Marathon of the Capables 2026

Does running across France for several weeks sound tempting? 🏃

In mid-September, you will experience 18 days out of time ⏳. Each morning, you'll get up with your group 🌅, listen to the day's briefing (route, weather, points of attention) 📢, and set out for a new stage! Between 28 and 63 km depending on the day 📏, you'll cross forests 🌲, go along canals 🚣, discover towns and villages 🏘️, and above all, you'll advance with dozens of other people who share the same craziness as you 😄. The Marathon of the Capables is not timed ⏱️, there's no ranking, no competition. The goal? 🎯 Support each other 🤗, and cross the finish line all together in Marseille 🎉 It's a completely different philosophy from other races: here, you don't run against others, you run WITH others 💕

The route itself is a journey across France 🇫🇷 You start at Port-Marly near Paris 🗼, pass through Fontainebleau forest 🌲, descend to Montargis and Gien on the Loire 💦, traverse Burgundy and its vineyards 🍇, arrive at Lyon the gastronomic capital 🍽️. You pass by the Traboules, the Basilica of Fourvière ⛪ overlooking the city, and maybe you'll have the chance to taste a real Lyonnaise quenelle 😋. Heading south, the landscapes change completely 🌄: you leave the plains to see the first reliefs appear, the fields become more golden ☀️, and the accent starts to sing 🎵. In Montélimar, you can't miss the nougat shops (it's a moral obligation to buy some 🍬). Avignon and its Palace of the Popes remind you of medieval history 👑, Salon-de-Provence smells of lavender and thyme 🌿💜, and when you finally reach Aix and then Marseille, it's the explosion of the Mediterranean 🌊: cicadas 🦗, plane trees 🌳, fountains, southern rays... And that iodine smell when you finally see the sea 🏖️. Each region has its charm, its specialties 🧀, its landscapes... It's like going around France in an ultra-endurance version, but without a bike 🚴‍♂️! And the best? You can register for just one stage if you want to test 🧪, a few stages for a long athletic weekend 📅, or the entirety if you feel like an adventurer 🏕️. In solo, as a duo, with a group of friends 👫👬👭, or even through your company for quality team building 💼... All formulas are possible!

What makes the Marathon of the Capables really special is its inclusive nature 🌈 More than 80% of the route is accessible to people with reduced mobility 🦽: some in wheelchairs, others with prosthetics 🦿, visual impairments 👨‍🦯, or accompanied in joëlette... Together, we form a community where difference becomes a wealth 💎 You come with your adapted equipment and your team of helpers if needed (guides, push escorts, companions) 👥, and the organization does everything to facilitate your journey. The volunteers are trained and kind 💙, ready to help you with no judgment. You will witness moments of pure magic ✨: able-bodied people pushing wheelchairs uphill 🔺, bonds formed between strangers 🤝, applause at every arrival 👏... These 18 days will change you, it's a promise 🌟

The values of the MDC are set in stone 🪨: mutual aid, respect, solidarity, inclusion 🌟. Here, we come to experience something beautiful together, not to play cowboys 🤠. If someone is in difficulty, we help them 🆘. If someone needs to quit, we support them morally 💛. Friendships are formed, memories are made... People arrive on the first day wondering if they will make it 😰, and they finish in Marseille transformed, stronger, more confident 💪 That's the magic of inclusive ultra-endurance: you discover you are capable of much more than you thought 🚀

And above all, you realize that together, we truly go further 🤝✨