Rome Half Marathon (Roma-Ostia) 2027

Bib and race bag pick-up will take place at the Casa RomaOstia race village. The venue, dates and opening hours for the 2027 edition will be announced soon. No pick-up will be possible on race morning, Sunday 28 February 2027.

You can pick up another runner’s bib by completing the authorization found on their confirmation letter and presenting your own ID. Without these documents, no third-party pick-up will be accepted.

Clubs picking up more than 5 bibs must book an appointment by email at societa@romaostia.it. They must present a collective authorization with the list of runners and a copy of the ID of the authorized person.

The race will take place on Sunday 28 February 2027. The meeting time is set for 7:30 a.m. and starts will be given in waves from 9:00 a.m., from the PalaEUR, in Rome’s EUR district. The finish will be in Ostia, on Piazzale Cristoforo Colombo, known as the Rotonda.

Runners are assigned to start corrals according to their bib number, whose color corresponds to the assigned corral. The first corrals are reserved for runners, the last for power walkers. Changing corrals is forbidden and may result in disqualification.

It is also forbidden to throw clothing or any other object in the corrals or on the course. You must dispose of them outside the barriers before entering your corral.

Your bib, and therefore your corral, is assigned based on the best half-marathon time you declare when registering. This time must have been achieved in a certified half marathon run between 2024 and 2027, with results available online. You must indicate the location, date and name of the relevant race.

You can add or change your best time until Monday 15 February 2027 at 11:59 p.m. by writing to besttime@romaostia.it. After this deadline, your bib will be personalized and can no longer be changed.

Individual rates for the 2027 edition will be available on the registration platform. For clubs registering at least 10 runners, the rates are as follows:

• €35 until Tuesday 10 November 2026

• €40 from Wednesday 11 November 2026 to Tuesday 19 January 2027

• €45 from Wednesday 20 January 2027 to Thursday 4 February 2027

• €50 from Friday 5 February 2027 to Monday 15 February 2027

Registration is online until Monday 15 February 2027, unless extended by the organization. The rate applied is the one in effect at the time of payment, not at the time of pre-registration. A pre-registration must be paid within 48 hours, otherwise it is canceled.

Payment is by credit card or bank transfer. In the case of a transfer from abroad, bank fees are at your expense. Registration is validated only upon receipt of payment.

Foreign runners living outside Italy must be 18 years old or turn 18 during the year 2027. Runners participating with a RunCard must be at least 20 years old.

If you live outside Italy and you are not an Italian national, you have three options:

• You hold a 2027 license from an athletics federation affiliated with World Athletics, such as the French Athletics Federation. You must send proof of your license to info@romaostia.it at the time of registration.

• You take out a FIDAL RunCard. You must provide a medical certificate, which can be issued in your country but must include the examinations required in Italy: medical examination, complete urinalysis, ECG at rest and under stress, and spirometry. Only the official form completed, signed and stamped by your doctor is accepted.

• You participate without a license, for tourism and sport purposes. You must tick the liability waiver during online registration and upload an ID document, without a medical certificate. You will then appear in a separate alphabetical list from the official results and will not be eligible for any prizes.

If you are an Italian national and you live abroad, the options are different. You must be licensed by a foreign federation affiliated with World Athletics, licensed with FIDAL, or hold a FIDAL RunCard associated with a sports medical certificate issued by an Italian doctor. Participation without a license is not available to you.

Foreign runners living in a country other than Italy will have to complete and sign a liability waiver. You must then send it, along with a copy of an identity document, to the following address: info@romaostia.it.

In Italy, you can run in the "competitive" or "non-competitive" category. The liability waiver will allow you to register in the "non-competitive" category, where you will not appear in the official race results. If you wish to appear in the official results, you will need to take out a "RunCard", which corresponds to a one-day Italian athletics license.

Three aid stations will be set up along the course, and a final refreshment station will be waiting for you after the finish. The locations of the 2027 edition refreshment points will be announced soon.

The organization provides you with a free gear bag and will transport it to Ostia. With your bib, you will receive a label with your number, to be slipped into the designated slot on the bag. Your bag must be dropped off before 7:45 a.m. in the truck indicated on your bib, located in the start area.

Only the bags provided by the organization are accepted. It is forbidden to leave valuables in them (phone, computer, tablet, camera). The organization declines all responsibility in case of loss, theft or damage.

At the finish, the bag drop trucks are located shortly after the refreshment area. 2027 information regarding showers and changing rooms is forthcoming.

Your registration includes:

• a participant kit consisting of the race shirt, a gymbag, the gear bag and any partner gifts

• a bib with a single-use timing chip, which does not need to be returned

• split times at the 5th, 10th and 15th km

• transport of your gear bag to the finish

• refreshments on the course and at the finish

• Km 10: must be reached within 1h40 max. 

• Km 15: must be reached within 2h30 max. 

The maximum time to finish the race is 3h30.

If you have booked a room in one of the race’s partner hotels, you can take advantage of a shuttle to get to the race start and to return to your hotel after the race. This service costs €15.

If you still have questions, you can contact the organizers by email: info@romaostia.it