Course & Elevation
The ASICS Marathon de Paris, long known as the Paris Marathon, is run on a Sunday in early April through the streets of the French capital. The 50th edition is set for 4 April 2027, and from 2027 the race has a new organiser, Cadence Running United, which takes over from Amaury Sport Organisation, and a new title partner, ASICS. The 2026 marathon started on the Champs-Élysées and finished on avenue Foch. The course for 2027 has not been published: the organisers say it will be revealed a few weeks before the race and kept for several editions, and the group's chief executive has said it will most probably start on the Champs-Élysées and finish on avenue Foch. The first Marathon de Paris was run in 1976 and had 126 finishers; in 2026 a record 57,464 runners finished out of about 60,000 starters. The men's course record is 2:04:21, set by Elisha Rotich in 2021, and the women's record is 2:18:34, set by Shure Demise in 2026. Places for 2027 were allocated by a free lottery, which was open from 8 to 30 September 2026, at a single price of 169 euros.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
12°C
Temperature
69%
Humidity
29%
Rain Chance
April in Paris is mild but changeable: average highs are about 17°C and lows about 8°C, with rain of 1 mm or more on around nine days of the month.
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