Useful Info10K

Click here to check your registration. Have a look at the square reported by your name, if the light is green no problem, if it is yellow or red click on it and read the missing documents. Do not get to Venice without having all documents in order.

One week before the race we will email you the final confirmation letter. It is the only document accepted to get the bib number and the chip attached.
IMPORTANT NOTE!!! The chip is disposable so you DON’T NEED to give it back after the race.
It is a digital letter, so DO NOT PRINT IT! Just show it to the staff from your smart phone or tablet.
The bib number pick up is at Exposport Venicemarathon Village at San Giuliano Park in Mestre – Porta Blu (Blue entrance) on:
    * Friday, October 20 from 9am to 8pm 
    * Saturday, October 21 from 9 am to 8pm. 
When getting the bib number remember to have the confirmation letter, an identity document and the missing documents if requested on the confirmation letter. If your registration is incomplete, you won’t take part in the race.

BY TRAM: from Venice take the tram line T1 and get off at San Giuliano stop; from Mestre Train station take the line T2,  change at Mestre Centro – Piazzale Cialdini and from here take the line T1 to Venice and get off San Giuliano stop. Trams run every ten minutes. Click here for further information.

BY CAR: from Trieste or Treviso: when you arrive in Mestre take the exit Terraglio, continue towards Venice for 6 kilometers and San Giuliano Park will be on your left, look for Porta Blu. 
From Milan or Bologna when at the toll gate in Mestre, go straight on for about 8 Km, take the exit Terraglio, continue towards Venice for 6 kilometers and San Giuliano Park will be on your left, look for Porta Blu. 
Do not park your car in the middle of the street but follow the instructions of our volunteers and use the parking lots in Porta Gialla and MARIVE.

BY TRAIN: from Venezia-Mestre train station take the tram or the orange ACTV bus no. 9 or 15.

Before leaving home or the hotel check if something is missing: 
* The documents to get the bib number 
* The proper clothes to race (suitable for the weather conditions!!!!) 
* Some dry clothes to get changed after the race

There will be a free shuttle service to reach the start line in Stra, reserved to participants only. The organization strongly advises all participants to use said service because the start area is difficult to access by personal means of transportation.
Shuttles will leave from:
* Venezia Tronchetto (in front of the ferry stop: Tronchetto, 5 minutes away from Piazzale Roma) from 6:30am to 6:50am (last bus);
* Venezia Mestre - Piazzale Favretti (out of the railway station on the right 150mt away) ) from 6:30am to 6:50am (last bus).

We remind you that the 10K shuttles will be marked by signs indicating the distance of the race on each single bus! Don't miss the bus

At the Start there will be many toilets for all participants.

When ready put your kit bag on to the appropriate baggage truck in the start area, it is easy to find the right one, just lookout for the truck number (from A to F) reported on your bib and on your kit bag adhesive numbered sticker. For practical reasons, all bags will have to be handed in to the volunteers by 7:45am. A special adhesive numbered sticker (also given out by the organization) must be fixed to the front of the Kit bag on the area indicated. Bags handed in late or not to the staff in the trucks WON’T BE FOUND AT THE FINISH LINE and the organization won’t be responsible for it. 
We will transport your bag as safe as possible but the organization won’t be responsible for damages/loss that might occur, so please do not insert any valuable object or important documents.

Your corral can be identified by the color of your bib number; you can enter the corral between 8.00am and 8:15am. Respect the corral you have been assigned to.
Note: Latecomers will start the race at the back of the group!

The start will be given at 8:30am approximately.

The Venicemarathon Ambassadors are your guardian angels who will make you reach your goal in total safety!
A group of athletes at your disposal who will help you close the race in the time you have set.
These are the times in which the Venicemarathon Ambassadors will reach the finish line 40' - 45' - 50' - 55' - 1h00' - 1h15' - 1h30' - 1h45'.

We encourage you to bring everything you will need with you during the race.
On the route you will still find refreshment points with San Benedetto water, Palmisano biscuits and Dole fruits at the 5th kilometer.

The Evodata chip is attached to the bib number. 
NOTE!! The timing chip is disposable this year, so you DO NOT NEED TO give it back after the race.

Attention: the distance of the race is approximately 11km.

After the start from the San Giuliano Park – Porta Blu (Blue Entrance) – close to the Exposport Venicemarathon Village – the course takes athletes to Venice through the four-km-long Liberty Bridge.

Marathon runners enter the renewed harbor area of Venice and then next to the Giudecca Canal to Punta della Dogana. From here, they will cross the Grand Canal on a pontoon bridge, especially built for the race.

Passing through St. Mark’s Sq. and by the Doge’s Palace, the marathon route gets to the finish line located in Riva Sette Martiri, in a scenic position facing the lagoon. The race course is basically flat and fast. There are just a few difficulties, represented by 3-4 short slopes (100 meters or so). Be careful to the tramway rails from Marghera to Venice!  In the final part of the marathon route (last 3 kilometers), runners will face 14 little bridges over Venice canals. Wooden ramps are put in place to prevent athletes from running on steps and to allow wheelchairs to participate in the race. The race course is asphalted except for the track in Venice, where there are no cobblestones on the course but large rectangular stone slabs.

Should you need to withdraw from the race do not panic; there are several sweep buses, ambulances and medical motorbikes that follow the race and which will assist you; in case of need, they will take you to the gathering points for withdrawn runners. Withdrawn athletes will be further taken to Venezia Tronchetto where will board a ferry to get to the finish area, retrieve their kit bag and meet up with family and friends.

The maximum time to finish the race is 1h45’.
After these times the Organizing Committee cannot guarantee the complete closing of the race course.

Congratulations you’ve crossed the finish line!
After the finish line you will find the technical area with all the post-race services.

At the finish line you can get your kit bag that you left few hours before at the finish line, to get it, check the numbers outside the tents and show your bib number to the staff.

The delivery of the final refreshment bag with San Benedetto water, ProAction supplements, Palmisano biscuits, Coldiretti and Dole fruit, Morato snack and Bavaria beer to toast your race.
There you will also find the location of the photographers who will immortalize your success.

In the post-finish line technical area inside the Giardini della Biennale you will find the Officinalis massage area where the Diabasi masseurs will be ready and loosen your muscles after the fatigue of the race.

The finish area is closed to public and the entrance is allowed only to athletes. You could meet your family who are in Venice and support you just after the restricted area in Campo Sant’Iseppo.

To go back to the mainland from the finish line there are free services for athletes.
 * Motorboats from Venezia Giardini to Venezia Tronchetto will be at athletes’ disposal from 9:30am. LAST MOTORBOAT WILL BE AT 11:00am; 
 * Bus shuttle service will take you afterwards from Venezia Tronchetto to the railway station in Mestre or to the start area in Stra.
To support runners, companions can buy tickets to join the athlete, limited to the motorboat service, at the price of 3 Euros at the InfoPoint at Exposport Venicemarathon Village or at 5 Euros directly when boarding the motorboat, subject to availability.

PAY ATTENTION!! The only free service at athletes’ disposal is the one arranged by the organization. Should you board ordinary-line-boats, the organization won’t be responsible for that and you will need to buy the tickets!

After the marathon you can get the official time and your race certificate on our website: www.venicemarathon.it. You will get an email with the scored time.

Download the Pica APP from Apple Store or Google Play… after the finish line you could view your race photos! 
Keep smiling! The PICA photographers will get shots of you during your race. Look for them along the race course and when you see them…. smile :). 
After the race visit getpica.com or open the app, type your PICA CODE and have a look at your photos.

Should you need any further information, email us or contact us on the social networks, we are at your disposal.