Reopening of France’s A13 motorway delayed as new cracks discovered Traffic built up on neighbouring roads - but the empty lanes were not completely deserted…
Runner breaks new record in Normandy - at age 82 The athlete ran at an incredible 18 km/h per hour, breaking both the Normandy and French records
A marathon with wine and 4 other unusual sporting events in France The Marathon du Médoc, sometimes called the longest race in the world, features 23 wine stops, orchestras, oysters and steak over 43 kilometres
news This is the French ultra trail race that no runner has ever finished As if the 300km distance was not enough, participants are also required to bring a bottle of alcohol from their place of origin
Man ‘breaks world record’ for fastest marathon… running backwards! Frenchman Guillaume de Lustrac, 29, finished the 42-km race in three hours and 25 minutes, remarkably finishing 19th
US ultra-trail runner shares fun and pain of winning Mont Blanc race We spoke to the American who lives and trains in Mercantour national park in the south of France about how a geologist becomes an ultra runner
‘Prendre ses jambes à son cou’: run away if you hear this French term This French phrase means to flee or take to one’s heels - but where did it come from?
The French long-distance runner changing perceptions of disability Grégory Mouyen is paralysed down his left side and has epilepsy. He tells The Connexion how he is breaking down the barriers of disability one ultra-marathon at a time
France lockdown: Can we exercise as a couple or family? Outdoors exercise is allowed for up to one hour and within one kilometre of your home during lockdown
British mum sets buggy 10km run world record in France A British woman living in Toulouse is being hailed as the fastest mother in the world after beating the previous record by nearly a minute
Joggers and cyclists in Paris must use mask in crowded areas Joggers, cyclists, exercisers, and electric scooter users in Paris are required to wear masks during their physical activity if they come into contact with pedestrians and are unable to stay physically distanced, it has been confirmed.
Run, walk, cycle: New post-confinement rules in France Individual walking, running, and cycling will be permitted as soon as deconfinement begins on May 11, the French sports ministry has said, but group sports and other outdoor activities will need to wait longer.
A marathon a day from Saint Malo to Montpellier Ultra marathon-running tree surgeon plans 800km challenge to raise funds for two charities French runner posts cheeky GPS drawing in online game French firm Decathlon pulls running hijab after uproar Riviera run is unusual, but fun
Runner’s giant GPS shark swallows Paris It looks like a shark painted on to a Paris map but it took endurance athlete Marine Leleu two weeks to plan and 10 hours to walk more than 50km of the capital’s streets to “paint” the design using her GPS tracker. Old friends running special for disabled trail blazers Last chance to join Millau challenge French adventurer releases film of record-breaking run Man arrested running on motorway to catch Lyon flight Thousands pay homage to French jogger Alexia Daval
Eiffel Tower runners face the ultimate ‘Verticale’ challenge The annual race to the top of Gustave Eiffel's masterpiece takes place in Paris
A Riviera run to help fight cancer A group of women living in the Antibes and the Nice area have raised more than €100,000 in the past three years to go towards the fight against cancer on the French Riviera
Park group is up and running in France The concept started at Bushy Park, Teddington, UK in 2004 when 13 runners got together to meet up on a regular basis and it has developed into an international organisation with more than half a million runners worldwide.