19 March is the day of the Acea Run Rome The Marathon, the event that hosts around 30,0000 runners from all over the world every year.
Once again this year Acea is the title sponsor of the Rome Marathon, the sporting event that welcomes thousands of professionals and amateurs from 110 nations around the world in a unique setting.
Over 30,000 registered participants have the opportunity to compete on an approximately 42-kilometre course through the majestic architecture of the classical and modern art of the Eternal City.
The date set for the Rome Marathon is 19 March 2023, with departure time at 08:00. he route develops in a loop that, as every year, stretches between the city's most important monuments and cultural and historical sites: Colosseum, Baths of Caracalla, Cestia Pyramid, Basilica of St Paul, Tiber Island, St Peter's, Castel Sant'Angelo, Foro Italico, Ponte Milvio, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Piazza del Popolo, Piazza di Spagna and Via dei Fori Imperiali.
The winner of the 29th edition of the Acea Run the Marathon is Moroccan Taoufik Allam, who finished the 42 km in 2h07’43. The silver medal went to Wilfred Kigen in 2h08’45”, the bronze medal to another Kenyan, Rogers Keror, who clocked 2h10’50”. 3 Italians ended in the 10 top finishers, too. Neka Crippa finished 6th, followed by La Rosa, 8th. Alessandro Giacobazzi registered the third best time among the Italians, finishing behind La Rosa in 2h22'13”.
Kenyan Betty Chepkwony is the 2023 Rome Marathon winner in 2h23'01" followed by Ethiopian Fozya Jemal Amid in 2h25'08". Third position for Zinash Getachew in 2h25'58”.
Already committed to becoming the most sustainable marathon since 2021, Acea Run Rome The Marathon's ambitious goal for the coming years is to achieve carbon neutrality. As part of its goals for 2023, Acea Run Rome The Marathon pursues the idea of becoming “plastic free”. In addition, 3,000 trees will also be planted in Guatemala with the dual purpose of absorbing CO2 emissions and supporting the economy and nutrition of local farming families. From the use of recycled materials to electric mobility, the organisation's ongoing commitment is to promote ever greener lifestyles.
Inclusiveness is one of the keywords of the Rome Marathon 2023, which this year embraces everyone, competitive runners, families, children and even four-legged friends, also wearing bibs.
Another surprise awaits the participants a few moments before the start in the Imperial Forum: the aerobatic team Frecce Tricolori, for the first time in an Italian marathon, will spread the world's largest tricolour in the sky over Rome.
A new mascot for the 2023 edition, the sea turtle Vittoria of the Caretta Caretta species, in agreement with the WWF, was chosen as the symbol in support of the marine species protected by the association.
On the subject of news, the winner of the Rome Marathon 2023 will receive an exceptional prize, a medal inspired by the Colosseum, one of the 7 Wonders of the World and symbol of the city of Rome.
Solidarity, well-being and team spirit are the characteristic elements of the Acea Run4Rome, a relay race that runs in parallel with the marathon and aims to donate to charitable associations and non-profit organisations operating nationwide. A team of four, starting at 8.15 a.m. from Via dei Fori Imperiali, take turns running the four planned fractions of 13 km with the change zone in Piazza Azeglio Ciampi, 11.8 km with the second change zone in Lungotevere Oberdan, 7.2km with the third change zone in Via XVII Olimpiade and the last, grand finale, 10.195 km for a total of 42.195 km.
Acea's link with the Marathon testifies to its profound closeness to the Capital where it has been operating for over 110 years to guarantee quality services to the territory and people every day. It was 2 April 1906 when the Emilian Dorando Pietri won the first Rome Marathon by crossing the finish line in Piazza di Siena. Some of the most significant historical moments of this sporting event include the 1960 Rome Olympics, with the feat of the Ethiopian athlete Abebe Bikila, known to all for his barefoot race. But the marathon that we all know today took shape in 1995 thanks to the Italia Marathon Club, which in just a few years made the Roma City Marathon the number one Italian race in terms of participation and importance, winning the IAAF Gold Label in 2011. In recent years, the competition has continuously evolved until reaching its current form and reputation.
With its flow that accompanies the marathon runners towards the finish line and victory, the river Tiber was chosen as the symbol of the Rome Marathon. For the Acea Run4Rome solidarity relay, the paving with star motif of the Campidoglio was chosen, while on the medal of the Stracittadina Fun Race the Columns are represented, as a tribute to the Temple of Venus.
The medals of the Acea Run Rome The Marathon 2021 feature one of the symbols of the city of Rome: the sampietrini cobblestones. The sampietrini also feature on the Acea Run4Rome relay medal surrounded by some of Rome’s most important historic buildings that form its skyline. Instead, the medals of the Stracittadina Fun Race feature the Colosseum, one of the most representative monuments of the city and the competition.
The winner of the 2021 Acea Run Rome The Marathon is Kenyan Clement Langat Kiprono, in 2h08'23", followed by Emmanuel Naibei, from Tanzania, in 2h08'28". The third athlete on the podium is Ethiopia's Deresa Ulfata Geleta, 2h08'42".
In the women’s marathon, the first across the line was Kenya's Peris Lagat Cherono, in 2h29'29". Her compatriot Judith Jurubet came second, in 2h30'50". In third place, the Ethiopian Jifar Fantu Zewude, 2h32'02".
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