PolimiRun Milano

If you haven’t received a confirmation email after registering for the non-competitive PolimiRun Milano, check your spam folder. If you don’t find it there, email eventi-sport@polimi.it, attaching your payment receipt.

If you’re registered for the competitive PolimiRun Milano, you’ll be sent your bib number by email during the week of the race. If you don’t receive it, or for any information regarding your registration for the competitive race, you can email polimirunmilano@evodata.it.

You can pick up your official race shirt, bib, and race kit at the following locations and times:

• Campus Milano Bovisa La Masa, in the main square of the campus, in front of building B19 (near the plane): Wednesday, September 23, 2026 from 10:00 to 18:00
• Campus Milano Leonardo, entrance from Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci, 32: Thursday 24 September 2026 from 12:00 to 20:00, Friday 25 September 2026 from 10:00 to 20:00 and Saturday 26 September 2026 from 10:00 to 19:00

After registering, you’ll receive an email with your bib number. You’ll need to show it when you pick up your bib, along with a valid ID. Along with your bib, you’ll also receive the official race jersey and bag. Closer to the event, you’ll receive an email with the dates, times, and all final information.
Competitive runners will receive the email with their bib number during the week of the race.

It is not possible to collect your bib on race day, with the exception of those arriving from outside Lombardy, who can collect it at the Start Village at Campus Bovisa on Sunday, September 27, 2026, from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. To collect it, you must show the email with your bib number and an ID.

At the time of kit pickup, you will receive a jersey in the size you selected during registration. Under no circumstances can the jersey received be exchanged for a different size. FOR THIS REASON, WE INVITE YOU TO CHECK THE AVAILABLE SIZE GUIDE.

The race kit can only be collected at the locations, days, and times indicated.

Yes; in order to do that you must show (on your smartphone) the email received by your friend with his bib number and also a digital copy of his identity document.

You can register for PolimiRun Milano through our website sport.polimi.it. You can choose whether to participate in non-competitive or competitive PolimiRun Milano. The registration for the competitive race will close on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 or till the sold out; the registration for the non-competitive run will close on Friday, September 25, 2026 or till the sold out. In any case, the Organization reserves the right to close registrations in advance or to accept them after the closing date at its sole discretion.

The registration to the competitive race is allowed only to people fullfilling the requirements written in the Official Regulations (at the end of this page). The group registered for the competitive PolimiRun Milano will start first. The route, the T-shirt and the services will be the same for everyone.

Your registration for PolimiRun Milano includes: official jersey, bib with disposable chip to track your time, race pack with sponsors’ gadgets, bag deposit active in the days before the race, mid- and end-of-race refreshments, RCT insurance and injury insurance, technical and medical assistance.

Minors can participate only in the non competitive PolimiRun Milano. Registration for children aged 14 to 17 (on the day of the race) must be taken care of by a parent or a legal guardian.

Children under 14 years cannot be registered but they can participate with a parent; they will not be equipped with a jersey and bib with a chip for the timing. Alternatively, minors between the ages of 1 and 13 can participate in the PolimiRun Kids! Find out all the details here.

The PolimiRun Spring route is accessible to everyone and you can also run with strollers.

All services will be accessible to all and the route will be free of architectural barriers.

If you have any specific needs, please let us know by writing an email to eventi-sport@polimi.it so that we can support you in the best possible way from today to the day of the race; we will be happy to answer all your questions and clarify any doubts.

You can keep the pace you prefer, but please remember that after 1 hour and 40 minutes the organization will no longer guarantee the safety on the route because the streets will be reopened. The time limit of one hour and 40 minutes is calculated starting from the passage of the last athlete under the starting arch.If you are tired, you will still be able to exit the race route that passes near some subway stations; in this way you can reach the arrival Village at the Leonardo Campus using public transport.

