24 Maratona Sant'Antonio

The Maratona Sant'Antonio in Padova is a well-established event on the international running calendar, now in its 26th edition, drawing thousands of serious competitors alongside a much larger casual crowd. The course is a trail marathon that stays mostly flat with gentle rolling sections, giving you minimal elevation stress while you run through the countryside around this historic city in northeastern Italy. This April race includes multiple distance options beyond the full marathon, from a half marathon to shorter 10km and fun runs, so it works whether you're targeting a goal time or just looking for a springtime race experience. The event is genuinely popular locally, pulling over 35,000 participants across all its races, which means good organization and atmosphere but also predictable crowd conditions. If you want a straightforward, relatively easy marathon course in Italy with solid logistics and the energy of a major regional event, this delivers exactly that.