Paris Marathon Today
The 49th Paris Marathon ran today with roughly 60,000 participants on the course through the city — broadcasters and live streams published viewing guides and route timing. (sortiraparis.com) (sportingnews.com)
Paris shut down major boulevards Sunday for the 49th Paris Marathon, with about 60,000 runners setting off across the capital. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) (sortiraparis.com) The official race site said the start began at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 12, 2026, with staggered waves by starting group. The course began on the Champs-Élysées and finished near Avenue Foch over the full 42.195 kilometers. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) The route carried runners past Place de la Concorde and Place de la Bastille, through the Bois de Vincennes, back along the Seine, then into the Bois de Boulogne before the finish. Organizers and local guides also highlighted landmarks including the Louvre, Notre-Dame, the Eiffel Tower and the Grand Palais along the way. (sortiraparis.com 1) (sortiraparis.com 2) French television coverage started at 7:50 a.m. on France 3 and was scheduled to run until about 10:30 a.m., with Eurosport 1 also carrying the race. The official event site also offered live tracking and finish-line video for runners and supporters. (sortiraparis.com) (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) Paris has turned the race into a citywide event, not just an elite competition. The official guide said supporters could use a special Route 42-kilometer metro map built around 34 stations near the course to see runners at multiple points. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) The field size is the point. The race organizer describes the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris as one of the biggest marathons in the world, and local coverage said more than 55,000 runners finished the 2025 edition. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) (sortiraparis.com) That scale has grown fast. Marathons.com reported that 56,950 runners completed the 2025 race on April 13, 2025, which it described as a participation record ahead of New York’s 55,529 finishers in November 2024. (marathons.com) By midday, unofficial result trackers were listing Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa as the men’s winner in 2:05:18 and Ethiopia’s Shure Demise as the women’s winner in 2:18:35. The official Paris Marathon site said results were being published live through Garmin-powered timing. (watchathletics.com) (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com) For Paris, the marathon remains both a mass-participation race and a moving tour of the city: thousands on the road, live tracking online, and a finish line near Avenue Foch by late morning. (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com 1) (schneiderelectricparismarathon.com 2)
