20 km de Paris

The 20 km de Paris is an annual road race through the heart of Paris, run every October since 1979. The 20 km de Paris starts on the Pont d'Iéna, facing the Eiffel Tower, and finishes at the foot of the tower after a flat loop through some of the city's most iconic sights: Trocadéro, the Arc de Triomphe, the Bois de Boulogne, Roland-Garros, the Maison de la Radio, the Grand Palais, the Tuileries Garden, the Pont Royal, and the Left Bank quays. Live bands line the course, and aid stations are set up at the 6th, 10th, and 15th kilometers plus the finish. Since 2002 the FFA (French athletics federation) has certified the exact 20 km distance. For 2026, the 48th edition takes place on Sunday, October 11, with a 9:00 a.m. start; a record field of roughly 33,000 runners filled every entry tier and closed registration early. Harmonie Mutuelle title-sponsors the 2026 race after Vredestein held the role from 2022 through 2025 — sponsorship has changed hands several times over the event's history, so the race keeps its neutral name. Alongside the in-person 20 km, organizers run a build-up program of connected (virtual) 5 km, 10 km, 15 km, and 20 km races through the spring and summer, plus kids' races under the 20Kids banner. Three euros from every bib and twelve euros from every multi-race pack go to the Association Grégory Lemarchal, which funds cystic fibrosis research and organ-donation awareness. The men's course record is 56:18, set by Étienne Daguinos in 2025; the women's record is 1:04:30, set by Gladys Jemaiyo in 2023.