Abalone Marathon de Nantes

Until 2007 called “Marathon Val Nantais,” the race is held annually since 1981, in 2008 the course came back downtown with a departure at Banana Warehouse (nearly 1,600 runners at the start). Since the squad continues to grow (2115 participants in 2010). The organizers received 3,000 runners in 2011 The new organization set up in 2008 has worked to revitalize the aging test. Since 2008 and the return of the race in the city center, all participants stressed the good atmosphere and the pleasure of the journey. 42.195 kilometers through the streets of downtown Nantes! A mythical distance through a unique heritage. The Marathon de Nantes is scheduled each year in April. It will take place Sunday, April 17, 2016.

The Marathon de Nantes offers a unique opportunity to take ownership of the city. The organizers promise a cultural and historical tour in the heart of Nantes, on a 100% urban route. This discovery from Nantes along the Loire, the Château des Ducs de Bretagne Canal St Felix through the Royal Square, the Cathedral, the Jardin des Plantes, the Machines de l’Ile, the course of the 50 hostages .. . offers an incomparable journey dotted with original animations.

This new original concept, the first night race in Nantes, Strides elephant experiencing an undeniable success. To accommodate the riders in the best conditions and ensure their safety, the organizing committee decided to change the route and modify the starting location and destination of the event. Saturday, April 16, Strides will set off for a loop of 10 kilometers from the site of Shipyards (between the carousel and Machines de l’Ile). The departure time is changed, it will be given at 21:00.

The event has a new look! After a promising 2015 edition, the organizers wanted to give it a new impetus. Many of you meet present and its success is undeniable. For safety issues, the start and finish will judge on the site Shipyards near Nefs the Machines de l’Ile. Furthermore, the start of this night was postponed 30 minutes to be given at 21:00.

Beyond the change of the host site, the course is changed slightly but remains in the Loire. After Buren Rings, runners along the Loire towards St Sébastien sur Loire. The river is then crossed by Senghor and Brandt bridges. After the Stade Marcel Saupin the peloton crosses the Canal Saint Felix via Tbilisi Bridge before joining the lanes on the Loire river banks and the Quai de la Fosse. Check in judging on the Ile de Nantes, the river has to be crossed again by the Anne de Bretagne bridge. The finish line is between the carousel and the Naves of Machines de l’Ile after a very fast course 10 km (not officially measured distance)