The Sine Qua Non Run begins at Place de la Bataille de Stalingrad in Paris, featuring 6 km and 10 km road-race options. This city night race takes place annually around late March, following International Women's Rights Day, and includes a public park within its course. The Sine Qua Non association established the race to combat sexual and sexist violence against women and to advocate for everyday equality.
The route connects Paris with Seine-Saint-Denis, extending beyond a simple loop within the capital. Both women and men participate, with the event presented as a collective gesture of solidarity rather than a women-only competition. A virtual option allows participation from anywhere in France or abroad, maintaining the race's core cause for the 6 km or 10 km distances. Organizers articulate the concept as a unified stand for women's rights, using the visual of runners symbolically overcoming sexist and sexual violence.