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At a glance
San Francesco Marathon 2026 takes place on 22 November 2026 in Assisi (PG), Umbria. Distances: 42.195 km, 21.098 km, 10 km. Start at 09:00 from Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Assisi.
- Date
- Sunday, 22 November 2026
- Location
- Assisi (PG), Umbria, Italy
- Start
- Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Assisi
- Finish
- Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli, Assisi
- Distances
- Marathon · 42.195 km · Competitive
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- 10 km · Competitive
- Start times
- Maratona 09:00 · Mezza maratona 09:15 · 10 km 09:15
- Entry fees
- Marathon €80 · Half marathon €42 · 10 km €20
- Registration
- Registration open until 21 November 2026 · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- Life Running Assisi
- Official website
- sanfrancescomarathon.it ↗
- Edition
- 2nd edition
Last updated: 18 October 2026
The race
The San Francesco Marathon is the marathon of Assisi: its third edition is on Sunday 22 November 2026, in the year of the eighth centenary of the death of Saint Francis, Italy's patron saint. The marathon, half and 10 km, competitive and non-competitive, start and finish in Santa Maria degli Angeli, in front of the Basilica that houses the Porziuncola.
The course, the same as 2025, is flat and fast: it crosses the plain between Assisi, Bastia Umbra and Spello, with a scenic stretch through the olive groves and a passage through the stone squares of Spello. The event's message is «I Bless You Life», and the race supports local charities working with vulnerable people. Fees start at €50 for the marathon, €30 for the half and €14 for the 10 km.
The weekend also includes the Wolfy Dog Run and a mass for runners and their families. The 2026 Runnek technical shirt bears the eighth-centenary emblem and the flying birds that symbolise the race.
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Course
Start and finish in Piazza della Porziuncola, Santa Maria degli Angeli, at the foot of Assisi. For 2026 the course is the same as in 2025, chosen to be smooth and fast: the marathon heads out into the Umbrian plain, crosses Bastia Umbra, reaches Spello with a pass through its old town and a scenic stretch among the olive groves, then returns to Santa Maria degli Angeli.
The half marathon and 10 km follow shorter routes in the same area, with less climbing than in previous editions. The official marathon profile stays between about 191 and 224 metres. Aid stations every 5 km and at the finish, with water, sports drinks and solid food; pacers for the 21K and 42K; course closed to traffic.
Entry fees
- Until 31 March 2026€50
- Until 31 July 2026€62
- Until 30 September 2026€70
- Until 15 November 2026Now€80
- Until 21 November 2026€95
What's included
- Technical shirt
- Chip timing
- Race pack
- Finisher medal
- Bag drop
- Aid stations
- Pacers
- Cronometraggio
- Massages
- 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.
Marathon from age 20, half from 18, 10 km from 16 (by year of birth). Open to FIDAL members, Runcard or Runcard EPS holders with a competitive medical certificate for athletics, and members of clubs in World Athletics federations (self-declaration signed at bib collection). Unregistered foreigners aged 20+ run in the non-competitive section by signing a waiver, without a certificate and without prizes.
Entries on ICRON, with payment due within 72 hours or the entry is cancelled; group packages on request. Fees: marathon €50 until 31 March, €62 until 31 July, €70 until 30 September, €80 until 15 November, €95 from 16 to 21 November; half €30, €36, €42 and €55; 10 km €14, €18, €20 and €24. Bibs are personal and cannot be transferred.
Shirt guaranteed to the first 800 marathon entrants and the first 700 for the half and 10 km. Assembly at 7:00 in Piazza della Porziuncola, start at 9:15; course closed to traffic for 6 hours 30 minutes. Bag drop with the official bag from 7:00 to 8:30.
ICRON timing. Total prize money €4,502: in the marathon €400, €300 and €200 to the top three overall and €100, €75 and €50 to the top three Italians, men and women.
