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Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris
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Paris, France
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Marathon
42.20KM
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Degree of Challenge
Ideal for beginners
67% of reviews
Atmosphere
Large Festival Atmosphere
100% of reviews
Location
Urban & City
67% of reviews
Running
Undulating - Mixed
71% of reviews
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Where does Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris take place?
Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris takes place in Paris, France.
What distances does Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris offer?
Entry options include: Marathon.
How is Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris rated by runners?
Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris has an average rating of 4.38 out of 5 from 44 verified participant reviews on Racecheck.
What is Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris like?
Based on participant reviews, runners describe it as: Ideal for beginners (67% of reviews), Large Festival Atmosphere (100% of reviews), Urban & City (67% of reviews), Undulating - Mixed (71% of reviews).
Silver Visor
18 reviews
A brilliant international event experience!
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Run Paris for the 1st time this year and I loved it. The route was just beautiful! Although a bit hilly, especially towards the end! I wasn’t so sure about the hollow medal when I saw it at the expo but I love it now that I ve earned it ;) One thing I didn’t like was that my wave...
Run Paris for the 1st time this year and I loved it. The route was just beautiful! Although a bit hilly, especially towards the end! I wasn’t so sure about the hollow medal when I saw it at the expo but I love it now that I ve earned it ;) One thing I didn’t like was that my wave started just before 11:00! Far too late…!!! The food stations were amazing! The expo was really good too!
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Silver Visor
11 reviews
3rd time doing this in 2024 after 2016 & 2017. It has got better in every way. Course is lovely and not too challenging although it can be a bit undulating towards the last third of the race. Very happy with the quality of feed stations - lots of options and well stocked. Brill...
3rd time doing this in 2024 after 2016 & 2017. It has got better in every way. Course is lovely and not too challenging although it can be a bit undulating towards the last third of the race. Very happy with the quality of feed stations - lots of options and well stocked. Brilliant volunteers and staff throughout. Plenty of medical staff around too. The only improvements I would suggest is having barriers or ribbon to hold back the crowd as they were standing in the course (along the official painted line). Sometimes a few members of the public would cross into oncoming runners and witnessed a collision.
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I'm not familiar to abroad marathon but I still completed around 10 marathon abroad including Japan uk Taiwan croatia. But this SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC MARATHON DE PARIS is really totally a shit and scam. The critical medical certificate request is hidden behind your full payment, wha...
I'm not familiar to abroad marathon but I still completed around 10 marathon abroad including Japan uk Taiwan croatia. But this SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC MARATHON DE PARIS is really totally a shit and scam. The critical medical certificate request is hidden behind your full payment, what's the hell? And no one handed enquires after 4month. I simply was cheated the euro120!!!!!!
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Lucie E.
Overall the Paris Marathon was great & I would recommend anyone to try it at least once. A few things to mention. The course (ran in 2023) is most definitely undulating, not flat. There is an incline from about mile 23 onwards which is long and gradual and I think makes this a t...
Overall the Paris Marathon was great & I would recommend anyone to try it at least once. A few things to mention. The course (ran in 2023) is most definitely undulating, not flat. There is an incline from about mile 23 onwards which is long and gradual and I think makes this a tough first marathon. If you are a slower runner there is less crowd support (ran in 5'27) and I started at the correct time 11am. Also the locals get a bit fed up by this point and cross over you in roads irregardless of you still running. The course however is iconic, and the medal in 2023 was amazing and looked to be the best of all the April marathons. Nice t-shirt. I think this is a great 2/3rd marathon to do with friends/family support.
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I have done it 3 times (2019,2021,2022). Everytime the process is smooth, the value for money is good (compared to comparable international Marathon). It goes both through majestic sites and trough the wood (Vincennes/Boulogne). The start being on the wide Champs Elysees, the fir...
I have done it 3 times (2019,2021,2022). Everytime the process is smooth, the value for money is good (compared to comparable international Marathon). It goes both through majestic sites and trough the wood (Vincennes/Boulogne). The start being on the wide Champs Elysees, the first 2 kms are not so crowded.
The only thing is that it is not as flat as other marathon (Firenze, Hamburg, Valencia, Rotterdam...) to achieve your best performance
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Gold Visor
25 reviews
Outstanding route around the city
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Silver Visor
11 reviews
This my was my first time running an event this big. I Loved it. Could not recommend it enough.
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Bronze Visor
8 reviews
Paris, along with Berlin and London, must be amongst the best european marathons going, if the scenery was the qualifying factor. Luckily for Paris, there is also the amazing atmosphere, the iconic route and a start line / finish line to add to the list of reasons why this is a r...
Paris, along with Berlin and London, must be amongst the best european marathons going, if the scenery was the qualifying factor. Luckily for Paris, there is also the amazing atmosphere, the iconic route and a start line / finish line to add to the list of reasons why this is a race that should be run, at least once.
The race expo is held in the Parc des Expositions, within easy reach from the city centre via metro or bus, or even by foot if you wished to take in the sights of Paris. The massive hall contains everything you need once your race number has been collected, with running shoes and branded race tops available. As with all race expos, they get busier as you near the final day and Paris is now exception. If you come on the Saturday then you must expect long queues and limited merchandise.
Saturday morning sees the Paris breakfast run, starting off near the home of the Mona Lisa. the Louvre, and finishing off by the Eiffel Tower. 12 euros is a good price for the technical t-shirt and to be able to run and finish within the shadow of the Eiffel where coffee and a pain au chocolat awaits.
Race day and you assemble on the famous Avenue des Champs-Elysees where you can soak up the atmosphere from your pen. Unless you are in one of the frontpens, the start is more a stroll and a jog as people fill out the road, heading down towards Place de la Concorde, before heading off into Paris proper. There are so many sights to take in many runners find themselves stopping quickly for a tourist selfie.
Race stations are well stocked, the route is well supported and first aid posts keep an eye on runners, especially those in the latter stages of the race when fatigue and "the wall" often raise their heads.
The finish line, on Foch Avenue in front of the Arc de Triomphe, also adds to the memory of the raise and you can join thousands of others in taking the winning selfie, holding up your medal in front of the Arc.
Travel tip: Stay on the edges of Paris and travel / walk into the centre. You will see more of the city and benefit from cheaper hotels.If you are planning on doing the tourist visits, book ahead as opting to visit the Eiffel Tower on a whim will not happen.
Race tip: Visit expo on a Friday at the latest if possible. On race day, plan ahead to travel to the start early. Be prepared to wait so take a top you can leave behind. These are collected and supplied to the homeless.
Value for money: It is not cheap but to run in such a beautiful city is worth the money, as is the finisher shirt, although the 2019 medal left a little to be desired.
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Silver Visor
16 reviews
Hated every minute of Paris, wouldn’t run it again, this is just my opinion and not that of anyone else.
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