ROME MARATHON, XVI EDITION

Acea Run Rome. The Marathon of Roma - Un Ospite a Roma

The 16 th edition of the Rome Marathon is programmed for Sunday, 21 st March 2010. A record number of 15,346 participants from 83 countries will set off from the Colosseum on what is universally considered the most beautiful marathon route in the world, taking in Via dei Fori Imperiali, the Maximum Circus, the Basilica of San Paola, Via del Corso, the Spanish Steps, Villa Borghese Park, Piazza del Popolo and St. Peters, ending up at the Foro Italico sports centre on the banks of the Tiber.  

This years eventi s dedicated to the barefoot Ethiopian marathon runner, Abebe Bikila, who won the Olympic Marathon in Rome in 1960, with the slogan Abebe The Legend appearing on all the official material concerning the 2010 edition.

For information: www.maratonadiroma.it

Posted on 18 Mar 2010 by Editor
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