Le Strade Storiche di Siena
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At a glance
Le Strade Storiche di Siena 2026 takes place on 15 November 2026 in Siena (SI), Toscana. Distances: 42.195 km, 12 km. Start at 08:15 from Fortezza Medicea – Siena.
- Date
- Sunday, 15 November 2026
- Location
- Siena (SI), Toscana, Italy
- Start
- Fortezza Medicea – Siena
- Distances
- SS42 – Strade Storiche di Siena · Competitive
- Trail 12 km · Competitive
- Trail 12 km non competitiva · Non-competitive
- Start times
- SS42 – Strade Storiche di Siena 08:15 · Trail 12 km 09:30 · Trail 12 km non competitiva 09:30
- Entry fees
- SS42 – Strade Storiche di Siena €45 · Trail 12 km €15 · Trail 12 km non competitiva €10
- Registration
- Registration open until 11 November 2026 · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- A.S.D. Sienarunners ↗
- Official website
- sienarunners.it ↗
Last updated: 18 October 2026
The race
Le Strade Storiche di Siena is a day of running and walking organised by ASD Sienarunners with the Le Mura association on Sunday 15 November 2026. The flagship race is the SS42, a competitive 42 km with about 950 metres of climbing: it starts at 8:15 in Asciano, in the Crete Senesi, and finishes at Siena's Medici Fortress after the Via Lauretana, the white roads of Monte Sante Marie, Torre a Castello, Monteaperti and the Via Francigena.
At 9:30 Le Mura di Siena City Trail starts from the Fortress, 12 km and 230 metres of climbing among walls, gates, green valleys and lanes of the UNESCO-listed centre, as a race or as a non-competitive Urban Walk. Fees range from €45 to €55 for the 42 km, €15 to €20 for the competitive 12 km and €10 to €15 for the walk, with entries until 11 November.
The 42 km includes free bag transport from Asciano to the finish and two cut-offs; Asciano can be reached by train from Siena.
Course
The SS42 starts in Asciano and follows the ancient Via Lauretana, then takes the white gravel roads up to Monte Sante Marie, one of the most spectacular stretches of the Crete, continues to Torre a Castello and Monteaperti, site of the 1260 battle, and joins the Via Francigena towards Siena. The last 7 km are entirely inside the medieval walls, through historic gates, lanes and squares, to the finish at the Medici Fortress.
The surface is mixed: about 18 km of gravel roads, farm tracks and paths, 17 km of asphalt and 7 km of urban paving and pietra serena; some sections may be open to traffic. Cut-offs at the Monteaperti aid station (km 23, 12:45) and the Due Ponti aid station (km 31, 14:15). The 12 km City Trail starts and finishes at the Medici Fortress and runs along walls, gates, stairways, fortifications and green valleys inside the city, with short but steep climbs and at least one water station.
Entry fees
- Until 31 October 2026Now€45
- Until 11 November 2026Salvo disponibilità di pettorali€55
What's included
- Aid stations
- Cronometraggio
- Bag drop
- Ristoro finale
- Medical assistance
Rules and requirements
- FIDAL membersMembers of an Italian athletics club (Italian Athletics Federation).
- Uisp
- 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 competitive races are open to members of FIDAL, UISP and other recognised sports bodies, Runcard holders and, where allowed, unaffiliated runners, all with a competitive athletics medical certificate; the 42 km is for those born in 2006 or earlier, the 12 km for those born in 2008 or earlier. Foreign runners present an equivalent medical certificate.
The 12 km Urban Walk is non-competitive, open to all and unranked. Fees: 42 km €45 by 31 October and €55 from 1 to 11 November; competitive 12 km €15 then €20; Urban Walk €10 then €15. Clubs can make group entries by writing to sienarunners@gmail.com.
For the 42 km a charged phone, water reserve and visible bib are mandatory; bring your own cup or bottle, as aid stations may not provide disposable cups. Time limit for the 42 km is 16:30 (8 hours 15 minutes); for the 12 km services close at 13:00. Prizes in kind for the top five men and women in each race and the first man and woman in each category. No showers or changing rooms are planned.
