10 km paris 17 2026

10 km Paris 17 is a timed road race through the 17th arrondissement of Paris, run on a flat, fast 10 km course in late November. It starts in the morning and uses a certified route, with a single-loop format that keeps the race simple: one lap through the district rather than repeated circuits. The event is also an official FFA qualifier and can count toward qualification for the French championships, so it draws runners chasing a mark as well as people who want a straightforward Paris 10K. The route uses the broad streets and often tree-lined avenues of the 17th, with the organisers presenting it as a way to see the area's cultural and architectural heritage at running pace. The race is backed by the 17th arrondissement mayor's office, the Ile-de-France Region, the local sports movement office, and Sporting Club Universitaire de France, with Paris Sport Organisation listed as organiser. It has reached its 40th edition, which gives it more history than a typical neighbourhood 10K, and recent fields have been large, with more than 6,000 finishers and an average time just under an hour.