Photo: © Padenghe Half Marathon – Atletica Vighenzi PadenghePadenghe Half Marathon
Padenghe sul Garda (BS), Lombardia18th editionChoose the distanceTap a distance: the course, fees, times and rules below update for that race.
At a glance
Padenghe Half Marathon 2026 takes place on 1 November 2026 in Padenghe sul Garda (BS), Lombardia. Distances: 21.098 km, 9 km. Start at 09:40 from Via Verdi, Padenghe sul Garda.
- Date
- Sunday, 1 November 2026
- Location
- Padenghe sul Garda (BS), Lombardia, Italy
- Start
- Via Verdi, Padenghe sul Garda
- Finish
- Municipio di Padenghe sul Garda
- Distances
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- 9K · Competitive
- 9K non competitiva · Non-competitive
- Start times
- Mezza maratona 09:40 · 9K 09:50 · 9K non competitiva 09:50
- Entry fees
- Half marathon €38 · 9K €15 · 9K non competitiva €10
- Registration
- Registration open until 26 October 2026 · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- Polisportiva G.B. Vighenzi ↗
- Official website
- padenghehalfmarathon.org ↗
- Edition
- 18th edition
Last updated: 18 October 2026
The race
The Padenghe Half Marathon, organised by Atletica Vighenzi Padenghe, celebrates its 18th edition, the Dante Santoro Memorial, on Sunday 1 November 2026 on the Brescia shore of Lake Garda. Starts are in Via Verdi and separate: women at 9:00, men at 9:40, with the finish at Padenghe town hall; it is a national FIDAL race on a certified course and counts as the 4th round of the national club road-running championship (CDS).
The route drops from the Padenghe hills towards Maguzzano and Desenzano del Garda, touches the lakefront and returns through the Valtenesi. At 9:50 the 9K starts, competitive or recreational, and on Saturday 31 October there is the 5 km charity walk «Io, tu, AIL & ABE». Half marathon fees range from 28 to 38 euros with T-shirt and medal, or 20 euros without race pack; the 9K costs 15 euros (10 non-competitive). Prize vouchers up to 500 euros for the top ten, showers, a supervised bag drop and four aid stations on the course.
Course
Start in Via Verdi in Padenghe sul Garda (women at 9:00, men at 9:40) and finish at the town hall. According to the track published by the organisers on Komoot, the route leaves Padenghe via Via Vighenzi, passes Maguzzano (Lonato del Garda) and Località Massadrino, reaches Desenzano del Garda along Via Valtenesi and touches the Lungolago Cesare Battisti, then returns via Via Vo' and Via Valtenesi to Padenghe, finishing along Via Marconi and Via Pergola.
The website describes it as a course «on the hills of Lake Garda», so rolling; it is FIDAL-certified. There are four aid stations and three sponge points along the way and a large refreshment area at the finish. The 9K starts at 9:50, also from Via Verdi, and finishes at the town hall on a non-certified course. Time limit 2h30' for the half and 1h30' for the 9K.
Entry fees
- Until 13 September 2026Con pacco gara (t-shirt e medaglia); senza pacco gara 20 € fino al 26 ottobre€28
- Until 4 October 2026Con pacco gara€33
- Until 26 October 2026NowCon pacco gara€38
What's included
- Race pack
- Technical shirt
- Finisher medal
- Finisher certificate
- Chip timing
- Cronometraggio
- Aid stations
- Sponge stations
- Ristoro finale
- Bag drop
- Changing rooms
- Showers
- 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.
- International runnersMembers of a federation affiliated to World Athletics, or with a Runcard and a competitive medical certificate.
The half marathon is open to FIDAL members in the junior, under-23 and senior categories, members of sports promotion bodies with Runcard EPS, Runcard holders aged 20 and over (including those living abroad) with a competitive medical certificate for athletics, and athletes of World Athletics member federations. At bib collection you need your FIDAL card or Runcard valid on 1 November and, for Runcard holders, the competitive medical certificate.
Entries from 1 May to 26 October on Endu, by email with form and bank transfer, or at the Forrest Gump shop in Brescia. Fees with race pack: 28 € until 13 September, 33 € until 4 October, 38 € until 26 October; without race pack 20 € (also for runners from clubs competing in the CDS). The 9K costs 15 € competitive and 10 € recreational.
The fee includes chip bib, aid and sponge stations, finish refreshment, showers and changing rooms, supervised bag drop, medical assistance, insurance, downloadable certificate and medal. It is not refundable; the bib can be transferred until 19 October for 5 €. Time limit 2h30'.
Prize vouchers for the top ten men and women (from 500 to 50 €), bonuses for the top five Italian men and women, and prizes in kind for master categories.
