The Italia Marathon Club, with the technical collaboration of Atielle Roma srl, is organizing the XVII edition of the Maratona di Roma. The race, inserted in the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federation), AIMS (Association of International Marathons and Road Races), FIDAL (Athletics Italian Federation) and IPC (International Paralympic Committee) international calendars will be held on Sunday, March 20th 2011 at 9:00am, with the start at Via dei Fori Imperiali. Maratona di Roma 17 is certified with the "IAAF Gold Label Road Race.


RULES AND REGULATIONS – ATHLETES RESIDENT OUT OF ITALY

Failure to provide your membership card or healthcare form  (the healthcare form must be filled in, stamped and signed by a doctor) will result in exclusion from the race.
Self certification is not valid for participation.

The race is open to athletes who do not reside in Italy, provided that they are older than 18 on the day of Maratona di Roma. In order to register for the race, these athletes must provide the following documents:

a)    Athletes members of foreign Athletics’ Associations affiliated with either IAAF or IPC must provide (by fax to +39 06 40 65 063, or e-mail to maratona@maratonadiroma.it) a copy of their membership card (valid  in 2011) upon registration.
b)   In compliance with the Italian sports safety law, athletes who are not members of any of the abovementioned associations must send, upon registration (by fax to +39 06 40 65 063, or e-mail to maratona@maratonadiroma.it), the health form provided by Maratona di Roma. The form is downloadable here (
English, French, Spanish, German), and it must be filled in, stamped and signed by a doctor according to legislation enforced in your country. 

DISQUALIFIED ATHLETES
The athletes disqualified twice from the 2007 edition, won't be eligible to register to the race.


REGISTRATION FEES
•    € 40.00 - up to November 24th, 2010
•    € 50.00 - up to December 21st, 2010
•    € 60.00 - up to February 2nd, 2011
•    € 70.00 - up to March 7th 2011 (last day to register)
•    € 30.00 - special promotional fee for athletes resident in Italy registering for the first time (no later than February 2nd 2011). The athletes who registered for previous editions but failed to request their bib at the desk are excluded from the promotion.
•    € 150.00 - after March, 7th 2011, upon specific written request and at the discretion of the Organization, and anyway no later than March 15th 2011.

Free entry for those athletes who have finished all 16 editions of Maratona di Roma.


Free entry for disabled athletes of the categories Paraplegic, Tetraplegic, Blind, Amputee, Deaf, if received before February, 28th 2011. After that date, normal fees will apply.

Registration fee will be calculated according to the date payment is made.

Registration forms which are either not duly filled or lack membership cards and/or healthcare form and payment receipt will not be accepted.


PAYMENT OPTIONS
You can choose one of the following options:

•    Visa or MasterCard payment on  www.maratonadiroma.it (the transaction must be in Euros).
•    Bank transfer, (bank charges are on the payer), to: Atielle Roma srl c/o Banca Popolare di Milano Ag.257 - L.go Franchellucci Roma – IBAN CODE:  IT82G0558403206000000011690 - SWIFT CODE: BPM IITM1257
•    Bank transfer, (bank charges are on the payer), to: Atielle Roma srl c/o Unicredit Agenzia Via D’Onofrio B (30098) – Via D’Onofrio Roma – IBAN  IT 25 V 02008 05264 000010342655 – SWIFT UNCRITM1D48

FOR BANK TRANSFER PAYMENTS, PLEASE SPECIFY THE NAME/S OF THE REGISTERED ATHLETE/S IN THE PAYMENT DETAILS (also for group registrations).
No payment made by Travel Cheque, Euro Cheque, international money order or draft check issued by any foreign bank will be accepted .

VALIDATION OF REGISTRATION:
The proof of payment together with the membership card or the health form must be attached to the entry form (and sent by fax to +39 06 40 65 063, or e-mail to maratona@maratonadiroma.it).

REGISTRATIONS DEADLINE

March, 7th 2011

REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION
A confirmation e-mail will be sent to those athletes having paid and sent all necessary documentation. In the e-mail, there will be a user-id and a password to enter the website’s reserved area. Confirmation Letters can be downloaded from there. The Confirmation Letter must be printed, signed and brought to the Marathon Village in order to collect the bib number.

