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Harmonie Mutuelle Toulouse Metropole Run Experience
The Harmonie Mutuelle Toulouse Metropole Run Experience is a course of 42.2 km with 91.9 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 134 m and its highest 169 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 1 November 2026, starting at 08:00.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Start
- 08:008:00 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · Kids' race · Relay
- Total climb
- 91.9 m302 ft
- Highest point 35 m115 ft above lowest
- Time limit
- 6 hours
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe marathon starts on Boulevard d'Arcole at 08:00 and finishes on Boulevard Lazare Carnot, and the organiser names the Capitole, the Canal du Midi, the Piste des Géants, the Cité de l'Espace, the Oncopole, the ENAC and the Île du Ramier among its landmarks.
StartFinish
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- Photo: PierreSelim, CC BY 3.0
- Photo: PhotosENAC, CC0
- Photo: Abdoucondorcet, CC0
km 2.5mile 1.6
Place du Capitole
The course passes the Capitole square early on, around kilometre 2.5. The organiser also puts its bib pickup village there.
km 4.3mile 2.6
Île du Ramier
The organiser names the Île du Ramier among the places the course takes in; the line skirts it around kilometre 4.
Photo: PierreSelim, CC BY 3.0
km 10.3mile 6.4
Oncopole
The course runs through the Oncopole district, around kilometre 10.
km 24.8mile 15.4
ENAC, the civil aviation school
The organiser lists the ENAC among the course's landmarks; the line passes it near kilometre 25.
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km 26.4mile 16.4
Piste des Géants
The marathon is named for it: the Marathon des Géants takes the Piste des Géants, around kilometre 26.
Photo: Abdoucondorcet, CC0
km 30.5mile 18.9
Cité de l'Espace
The organiser names the Cité de l'Espace; the line passes it around kilometre 30.
km 41mile 25.5
Jardin des Plantes
The course runs close by the Jardin des Plantes in the last kilometres, toward the finish on Boulevard Lazare Carnot.
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi
Dashed: bridge
Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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- Start on Boulevard d'Arcole, finish on Boulevard Lazare CarnotStart Boulevard d'Arcole, finish Boulevard Lazare Carnot, through the pink city.
- A flat city, 36 m from lowest to highestNever more than 36 m between the lowest and highest point.
- The one real rise comes late, around km 35 to 37A rise of about 32 m between km 35 and 37, then down to the finish.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryStart on Boulevard d'Arcole, finish on Boulevard Lazare CarnotStart Boulevard d'Arcole, finish Boulevard Lazare Carnot, through the pink city.
The organiser’s marathon page calls it the Marathon des Géants and says the route takes the Piste des Géants. It lists the place du Capitole, the Canal du Midi, the Cité de l’Espace, the Oncopole, the ENAC and the Île du Ramier among the places it passes. The organiser also says the complete route for 2026 is still to come and may change with permits and works. For the metro on race morning it recommends Jean Jaurès.
Sourced
km 0 to 42.2GradientA flat city, 36 m from lowest to highestNever more than 36 m between the lowest and highest point.
Toulouse starts at about 143 m and finishes at about 152 m. The organiser quotes a positive elevation of 217 m for the marathon; a 1 km window counts the sustained rises, not every short rise a watch adds up, so the two figures differ. The course may change with permits and works, as the organiser says on its marathon page.
Measured
km 34.9 to 37GradientThe one real rise comes late, around km 35 to 37A rise of about 32 m between km 35 and 37, then down to the finish.
The profile reads 137 m at km 34.9 and 169.4 m at km 36.9, then falls back to about 150 m by km 38. The last 4 km stay between 146 and 152 m.
Measured
Race weekend
Bib pickup at Place du CapitoleThursday 29 October Bib pickup
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14:002:00 PM–18:006:00 PM
Bib pickup Place du Capitole. Bring photo ID and the pickup card emailed a few days before. No bibs are handed out on race day.
Friday 30 October Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Bib pickup Place du Capitole
Saturday 31 October Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–18:006:00 PM
Bib pickup Place du Capitole -
14:002:00 PM
Children's races Prairie des Filtres. From 14:00.
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Sunday 1 November Race day
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until 16:004:00 PM
Baggage drop closes Boulevard de Strasbourg. Free, one bag of 20 litres at most per person. -
Time not published
Marathon time limit 6 hours of race time for the full distance. 6:00 limit: 8:31/km for 42.195 km6:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 26.2 mi
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07:557:55 AM
Wheelchair and handisport start Boulevard d'Arcole -
08:008:00 AM
Marathon start, elite and preferred wave Boulevard d'Arcole. Pace waves follow from 08:03 (3:00) to 08:30 (4:30). Wave entry opens at 07:40 for the first, via Boulevard Lazare Carnot. Finish on Boulevard Lazare Carnot. -
10:0010:00 AM
Half marathon start Boulevard d'Arcole -
14:002:00 PM
10K start Boulevard d'Arcole
Times as published by the organiser, in Toulouse time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Toulouse, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Toulouse stays within 35 m115 ft of height, so they go by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
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Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
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
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
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
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 Harmonie Mutuelle Toulouse Metropole Run Experience
- Is the Harmonie Mutuelle Toulouse Metropole Run Experience course flat?
- Not entirely. It has 91.9 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 35 m above the lowest.
- When is the Harmonie Mutuelle Toulouse Metropole Run Experience 2026?
- Sunday 1 November 2026. The start is at 08:00.
- What is the time limit at the Harmonie Mutuelle Toulouse Metropole Run Experience?
- Runners have 6 hours to finish.
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