The 2025 Istrina Palace 10K Run – Sunday 15th June

Organiser of the event

Malta Marathon

Applications open

26th April 2025

Official application closing date

1st June 2025 including receipt of the application fee or earlier if no more applications can be accepted. Applications are only guaranteed and confirmed upon receipt of the application fee which conform to the eligibility regulations, which will be on a first come first served basis. The Organiser reserves the right to change the Official closing date at any time without prior notice. To Apply, go to the Application Forms page, late applications may not be accepted.

Eligibility

The first 600 males or females who apply and pay the application fee and who are at least 15 years old on the day of the race.

Application Fees

€25.00 for applications & fees received by the 1st June 2025.

€30.00 for applications and fees received and accepted after the 1st June 2025.

Application fees for participants registering on-line may be paid by credit card on submitting the application.

Fees are applicable at the time of payment and not at the time of application.

Application and Transfer fees are non refundable and cannot be transferred to another event, even if in the unlikely event that the event is not held for whatever reason or the applicant is not able to participate.

Application status

Applicants applying on-line will automatically receive an email with the participant details as submitted, the application status at this stage would be Processed Not Paid (PNP). This status does not guarantee your participation.

Applicants paying on-line by credit card immediately after having applied on-line will automatically receive an email with the participant details as submitted, the application status at this stage would be Confirmed (C). This status guarantees your participation.

To change a status from PNP to C go to https://run.maltamarathon.com/pay

Transport to the start

€5.00, transport can only be booked on-line and will leave from San Anton/Corinthia Hotel back entrance area at 0600 sharp. Participants who do not book, can only pay and board transport after all booked participants have boarded and only if there remain any empty seats, so don’t risk.

Baggage transport from the start to the finish shall be provided by The Armed Forces Of Malta for everyone. You must provide your own bag, do not use an expensive bag but try to use an easily identifiable one. Do not put any valuable objects, just the necessities. We are not responsible for the loss or damage of any baggage or contents. Use this service at your own risk.

Transport tickets are to be presented before boarding the transport.

Race information

The following are some important race details.

1. Toilet facilities will be available at the start as well as the finish.
2. Athletes who in any way deface or fold their race number are liable to disqualification; numbers are to be worn on the front and are to be clearly visible.
3. Athletes who are not clearly behind the start line at the start of their race are also liable to disqualification.
4. Faster athletes should be given preference to stay at the front of the starting line, please do not hinder faster runners.
5. There will be 1 water stations at approximately 5km from the start and finish.
6. KMs will be marked along the route. Markers are not necessarily precise but may only be indicative.
7. There will be traffic officers to control traffic in various parts of the route but remember the route is not traffic free, so we urge you to be cautious and where possible run on the pavements. Better to be safe than a couple of seconds faster.

Route map

Registration

Participants must register and collect their race number, timing chips and pins and from Eurosport B’Kara between 1100 and 1500 on Saturday 14th June 2025.

Race numbers can only be collected by giving the registration official the applicant’s ID number or Passport Number, whichever was used to apply for the 2025 Istrina Palace 10K.

Race numbers can be collected on behalf of an applicant by another person, however the ID number or Passport Number, whichever was used to apply for the 2025 Istrina Palace 10K must be given to the registration official.

There will be no need to have the ID or passport in hand, the number will be enough.

Race numbers, pins and timing chips

Race numbers, pins and timings chips will be given out at registration. Do not remove or tamper with your timing chip. The timing chip is embedded in a white strip at the back of the number.
Under no circumstance should you ever cross the start and finish lines with somebody else’s timing chip on you. Do not give your race number to anyone else, this could lead to your disqualification from future races.

Start time

The 2025 Istrina Palace 10K will start from Verdala Castle at 0700 and has a 2 hour time limit.

Commemorative medal

All athletes finishing before 0900 will be presented with a 2025 Istrina Palace 10K commemorative medal as they cross the finish line.

Awards

1st 3 Males, 1st 3 Females,
1st 3 Male Teams, 1st 3 Female Teams
1st and 2nd M/F over 40, 1st and 2nd M/F over 45, 1st and 2nd M/F over 50, 1st and 2nd M/F over 55, 1st and 2nd M/F over 60, 1st and 2nd M/F over 65, 1st and 2nd M/F over 70

Note: The age group category of each individual will be based on the age of the individual on the day of the race, as allowed by the World Athletics Competition and Technical rules (See footnote of Rule 141).

Award ceremony

Awards will be given out after the race at the finish, please hang around as you may have won a prize. The organiser is not responsible for awards not collected in person by the winners during the award giving ceremony.

Team competition

A team may represent any club or group, a team will consist of 3 runners. Every 3 same sex, members of a club or group, who finish the event will be classified as having participated in the team competition. Runners who do NOT name their team on their application form will NOT be classified as having participated in the team competition. Requests for team changes after an application form has been sent in, may only be made by the participant himself or herself. Team names deemed offensive or otherwise may not be accepted by the organisers. Team awards will be based on the overall positions of the individual team members. If 2 or more teams finish on equal points the top places will be awarded to the first team/s whose last participant finishes before the other team’s last particpant.

Results

Results will be available from the Malta Marathon website once they have been made official, participants who registered on-line or by post and who have given a valid and clear email address will be advised by email when the results are available.

Brief description and important notes about the route

• The start is from the main gate of the Verdala Castle.
• The start is at 221m above sea level and the finish is at 59m. A drop of 162m
• The elevation gain is just 16.5m, making this the fastest 10K in Malta.
• The route is calculated in according to the World Athletics rules and technical regulations.
• The route passes through Nigret, Mtarfa Bypass, Ta’ Qali Crafts Village, Rabat Road and through the centre of Attard.
• The finish is through the back drive way of San Anton Palace with the finish line being in the palace’s main courtyard.