MONZA HALF MARATHON ON OCTOBER 4 CLOSE TO SELLING OUT. ATHLETES FROM 79 COUNTRIES

15 September 2026
|In News
|By pressautodromo

The Monza Half Marathon returns on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The event, organized by MG Sport under the FollowYourPassion brand, was presented today, Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at the Temple of Speed. Among those present were Viviana Guidetti, Monza City Councilor for Sport, Ennio Marchesin, member of the CONI Lombardia Executive Committee, Luca Barzaghi, President of the FIDAL Lombardia Regional Committee, Andrea Trabuio, General Manager of MG Sport, and Luca Lamera, Race Director of the Monza Half Marathon.
Registrations are close to selling out, with a 60% increase compared with 2025. 32% of participants are coming from abroad, representing 79 countries.
36% of the starters will be women, with an average age of 34. Four distances are scheduled: 30 km, 21 km, 10 km and 5 km. The 30 km and 21 km races are competitive; the 10 km is both competitive and non-competitive, while the 5 km is non-competitive.

All registered participants will receive the official shirt and those who finish the race will also receive the event medal.
The Monza Half Marathon is also the second stage of the 2026 FollowYourPassion Running Series. Here is the schedule. Saturday, October 3: from 10.00 to 18.30, bib and race pack collection at Paddock 1 of the Autodromo; Sunday, October 4: from 6.15 to 8, bib and race pack collection, only for residents outside the province of Monza-Brianza.
At 9.00, the competitive races start, with the traffic light being switched off on the finish straight, followed by the non-competitive distances.
At 11.00, awards for the overall 10 km and 21 km winners at the Expo Village.
At approximately 12.30, category awards for the 21 km and overall awards for the 30 km.
“Promoting good sporting practices means, for the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, making a concrete contribution to the well-being of the community and strengthening the bond with the local area -says the president of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Giuseppe Redaelli -. It also means demonstrating that a place created for motorsports can be experienced in many ways and become a space capable of welcoming people, generations and different passions».

(source: Half Marathon press release)