A wonderful year to you all!
2012 will be an excellent vintage for the running in Paris! In 2011, the infatuation for the running competitions still confirmed, with more and more subscribers, competitions which post "full" very quickly, a public more and more numerous...
We propose you the list of almost all the competitions of running in inner Paris with one or several associated Web sites, photos, movies, routes and our comments.
In Paris Running Tours, we make all these races for a long time and we shall continue even this year. By hoping to see you participating with us.
Some explanations:
"prt" means that the race is a part of the 10 km challenge of Paris (the challenge Paris Running Tour which carries the same name as our company of sightjogging!).
Photos, movies and routes date generally 2011 even of 2010 or before (on certain photos, you can recognize our Paris Running Tour runners). Certain routes result from our GPS watches (less precise in the less wide streets)
Nice runs in 2012 !
January
22/1/2012 - Les 10 km du 14è prt
10 km - A race dedicated to the performance, relatively flat, next to Montparnasse. First race of the year in Paris. 1,347 finishers. (14è means "14th arrondissement"="14th district of Paris")
29/1/2012 - Les 10 km du 8è prt
10 km - A little bit hilly race near the "Place de l'Etoile" and the Monceau Park, organized with the nice club of the "Etoiles du 8è". 1,058 finishers in 2011.
February
11/02/2012 - La Course de la Saint Valentin prt
10 km - A very hilly race. 5 loops in the magnificent park of the Buttes Chaumont. Very nice race dedicated to variety, tolerance and conviviality. 320 finishers in 2011.
March
4/03/2012 - Le Semi-Marathon de Paris
21.09 km - A beautiful international races in Paris. >23,000 finishers in 2011.
24/03/2012 - Les Foulées du Tertre prt
10 km - A very very hilly race on the Mound Montmartre, departure next to the "Place des Tertres" in the middle of the tourists ! 504 finishers in 2011.
April
15/04/2012 - Le Marathon de Paris
42.195 km - One of the most beautiful Marathons of the world! Arc de Triomphe behind you at the start and in front of at the finish line! More than 31,000 finishers in 2011.
29/04/2012 - Les 10 km de Boulogne (formerly 10 km Planet Jogging) prt
10 km - A pleasant 10 km at the beginning of the spring in the "Bois de Boulogne" with a finish at the Auteuil Hippodrome. 2,748 finishers in 2011.
May
13/05/2012 - Les 10 km Courir Ensemble - Handicap International prt
10 km - Beautiful 10 km in the Bois de Boulogne among the races organized by Handicap International gathering valid and handicapped runners to be all together. 1,273 finishers for the 10K.
27/05/2012 - Les 10 km du 19è prt
10 km - A beautiful race with hilly passages in the park of the Buttes Chaumont. A competitive race however. 962 finisher in 2011.
June
3/06/2012 - La Course du Château de Vincennes prt
10 km - A race in the "Bois de Vincennes" convenient to the performance (if it is not too much warm). Magnificent arrival in the castle and on red carpet! 3,268 finishers in 2011.
10/06/2012 - Les 10 km du 10è prt
10 km - A not so flat 10 km around the nice Canal Saint-Martin(with a small ascent and descent on the bridge to be 3 times crossed). 432 finishers in 2011.
17/06/2012 - Les Foulées du 12è prt
10 km - Flat 10 km in the "Bois de Vincennes" finishing on the velodrome of Cipale which was of use to Olympics 1900 and 1924 as well as to the Tour de France from 1967 till 1974. 738 finishers in 2011.
24/06/2012 - 10 km de Paris / 10 km de l'Equipe
10 km - A race organized by the sports newspaper "L'équipe". First edition in 2011.
July
1/07/2012 - Les Foulées de la France des Iles prt
10 km - Estival 10 km in the "Bois de Vincennes" with the festive atmosphere of the French west indies. 898 finishers in 2011.
September
9/09/2012 - La Parisienne
6 km - An nice feast. Race reserved for the ladies around the Eiffel Tower. 21 682 finishers in 2011.
October
7/10/2012 - Les 10 km Paris Centre prt
10 km - One of the most touristic Paris races, starting avenue of the Opera, finishing in front of the Louvre. 4,678 finishers in 2011.
14/10/2012 - Les 20 km de Paris
20 km - Another big international race leaving and finishing at the Eiffel Tower, passing by the "Bois de Boulogne" and the banks of the Seine. About 21 000 finishers...
21/10/2012 - La corrida du 15è prt
10 km - A beautiful competition in the 15è district, flat, ideal 10 km for the performance. Organized with the nice 15è Athletic Club. 855 finishers in 2011.
November
18/11/2012 - Les 10 km du 9è prt
10 km - Beautiful hilly 10 km near the Paris Department stores. 702 finishers in 2011.
25/11/2012 - Les boucles du 17è prt
10 km - Attractive, little bit hilly but competitive 10 km. 1,276 finishers in 2011.
If you want to make a competition in Paris and if you reserve a tour with us, tell us and we can show you the route and help you to prepare the race (the Paris Marathon, for example). An advice for these races? Ask us! Of course, if you do not want to participate in a competition and want to enjoy completely the tourist jogging, we are there. We like the competition and running but we like Paris just as much!
