Monaco Run Gramaglia 2027

Place your bets: in Monaco, you bet on your legs, not on red or black! 🎰

Road races and two trails in the city/state/principality of Monaco 🇲🇨—that’s the ideal combo, right? 👑 So if you too have seen Les Tuches 🍿 (like any self-respecting French person!) and, like Cathy, you fell in love with the city of the Grimaldi, it’s time to pack your suitcase 🧳. Especially since you’re spoiled for choice: Monaco Run Gramaglia 🏃‍♂️ offers you 4 timed races (2 trails and 2 road races: 5 km and 10 km), a race for kids, as well as a charity walk 🫶. So whether you’re a speedster eager to smash your records ⌚️, a recreational runner 👶, or a good Samaritan, we’ll see you in mid-February in the world’s second-smallest country 🤏 (2 km²), nestled in the heart of the French Riviera ☀️, between Nice and Italy! 😍

The Monegasque Athletics Federation offers 4 timed courses: 10 km and 5 km, as well as two trails, including the latest addition, the “Trail de la Tête de Chien” over 17 km (977 mD+), and a nature trail of 37 km (2,040 mD+). The 5 km and 10 km races, ideal for record-breaking, are considered among the fastest in the world 🚀. In that regard, note that the 2023 edition was marked by the performance of French athlete Jimmy Gressier, who ran the 5 km 🏋️‍♀️ in just 13 minutes and 12 seconds, becoming the new European record holder 🇪🇺 for the distance. For the record, the previous record was held by Italian Yeman Crippa (13 minutes 14 seconds). The Frenchman managed to beat it by running at an average speed of… 22.73 km/h! 🐇 Nothing less! You can try to steal his medal… if you can! 😂 For the women, it was French athlete Cassandre Beaugrand who made headlines at the 2025 edition by breaking the French record in 14:53 🏅. The 2026 edition also had its moment of glory in the 10 km: triple Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon made her big debut over the distance in 29:46 🔥.

If you’re looking for another kind of challenge, you can also choose to take part in the “Trail de la Tête de Chien”, which replaces the City Trail to offer you new panoramas over the principality and the famous Tête de Chien 🐶, or the “official 10 km”, which consists of completing the 5 km loop twice ✌️ 🔁. Otherwise, you can take on the big brother in the heights of the Monaco Run: the “Trail du Mont Agel”. At 37 km long and boasting 2,040 mD+, it’s the perfect opportunity to explore the heights of the principality 🤴 and enjoy a breathtaking view of the French Riviera 🌊. For locals, Mont Agel ⛰️ is no ordinary peak 🙅‍♂️. First, because it offers several exceptional panoramas 👀 over the communes of Beausoleil, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Gorbio, but also because it holds a historically strategic position in the region’s history since Antiquity. As such, it still houses military air-detection installations ✈️ today, stemming from constructions carried out as part of the Maginot Line 😳.

But if you want to get rid of the pressure of competition, you can also choose to join the charity walk Pink Ribbon Walk! 🩷 This 5 km walk supports the Pink Ribbon Monaco 🤝 association, whose mission is to fight breast cancer 🎗. Clearly, there’ll be plenty of people in the princely city that day (maybe even the royal family itself 😜).

We’re not betting on the presence of Prince Albert or Princess Charlene. On the other hand, we’d wager you’re going to have a great time at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco 🐬, created by the foundation of Albert I, the “scholar-navigator prince” 🤓. The museum/aquarium/laboratory, which was notably run for more than 30 years by the famous Commander Cousteau, contains more than 6,000 fish specimens and 300 families of invertebrates across 6,000 m² of public exhibition space 🦀. Yes, you’ll learn that the principality is a major center for the study of marine biology! So you won’t be surprised to discover there are many clubs focused on aquatic activities: scuba diving 🫧 (yes, even in February), sailing, swimming, freediving... 🤿

But hey, we know—you’re a runner! 🏃 You love the ground, and you especially love staying on it! So instead, we suggest you visit the old town, the Prince’s Palace, the parks ⛲️, the gardens, or admire the sovereign’s car collection. You can also try your luck at the Monte-Carlo Casino 🤑, between two hikes in La Turbie or Èze (but remember to gamble responsibly). And to end your day on a high note, why not go taste a daube in Nice or eat a pizza in San Remo? 🤤 Come on—and above all, don’t forget the unmissable photo at the Tête de Chien! 📸

No more bets… except your legs, which just have to charge to the finish line! 🏁