Rome Marathon 2024
17 March 2024, Acea Run Rome The Marathon: 17 Strongers athletes raced, Raffaele Giusti over 42 km in 3:16:31 and sixteen relay runners in four teams. Strongers' first time in the Charity Program, for lung cancer research.
Strongers in the Rome Marathon Charity Program
On Sunday 17 March 2024, at the 29th Acea Run Rome The Marathon, Strongers ran for the first time as a charity of the Charity Program: start on Via dei Fori Imperiali and 42.195 km past the monuments of the city.
17 athletes raced in the Strongers shirt: Raffaele Giusti ran the whole marathon, the other sixteen split into four relay teams, one leg each.
Every kilometre went to raising funds for lung cancer research. For Strongers it was also the first large-scale organisational test: bibs, shirts and teams balanced on each runner's times.
17 athletes: one marathoner and four relays
The relay splits the 42.195 km into four legs. Next to each team is its official time, from the race certificate.
Raffaele Giusti
3:16:31Full marathon · 42.195 kmRaffaele Giusti, an oncologist, finished the marathon in 3:16:31, no. 693 out of 7,477 finishers.
Wild Boys
3:45:07official time- Andrea Chiocchio Leg 1 · 12.9 km
- Paolo Finozzi Leg 2 · 7.3 km
- Francesco Corallo Leg 3 · 9.2 km
- Antonio Di Sapio Leg 4 · 12.8 km
Sicary Racers
3:51:59official time- Fabio Sicari Leg 1 · 12.9 km
- Flaminia Cangemi Leg 2 · 7.3 km
- Martina Piva Leg 3 · 9.2 km
- Ubaldo Sassaroli Leg 4 · 12.8 km
Strongers Team
3:56:14official time- Andrea Codispoti Leg 1 · 12.9 km
- Francesco Giannini Leg 2 · 7.3 km
- Valerio Nicolai Leg 3 · 9.2 km
- Simone Infante Leg 4 · 12.8 km
ALK+ Runners
4:19:02official time- Alfredo Gravagnuolo Leg 1 · 12.9 km
- Michele Scippa Leg 2 · 7.3 km
- Andrea Pettine Leg 3 · 9.2 km
- Simona Bertollini Leg 4 · 12.8 km
Times: race certificates and official results (EvoData timing, Endu).
What a character, the marathoner
Running the relay was a privilege: without facing 42 km, we ran alongside the marathoners and saw their determination up close. A marathon takes training, but above all the mental strength to push through fatigue.
Athletes of all ages, from all over the world, dressed in every possible way: a young man dressed as Dragon Ball, some in flip-flops instead of running shoes, one marathoner in jacket, tie and bowler hat.
From the start to the changeover
Stand 49 at the Circus Maximus
While the relay was running, Strongers volunteers were at stand 49 in the Circus Maximus, where the 5 km fun run finished: a sport and health quiz for adults, a tin-can game for children, and a Strongers bag for everyone who passed the test.
The quiz answers became a small survey on how closely sport and health go together: Strongers promotes sport as a healthy habit, together with a healthy diet.
Thanks to the stand volunteers: Francesca, Alessia, Eleonora, Leonardo, Giorgia, Riccardo and Marina.
Next time, run with us
Entries for the 2027 relay and marathon with Strongers are open.