Marathon Details - Milano City Marathon

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Milano City Marathon & Marathon Relay

Milano, Italy

April 7, 2024

http://www.milanomarathon.it/en

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Name:	Giulia Lunghi
Address:	A.S.D. Milano City Marathon Club via San Marco 21 - 20121 Milano (MI), Italy
Phone Number:	+39 02.62827862
Fax Number:	+39 0262828186
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Course 4.0

Organization 4.1

Spectators 2.6

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Colin King from Vancouver, Canada (4/4/2023) "Decent course but organization could be better" (about: 2023) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 3 1. Registration process was ridicolously bureaucratic, confused and very poorly communicated. Several prerequisites including a medical certificate from your doctor. Despite submitting several weeks before the race, approval was not provided until 4 (!) days before the race. Email replies were not helpful. 2. The expo had lots of stalls. The officlal Asics gear available for purchase was a SS shirt, a hat ... and that's it. 3. The official rules were clear that you had to be at your designated entry date to the park by 7:45am. Turned out (a) the park was basically accessible from any entrance, and (b) if you weren't dropping off gear, you could have simply entered your start corrall a few minutes before the 9am start. 4. The start corrals included a mix of marathon and relay runners. Once you get to the start itself, the field splits into relay on the left, marathon on the right. There is very little warning of this - by the time you get there, if you're on the wrong side, it's impossible to fight through the crowd to get in the right lane. I ended up crossing the mat in the relay lane which I think is why my time is missing from the results. 5. The course is generally flat. There are several cobble/tram track sections in the centre of the city. Aid stations are good including water bottles. 6. The relay starts quite a while after the marathon which results in fast relay runners barging through the marathon pack. I was bumped from behind quite heavily, no apology, just sped through. 7. Shirt and medal are given at the end and both are nice. 8. By my watch (and others seemed similar), distance measured about 42.8km. So a mixed experience overall. Glad to have done it but would not repeat.
W. S. from Voorschoten, the Netherlands (4/27/2019) "Nice course in a nice city" (about: 2019) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This marathon course really has it all, wonderful buildings like the Duomo and San Siro, mostly flat and well organised. Lots of drinks, fruit and food available for the runners. Nice under armour running shirt in the bag.
Edu Barcrelo from Barcelona, Spain (4/19/2017) "You better don't run this marathon" (about: 2017) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 I knew Milano was not a big marathon, but I didn't expect that. Organization was pretty good, the expo was fine and getting the bib number was fast and easy which is what I like. Water and fruit stations during the race were great too. What I really missed during the race are some spectators and support, I find nobody from km 8 to km 39, which make the marathon a bit hard, on the other side the route during the 42K is just awful. It could not have been worst. Moreover the results are not correct for many runners, they don't show the net time for many of us which I found pitiful and it seems a third division marathon. To end up, happy to have run another marathon but I don't recommend Milano Marathon to anyone.
A. O. from London (4/9/2016) "Chaotic!" (about: 2016) 11-50 previous marathons COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 2 Milan is a beautiful city but the course could be better laid out. Although the roads were 'closed' to traffic and the public, the course was frequently interrupted by walkers, cyclists and even cars with the race marshals either unable, unwilling to stop the intrusions. Some runners were running with their dogs which I found strange. After the halt-way point, there were few or no toilets, which was hard going when the weather was so warm and humid and you had to drink a lot to stay hydrated. I have run marathons all over the world and this was the worst in terms of spectator numbers and support. Finally, days later, I am unable to be sure what my actual time for the marathon was as the 'official' result (for everyone) is listed as the gun time and not the from the actual time that one crossed the start line. I am glad I ran this marathon and I enjoyed my girlie weekend trip to Milan but I would advise that this marathon is probably not the best choice for a novice marathoner.
Rosendo RIVAROLA from Ushuaia - Argentina (1/19/2016) "Una bonita Experiencia - A nice Experience" (about: 2015) 3 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 It was my third marathon, first outside Argentina, the circuit was very nice, shirt, bag and medals of quality, is perhaps a bit complicated registration. But overall my experience in Milan was very good!
John Murray from Glasgow, Scotland (4/11/2014) "Fast, flat, smallish marathon." (about: 2014) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 What was good? - The Expo was easy to find, well organised and friendly. The course was flat and run on mainly wide avenues with little congestion. The water and food stations were well stocked and frequent. The city is an excellent destination; just the right size for a weekend, well priced, excellent restaurants, great sights and friendly locals. What was bad? - The heat; at 25 degrees it cost me my time by 2 mins....can't really blame the organisers for this one! The public! As with most city marathons there are always idiots walking out in front of runners; Italy is particularly renowned for this....Milan is no exception....look out! Cobblestones just at the wrong time on the course. Italian runners racing in much the same way as Italian drivers drive! I had to elbow and push my way through a couple of times as little men with big egos felt they could barge me during the race....they couldn't! Overall I'd certainly recommend it although now I've ticked it off I don't plan to go back.
