Course & Elevation
The RomaOstia Half Marathon runs from Rome's EUR district to the seafront at Ostia, on a Sunday at the end of February or the start of March. The 2027 race, set for 28 February, will be the 52nd edition. It is organised by the Gruppo Sportivo Bancari Romani (GSBR) with RCS Sports & Events and is on the World Athletics and FIDAL calendars. The race starts on Via Cristoforo Colombo opposite the PalaEur, with waves from 9:00 am, and runners join the long, straight Via Cristoforo Colombo just after 4 km and follow it towards the sea. Between 10 and 14 km runners climb the Camping hill, whose first 1.5 km is the steepest part with a gradient of no more than three degrees. A descent of around 2.5 km follows, and the finish is at Piazzale Cristoforo Colombo, facing the Tyrrhenian Sea. The time limit is 3 hours 30 minutes, with gates at 10 km (1 hour 40) and 15 km (2 hours 30). The first race was held on 31 March 1974 over 28 km, and for its first five editions it was the Italian inter-bank championship. The men's course record is 58:00, set by Michael Temoi of Kenya in 2026, two seconds inside Sabastian Sawe's 2022 time. About 13,500 runners were registered in 2026.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
8°C
Temperature
72%
Humidity
27%
Rain Chance
Late February in Rome is cool and fairly damp: average highs are about 13°C and lows about 3°C, with rain on roughly seven days of the month.
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