Half Marathon Firenze
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The Half Marathon Firenze is a half marathon through the historic centre of Florence, organised by Uisp together with local running clubs and held on a Sunday in late March or early April. The 2026 race, the 42nd edition, took place on 29 March, and the 43rd is scheduled for 4 April 2027. It starts at 9:00 on Lungarno della Zecca and finishes in Piazza Santa Croce. The 21.097 km course is two almost identical laps of the old town: along the Arno embankments and past Piazza della Signoria, with a circuit around the Duomo and Baptistery that was new for 2026, then Piazza della Repubblica, Ponte alla Carraia and the San Frediano and Oltrarno districts as far as Piazza Pitti, before the return along the embankments by Ponte Santa Trinita. The route does not use the city's wide boulevards, and the field is capped. In 2026 the race sold out about two months before the start with a record 6,011 entrants: about 4,500 in the 21 km and 1,500 in an 11.5 km non-competitive run. Runners from 82 nations were registered. The course record is 1:01:51, set by Evans Kipkorir of Kenya in 2025. The race is separate from the Firenze Marathon, which is held in November.
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
Late March and early April in Florence are mild: the average high is about 16-20°C and the low about 5-8°C, with measurable rain on roughly seven to nine days of the month.
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On 6 April 2025 the Kenyan Evans Kipkorir won the Half Marathon Firenze in 1:01:51 after a close two-man finish, setting a new course record. He beat the previous record of 1:01:57 from 2023. The runners completed the distance on a kind of double ring through the streets of the historic centre.
For 2026 the organisers kept the route of the previous year, with changes to avoid works on the new tram line, and added a circuit around Piazza del Duomo and the Baptistery, which had been absent from the course for some years. The race sold out almost two months before the start, with more than 6,000 entrants.
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