Venice Marathon 2023

The 37th Venice Marathon 2023 is an international race on the World Athletics calendar and the Abbott World Marathon Majors circuit. It is recognised by the FIDAL as a ‘Gold Label’ marathon. The route of the Venice Marathon 2023 as usual sees the start in the splendid setting of Villa Pisani in Strà. The route winds along the Riviera del Brenta to reach the end of more than 42 kilometres in Venice at the Sette Martiri waterfront. Over 32,000 participants in 2022 in the three competitions (the half marathon and 10 kilometres are also run) and the Family Runs. Victory and record of the 2022 event went to Ugandan athlete Solomon Mutai in 2 hours 08 minutes and 13 seconds.

Running the Venice Marathon 2023 means experiencing the emotion of discovering a route full of charm, history, art and culture, from Stra to the heart of Venice. You will run and cross places of rare beauty: the Riviera del Brenta with its famous and characteristic 18th-century villas reflected in the river, the evocative and colourful historic centre of Mestre, the green avenues of the San Giuliano Park overlooking the lagoon, and then reach the splendid Venice.

Departure will take place at approximately 9.40 a.m. The precise time will be established the day before the race according to organisational and TV broadcasting requirements.

The route of the Venice Marathon 2023 is basically flat and fast. The only difficulties are encountered between the 25th and 35th kilometres, in the form of 3-4 short uphill sections of 100 metres or so in length. In the final part of the marathon (last 3 kilometres), runners tackle 14 small bridges over typical Venetian canals. The bridges are equipped with wooden ramps so that the runners do not have to climb steps.