This is the latest update as posted on their website (August 6) but be sure to check for the latest information.

" The Braderie de Lille 2020 Races On the occasion of the Braderie de Lille 2020, the half-marathon leaves its traditional route to be exported to the Grand Boulevard. “All supporters of the resistance to terrorism have been working for months on the 2020 project.

Faced with the changes imposed by the security rules on the Braderie, the City of Lille and the Prefecture considered that it was no longer possible to run in the heart of the Braderie ”, indicates the press release of the organization.

The start and finish of the various "Brader'Y" races will take place a few meters from the Place du Théâtre de la Madeleine. On this Place du Théâtre, all runners can meet in the Village: results, activities and of course mussels and fries will be waiting for them.

From Wednesday September 2, it is on this same place, in the same Village, that registered runners will be able to come and collect their bibs! We find there the 3 big races namely the semi, the 10kms and the 2024 (for children from 6 to 14 years old). Start / Finish of the Half Marathon: on the Grand Boulevard, before the tunnel under Avenue du Maréchal Leclerc."

The Lille Métropole Half Marathon - Semi-Marathon de Lille Métropole in French -is an annual half marathon foot race which takes place in Lille, France in early September. Firstorganized by the Association de Promotion des Événements Lillois in 1986, the race began as a marathon event before switching to the shorter distance in 1996.

When you run our race you will have the feeling of going back to the past for two thousand years. Back in the history of Rome Caput Mundi, its empire and greatness.

Run Rome The Marathon is a journey in the eternal city that will make you fall in love with running and the marathon, forever. The rhythm of your heartbeat will be as one with the other participants, with which you will share the wonders of the route: starting from Fori Imperiali, passing in front of the Vittoriano, in Piazza Venezia, you will gaze at Circo Massimo, feel the breeze of Lungotevere, come accross Castel Sant’Angelo, viale della Conciliazione, St. Peter’s Basilica.

The course will carry on through Foro Italico, the Mosque of Rome, you will be running on the same steets trampled a few millennia ago by the ancient Romans. On the route, you won’t miss Piazza Navona, Via del Corso, Piazza del Popolo and Piazza di Spagna, with the famous stairway of Trinità dei Monti. The main character of the marathon will be the Colosseum, majestic background, start and finish points of the race.

Running and monuments, sweat and history, personal achievements and medals to conquer, joy, thrills and tears. Rome will surround you, will embrace you, will capture you, Rome awaits you.

Become an eternal marathoner.

The course in the city center will take the most beautiful arteries of the city, the Boulevard de la Liberté, the Boulevard Vauban or even Louis XIV which will make the Lille half-marathon one of the fastest in the world!

The Shamrock Marathon was born in 1973. It was the brainchild of Jerry Bocrie, who along with his wife Lori would serve as race director for 30 years. The inaugural marathon had 59 entrants and 38 finishers, and the weekend also featured 1-mile, 2-mile, and 6-mile races. In 1976, the 6-miler gave way to an 8k, which has remained a part of the weekend in one form or another ever since.

The event continued to grow and evolve in the 1980’s. In 1982, the 10th annual Shamrock Marathon was named the Largest Sporting Event in Virginia, and in 1984, the first post race party was added. World class athletes such as Bill Rodgers, Jeff Galloway, and Grete Waitz, all ran one or more Shamrock events, with Grete setting a then world record in the 8k in 1986 (25:03).