RACE DAY INFO FOR DISABLED ATHLETES

Thank you for choosing Maratona di Roma. Herewith is the Race Day Info: please read carefully!


RECEPTION Breakfast will be served on race day starting at 6am for those athletes staying at the “Hotel dello Sport Acqua Acetosa”. Along with an “Italian” breakfast, pasta will also be served upon request (please inform the reception the day before).
On the race day morning (21 March) all athletes and assistants should be outside the Hotel dello Sport Acqua Acetosa by 6:30am. Wheelchairs and hand-bikes will be loaded onto minibuses. Departure is scheduled for 6:45am. Unauthorized assistants must reach the start area on their own.
A cloakroom tent will be available at the start/finish area in Largo Corrado Ricci (Via dei Fori Imperiali), where all the athletes must gather at 7:30am. There you will also find toilets and a refreshment station.

BIB NUMBER AND HELMET Bib numbers are allocated on the basis of PBs declared at the time of registration. Since your bib number also displays your personal data, it must only be worn by you. Absolutely no swapping is allowed. Check for mistakes and report them immediately to staff in charge. The bib number must be affixed properly on the front of your race t-shirt and made visible. Apply the two stickers on both sides of your helmet and make them visible. Do not alter in any way our sponsors’ names and logos: we could not have organized this race without their help! If you have any problems with your race number or registration, please go to the “bib number pick-up” point at the Marathon Village.

HELMETS ARE REQUIRED: NO HELMET, NO PARTICIPATION.

CHIP TIMING SERVICE AND CHECKPOINTS This service will be provided by Timing Data Service. There will be eight checkpoints with video cameras set up along the racecourse – including the finish. Illegal actions revealed by the cameras will result in immediate disqualification. If you out, return the chip at any refreshment- / sponge- / First Aid station or at the luggage pick-up area at the finish. Athletes will be fined € 20.00 for any unreturned chip and sports clubs will be held responsible for delinquent payments.

ENTERING THE START AREA: HANDBIKERS AND WHEELCHAIR ATHLETES Meet at 8:40am under the starting bridge, Via dei Fori Imperiali. The race begins at 08:55am.
The other disabled athletes will start the race at 9:00am, together with non-disabled athletes.

RULES OF CONDUCT Non-disabled runners start at 9:00am. If they surpass you, please do not get in their way. Respect them and they will respect you. We also ask that you not take advantage of the slipstream that your assistant might create while cycling, as this is not fair to your fellow competitors.

MEDICAL ADVICE Before the race, you must fill in your medical details on the back of your bib number. An exact description of conditions and/or allergies will help medical staff and yourself if problems should arise. First Aid stations will be located next to every refreshment station and positioned every 5k, starting from kilometre 5 (5-10-15-20-25-30-35-40km).

REFRESHMENT AND SPONGE STATIONS Starting at the 5km, you will find refreshment stations every 5 kilometres, i.e. at the 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 km. Water, isotonic drinks (Gatorade) and sugar solutions are also provided at the first three refreshment stations (5, 10 and 15 km). Water, isotonic drinks (Gatorade), sugar solutions, fruit and solid food are provided from the fourth refreshment station on (from the 20th km). The first two tables at each refreshment stop are marked and reserved for Top Runners. Sponge stations are provided from 7.5 km and every 5 km thereafter, i.e. at 12.5, 17.5, 22.5, 27.5, 32.5 and 37.5 km.

TOILETS These are located at the start/finish area and at all refreshment and sponge stations along the racecourse. Toilets will be open from 7:00am on.

WITHDRAWAL If you wish to withdraw, please report to chip at a TDS-point (there is one next to each timing carpet). Your name will be taken and you will be accompanied to the finish area by a minibus (service provided by Protezione Civile, the Civil Protection Unit). If you can’t reach a refreshment station, contact +39.328.615.94.60. Anyone who does not cover the half marathon distance by 12:30pm will be asked by the judges to stop.

FINISH LINE Maximum time is 7:30 hours. At the 42km mark, you will be guided through arrival formalities. Once you pass the finish line and your chip gives your final time, you can proceed through the arrival corral. You will immediately be awarded a medal to show that you have taken part and a wrap to protect you from the cold. After 10 metres you will be given a goody bag containing isotonic drinks, fruits and other high-energy products. Medical staff will be on hand immediately after the finish. Please use the toilets provided and keep the surrounding area clean. Volunteer physiotherapists of AIFI (Italian Physiotherapists Association) will be available by the disabled athletes’ gazebo.

RANKINGS AND DIPLOMA Official rankings (provided by TDS) – complete with intermediate and final times – and personalized videos (provided by Runners TV) will be available after the race free of charge on our website, www.maratonadiroma.it, where you can also download your participation diploma with no cost.
On www.fotostudio5.net you can purchase a diploma on special paper with the picture of you crossing the finish line.
All the pictures (both of the racecourse and at the finish) will be on sale at www.fotostudio5.net.

MEDAL ENGRAVING If you have booked the medal engraving service, a green and white voucher will be in the envelope. Write your bib number on the voucher. We suggest to keep it in the rucksack you are going to use on the race day. When, after the marathon, you will go to the medal engraving tent to get your medal personalized, hand the voucher to the attendants, together with your medal. Please ensure you have the voucher with you: no voucher, no engraving.

AWARDS CEREMONY The first 3 men and 3 women of each of the following categories (Paraplegic Wheelchair T53/T54, Tetraplegic Wheelchair T51 and T52, Hand-bike A, B and C, Blind T11 and T12/13, T46) must remain available for the awards ceremony, scheduled for 11:50am. After the finish, athletes have to follow the instructions that organizers and staff will provide.
All prize winners are required to visibly display bib numbers.

SHUTTLE SERVICE Athletes taking advantage of the shuttle service have to meet in Piazza Madonna di Loreto. Wheelchairs and hand-bikes can also be transported. Minibuses will shuttle to Hotel dello Sport Acqua Acetosa until 1:30pm.