The brave of the Paris marathon will have six more months to prepare their 42,195 kilometers of running. The trial, originally scheduled for April 5, 2020, has been postponed to October 18 due to the coronavirus. The Paris half-marathon, canceled last Saturday on the eve of the start and also organized by ASO, is rescheduled on September 6.
"With regard to the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris, and in order to avoid a late cancellation which would penalize competitors, we have also, by mutual agreement with the Paris City Hall, decided to postpone the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris to October 18, ”notes ASO in a press release.
The running show also postponed
The queen race that strolls the emblematic places of the capital (departure on the Champs-Elysées, Opera, Bastille, Bois de Vincennes, Notre-Dame, Eiffel Tower, Bois de Boulogne), cannot therefore take place as usual at spring, but more than six months later. The running show, which has become a "Run experience", planned for the Paris Exhibition Center from April 2 to 4 on the sidelines of the race, has also been postponed and will take place from October 15 to 17.
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