Paris Competitions News: 10/10/10 10h => 20 km de Paris

20 km de Paris - Start

This Sunday will see another release of the 20 km of Paris. We will be there.

Recently, Debbie told us Melbourne will have its marathon. Chicago, Bruxelles, Munich, Bueno Aires, Ottawa, Poznan, Eindhoven also will welcome their marathon... Probably many other competitions this Sunday too...
10/10/10, a good day for running all over the world!

Very early with the Parisian Statue of Liberty on our way

Debbie - With the Statue of Liberty on the "Ile aux cygnes", Paris

5:57 AM - With Debbie, from Melbourne Australia, we started very very early coming from the "far south-west" of Paris, running all along the river Seine to join the Trocadero place, cross the Iena bridge, go under the Eiffel tower, run on the Champ de Mars and then go back to the hotel going through the 15th arrondissement (French for district) by the famous "rue du Commerce".

On our way, we saw the Statue of Liberty, a small version of the New-York one.

Do you remember the Roman Polansky film, "Frantic"? At the end, Harrison Ford completely lost in Paris, just kidnapped, laying in a barge, opens his eyes and sees above him the Statue of Liberty... "Where am I now?! ..."

Thank you, Debbie!

The route of the tour:

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Going fast all along the river and through "Les Halles"

Devon - Les Halles - Eglise Saint-Eustache

7:01 AM - With Devon, coming from New-York, we ran at a fast pace, without taking into account the little rain we had in Paris this Monday morning.

We followed the river most of the time, to finish by the Halles and the street of Rivoli.

Thank you, Devon!

Les Halles was the traditional central market of Paris. The big iron and glass buildings, created by Victor Baltard in the 19th century (we said "Les Halles de Baltard") were destroyed in 1971 to let the place to the "Forum des Halles" in 1977, a giant mall, partially underground.

Forum des Halles

The route of the tour:

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Paris Competitions News: A sunny October Sunday for competitions...

This Sunday, October 3rd, was a sunny day in Paris. A good day to compete...

Three 10K races in Paris or near, one in Neuilly (a rich city in the west of Paris), one in the Bois de Vincennes (the forest in the east of Paris) and one in the center of Paris called "les 10K Paris Centre". This one is a very nice competition to run on the middle of the most beautiful streets of Paris. More than 2000 runners. Start: Avenue de l'Opera, End: Place du Palais Royal - The Louvre.

The route

Two of our coaches were there (as fans of Paris and running, they had to be there): one on the podium (veteran), the other one, just behind. Next time: October 2011. Be there!
(Photos of the competition here.)

From the Grande Arche to the Arc of Triumph

From the new "Grande Arche de La Defense" to the old "Arc de Triomphe" with Amy

6:30 AM - With Amy, coming from Chicago, we started very early, leaving the quarter of the Defense, the bigger business center in Europ, to join the "Place de l'Etoile" where stands the "Arc de Triomphe", going through a part of the historical axe of Paris.

At the end, a statue of Cesar cheered us with a "well done!":

Thank you Amy!

The route of the tour:

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A sunny morning with Sarah

Sarah running on the "Esplanade of the Invalides"

7:30 AM - Sarah just arrived from Ohio. This Saturday morning, the summer was ending and the air was a little bit chilly, but fortunately the sun was with us on the tour. On our way, among the nice places of Paris we saw, we went by the Rodin museum. The museum is inside a park where you can admire some famous creations of the sculptor. On our route, outside, from the street, we could see the "Thinker", very well-known statue.
Thank you Sarah!

The route of the tour:

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From Palais-Royal to the Eiffel tower with Julie

Under the Eiffel tower - Bettina (journalist), Julie and Jean-Charles (D.R.)

7:30 AM - Julie, from New-Zealand, travelling in Europ, chose to begin her stay in Paris by a running tour. Bettina, journalist from the German newspaper Spiegel Online, ran with us to do a report on one of our tours. You can see the article and photos here (in German).
Thank you Julie and Bettina!

The route of the tour:

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