The 2025 Eurosport Mdina 2 Spinola Traditional Xmas Road Race – Sunday 21st December
Organiser of the event
Malta Marathon
Applications open
1st April 2025
Official application closing date
30th November 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.
Registration
Participants must register and collect their race number, timing chips, pins and pre-booked transport tickets from Eurosport B’Kara from 1100 to 1600 on Saturday 20th December 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 Eurosport Mdina 2 Spinola.
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 Eurosport Mdina 2 Spinola 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.
Eligibility
The first 1,200 males or females who apply and pay the application fee and who are at least 16 years old on the day of the race.
M2S Application Fees
€25.00 for applications & fees received by the 30th November 2025.
€30.00 for applications and fees received and accepted after the 30th November 2025.
Application and Transport Fees
Application and Transport 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 if the applicant cannot participate for whatever reason.
Fees are applicable at the time of payment and not at the time of application.
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 Spinola at 0545 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 DHL for everyone. There will be DHL vans at the start marked with a range of running numbers. Find the DHL van in which your running number fits in the range and place it in the van. 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. The organisers nor DHL are responsible for any missing / damaged baggage or contents.
Transport tickets are to be presented before boarding the transport.
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.
Other information
The following are some important race details:
1. Public toilet facilities are available close to the start as well as the finish. There will also be mobile toilets.
2. Athletes who are not clearly behind the start line at the start of their race are also liable to disqualification.
3. Faster athletes must be given preference to stay at the front of the starting line, please do not hinder faster runners.
4.There will be 2 water stations at approximately 5.75 miles (9.2km) and 9 miles (14.4km).
5. 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.
6. 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.
Route
We have a new route from 2025, it will be updated as soon as possible. The route has been sanctioned by Transport Malta.
The route map will be updated as soon as possible.
For details of the route read below.
Unfortunately the route that had been used from at least 1979 to 2019 can no longer be used. After the pandemic, the route was changed but in most parts has remained the same. As this is a traditional race, with the route still being marked in Miles. Markers are not necessarily precise but may only be indicative.
The route for a 3rd time will be changed from 2025 and will hopefully be retained for a number of years.
The route in now longer, 11.58 miles (18.63Km)
The changes start from Blata l-Bajda.
The changes are due to the new road network at Msida, the safety of the over 1,200 participants and to cause the least inconvenience possible to motorists and public transport.
The route still starts from outside Mdina and finishes in Spinola, there is a drop of 195m from start to finish.
170m from the start, the route turns down Saqqajja hill, on to Triq L-Imdina heading to Attard and Hamrun along the main roads. The route then passes right through Hamrun and out to Blata L-Bajda.
The changes start here:
1. The route from Blatal-Bajda will no longer go down to Pieta from in front of Gattard house and the Ta’ Braxia cemetery. It with keep on heading towards Floriana and will go down to Pieta from Sa’ Maison, same as the Malta Marathon.
The benefit here is both for the safety of the participants and for the convenience of motorists and public transport. Participants will not need to cross Triq Marina to get to the other side of the road with traffic trying to get through. Traffic will not get stuck whilst participants are crossing.
2. The route will pass over the new low lying bridge that will span the new Msida inlet canal. The bridge replaces the old road and is part of the new road network.
3. The route will no longer go up and down again from the Ta’ Xbiex ramp.
Participants will no longer need to cross the road twice and no deviations for traffic and public transport will be required.
4. The route will pass through the Ta’ Xbiex marina, just as the Malta Marathon does.
Participants will no longer need to run against the traffic at the curve passing round the marina.
5. The route from Manoel Island will remain going on straight to Sliema Ferries and beyond till Qui Si Sana passing through the Tigne Point tunnel.
Participants will no longer need to cross the road at Manoel Island making it safer for them and traffic can proceed regularly.
The route from Qui Si Sana corner with Triq it-Torri to the finish in Spinola will remain the same.
The new route will allow participants to run for most of the way from Pieta to Balluta on pavements, most of which are new and reasonably wide. Participants are expected to use the pavements where available.
Start time
The M2S, will start from Mdina gate at 0700 and has a 2.5 hour time limit.
Finish line
Spinola bay, the finish line will close at 0945, San Michel water and Powerade will be provided at the finish.
Other information
- Public toilet facilities are available close to the start as well as the finish. There will also be mobile toilets.
- Athletes who are not clearly behind the start line at the start of their race are also liable to disqualification.
- Faster athletes must be given preference to stay at the front of the starting line, please do not hinder faster runners.
- There will be 2 water stations at approximately 5.75 miles (9.2km) and 9 miles (14.4km).
- 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.
- 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.
Commemorative medal
All athletes finishing before 0945hrs will be presented with an M2S commemorative medal as they cross the finish line.
Awards
1st 5 Males, 1st 5 Females,
1st 3 Male Teams, 1st 3 Female Teams
1st Male U23, 1st Female U23
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 wi1l 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).
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 participant.
Awards 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.
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.
