Events/Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris

Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris

Running
Date
Sun, 11 Apr 2027
Venue
Champs-Élysées → Avenue Foch, Paris
Countdown
April
Distance
42.195km
Total climb
269m

One of the biggest marathons on earth, and a landmark tour of Paris. 42.195km from the Champs-Élysées to Avenue Foch, sweeping past the Louvre, Notre-Dame, the Seine quays and the Eiffel Tower on closed central boulevards.

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The course

The route

42.195km of closed central-Paris boulevards from the Champs-Élysées past the Louvre, Notre-Dame and the Eiffel Tower, out through the Bois de Vincennes and back via the Bois de Boulogne to Avenue Foch. Around 269m of gentle gain, most of it in the late woods.

Weather

Mid-April, Champs-Élysées → Avenue Foch

15°CTypical high
4°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
26%Days with rain

Highs around 15°C and lows around 4°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 26% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Bedatu Hirpa2:20:4518.0 km/h
02Dera Dida2:20:4918.0 km/h
03Angela Tanui2:21:0717.9 km/h
20
Women finishers
2:28:42
Median time
17.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training

Training for the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

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What Paris throws at you
Typical sessions
A downhill Champs-Élysées start that tempts you to over-pace. Bank time here and you pay for it twice in the woods.
Congested opening kilometres among one of the biggest fields on earth. You cannot run your ideal pace in the crush, so settle.
Deceptive undulations in the Bois de Vincennes and Bois de Boulogne, small rises that bite at 35-40km on tired legs.
A long fuelling test: 2h30 to 6h of running that needs 60-90g of carbs an hour, rehearsed rather than improvised.
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Marathon-pace long runs of 28-35km with 15-20km at goal pace, the closest thing to race day and where you rehearse fuelling.
Long tempo efforts of 40-60 minutes continuous at marathon pace to build race-specific endurance.
Threshold intervals such as 3-4 x 3km to sharpen the aerobic engine so goal pace feels easier.
A downhill-start discipline drill: begin a long run on a gentle descent and run slower than goal pace, rehearsing the restraint Paris demands.
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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