the village. A shorter race, also open to walkers, follows for €5. The half is capped at 600 runners and costs €15 to €25 depending on the online entry date, or €30 on site. The course is marked every kilometre, with all junctions marshalled, aid stations on the course and at the finish and bag drop at the Sala Orsatti. A special «Alberto Borgatti» prize goes to the first man and woman from Ferrara.
The day before, Saturday 21 November 2026, Pontelagoscuro hosts the Corrigiovani, the Memorial youth race: meeting point at 14:00 and starts from 15:00, over distances from 300 to 3000 metres for children and teenagers up to the under-18 category. Every participant receives a prize.
Course
Start from Piazza Bruno Buozzi in Pontelagoscuro. According to the 2026 map the course heads south along Via Padova and the Via Riccardo Bacchelli area, on the edge of Ferrara's Parco Urbano (km 4-6), turns east to Malborghetto di Boara (km 9) and climbs north via Via dei Calzolai and Via Acquedotto (km 12) into the countryside, nearing the Po around km 16.
The return follows Via Lavezzola back to Pontelagoscuro, finishing after km 21. The course is completely flat and paved, measured and marked every kilometre, with junctions manned by organisers and police. Two aid stations on the course plus one at the finish; ambulances on the course and medical service at the finish.
Entry fees
- Until 20 September 2026€15
- Until 20 October 2026Now€20
- Until 18 November 2026€25
- Until 22 November 2026Iscrizione sul posto sabato 21 e domenica 22€30
What's included
- Aid stations
- Ristoro finale
- Bag drop
- Chip timing
- Cronometraggio
- Medical assistance
- Finisher medal
Rules and requirements
- Uisp
- 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.
The half is open to UISP, FIDAL and other sports-body members and to unaffiliated runners born in 2008 or earlier and aged 18 by 22 November, with a competitive athletics medical certificate valid on race day (no self-declarations). Fees: €15 from 20 July to 20 September, €20 until 20 October, €25 until 18 November (online via cardinelli.it), €30 on site on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November; the non-competitive race costs €5.
Clubs with at least 10 entries get one free entry. The limit is 600 runners. Assembly, entries and envelope collection from 8:00 on Sunday; start at 9:30.
Microchip timing, aid stations, bag drop and medical assistance. Prizes for the top runners in many men's and women's categories (up to 20 per category) and the «Alberto Borgatti» prize for the first Ferrara runners.
