The Parisian running competitions in 2014
Click on the picture for a larger view It is always a great pleasure to run on the Parisian roadway freed of cars, to be able to run on the avenue of the Opera or at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, to go down the Champs Elysées running the first kilometer of the marathon… As every year now, we propose the 2014 list of the Parisian competitions, all those which take place in Paris. Some explanations: . For each competition of the list, you will find icons on which you can click to obtain either links on sites relative to the race, or the photos, or the movies or route of the race. Photos and movies date 2013 or previous years (on certain photos, you can recognize our Paris Running Tour runners). Thanks to the photographers and the film-makers! . Some of the routes result from our GPS watches (less precise in the less wide streets). . 10 km=6.376 mi, half-marathon 21.1 km=13.195 mi, marathon 42.195 km=26.2 mi Here are samples of the icons on which you can click to see photos, movies, routes, web sites… Icon to go on the site of the race’s organizer Icon to go on the Top Chrono site to register on the race or see the results, etc. Icon to see photos of the race Icon to see a movie of the race Icon to see a representation of the route of the race (drawn or GPS track) Do not hesitate to click! . Besides, “prt” means that the competition is a part of the Paris 10 km challenge, challenge in which we participate (the Paris Running Tour challenge which tooks the same name as our sightjogging company!). We wish you a very happy New Year and many beautiful competitions! Sunday 19/1/14 – 9:30 AM – Les 10 km du 14è – 10 km prt The first competition of the year which find the runners impatient to rerun after the holidays. A flat circuit convenient to the performance… 1148 finishers in 2013. (“14è” means “quatorzième arrondissement” = Fourteenth arrondissement = 14th Paris administrative district) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 Sunday 26/1/14 – 9:30 AM – Les Foulées du 8è – 10 km prt A little hilly race in the beautiful district of the 8th arrondissement with a start “Church” Saint-Augustin, passage in front of the Parc Monceau, strides avenue of Friedland with the Arc de Triomphe in sights and an arrival to the feet of Joan of Arc! Nearly 1200 finishers in 2013. (“Les Foulées du 8è” means “the Strides of the 8th arrondissement”) Saturday 15/2/14 – 10:30 AM – La Course de la Saint Valentin – 10 km prt This year, the race will take place in the “parc de la Villette”, though we can expect a route more flat than the previous years (5 buckles in the hilly “parc des Buttes Chaumont”). Very good atmosphere for this race organized by the Paris Front Runners. Diversity, tolerance and heat, in spite of the cold of February! 334 finishers in 2013. (“La Course de la Saint Valentin” means the race of the Valentine Day) Sunday 2/3/14 – 10:00 AM – Semi-Marathon de Paris – 21,1 km The “SEMI-MARATHON de Paris”! International race. Half of a marathon to visit the East of Paris: Wood of Vincennes, Avenue Daumesnil, “Quai des Célestins”, “Hôtel de Ville”, Bastille, Faubourg Saint-Antoine… About 25,000 finishers. Saturday 22/3/2014 – 2:00 PM – Foulées du Tertre – 10 km prt A folk and “mountainous” race on the mound Montmartre. Route passing in front of the Sacred Heart and the “place du Tertre”, and through the sloping streets of the “commune” of Montmartre. All this in the middle of the afternoon and tourists! 598 finishers in 2013. 12345 1 2 1 2 Sunday 6/4/2014 – 8:45 AM – Le Marathon de Paris – 42,195 km The MARATHON OF PARIS! The event of the year for many runners. A beautiful visit of the capital! Go down the “Champs Elysées” (Careful, not too fast, it is only the beginning), cross the “place de la Concorde”, go along street of Rivoli and pass in front of the “Palais Royal” and the Louvre, greet the Genius of the Bastille, join the Castle and the Wood of Vincennes, return and join the West by way of the river Seine banks and admire the Conciergerie, then the Eiffel Tower, join Roland Garros’ courts, discover the very green Wood of Boulogne and cross the finishing line on the avenue Foch with the Arc de Triomphe in front of you! Phew! What a beautiful stroll! 38 690 finishers in 2013. Bibs for 2014 = 46,000 ! Among the elite, Kenenisa Bekele, 5 000 m and 10 000 m world champion, who will run in Paris his first marathon. 12345678 1 2 3 4 Sunday 27/4/2014 – 10:00 AM – 10km du Bois de Boulogne – 10 km prt After the Paris marathon, back to the “Bois de Boulogne” (wood of Boulogne) for a flat 10K in the middle of the greenery (able to do some performances only three weeks after the marathon?). 3047 finishers in 2013 12 Sunday 11/5/2014 – 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM – Courir ensemble – 5 km & 10 km prt Everything is in the title: “Run together”, valid and disabled. A very good atmosphere. Event organized by Handicap International. Among the numerous proposed races, a flat 10K, again in the Wood of Boulogne, magnificent in May! 1133 finishers for the 10K in 2013. 1 2 Sunday 1/6/20147 – 9:00 AM – Les 10 km du 19è – 10 km prt A beautiful “arrondissement” race. Even if it is hilly because of the passage by the Buttes Chaumont, it is a very competitive race. It is a pity this year, it happens at the same day as the “Courir Ensemble” 10K. How to choose? 779 finishers in 2013. 12 Sunday 15/6/2014 – 10:00 AM – 10 km L’Équipe – 10 km Race organized by ASO who also manages
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