Overview
- The city and race organizers published a pedestrian plan with protected corridors at Via di San Gregorio and Via dei Fori Imperiali to keep access to the Colosseum area during the start.
- Tourist crossings will be free until 8:00, permitted during pauses between runner waves from 8:00 to 9:00, and fully reopened from 9:00, according to the plan.
- The March 22 marathon is sold out with 36,000 competitors, with officials reporting more than 25,000 foreign runners from 166 countries and over 120,000 total weekend presences.
- Organizers unveiled a 252‑member World Pacer Team selected by marathoner Federica Romano and submitted a Guinness World Records candidature; for the first time in Europe, official pacers will use Jeff Galloway’s Run‑Walk‑Run method led by seven U.S. pacers coordinated by Chris Twiggs.
- Rome Running Week opened at Sapienza University with a roundtable on athlete health, inclusion and sustainability featuring university and city leaders.