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Reims Champagne Run

Run on 11 October 2026. Next race: date not out yet. Reims
Reims
Reims. Photograph by Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The Semi des Rois is a 21.1 km half marathon run in Reims since 1984, the main race of the weekend, with more than 6,000 runners and a regional label from the French athletics federation.

The course in short 2 lines
  • Le Semi des Rois, the champagne half since 1984A half since 1984, with 6,000 runners and the regional label.
  • The village at the Porte de MarsStart of the 10K and half, and all the finishes, at the Porte de Mars.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseCrowdLe Semi des Rois, the champagne half since 1984A half since 1984, with 6,000 runners and the regional label.

The organiser gives the half marathon a limit of 11,000 runners and a minimum age of birth before 31 August 2009 for the 2026 race, which ran on Sunday 11 October with a start from 8:00 on Boulevard Lundy, by wave.

Sourced

Whole courseFinishThe village at the Porte de MarsStart of the 10K and half, and all the finishes, at the Porte de Mars.

The village stood on the square for the 2026 race of 10 and 11 October.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Reims, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.6
  2. km 14.7mile 9.1

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.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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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
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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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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distance
21.1 km13.1 mi

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