Lyon Half Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Lyon half marathon is the Semi-Marathon of Run in Lyon by Harmonie Mutuelle, a running festival held on a Sunday in early October. It is organised by Amaury Sport Organisation and the event also includes a marathon, a 10 km and a non-timed 5 km Run Solidaire; the race is labelled FFA Silver. The half marathon starts at the Palais de Justice in Vieux-Lyon, on the Saône quays, and finishes on Place Bellecour, so it is a point-to-point course through the centre of the city rather than a loop. From the start it follows the Saône for about 8 km before crossing the river on the Pont Paul Bocuse. The route then climbs through Caluire-et-Cuire and the Croix-Rousse district before dropping down to Place des Terreaux. It crosses the Rhône on the Pont Morand and comes back over the Pont de la Guillotière to the finish on Place Bellecour. The half marathon and the marathon start together, and starts are staggered by pen in the 2026 edition from 8:15 am. The time limit for the half marathon is three hours. Runners must have been born by the end of 2009 to enter the half marathon. Organisers reported 36,000 runners across all four races at the 2026 edition.