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Toulouse Marathon

November 1, 2026 · 8:00 AMToulouse, Occitanie, France
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Race Day

54°F

50–68°F · Feels cool

Total elevation gain

427ft

Relatively flat course · Net elevation change +66 ft

Participants

37K

World-class event

Crowd Rating

4/ 10

Moderate spectator support

The Lowdown

The Toulouse Marathon is the marathon centerpiece of the Harmonie Mutuelle Toulouse Métropole Run Experience, an autumn running festival held across the 'Pink City' (la Ville Rose). The 42.195 km course starts and finishes near Allée François Verdier in the city center, passing landmarks including the Piste des Géants, the Cité de l'Espace, the Oncopole, Pont des Catalans, Rue de Metz, and Pont Neuf, over a mostly flat route with roughly 130 meters of elevation gain. Alongside the marathon, the event offers a half marathon, a 10K, a marathon relay, and children's races, and drew about 37,000 participants across all distances in 2025 — one of the largest running festivals in southwest France. The title sponsor is Harmonie Mutuelle, a French health-insurance mutual; the event was previously known simply as the Toulouse Métropole Run Experience before the current sponsorship, so the sponsor-neutral 'Toulouse Marathon' is used as the stable record name, with sponsor history noted here. A race village runs October 29-31, 2026 for bib pickup and running-related activities, and the marathon field is capped at 7,500 runners with a 6-hour time limit.

Questions about the Toulouse Marathon 2026

When is the Toulouse Marathon 2026?

Sunday, November 1, 2026.

What time does the Toulouse Marathon start?

The race starts at 8:00 AM, local time.

What is the Toulouse Marathon time limit?

6 hours.

How do I enter the Toulouse Marathon 2026?

Registration is open. Oct 29, 2026: Race Village Opens. Oct 30, 2026: Marathon Registration Deadline. Ways in: Online registration via harmonie-mutuelle.toulouserunexperience.fr.

When and where is packet pickup for the Toulouse Marathon?

Oct 29, 2026: Race village opens for bib pickup and running-themed activities, running October 29-31, 2026.

What is the Toulouse Marathon course like?

130 m of total elevation gain. It passes Allée François Verdier (start/finish area), Piste des Géants and Cité de l'Espace.

What is the weather like at the Toulouse Marathon?

Race-day temperatures are usually 10–20 °C (50–68 °F).

Is the Toulouse Marathon a Boston qualifier?

Yes. This race is a certified Boston Marathon qualifying event.

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