b. b. from Ireland (4/14/2013) "flat with 2 minor hills + water bottles" (about: 2013) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 Weather was near perfect except for some wind. Expo was good and friendly except I see one lady having huge problems with an Italian passoprt and English medical certificate. She was given only one option of paying for new certificate from an Italian doctor which they kindly provided access to. Identification must match location of address/medical certificate location - Italian Law. Organisation at start was good, not crowded, a relaxed mood. Crowd support was minimal except for a few locations where it sounded great. I was surprised with 2 KM or less to go and no crowd support. No mile markers ever mile. Fluid stations were good with water bottles which I believe is best solution but bottles were too big therefore I emptied most and continued with bottle in hand. They also had cups of some carbohydrate drink. My own race resulted in 2:47 instead of 2:43 or so, mainly because of being under-trained and cobble-stones possibly brought on hamstring cramps. There were more cobble stones than I expected but not miles of them - difficult to run on. Winds which seemed present for majority of race did have an impact but cannot be fully blamed for my slower than expected time. 2 minor hills surprised me. No problems with traffic, coarse was closed to traffic. Afterwards there was a nice park to relax with food stands and believe it, yes there were crowded showers for anyone who wanted to follow the sign and walk 800m. I say every marathon should do like Milan and supply showers!!!! I would recommend Milan for a fast time but not a perfect coarse because of cobble-stones and fluid stations only every 5 KM. Overall a great production and congradulations to the Milan people who I liked alot and I will return one day.
Adrian Maggs from Montepulciano (4/9/2013) "Fast flat course" (about: 2013) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 This was my 10th Marathon and I chose it because of previous reviewers comments about a fast course. It is amazing to run 26 miles completely on the flat (with the exception of one slight road underpass). You start outside the city at the Expo Rho, which is a bit boring and almost no spectators. Once you get into the historic centre your family can easily see you 3 or 4 times by just walking a few 100 meters. Drinks were bottles (which is unusual in Italy) and they had lots of fruit (who has time to eat a banana!) I ran with the 3 hour pace makers, who were great, got me home in 2:58. They ran a perfect even pace and encouraged you towards the end (in Italian - sorry). You finish in the historic centre next to the Castle. Medal best in the world. Goody bag OK (great coolmax t-shirt). Daughters liked the fact you could shop in Abercrombie post-race.
L. S. from Oslo, Norway (4/8/2013) "Fast, flat and trafficfree!" (about: 2013) 11-50 previous marathons \| 2 Milano City Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Milano City Marathon just gets better and better each year. Very well organized, really impressed with the event. New in 2013 was that the marathon was added to a so-called 'green sunday' which means that the center is closed for regular passenger vehicles. One huge advantage, both in terms of air quality, noise, and general well-being. Free ticket for all public transportation race day came in the goody bag! The t-shirt is the best and coolest free race t-shirt I got. The course is point to point, starting in an exhibition area outside the city and into the city center and passes most major sights before closing off the walls of the old city that today is a great park. Drinking water stations had both in bottles and paper cups, sports drinks in paper cups. This year the weather was ideal, with cloudy and about 8-9 degrees celcius at the start, and eventually the sun and around 15 degrees at the finish. Plenty of space and very well organized finish. For two years side was all speaker information in the starting area in Italian, this year it was also in English. The medal was great. My time was 2:57.
K. M. from United States (4/22/2012) "An American in Milan" (about: 2012) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my first international marathon of 26 completed. I would recommend Milan for a first time int'l event. The destination is really great and easy to get there. Lots of hotels to choose from. You can stay at any hotel near a Metro station because you go to the Expo and start line via the Metro sub-way. I would stay at the Sheraton at the Duomo if I were to do it again. That is the best tourist area, and you run past the Duomo at mile 16, so your family can cheer you on! The best part of this course is that it is totally flat, the entire distance, no kidding. Also, you get water bottles at the aid stations, rather than cups (like the US). This is also a relatively small marathon with 3,900 runners this year. Pay attention to the weather, as it can be warm the middle of April in Milan. I happended to catch a rainy day, which is better than too much sun. Think thru your logistics. Hard to pickup items last minute if you haven't prepared. Example, I didn't prepare for the rain and had to buy an umbrella day before the race. Should have brought one of those trash bags to wear at the start line. Also, be prepared to follow the crowd. Instructions at the start line are given in Italian only, so don't be afraid to make a friend who speaks a little English. Expo is very disappointing. No shoe/apparel/nutrition vendors, so if you forgot something, you won't find it last minute at the expo. Took me 10 minutes to pickup my race packet and walk thru the expo. Final comment: Two thumbs up for this marathon, super user friendly.