REGISTRATION FEE TRANSFER AND POSTPONEMENT
Registration fees are not refundable. In case the athlete cannot take part in the Marathon, provided he/she proves this is true, the athlete can choose one of the following options:

a)    Transfer his/her registration fee to another athlete. The substitute must pay an additional fee amounting to € 10.00 in order to cover transfer expenses and provide all necessary personal and participation information (membership card / physician statement).
b)    Transfer his/her registration fee to the following edition of Maratona di Roma, by paying an additional €
20.00 in order to cover postponement expenses.

BIB NUMBERS
Your bib number will be assigned by the Organization after you have completed your registration procedure and declared you personal best time of the last 3 years (including date and place of the record).

On the day of the Marathon, you must access your start area according to your bib number:


Men

•    Start Area Top – Bib number from 1 to 50             
•    Start Area A (Elite) –
Bib number from 51 to 600 (personal bests from 2:20 to 2:50).
Maratona di Roma reserves the right to distribute a minimum amount of bibs at its discretion via a “wild card” in this Start Area.
•    Start Area B –
Bib number from 601 to 3000 (personal bests from 2:51 to 3:20)
•    Start Area C
– Bib number from 3001 to 7000 (personal bests from 3:21 to 4:00)
•    Start Area D
– Bib number from 7001 (personal bests from 4:01 on and Fitwalkers)

Women

•    Start Area Top – Bib number from F1 to F30             
•    Start Area A (Elite)
– Bib number from F31 to F150 (personal bests from 2:30 to 3:00).
•   
Maratona di Roma reserves the right to distribute a minimum amount of bibs at its discretion via a “wild card” in this Start Area.
•    Start Area B
– Bib number from F151 to F600 (personal bests from 3:01 to 3:40)
•    Start Area C
– Bib number from F601 to F1500 (personal bests from 3:41 to 4:40)
•    Start Area D
– Bib number from F1501 (personal bests of 4:41 or more and Fitwalkers)


Handbike and Wheelchair athletes will start the race some minutes before, from the Start Area Top

BIB NUMBER AND RACE PACKET - PASTA PARTY
Participants must personally pick up bib number and race packet at the Marathon Village from March 17th to March 19th 2011.

Bibs and race packets will not be cumulatively provided to entire groups and/or sports associations.

Upon receiving their bib:
-    Athletes having complied with the obligations set by the current Rules and Regulation must provide a filled in validation form, fully-fledged ID.
-    Those athletes who have not completed their registration and validation procedure by March, 7th 2011 may receive their bib at the Marathon Village “pending desk”. In order to receive their bib they must provide the missing documents (membership card or health form) and fully-fledged ID.
-    Disabled athletes may receive their bib and the marathon kit at the dedicated desk.


On Friday 18 and Saturday 19 you can taste an excellent Pasta Party (€ 3,00) in the first floor rooms of the Palazzo dei Congressi.

RACE ASSISTANTS
The Organization will provide a team of qualified race assistants who will run the marathon at a constant pace in order to cut the finish line in:

3:00 hours yellow, 3:15 hours green, 3:30 hours baby blue, 3:45 hours orange, 4:00 hours fuchsia, 4:15 hours white, 4:30 hours blue, 4:45 hours red, 5:00 hours violet.

LEFT LUGGAGE SERVICE
You may take advantage of the left luggage service. Instructions will be provided together with the bib.The rules regulating this service will be provided to you after registration.

Disabled athletes can change their wheelchair at the dedicated gazebo.

TIMING CHIP
The timing service will be supplied by a company named “Timing Data Service”. You will find the instructions for the timing chip attached to the bib. The timing chip must be returned upon the finish in Via dei Fori Imperiali.
If you either do not start the marathon or pull out before the finish, either you or your association/sports club must return your timing chip via ordinary mail to the following address: Atielle Roma srl, V.le B.Bardanzellu 65 – 00155 Roma.
In case the timing chip is not returned to Atielle Roma srl by April 30th, 2011, the cost of the chip (€ 20.00) will be charged either on the athlete or on his/her association/sports club.
Timing points will be installed every
5 Km of the marathon and half marathon route. Other timing points will be installed in other stretches of the route in order to check the fairness of the ranking procedure.

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Medical assistance will be guaranteed all along the racecourse. Also, there will be aid stations every 5km and an emergency First Aid Station just off the finish area. Specialized physical therapists are available for sport massages just beyond the finish area. The Organization will also provide technical assistance to wheelchair and handbike athletes for breakdowns. 

