Tuesday 31 December 2024

Piazza Walther (Waltherplatz), Bolzano (Bozen), Italy - Copyright © 2010 Hendrik Böttger / runinternational.eu

 

BOclassic is a road running event for all abilities, held annually on New Year's Eve in the city of Bolzano (German: Bozen), capital of Italy's alpine province of South Tyrol.

Starting on Piazza Walther (German: Waltherplatz), the main square (pictured above), all races are held on a 1.25km loop course through the Old Town.

This is the schedule for 2024:

  • 14:20: 1.25km - 2.5km - 3.75km - 5km Just-for-Fun (non-competitive event; run or walk one, two, three or four laps)
  • 15:10: 5km Ladurner Amateur Run (5k race)
  • 16:00: 1.25km - 2.5km Youth Cup
  • 16:30: 5km Elite Women
  • 17:10: 10km Elite Men

Every year, the course is lined with spectators watching the 5k and 10k elite races which have attracted many of the world's best distance runners.

 

Map of the venue:

 

BOclassic 2024:

Date:

  • 31 December 2024 (Tuesday)

Event website:

 

Number of finishers:

  fun run
5k race
youth races
elte women
elite men
2023 193 402 97 14 19
2022 130 299 90 15 24

 

No guarantee is made as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the information on this page.