Pantano Half Marathon
The Lowdown
The Pantano Half Marathon (Mezza Maratona del Pantano) is Basilicata's most attended half marathon, held every September around Lago Pantano, a WWF-protected wetland in Pignola, a hillside town a few kilometers outside the regional capital Potenza. The certified 21.097 km course starts and finishes at the Centro Sportivo Aquatica di Pantano, at 773 meters above sea level, and stays almost entirely flat and fast, with only a short rise near km 18 to interrupt an otherwise PR-friendly loop through the lake's pine woods and open Lucanian countryside. The race carries FIDAL's Bronze rating on the national road calendar and counts toward the 2026 Circuito Lucania Run. A shorter companion event, the StraPantano (9.8 km), runs a reduced version of the same loop. The 2026 edition, the 17th, is dedicated to the Memorial Fedele Riviello and is organized by A.S.D. Podistica Amatori Potenza with the patronage of the Comune di Pignola.
Race Day
Weather Forecast
Elevation
Terrain Profile
Relatively flat course
Participants
Field Size
Intimate field
Crowd Rating
Spectator Support
Good crowd energy
Lago Pantano (WWF nature reserve)
Centro Sportivo Aquatica di Pantano
Pignola village
Pignola, Basilicata, Italy
IT
Average rate for 3-star accommodations near the start line
Eligibility
- Must be 18 or older on race day
- FIDAL 2026 membership, or RUNCARD/RUNCARD EPS (20+) with a valid athletics medical certificate, or WA-affiliated club membership for foreign athletes
Required Documents
- Photo ID
- Competitive medical fitness certificate (certificato medico agonistico) for RUNCARD/RUNCARD EPS entrants
Entry Methods
- Online registration via icron.it, no race-day entries accepted
Cancellation & Refund Policy
No cancellations or bib substitutions on race day; review the official regulation (podisticapotenza.it) for the full policy
The StraPantano is 9.8 km, run as a shortened version of the half marathon loop on closed roads
FIDAL Bronze-rated road race, part of the 2026 Circuito Lucania Run regional series
No title sponsor; organized by A.S.D. Podistica Amatori Potenza (FIDAL code PZ053) with patronage of the Comune di Pignola
Course starts and finishes at 773 m above sea level and is flat throughout except for a short rise near km 18
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