Sunday February 16th, 2025
Verona, Italy
Distance: Half Marathon · 5K
Offical Race Web Site
The Giulietta & Romeo Half Marathon is held in the spring in Verona, a beautiful city of art and culture, and the setting for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet play.
It's a very popular early-season road running event that attracts a crowd of more than 5,000 half marathon runners and 500 relay teams (10km+11km).
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 1:02:53 | TEFERA ALAZ | ita | |
| 2nd Male | 1:05:30 | COPETA DAVIDE | ita | |
| 3rd Male | 1:05:47 | BURGER HANNES | ita | |
| 4th Male | 1:05:59 | ZOUIOULA MOHAMMED | ita | |
| Female | 1:11:47 | LAGAT SHALYNE | ken | |
| 2nd Female | 1:15:09 | TUCCITTO ALESSIA | ita | |
| 3rd Female | 1:16:51 | EL ADEL SAKINA | ita | |
| 4th Female | 1:19:48 | RAMOS PAOLA | peru |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 1:05:59 | ZOUIOULA MOHAMMED | ita | |
| M 50-59 | 1:17:26 | OLIVIERI SIMONPIETRO | ita | |
| M 60-69 | 1:21:38 | MINOZZI SERGIO | ita | |
| M 70+ | 1:40:12 | BY NICOLA MAURO | ita | |
| F 40-49 | 1:26:11 | CARDUCCI SARA | ita | |
| F 50-59 | 1:25:52 | BARONI SARA | ita | |
| F 60-69 | 1:42:39 | MARINI MARILENA | ita | |
| F 70+ | 2:25:51 | CHIODELLI PAOLA | ita |
(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.
Saturday March 29th, 2025
San Juan Capistrano, California
Distance: 800m · 1600m · 1500m · 10000m
Offical Race Web Site
The world's fastest 10,000m races each year have taken place in a sleepy little coastal town in southern California. More national records were broken in 2022 than any other race on the planet as the best in the western hemisphere launched into rarified zones of time and space.
The best return to San Juan Capistrano this year to cap off an expanded night of racing. Racers will contend for the win, compete for valuable World Athletics points and make their marks on the evening of March 4th in a World Athletics Silver Label event:
Sound Running's The TEN.
Tune in for high-speed racing over 25 laps on the oval.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 26:52 | Grant FISHER | USA | |
| 2nd Male | 26:52 | Nico YOUNG | USA | |
| 3rd Male | 26:52 | Andreas ALMGREN | SWE | |
| 4th Male | 26:53 | Mohammed AHMED | CAN | |
| Female | 29:48 | Tsigie GEBRESELAMA | ETH | |
| 2nd Female | 30:33 | Weini KELATI FREZGHI | USA | |
| 3rd Female | 30:35 | Lauren RYAN | AUS | |
| 4th Female | 30:36 | Megan KEITH | GBR |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Saturday March 29th, 2025
Azkoitia, Spain
Distance: Half Marathon
Offical Race Web Site
The Azkoitia-Azpeitia half marathon (Diego García memorial) is one of the most important sport events in the province of Gipuzkoa. It is an open race, as the only condition to take part in it is to be over 14 years old (no matter what sex or nationality participants are, or whether they are federated or not).
Each year, more than 1,000 runners take part in the half marathon, although we have to stand out the number of people in the streets cheering and supporting the athletes. Moreover, during the race there will be several provision points, so that runners can get their strength back.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 1:01:59 | Ellijah KIBET | KEN | |
| 2nd Male | 1:03:07 | Alfred KIPCHIRCHIR | KEN | |
| 3rd Male | 1:03:09 | Embay GOITOM | ETH | |
| 4th Male | 1:03:32 | Nicolas CUESTAS | URU | |
| Female | 1:08:49 | Rose CHELIMO | BRN | |
| 2nd Female | 1:09:26 | Kaoutar BOULAID | MAR | |
| 3rd Female | 1:10:32 | Cynthia KOSGEI | KEN | |
| 4th Female | 1:13:23 | Elena LOYO | ESP |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Sunday March 30th, 2025
Ghent, Belgium
Distance: Half Marathon · 10K · 6 km
Offical Race Web Site
The 4th edition of the Runners' lab Half Marathon Ghent will take place on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
It's a race for everyone: From world champions, recreational runners, wheelers to kids from the neighborhood ... everyone runs alongside Olympic medalist Bashir Abdi on this fast and beautiful course.
So the ideal opportunity to improve your personal best time in a nice atmosphere.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 1:00:00 | Evans Kipkorir | KEN | |
| 2nd Male | 1:00:00 | Edward Koonyo | KEN | |
| 3rd Male | 1:00:42 | Ibrahim Hassan | DJI | |
| 4th Male | 1:01:13 | Abraham Akopesha | KEN | |
| Female | 1:06:35 | Judy Kemboi | KEN | |
| 2nd Female | 1:09:14 | Gladys Jemaiyo | KEN | |
| 3rd Female | 1:09:14 | Hilda Jelagat Kiptum | KEN | |
| 4th Female | 1:09:32 | Rabecca Chepkwemoi | KEN |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
This year the course has been redesigned and is even faster. While Bashir may have a shot at the European record, you will find the ideal conditions to run your best time ever.
Start and finish are located at the Wouter Weylandt athletics stadium in Gentbrugge.
The course consists of a 1K start, followed by two laps of 9K to finally run back to the stadium. Along the way you will pass the Gentbrugse Meersen and the Scheldedijk, among other places.
During the 21K, there are four supplies provided with the support of 4GOLD. You'll find them after 4, 8, 12 and 16K.
Sunday March 30th, 2025
Suzhou, China
Distance: Half Marathon
Offical Race Web Site
The S uzhouJinji Lake Half Marathon has been held for 12 times and it has become a sport and fitness carnival for local citizens and running lovers.
The event has attracted 300,000 marathoners and long-distance runners from all over the world in total. And the average age of participants is 33, with the youngest being 4 and the oldest 84. This year, 30,000 running enthusiasts from home and abroad joined the competition.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 1:01:15 | Tadele DEMISE | ETH | |
| 2nd Male | 1:02:16 | Tadesse KASSA | ETH | |
| 3rd Male | 1:02:49 | Birhanu BEKELE | ETH | |
| 4th Male | 1:03:45 | Chala LELISA DEBELE | ETH | |
| Female | 1:11:10 | Enatnesh WALELIGN | ETH | |
| 2nd Female | 1:13:13 | Agrie WOLE | ETH | |
| 3rd Female | 1:17:01 | Anjing JIAO | CHN | |
| 4th Female | 1:18:16 | Bingyang YANG | CHN |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
The Suzhou Jinji Lake Half Marathon featured a running route around the Jinji Lake, passing a number of landmarks in SIP and offering the runners a good opportunity to appreciate the picturesque scenery of the Jinji Lake, a national 5A-level scenic area. It’s worth mentioning that for the first time in the history of the Jinji Lake Half Marathon, participants of its fun run were also awarded medals if they finished the race, which means that all the 30,000 runners for this year’s event could take home a medal.