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Colin King from Vancouver, Canada (4/4/2023) "Decent course but organization could be better" (about: 2023) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 3 1. Registration process was ridicolously bureaucratic, confused and very poorly communicated. Several prerequisites including a medical certificate from your doctor. Despite submitting several weeks before the race, approval was not provided until 4 (!) days before the race. Email replies were not helpful. 2. The expo had lots of stalls. The officlal Asics gear available for purchase was a SS shirt, a hat ... and that's it. 3. The official rules were clear that you had to be at your designated entry date to the park by 7:45am. Turned out (a) the park was basically accessible from any entrance, and (b) if you weren't dropping off gear, you could have simply entered your start corrall a few minutes before the 9am start. 4. The start corrals included a mix of marathon and relay runners. Once you get to the start itself, the field splits into relay on the left, marathon on the right. There is very little warning of this - by the time you get there, if you're on the wrong side, it's impossible to fight through the crowd to get in the right lane. I ended up crossing the mat in the relay lane which I think is why my time is missing from the results. 5. The course is generally flat. There are several cobble/tram track sections in the centre of the city. Aid stations are good including water bottles. 6. The relay starts quite a while after the marathon which results in fast relay runners barging through the marathon pack. I was bumped from behind quite heavily, no apology, just sped through. 7. Shirt and medal are given at the end and both are nice. 8. By my watch (and others seemed similar), distance measured about 42.8km. So a mixed experience overall. Glad to have done it but would not repeat.
W. S. from Voorschoten, the Netherlands (4/27/2019) "Nice course in a nice city" (about: 2019) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This marathon course really has it all, wonderful buildings like the Duomo and San Siro, mostly flat and well organised. Lots of drinks, fruit and food available for the runners. Nice under armour running shirt in the bag.
Edu Barcrelo from Barcelona, Spain (4/19/2017) "You better don't run this marathon" (about: 2017) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 I knew Milano was not a big marathon, but I didn't expect that. Organization was pretty good, the expo was fine and getting the bib number was fast and easy which is what I like. Water and fruit stations during the race were great too. What I really missed during the race are some spectators and support, I find nobody from km 8 to km 39, which make the marathon a bit hard, on the other side the route during the 42K is just awful. It could not have been worst. Moreover the results are not correct for many runners, they don't show the net time for many of us which I found pitiful and it seems a third division marathon. To end up, happy to have run another marathon but I don't recommend Milano Marathon to anyone.
A. O. from London (4/9/2016) "Chaotic!" (about: 2016) 11-50 previous marathons COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 2 Milan is a beautiful city but the course could be better laid out. Although the roads were 'closed' to traffic and the public, the course was frequently interrupted by walkers, cyclists and even cars with the race marshals either unable, unwilling to stop the intrusions. Some runners were running with their dogs which I found strange. After the halt-way point, there were few or no toilets, which was hard going when the weather was so warm and humid and you had to drink a lot to stay hydrated. I have run marathons all over the world and this was the worst in terms of spectator numbers and support. Finally, days later, I am unable to be sure what my actual time for the marathon was as the 'official' result (for everyone) is listed as the gun time and not the from the actual time that one crossed the start line. I am glad I ran this marathon and I enjoyed my girlie weekend trip to Milan but I would advise that this marathon is probably not the best choice for a novice marathoner.
Rosendo RIVAROLA from Ushuaia - Argentina (1/19/2016) "Una bonita Experiencia - A nice Experience" (about: 2015) 3 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 It was my third marathon, first outside Argentina, the circuit was very nice, shirt, bag and medals of quality, is perhaps a bit complicated registration. But overall my experience in Milan was very good!
John Murray from Glasgow, Scotland (4/11/2014) "Fast, flat, smallish marathon." (about: 2014) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 What was good? - The Expo was easy to find, well organised and friendly. The course was flat and run on mainly wide avenues with little congestion. The water and food stations were well stocked and frequent. The city is an excellent destination; just the right size for a weekend, well priced, excellent restaurants, great sights and friendly locals. What was bad? - The heat; at 25 degrees it cost me my time by 2 mins....can't really blame the organisers for this one! The public! As with most city marathons there are always idiots walking out in front of runners; Italy is particularly renowned for this....Milan is no exception....look out! Cobblestones just at the wrong time on the course. Italian runners racing in much the same way as Italian drivers drive! I had to elbow and push my way through a couple of times as little men with big egos felt they could barge me during the race....they couldn't! Overall I'd certainly recommend it although now I've ticked it off I don't plan to go back.
