Course & Elevation
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.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
9°C
Temperature
73%
Humidity
31%
Rain Chance
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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