Paris Marathon goes reusable
Paris Marathon organizers announced that runners targeting sub‑2:50 will use reusable water bottles instead of disposable plastic — a sustainability push for the April race. The move is framed as a concrete step toward greener mass‑participation events. (dhnet.be)
The Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris is scheduled for Sunday, April 12, 2026, with organisers again expecting a large field after a record 56,950 runners took part in 2025. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com)) Organisers say the course will feature 13 refreshment points in total: nine full refreshment stations, four dedicated water points, one full station at the finish and two Ta Energy electrolyte stations; full stations will stretch about 160 metres. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com)) Race communications note additional on-course infrastructure such as cooling systems for heat and an expanded layout that shortens distances between stations, especially in the second half of the course. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com)) The event bulletin published March 18 specifies operational rules for the fast‑group system: access requires starting in the preferred wave (no later than 8:03 a.m.) and maintaining roughly a 4:01/km pace, with used bottles to be deposited only in marked collection zones about 150 metres after each station. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com)) Organisers point to the scale of the subgroup the policy targets: 688 runners finished the Paris Marathon under 2:50 in 2025, a cohort organisers say informed the decision to extend the elite bottle protocol. (lequipe.fr)) A commercial partner, Culligan, was named official water solutions supplier and will provide reusable aluminium bottles at the finish and at race‑week activations, plus filtered‑water refill points linked to the event’s reuse strategy. (culliganinternational.com))