Following the mass event and wheelchair and handbike race (on bikes, scooters, etc.), transit along the racecourse is strictly forbidden.

MAXIMUM TIME
The maximum time to finish the Marathon is 7:00 (hours)

Intermediate time:
- Half marathon (
21,097 km)     3:30 (hours)
- 30 km    5:00 (hours)
- 35 km    5:50 (hours)


WITHDRAWAL FROM THE RACE
If you wish to withdraw from the race, make sure you reach one of the refreshing points along the route. Shuttle-buses depart from these refreshment points.

AFTER THE MARATHON
Athletes crossing the finish line will be awarded the official medal. Rankings and participation diplomas will be available for download on the website www.maratonadiroma.it in the days immediately after the race.
Written requests regarding changes and insertions to the rankings will be accepted until 24/3/2011 and must be sent by e-mail to info@tds-live.com. After this date rankings will be considered final.
Personal race videos will be on sale on the rankings-page of the website.

INDIVIDUAL PRIZES
On the day of the Marathon, the first three male athletes and the first three female athletes to cut the finish line in the categories General, Italian and Disabled will be awarded a prize. Athletes who, for whatever reason, fail to appear before the official awards ceremony will not receive the prize money (except for obvious and serious medical problems certified by the Marathon’s medical staff).

The amount of the prize was agreed according to FIDAL, IAAF, CIP and IPC regulations. The amount of the prize includes witholding tax and other sums to be deducted from the total amount in accordance with Italian tax law. Professional athletes under contract with Atielle Roma Srl are excluded from the prizes from the 11th to the 20th place.

Men

 

OVERALL

TIME LIMIT FOR BONUS

1st

€ 15.000

sub 2h12'00"

2nd

€   7.500

sub 2h14'00"

3rd

€   5.000

sub 2h16'00"

4th

€   4.000

sub 2h18'00"

5th

€   2.500 

 

6th

€   2.000  

 

7th

€   1.000

 

8th

€     750

 

9th

€      500

 

10th

€      500

 

from 11th to 20th

€      200 

 

Women

 

 

OVERALL

 TIME LIMIT FOR BONUS

1st

€ 15.000

 sub 2h29'30"

2nd

€   7.500

 sub 2h32'00"

3rd

€   5.000

 sub 2h35'00"

4th

€   4.000

 sub 2h40'00"

5th

€   2.500 

 

6th

€   2.000  

 

7th

€   1.000

 

8th

€      750

 

9th

€      500

 

10th

€      500

 

from 11th to 20th

€      200 

 

 

 

MEN

WOMEN

BONUS

WORLD RECORD

2:03.59
(Berlin 2008)

2:15.25
(London 2003)

250,000.00 € *

ITALIAN RECORD

2:07.22
(London 2006)

2:23.47
(Vienna 2000)

75,000.00 € *

ITALIAN ALL COMERS' RECORD

2:07.17
(Rome 2009)

2:22.53
(Rome 2008)

30,000.00 € *

 
*Men's and women’s Time Bonuses are to be paid only to the winner of Maratona di Roma who breaks that specific record. Several performances breaking the records will not be taken into account. These Bonuses include the official prize indicated in the set of Rules and Regulations. The athlete breaking more than one record will not have to right to cumulate the prizes; he/she will only receive the highest amount of money.
NOTE: The abovementioned records can vary in case they are broken by March, 19th 2011 at midnight.

The amount of Bonuses is meant net of taxes provided for by Italian legislation. Bonuses will be sent at the winner’s home within 120 days from the date of the race.


“OPEN” CATEGORY PRIZES

The first 3 athletes (both Men and Women) in the following categories to cut the finish line will be awarded a plate (or another prize)

OVER 35 - OVER 40 - OVER 45 - OVER 50 - OVER 55 - OVER 60 - OVER 65
These abovementioned “open” prizes cannot be added to the FIDAL category prizes and to the prize awarded to the first 30 athletes to cut the finish line. Prizes will be sent to the addresses written on the registration form.

NON-ITALIAN SPORTS CLUBS AND CHARITY PRIZES
Non-Italian sports Clubs and/or Charity associations gaining the first 5 ranks will be awarded a prize. The clubs will be chosen based on the rankings of individual athletes (ranking from first to last athletes gaining one point). At least 15 athletes belonging to a particular Sports Club must appear in the ranking. The amount of the prize includes all taxes imposed by the Italian Tax Law. Details regarding prize awarding procedures will be provided immediately after the race.

