Plus Vite que le Cancer is a French solidarity race based on a straightforward concept: run or walk to support the fight against cancer. It welcomes runners, walkers, families, and individuals who don't identify as athletes, offering distance choices from 2 km and 6 km up to 12 km, a half marathon, and a marathon. The event has frequently operated as a virtual challenge, allowing participants to select their own location and time. Recent editions have also reunited people on Paris streets in the Bois de Vincennes in early November.
There is no official timing; the focus is on participation, not ranking. A participant might cover the distance in a garden, on a balcony, on a treadmill, through city streets, at a stadium, or in a forest. The Ligue contre le cancer utilizes the event to link fundraising and prevention, as regular physical activity, even at a moderate pace, can reduce the risk of certain cancers and support mental well-being. The national structure also motivates departmental Ligue committees throughout France to gather as many people as possible, transforming a race into a collective public-health effort.