The Course de la Diversité Ajaccio is a workplace race held at Domaine Peraldi on route du Stiletto in Ajaccio, scheduled for a Saturday in April. It features short, accessible distances of 3 km and 6 km, preceded by a solidarity walk before the timed race. Registration is open to company employees and their eligible adult dependents, creating a field composed of office teams and colleagues rather than a typical open road-race crowd.
The race format pairs participants into duos with specific aims: mixed-gender pairs, intergenerational pairs (e.g., senior staff with juniors, or tutors with interns), and para-athletics pairs (a runner with a disability joined by an able-bodied runner). The event village opens early, the walk begins first, and the race commences later in the morning. The Ajaccio location provides a distinct local connection, as the race takes place in Napoleon Bonaparte’s birthplace, and a live GPS feature allows friends to track runners through the fan zone.