  1st  place                           € 500.00
  2nd place                           € 400.00
  3rd place                            € 300.00
  4th place                            € 250.00
  5th place                            € 200.00


DISABLED ATHLETES’ PRIZE PURSE

Overall Handbike    
1st            € 500
2nd           € 450
3rd            € 400
4th            € 350
5th            € 300
6th            € 250
7th            € 200
8th            € 150
9th            € 100
10th          € 50
      
Handbike WOMEN 
1st             € 300
2nd            € 250
3rd             € 200
4th             € 150
5th             € 100
6th             € 50
      
Handbike H1 MEN    
1st             € 300
2nd            € 200
3rd             € 100
      
T53/T54 - MEN/WOMEN
1st             € 300
2nd            € 200
3rd             € 100
      
DEAFS MEN/WOMEN
1st             € 300
2nd            € 200
3rd             € 100
      
T46 MEN/WOMEN  
1st             € 300
2nd            € 200
3rd             € 100
      
VIS.IMP. T12/T13 - MEN/WOMEN   
1st             € 300
2nd            € 200
3rd             € 100
      
BLIND T11 - MEN/WOMEN    
1st             € 300
2nd            € 200
3rd             € 100

Handbike Category athletes who fail to provide a certification stating their actual eligibility for the a specific category will be automatically assigned to cat H3.
Prizes can't be accumulated.
The first three ranked in each of the above-mentioned categories will  participate in the awards ceremony, provided that they finish the race  by 12:30pm.

Refunds
Another important innovation for the edition of March 20, 2011 will be a refund for the first 80 disabled athletes who enroll at the Capitoline race in Rome and coming from distances over
100 km. To calculate the distance will be used google maps (the shortest path suggested) and will take account of civic places of residence of the athlete and Via dei Fori Imperiali.
The refund will be granted to disabled athletes who finish the race at the booth used.
Here are the details:

Distance                               Refund
Over  500 km                          € 50
From
100 km to 199 km          € 10
From
200 km to 299 km          € 20
From
300 km to 399 km          € 30
From
400 km to 499 km          € 40

IMAGE RIGHTS 
As a registered participant in the XVII edition of the Maratona di Roma, each atlete authorizes the organization, together with the legal subjects with whom the organization  has professional and trade relations concerning and related to filming/taking photographs of the event, to use fixed or moving images taken of him/her and displayed during the Maratona di Roma free of charge. Authorization is unlimited and may be used the world throughout or included in mediums, such as promotional and/or advertising materials, publications and videos -as current laws permit-, and includes eventual extensions to the foreseen timeframe. 

LIABILITY AND PRIVACY
Upon registration to Maratona di Roma the athlete hereby declares that he/she knows and accepts all the provisions provided for by the current Rules and Regulations. The athlete excludes liability (both civil and criminal) for any damage to things and people he/she might cause, both directly and indirectly. The athletes must respect the Road Code. Within the meaning of Leg. Decree n°196 dated  30/6/2003, the athlete is bound to read and accept  the Privacy Terms published on the Internet website www.maratonadiroma.it and to authorize the Organization to use his/her personal data.

COMPLAINTS

Complaints must be presented by March 24th 2011, by paying a tax of € 50.00.

MISCELLANEOUS
For any unforeseen matters not mentioned in the existing regulations, please refer to the specific rules and current laws. Race judges may disqualify athletes not having passed through the regular checkpoints set up along the racecourse. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to vary any clause stipulated in the current Rules and Regulations at any time, due to force majeure. 

“ROMAFUN” – LA STRACITTADINA (NON COMPETITIVE RACE)
The 4-km non competitive race will start immediately after the start of the competitive Marathon. No limitation or restriction is imposed upon participation. The cost of registration amounts to € 7.00; athletes can register at the Marathon Village or at dedicated registration points.

CONTACTS
Atielle Roma srl
Viale B. Bardanzellu, 65 – 00155 Rome - Italy
www.maratonadiroma.it – info@maratonadiroma.it - tel. fax +39 06 40 65 063
Disabled athletes information: infodisabili@maratonadiroma.it