We will depart at 8:30 a.m. from the Bovisa Campus and cross the city of Milan to arrive at the Leonardo Campus. At the Giuriati Sports Center, you will find the PolimiRun Village, equipped with all the necessary amenities, including refreshments, restrooms, changing rooms, and bag storage.

On the morning of the race the Starting Village will be accessible from 7:30 am to 8:15; In the next FAQ “How can I enter the Starting Village and how does the starting work?” you’ll find the map that will indicate the access gates.

We suggest you not to come by car because the departure Village is well served by public transport.

Here’s the easiest ways to reach it:

Departure: Campus Bovisa: Ferrovie Nord – Milano Bovisa Politecnico stop (the starting line is within walking distance)

Arrival: Campus Leonardo, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci: M2 Line Green – fermata PIOLA.

On the morning of the race the Starting Village will be accessible from 7:30 am to 8:15. Here you can find a map with all the information on where the access gates are located. At each gate will be carried out random check-ups with metal detectors. The start could take place in a staggered format, in addition to the competitive one some waves will be formed based on the completion times declared during registration. Similar completion times may be grouped together in the same wave, a different bib color will be assigned to each wave. All the people registered after the 7 September will be automathically positioned in the last wave.

The first to start will be the competitors at 8.30, followed by the non-competitive ones.

In the registration form, the answers to the question “How long do you think it will take you to reach the finish line?” will help us manage the meeting and departure of each group (this question is available until September 7th).

The time limit to arrive at km 10 is 1h and 40 minutes counted from the passage of the last athlete under the starting arc. After these period of time, the organization will no longer be able to guarantee the compltete closure of the route. Runners will be invited to continue the race on the sidewalk for their personal safety.

The arrival Village will be set up inside the Giuriati Sports Center.

The services that you will find once you get to the finish line are:

• final refreshment, with gluten and lactose free products
• changing rooms
• toilettes
• bag deposit, where you can collect your bag deposited in the days before the race

12 simple tips to follow:

1) Do not assume alcohol in the days before the run: it can lead to de-hydration. Moreover, alcohol may cause a reduction in muscular blow flow.

2) Caffeine causes an increase in basal metabolism resulting in an increase of energy demand. Anyway, you may take low caffeine doses before the run (1 cup of “espresso” or 1-3 ml pro kg of caffeine).

3) Drink adequately! Avoid to drink a lot: 0,5-1 lt. of water is the ideal amount that can be drinked before the run. In the days before the race is advised to take at least 2lt of water per day; in this way achieve a proper and gradual hydration. It’s essential to drink in small sips 1-2 glasses of water every 30 min during the race. In any case do not ignore your thirst.

4) With ambient temperature of 20°degrees, it is recommended to perform regular sponge bath; for temperatures below 15° degrees or in event of wind/rain, bring a suitable clothing with you. Regular intake of liquids provides a fundamental contribution to maintain temperature control.

5) Sweating supplements can cause loss of fluid and minerals, it is advisable to take 250-300ml of mineral supplements a few hours before the race. The abused of supplements can have detrimental effects to the body. Respect the doses recommended by the manufacturers. Use of stimulants like taurine may be harmful.

6) The morning of the race it is recommended a light breakfast carbohydrates-based, at least 2 hours before the start of the race.

7) If you are diabetic, contact your doctor before you rush, and agrees with him an appropriate diet plan just before and after the race. Along the way remember to take regular snacks to the refreshment.

8) 15-20% of runners accuses gastrointestinal symptoms during competition; even minor gastrointestinal l events are associated with reduced performance. The assumption of sugary drinks, immediately before and during the competition, stimulates gastric empting and increase the need to open your bowel

9) Taking NSAIDs without medical indications can cause serious side effects. If you take any kind of therapy, ask to your family doctor before start the competition.

10) Recovery by physical efforts becomes within 1hour after the end of the race. It is helpful to take simple sugar or at a reduced degree of complexity over the competition. Do not forget proper hydration to restore the proper idrosalin heritage of the body, with water and supplements.

