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Prom'Classic

Start 08:588:58 AM Nice, France
Promenade des Anglais
Promenade des Anglais. Photograph by Patafisik, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Race day
The 2027 race
Start
08:588:58 AM
Race
Other
10K, from the race name, not from a published programme
Entry fee
€25
For the 2027 race
Time limit
1 h 30 min

The course

The 10 km runs out and back along the Promenade des Anglais, with the turn a little before Nice Côte d'Azur airport.

  • Out and back on the Promenade des AnglaisOut and back on the Promenade, turn just short of the airport.
  • Three waves, 09:00 to 11:00, by target timeWaves at 09:00, 10:00 and 11:00, set by your target time.
  • A flat 10 km with a gold label35 m of climb by the organiser's count; FFA gold label.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryOut and back on the Promenade des AnglaisOut and back on the Promenade, turn just short of the airport.

The start is on the Promenade des Anglais opposite the Méridien hotel, and the finish is on the Promenade opposite the Théâtre de Verdure. The organiser calls the course flat and fast, with a view over the Baie des Anges.

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Whole courseCrowdThree waves, 09:00 to 11:00, by target timeWaves at 09:00, 10:00 and 11:00, set by your target time.

The organiser lists the three waves as new for 2027. It limits the race to 20,000 bibs and has pace leaders for 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 minutes, each with a different flame colour.

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km 0 to 10GradientA flat 10 km with a gold label35 m of climb by the organiser's count; FFA gold label.

The listed records are 27:44 for men (Azeddine Habz, 2025) and 30:10 for women (Jana Van Lent, 2026). The organiser bills it as the first 10 km of the year, on 10 January 2027.

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Race weekend

Bib pickup at Kiosque à musique (Théâtre de Verdure), Nice

Friday 8 January Bib pickup

  1. 13:001:00 PM–19:007:00 PM

    Village and bib pickup Kiosque à musique (Théâtre de Verdure), Nice. Bibs are collected with photo ID and the pickup voucher. No bib is sent by post.

Saturday 9 January Last bib day

  1. 09:009:00 AM–19:007:00 PM

    Village and bib pickup Kiosque à musique (Théâtre de Verdure), Nice. The running expo is open with the bib pickup.

  2. 10:0010:00 AM

    Breakfast Run In front of the Village Running Expo. Meet 15 minutes before the start.

Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.

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Sunday 10 January Race day

  1. 06:306:30 AM–10:0010:00 AM

    Bag drop and village open Village Running Expo, Nice. Bag drop, with group warm-ups in the village.

  2. 07:507:50 AM–08:058:05 AM

    Start boxes open Promenade des Anglais, Jardin Albert 1er, Nice

  3. 08:588:58 AM

    Adaptive athletes start Promenade des Anglais, opposite the Méridien hotel

  4. 10:0010:00 AM

    Prize giving Promenade des Anglais, opposite the Théâtre de Verdure. From 10:00.

  5. 10:0710:07 AM

    First finisher Promenade des Anglais, opposite the Théâtre de Verdure. From 10:07.

  6. 12:4512:45 PM

    Last runner Finish area

  7. Time not published

    Time limit 1 h 30 of running time for the 10 km. 1:30 limit: 2:07/km for 42.195 km1:30 limit: 3:25/mi for 26.2 mi
Other races (3)

  1. 09:009:00 AM

    10 km start: elite and boxes under 45 minutes Promenade des Anglais, opposite the Méridien hotel. Elite runners and the boxes under 31, 33, 35, 35 to 40 and 40 to 45 minutes.

  2. 10:0010:00 AM

    10 km start: 45 to 55 minutes Promenade des Anglais, opposite the Méridien hotel. The 45 to 50 and 50 to 55 minute boxes.

  3. 11:0011:00 AM

    10 km start: 55 minutes and over Promenade des Anglais, opposite the Méridien hotel. The 55 to 60 minute and over 60 minute boxes.

Times as published by the organiser, in Nice time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.

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Entry

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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Race fuel for Nice

One gel every 40 minutes once you are past about 75 minutes of running, plus a spare.

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

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Anti-chafe
A small balm stick
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Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
A pack of blister plasters
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Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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Questions about the Prom'Classic

When is the Prom'Classic 2027?
Sunday 10 January 2027. The start is at 08:58.
How do I enter the Prom'Classic?
Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: €25 (for the 2027 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
What is the time limit at the Prom'Classic?
Runners have 1 h 30 min to finish.
Where does the Prom'Classic start and finish?
Start: Promenade des Anglais, opposite the Méridien hotel. Finish: Promenade des Anglais, opposite the Théâtre de Verdure.
Runner talk Questions, tips and race reports from other runners about the course and the city.

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