Cluj-Napoca Marathon — Romania

28-29 March 2026

Matthias Corvinus Monument, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (Author: (WT-en) Lucian at English Wikivoyage / Public Domain / photo cropped by runinternational.eu)

 

The Cluj-Napoca Marathon is a very popular running event in the Transylvania region in Romania.

Held in Cluj-Napoca, the second-largest city in the country with a population of about 290,000 people, the event attracts several thousand runners.

Entries are limited, so don’t wait too long with signing up.

These races are available:

  • 400m-800m-1.2km family run (one child and one adult run together)
  • 4 x 1.6km corporate relay
  • 4km
  • 10km
  • 21.1km half marathon
  • 42.2km marathon
  • 4 x 10.55km marathon relay

Starting on the athletics track of the Cluj Arena, a modern 30,000-seat stadium which is situated on the Someșul Mic River near the city centre, the 42.2km marathon is two laps of a certified and mainly-flat course.

The route travels along both banks of the river, through the 800m-long Parcul Central (Central Park) and through the city centre with its many magnificent historic buildings.

 

Map of the venue:

 

15. Cluj-Napoca Marathon:

Date:

  • 28 March 2026 (Saturday)
    • 10:00: 4 x 1.6km corporate relay
    • 14:00-15:10: 400m-800m-1.6km family run
  • 29 March 2026 (Sunday)
    • 8:30: 42.2km and 4 x 10.55km relay
    • 8:35: 4km
    • 10:30: 21.1km
    • 12:30: 10km

Event website (in Romanian and English):

 

Number of finishers:

  4km 10km 21.1km 42.2km 4x10.55km
2025 1,301 1,603 1,883 604 65 teams
2024 902 1,258 1,302 489 63 teams
2023 586 872 925 370 57 teams
2022 --- 476 600 228 41 teams
2021 --- 385 665 254 23 teams
2020 --- --- --- --- ---
2019 --- 1,142 1,376 530 102 teams

 

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