11) Do not go beyond your limits! If you are tired, you do not feel well or in case of severe pain stop to run. If in the days before the run you have got flu symptoms, especially gastrointestinal do not run.

12) Despite the best Training the race is an important challenge for your body. Along the route is present Medical service ready to intervene if needed. All staff of Polimirun can activate the emergency system; refer to them in case of need. You can also careful help directly to ambulances hospital fields and ALS cars placing on the path. In case of emergency you can contact by phone 112.

The bag drop-off service is available on Village days and will NOT be active on race morning*; below are the procedures to use it:

1) When picking up your race kit, you will receive, among other things, a ticket with your bib number, a pin, and a race bag. Use the pin to attach the ticket to the bag and place inside everything you wish to find again at the finish.

2) Drop it off at the bag drop-off truck located at:

• Campus Bovisa La Masa: Wednesday, September 23 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
• Campus Leonardo: Thursday, September 24 from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm., Friday, September 25 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, and Saturday, September 26 from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

The number of the truck where you will leave your bag will be indicated on your bib, it will be useful when collecting your bag on race day.

3) At the end of the race, collect your bag from the bag drop-off truck (the truck number is indicated on your bib) located in Via Pascal, in front of the Giuriati Sports Center where the Finish Village is set up (even if you dropped off your bag during bib pick-up in Bovisa), by showing your bib number to our staff.

N.B. It will not be possible to drop off bags other than the race bags provided by the organization at kit pick-up, or similar bags accepted at the discretion of the organization.

*On race morning, the bag drop-off service is available EXCLUSIVELY for competitive runners coming from outside the province of Milan and non-competitive runners coming from outside the Lombardy region. Bags must be dropped off no later than 8 AM at Village located at the arrival point at Campus Leonardo.

Yes, there will be gazebos used as changing rooms in the departure/arrival Village. There will be no showers.

We will publish the official album and video of the PolimiRun Milano 2026 on the Facebook page Sport – Politecnico di Milano.

However, you will be able to download all the photos taken of you at the end of the race:

• After the race, create an account on ENDU at this link: www.endu.net
• Take a selfie and upload your photo here: link not yet available
• The system will automatically find all the photos taken of you on race day!

Three days after the race, you will also be able to access high-resolution photos.
If you have trouble accessing the photos, write to support@endu.freshdesk.com. 

After the race, you can view your time here. There will be the ranking of the competitive runners in order of arrival and an alphabetical list for the non-competitive runners. The non-competitive race is a recreational motor activity, so there is not a ranking.

NO PARKING

From 5 am of September 26, 2026 to 6 pm og September 27, 2026
via Lambruschini (parking included) – via La Masa – via Celoria (section between via G. Colombo and via C. Golgi)

ROAD CLOSURES

From 03:30 am to 1 pm of September 27, 2026
via La Masa and via Lambruschini, parking between via Lambruschini and via Siccoli included;

From 03:30 am to 3 pm of September 27, 2026
Via Celoria, section between Piazza L. da Vinci and Via Golgi;

From 07:30 am to 1:30 pm of September 27, 2026
via La Masa – via Codigoro – via Giampietrino – via degli Alianti – Piazza Pompeo Castelli – via Mac Mahon – viale Monte Ceneri – Cavalcavia Bacula – piazzale Lugano – Viale Bodio – Piazzale Nigra – via Torelli – via Lancetti (at the intersection with Via Resegone – public transport lane) – viale Stelvio (public transport lane) – viale N. Sauro (public transport lane) – viale Stelvio (public transport lane) – via Melchiorre Gioia – viale Liberazione – piazza San Gioachimo – via F. Di Savoia – piazza della Repubblica – viale Tunisia – corso Buenos Aires – via Plinio – piazza Carlo Erba – via Pascoli – piazza Leonardo da Vinci – via Celoria.