FILA Lake Garda42 2025

Instead of starting with the location of a village 🏘️, a city 🏙️ or a capital 📍, this time, it's Italy's largest lake that takes the spotlight 🔦 for the FILA LAKE GARDA 42.

Located in the northern part of Italy 🇮🇹, Lake Garda 🐟 or Lago di Garda is a popular vacation spot nestled between the Trentino mountains in the north, Verona in the southeast, and Brescia in the southwest 🧭. But for this event, it's the road warriors who will take part in one of the two distances organized by Communico agency. On the agenda, a half-marathon and a marathon for the running cyborgs 🤖. And let's not forget our dear little ones 👶, who will also have their race with the LG Kids Run of 600 meters for those under 7 or 1.8 km for those under 12. Temperatures might still be a bit chilly 🌡️ in early April, so hold off on packing away your technical underwear in the cupboard 😉.

And when April begins, it marks the start of spring ! 🌸 Ahhhh finally... It's the time when nature 🍃 revives and winter ❄️ ends! The first buds appear, animals come out of hibernation 🐻, and birds 🐦 return to sing in your ears 🎶. Get ready for three months of alternating weather (but not in a work placement 😅), between rain 🌧️ and sunny days ☀️. After all, Italians are our neighbors, so they too will experience the famous spring showers. The weekend's program is versatile, making it an event full of excitement and action 💪, offering an escape from winter ☃️, in a breathtaking setting! 🌬️

We begin with the LG42 (you'll understand why later), a marathon with 180m of positive elevation gain, starting in Limone, a charming village nestled between the mountains and the lake. You'll head towards Riva del Garda, a town located at the northern tip of the lake, with a refreshing lake breeze at your back, before continuing through the orchards of Arco 🍏. This Italian town forms an arc (hence its name 😉) around a limestone cliff, shaped by ancient glaciers 🧊, where the ruins of La Rocca castle 🏰 stand.

When the marathoners reach the halfway point, it will be just the start for the LG21 runners, a half-marathon with 50m of positive elevation gain (should be manageable 🙄). Then, it's off to the resort town of Torbole, seemingly made for active vacationers 😎, with its many cafés ☕️ and restaurants 🍝. All runners will then follow the eastern shore south, with the lake on the right ➡️ and the mountains on the left ⬅️. You'll reach Malcesine with a quick stride 🦵 before crossing the finish line 🏁 and becoming a finisher of an Italian race 🙌.

If you loved the experience in the boot-shaped country, let us offer you more new challenges 🆕. The Rome Marathon is one, in the city of seven hills, but also the Bari Med Marathon, facing the Adriatic Sea 🌊, or the Venice Marathon, with (almost) as much excitement as the carnival 🎭.

From a discovery standpoint, you don't have to go far, as Lake Garda still has many surprises 🎁 in store for you. The seaside resort of Riva del Garda, known as "the pearl of the lake", is a Mediterranean oasis at the foot of the Dolomites. You can admire a lush vegetation with lemon trees 🍋, palm trees 🌴, laurels, and olive trees 🫒. If you're looking for a bit of change of scenery, venture away from the lake shores and explore the Varone Waterfalls 💦 in Tenno or discover Gardaland 🎡, Italy's top leisure complex. Lastly, if you're not too tired 😴 after your finish, take to the skies with the Malcesine cable car 🚠. It will transport you to the summit of Monte Baldo ⛰️, offering a stunning view of the lake and the mountains, as well as the silhouette of the Scaligero Castle 🏰 at its base 🤩.

If you join us, you're in for a treat! 😉