Loire Marathon 2026

Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the Exhibition Park, Avenue du Breil, 49400 Saumur.

• For the marathon: start on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at 8:30 AM from Place de la République (Route de Saumur, 49400, Saumur)

• For the half-marathon: start on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at 8:00 AM from Île de Gennes (49350, Gennes)

• For the combined event (12 km canoe + 17 km run): start on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at 9:00 AM from Cale Mayaud (49400, Saumur)

Loire Marathon:

• Phase 1 (until 12/02/25): 75€

• Phase 2 (from 12/03/25): 85€

Loire Half-Marathon:

• Phase 1 (until 11/12/2025): 50€

• Phase 2 (from 11/13/2025): 60€

Combined Canoe:

• 90€/person

No, a medical certificate is no longer required to participate.

The new PPS attestation available here replaces it. This Health Prevention Pathway from the FFA must be completed within 3 months before the event (from 02/11/2026) and its number must be entered on the registration platform.

FFA license holders must provide their 2025-2026 Track and Field License numbers.

Minors must present a questionnaire related to their health status. Guardians confirm that each section of the questionnaire results in a negative response. Otherwise, they are required to produce a medical certificate confirming no contraindications to practicing the sport or discipline involved, dated less than six months ago.

For more information on the Health Prevention Pathway (PPS) we recommend this article.

All refreshment points offer solids and liquids at each location:

• For the marathon: every 5 km and at the finish

• For the half-marathon: every 5 km and at the finish

• For the combined event (12 km canoe + 17 km run): first refreshment after the nautical part, then every 5 km and at the finish

• The Individual Marathon event is open to all licensed and non-licensed runners from the Espoirs to Masters categories, born in 2006 and earlier (20 years old in 2026).

• The half-marathon event is open to all licensed and non-licensed runners from the Juniors to Masters categories, born in 2008 and earlier (18 years old in 2026).

• The Combined event (two-person canoe – running) is open to all runners born in 2006 and earlier (20 years old in 2026).

For the marathon: 6 hours

• km 20.2: Pass at 2:51:00 at the Etoile roundabout – 49350 GENNES

• km 25.2: Pass at 3:34:00 Michel Pruvost square – 49350 ST-CLÉMENT-DES-LEVÉES

• km 30: Pass at 4:15:00 Boumois roundabout – 49350 SAINT MARTIN DE LA PLACE

• km 35.6: Pass at 5:03:00 Vaucel square roundabout – 49400 SAUMUR

• km 40.6: Pass at 5:45:00 Cessart bridge – 49400 SAUMUR

For the half-marathon: 3 hours

• km 8.1: Pass at 1:15:00 Boumois roundabout – 49350 SAINT MARTIN DE LA PLACE

• km 14.5: Pass at 2:03:00 Vaucel square roundabout – 49400 SAUMUR

• km 19.5: Pass at 2:45:00 Cessart bridge – 49400 SAUMUR

Disabled athletes must wear an approved helmet and use an adapted wheelchair. Motorized devices, handbikes, or any other gear-driven equipment are not allowed.

For the combined event, the craft and all equipment will be provided by the organizer.

For the Individual Marathon, ranking prizes will be awarded, equally, to the runners finishing on the podium (top 3 in the male and female scratch): 1,000€ for the 1st in the scratch, 750€ for the 2nd in the scratch, 500€ for the 3rd in the scratch. A performance bonus, equal and cumulative, will reward runners achieving the following performances: 300€ for any male competitor finishing under 2:20, 300€ for any female competitor finishing under 2:45.

For the half-marathon, ranking prizes will be awarded, equally, to the runners finishing on the podium (top 3 in the male and female scratch): 600€ for the 1st in the scratch, 400€ for the 2nd in the scratch, 200€ for the 3rd in the scratch

You can become a volunteer by clicking on this link.

You can contact the organizers:

• by mail: 19 quai Carnot, Saumur, 49400

• by email: contact@marathon-loire.fr

• by phone: 02 52 60 59 00

• by filling out a contact form on the race website