b. b. from Ireland (4/14/2013) "flat with 2 minor hills + water bottles" (about: 2013) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 Weather was near perfect except for some wind. Expo was good and friendly except I see one lady having huge problems with an Italian passoprt and English medical certificate. She was given only one option of paying for new certificate from an Italian doctor which they kindly provided access to. Identification must match location of address/medical certificate location - Italian Law. Organisation at start was good, not crowded, a relaxed mood. Crowd support was minimal except for a few locations where it sounded great. I was surprised with 2 KM or less to go and no crowd support. No mile markers ever mile. Fluid stations were good with water bottles which I believe is best solution but bottles were too big therefore I emptied most and continued with bottle in hand. They also had cups of some carbohydrate drink. My own race resulted in 2:47 instead of 2:43 or so, mainly because of being under-trained and cobble-stones possibly brought on hamstring cramps. There were more cobble stones than I expected but not miles of them - difficult to run on. Winds which seemed present for majority of race did have an impact but cannot be fully blamed for my slower than expected time. 2 minor hills surprised me. No problems with traffic, coarse was closed to traffic. Afterwards there was a nice park to relax with food stands and believe it, yes there were crowded showers for anyone who wanted to follow the sign and walk 800m. I say every marathon should do like Milan and supply showers!!!! I would recommend Milan for a fast time but not a perfect coarse because of cobble-stones and fluid stations only every 5 KM. Overall a great production and congradulations to the Milan people who I liked alot and I will return one day.
Adrian Maggs from Montepulciano (4/9/2013) "Fast flat course" (about: 2013) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 This was my 10th Marathon and I chose it because of previous reviewers comments about a fast course. It is amazing to run 26 miles completely on the flat (with the exception of one slight road underpass). You start outside the city at the Expo Rho, which is a bit boring and almost no spectators. Once you get into the historic centre your family can easily see you 3 or 4 times by just walking a few 100 meters. Drinks were bottles (which is unusual in Italy) and they had lots of fruit (who has time to eat a banana!) I ran with the 3 hour pace makers, who were great, got me home in 2:58. They ran a perfect even pace and encouraged you towards the end (in Italian - sorry). You finish in the historic centre next to the Castle. Medal best in the world. Goody bag OK (great coolmax t-shirt). Daughters liked the fact you could shop in Abercrombie post-race.
L. S. from Oslo, Norway (4/8/2013) "Fast, flat and trafficfree!" (about: 2013) 11-50 previous marathons \| 2 Milano City Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Milano City Marathon just gets better and better each year. Very well organized, really impressed with the event. New in 2013 was that the marathon was added to a so-called 'green sunday' which means that the center is closed for regular passenger vehicles. One huge advantage, both in terms of air quality, noise, and general well-being. Free ticket for all public transportation race day came in the goody bag! The t-shirt is the best and coolest free race t-shirt I got. The course is point to point, starting in an exhibition area outside the city and into the city center and passes most major sights before closing off the walls of the old city that today is a great park. Drinking water stations had both in bottles and paper cups, sports drinks in paper cups. This year the weather was ideal, with cloudy and about 8-9 degrees celcius at the start, and eventually the sun and around 15 degrees at the finish. Plenty of space and very well organized finish. For two years side was all speaker information in the starting area in Italian, this year it was also in English. The medal was great. My time was 2:57.
K. M. from United States (4/22/2012) "An American in Milan" (about: 2012) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Milano City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my first international marathon of 26 completed. I would recommend Milan for a first time int'l event. The destination is really great and easy to get there. Lots of hotels to choose from. You can stay at any hotel near a Metro station because you go to the Expo and start line via the Metro sub-way. I would stay at the Sheraton at the Duomo if I were to do it again. That is the best tourist area, and you run past the Duomo at mile 16, so your family can cheer you on! The best part of this course is that it is totally flat, the entire distance, no kidding. Also, you get water bottles at the aid stations, rather than cups (like the US). This is also a relatively small marathon with 3,900 runners this year. Pay attention to the weather, as it can be warm the middle of April in Milan. I happended to catch a rainy day, which is better than too much sun. Think thru your logistics. Hard to pickup items last minute if you haven't prepared. Example, I didn't prepare for the rain and had to buy an umbrella day before the race. Should have brought one of those trash bags to wear at the start line. Also, be prepared to follow the crowd. Instructions at the start line are given in Italian only, so don't be afraid to make a friend who speaks a little English. Expo is very disappointing. No shoe/apparel/nutrition vendors, so if you forgot something, you won't find it last minute at the expo. Took me 10 minutes to pickup my race packet and walk thru the expo. Final comment: Two thumbs up for this marathon, super user friendly.

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