me‘ was presented today at the Royal Palace Milan marathon 2023 edition. The 21st edition will be another great day of sport for everyone: professional athletes, runners, families and also for the city itself. As every year, great attention to sustainability and solidarity.
The new Milan Marathon 2023 jersey. Photo Gian Mattia D’Alberto / LaPresse
It will take place on April 2.. Ring route confirmed, with departure and arrival in the heart of the city, in Corso Venezia. Organized by RCS Sports & Events – RCS Active Team, the fastest marathon on Italian soil will once again propose the Lombard capital as the capital of the race, which in 2022 was able to involve more than 13,000 participants between marathon and relay.
Milan Marathon an international success
Illinois Milan marathon charity program it is now of international importance: in fact, it is second only to the London Marathon in terms of fundraising results. last year the Lenovo Relay Marathonthe team relay that allows the route to be divided into four sections (between 7 and 13 km in length each) and that gives runners the opportunity to participate only by registering with one of the Non-Profit Organizations (ONP) adhering to the Milan Marathon Charity Programsaw more than 1,900 teams at the start, with a collection on the platform of the Rete del Dono (historic partner of the event) more than 600 thousand euros. To satisfy the growing “thirst” for numbers, the organizer has already opened registration for the next edition of the relay.
All about the 21st Milan Marathon
Path
It is long 42.195 km circuit, with departure and arrival in Corso Venezia. You will touch the most evocative and iconic points of the Lombard capital: the Duomo, the Castello Sforzesco, City Life.
The sweaters
This year the shirts will be made by ASICStechnical partner until 2024. The marathon jersey will be delivered to the finishers immediately after the finish line, while for Lenovo Relay Marathon and School Marathon it will be included in the race kit delivered to MiCo, where the Milano Running Festival Village will take place . be located.
Sustainability
The project has been confirmed. #RunGreenMilanoMarathon, which since last year has made the marathon a more sustainable event and an example of attention to the environment. Thanks to ClimatePartner, together with RCS Sports & Events in this project, the CO2 emissions produced by the event will be offset with activities carried out both on the same days of the event (selective waste collection, recycling of plastic material, use of energy from renewable sources) and later, through the identification of solutions and projects to be implemented in other parts of the world.
The lightest school marathon
On Saturday we will run there. The lightest school marathon, now in its seventh edition. But it will not be the only sporting event prior to the race: the children’s race, organized in collaboration with OPES (Organization for Sports Education), has always also been open to families and caregivers and will animate the life of City Life, points of reference for runners on marathon days. The initiative is enriched with an educational itinerary aimed at raising awareness among primary and secondary school students in Milan about the importance of outdoor activities that are the basis of a healthy lifestyle and about the values of sport and the marathon. In 2022, the Levissima School Marathon was attended by more than 8,000 young people and caregivers.
The Sports Gazette
Next to the Milan Marathon, as always, La Gazzetta dello Sport, which with the vertical brand Gazzetta Active, dedicated to the active lifestyle and practiced sport, offers online advice and information for running and outdoor sports enthusiasts .
The preparation
New for the 2023 edition concerns a marathon preparation training plan: available online from December and outdoors from January with coach Giorgio Rondelli.
the soundtrack
RDS 100% Grandi Successi will be the official radio station of the Milan Marathon. It will work together with RCS Sports & Events to promote all the activities on the editorial and RDS Active, the web radio dedicated to all athletes listenable through the official RDS app. The active participation of the official voices of the radio is also expected during the different days of the event, with the aim of grafting a concentration of music and entertainment in full 100% Grandi Successi style.