Four city laps from Great National Assembly Square
The distance-specific page resolves the festival-weekend ambiguity: the full marathon is Sunday, September 26, 2027. Its schedule lists 09:00 for the main running starts and 15:00 as the marathon limit. Check your own start instructions because the same programme also includes shorter races, wheelchair categories and children’s events.
The course description repeats a loop from Great National Assembly Square through Ștefan cel Mare Boulevard, Ciuflea Street and Dacia Boulevard before returning. Keep your own count of four laps and study the finish split. The page’s map asset still carries a 2025 filename, so use the final published 2027 route and any race-week diversion notice to confirm the exact turns.
Starter-pack collection is listed at the Sport Expo registration tent in Great National Assembly Square on September 23, 24 and 25, from 10:00 to 19:00. The September 26 window of 06:00–08:00 is explicitly for runners from other cities. Plan collection around the category that applies to you and bring the requested declaration and identity document.
The six-hour limit should be compared with your realistic elapsed pace, including aid and toilet stops. Repeated city laps can make support and fueling easier to organise, but they do not justify starting faster than your preparation supports. Recheck the 2027 regulations, current entry price and final aid information before committing the race-day plan.
Confirmed race date
Chisinau International Marathon: September 26, 2027. Verified on October 14, 2026 against the official event information.
2027 date status
Chisinau International Marathon is scheduled for Sunday, September 26, 2027. The date comes from the organizer's current event page, checked 2026-09-16. Registration, course, race-day operations and cancellation terms can still change independently.
Current race identity
These details identify the race. Older operational information must be checked against the next participant guide. The verified organizer date supports race date, while every operational field remains subject to the current participant guide.
Training calendar anchors
Calendar arithmetic does not prove that a runway is appropriate. Choose the opening week only after it matches recent consistency, current health and recovery.
Use the training start-date calculator, compare the marathon training path, and use the printable plan overview only as a planning map. Do not compress missed weeks to force a date.
What the organizer still needs to confirm
Recheck the represented distance, registration, venue, start waves, course, cutoff, aid, equipment, cancellation terms and participant guide. Use the race-week forecast rather than historical averages.
Prepare for the confirmed edition
The useful work now is training you can repeat. Start training with 26weeks after choosing a real finish line and a runway that fits current readiness.