HOKA Semi de Paris
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Mar 7, 2027
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The HOKA Semi de Paris is the half marathon of the French capital, held on a Sunday in early March. The 2026 edition, on 8 March, started on boulevard Saint-Germain and finished at Place de la Bastille on a single loop through eastern Paris, with about 50,000 runners at the start. The organisers say the course is renewed every year, and the 2027 route, through new neighbourhoods, is to be revealed in early 2027. The race was first held in 1993 and was run by Amaury Sport Organisation until 2026. For 2027 to 2030 the City of Paris has awarded the concession to Cadence Running United, a group formed by Keneo, OSE and Havas. The 2027 edition is set for Sunday 7 March, four weeks before the marathon on 4 April. Places are allocated by a free lottery, which closed on 30 September 2026, at a standard price of 79 euros, and an official resale platform for bibs opens on 1 December. The men's course record is 59:38, set by Roncer Kipkorir in 2023, and the women's record is 1:05:12, set by Ftaw Zeray in 2026.
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
Early March in Paris is cool: average highs are about 13°C and lows about 6°C, with rain of 1 mm or more on around nine or ten days of the month.
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Amaury Sport Organisation had organised the Paris Marathon and Half Marathon since 1998. The Paris City Council awarded the 2027 to 2030 concession to the Cadence Running United group on 20 May 2026. The group has said the marathon route will stay stable for four years while the half marathon route will change every year to cover different parts of Paris.
On 8 March 2026 Ethiopia's Ftaw Zeray won the women's race in 1:05:12, a new course record, and Kennedy Kimutai of Kenya won the men's race in 1:00:11 for the second year in a row. The men's course record of 59:38 has stood since Roncer Kipkorir set it in 2023.
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Roncer Kipkorir (2023)
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