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These are fast circuits, practically flat and more urban, by eliminating the external areas of the city in the final kilometers and placing them in the central areas of the city to obtain more heat from the public.

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The Austin Marathon and Half-Marathon courses are USATF certified and run through or past some of Austin's most scenic and historic areas, including Lady Bird Johnson Lake, the Allandale and Hyde Park neighborhoods, Congress Avenue, the University of Texas campus, and the State Capitol complex. The gently rolling and shaded course is 90 percent asphalt with long straightaways and 28 turns.

The marathon course gains approximately 14 feet per mile over the first 17 miles before dropping more than 33 feet per mile over the final nine miles to the finish on Congress Avenue in the shadow of the State Capitol Building. The route has a total ascent of 591 feet and has a maximum elevation of 764 feet. The elevation at the start is 546 feet.

About the course

Forty-two kilometers, for the White Marble Marathon Foundation with departure and arrival from Marina di Carrara and 21,097 meters for the WRA Half Marathon with departure and start in Marina di Carrara.

The races are developed on the very fast Apuano seafront reaching the borders with Forte dei Marmi, the routes are entirely flat, the fastest ever.

FIDAL certified route - FIDAL detail "Path completely asphalted and closed to vehicular traffic in compliance with the dictates of the 240 IAAF rule"

(2020)

Joel Mwangi won the 13th Edition of the Verona Italy half marathon clocking a personal best of 1:00:40 the fastest half in Italy over the last year

The Kenyan Joel Maina Mwangi and Valeria Straneo are the winners of the 13th edition of the Giulietta & Romeo Half Marathon staged in Verona Italy on Sunday February 16 2020.

The men's race was fast with Mwangi crossing the finish line in 1:00:40 preceding the compatriots Solomon Koech (1:00:56) and Ishmael Chelanga Kalale (1:01:26) who dropped after the 15th kilometer. In fourth place wasSounder Moen, former European marathon record holder, clocking 1:01:28; in seventh was the German record holder Arne Gabius (1:03:23).

This was the fastest Italian half marathon of the last 365 days. After the race Joel Mwangi who is training at the newly opened (January 19, 2020) Kenyan Athletics Training Academy in Thika, Kenya said: "Despite a lot of corners, I took the lead from 18km. I was well prepared for any pace. Any time they tried to push I pushed back. At 10k I push for 1km (2:40) to break the group of four. We remained two, Solomon and me. At 18k I took over and he was not able to resist."

This was a personal best for Joel by 39 seconds. His pace was 2:50 per k.

The Italian title goes to the policeman Daniele D'Onofrio in 1:93:15 (7th place and personal best) ahead of Neka Crippa (6th) and Xavier Chevrier (1:03:25).

In the women's race, Valeria Straneo, who took over at 2km from the finish, got rid of the Kenyan Lenah Jerotich, who finished second in 1:11:43, Straneo clocked 1:11:34. Giovanna Epis also did well placing third clocking 1:12:13

About the Course

Starting at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi stadium in the western part of Verona, the half marathon consists of two laps, approximately 10km and 11km long.

The course is largely flat and very scenic as it winds its way through the city center and through the picturesque Old Town, passing many of Verona's best sights.

The finish line is on Piazza Brain front of the Arena, the third-largest of all Roman amphitheatres.