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Venice, Italy·Europe·October

Venice Marathon

River then city, flat.

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Official distance
42.195 km
Elevation gain
+70m
Mindful tempo
5:20 /km
Character
River then city, flat

From Stra's Villa Pisani along the Brenta, over floating bridges into San Marco.

Because moving beside water borrows its willingness; the current does part of the pacing for you.

The lagoon does the last kilometres for you.

Course

Map & elevation profile

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42.195 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom45.441, 12.316
Elevation profile
+70m011213242
+70 m gainPeak 70 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 70 metres, peak 70 m above start, low 0 m.

A gentle profile — the course rewards patience rather than power.

Venice45.441, 12.316
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.

Water sections between km 18 and km 24 thin the crowd — breathe long, let the current pace you.

Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day

The official road is fully sealed and step-free on race day. Handcyclists routinely start with the elite wave; strollers welcome in the shakeout events.

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Recovery

Vaporetto ride, no walking.

Along the line

Course imagery

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

One race, three ways to run it.

Contemplative

21.1 km

5:50 /km

Brenta half.

Recovery echo

5 km

6:30 /km

Zattere shakeout.

Stronger

42.195 km

4:50 /km

Bridge finish, controlled.

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