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Florence, Italy·Europe·November

Firenze Marathon

Historic, mostly flat.

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Official distance
42.195 km
Elevation gain
+90m
Mindful tempo
5:15 /km
Character
Historic, mostly flat

From Piazzale Michelangelo across the Arno, past the Duomo — a Renaissance loop.

Because the streets themselves have carried footsteps for centuries — you are joining a very long relay, not starting a new one.

Stone light and river air — run softly through history.

Course

Map & elevation profile

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42.195 km loop
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Elevation profile
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+90 m gainPeak 90 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 90 metres, peak 90 m above start, low 0 m.

A rolling profile — mid-race climbs ask for shorter strides, not harder efforts.

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Race Day

Practical & atmospheric notes

Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.

A warm regional start — clubs in matching kit, coffee vans, a local mayor with a microphone. Human-scale and unhurried.

Steady, generous local support along the main boulevards and finish straight; genuine strangers-turned-friends handing out orange slices in the suburbs.

A quieter stretch usually opens up between km 17 and km 23 — an interior mile to return to yourself before the final push.

Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day

Rolling road profile — handcycles handle it with pacing help. Suitable for sturdy strollers on the flatter first and last thirds; expect a couple of longer gradients in the middle.

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Recovery

Stand on Ponte Vecchio at dusk.

Along the line

Course imagery

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Wikimedia Commons · Florence Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Florence Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Florence Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Florence Marathon
Wikimedia Commons · Florence Marathon
Soul-Tuned Variations

One race, three ways to run it.

Contemplative

21.1 km

5:50 /km

Arno half.

Recovery echo

6 km

6:30 /km

Boboli garden walk.

Stronger

42.195 km

4:50 /km

Even historical loop.

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