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TREK Marathon de Lille

Start 11:1511:15 AM Lille, France

The TREK Marathon de Lille is a course of 42.2 km with 89.9 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 18 m and its highest 49 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 25 October 2026, starting at 11:15.

Vieille Bourse
Vieille Bourse. Photograph by Frédéric Kuhlmann, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons . Course line © OpenStreetMap contributors

At a glance

Race day
The 2026 race
Start
11:1511:15 AM
Distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
Marathon · Half marathon, from the race name, not from a published programme
Total climb
89.9 m295 ft
Highest point 31 m102 ft above lowest
Entry fee
€75
For the 2026 race
Time limit
6 hours

The course

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The 2026 course stays between about 18 and 49 m above sea level, the highest point near km 30.5, and ends at its lowest, about 18 m.

StartFinish

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km 2.6mile 1.6

Opéra de Lille

The course runs past the opera house on the Place du Théâtre in the first 3 km.

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Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30

Cut-off, km 10mile 6.2
Cut-off, km 21.1mile 13.1
Cut-off, km 30mile 18.6
Course elevation profile, 8× vertical exaggeration Elevation along the course from km 0 to km 42. The trace runs between 18 and 49 metres, a range of 31 metres, drawn at 8 times vertical exaggeration so the shape is legible. Smoothed over 1 km before this profile was derived. An unsmoothed urban surface carries the buildings and would assert a climb that is not there. The dashed stretches are bridge decks: Rue du Faubourg d'Arras, km 11.5 to 11.6. A bare-earth model reads the ground or the water beneath a bridge, not the deck the runner is on, so those runs are interpolated between the ground either side rather than measured, and they under-report the real climb across a span. Marked points: Cut-off at km 10; Cut-off at km 21.1; Cut-off at km 30.
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

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

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  • Flat, with the high ground at km 30Between 18 and 49 m, the high point near km 30.5, finishing at the lowest point.
  • One start at 11:15, six hours and three gatesOne 11:15 start for all pens; gates at 1:25, 3:00 and 4:16; 6 hours to finish.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 26 to 34GradientFlat, with the high ground at km 30Between 18 and 49 m, the high point near km 30.5, finishing at the lowest point.

The organiser calls the course ultra flat, and the 2026 course keeps within about 31 m of height from start to finish: about 25 m at its lowest through the first 10 km, 37 m near km 15, and the high point of about 49 m near km 30.5. After that the road drops to the finish, at about 18 m.

The course climbs 89.9 m in total, which adds up every short rise over the whole distance.

Measured

Whole courseTacticsOne start at 11:15, six hours and three gatesOne 11:15 start for all pens; gates at 1:25, 3:00 and 4:16; 6 hours to finish.

The marathon starts at 215 Boulevard de la Liberté at 11:15, one start for every pen, and finishes on the Esplanade du Champ de Mars. The organiser gives 6 hours as the maximum time, with mandatory passages at 10 km within 1 hour 25 minutes, at the half marathon within 3 hours and at 30 km within 4 hours 16 minutes. The 2026 race, on Sunday 25 October, is a FFA Gold Label course, and the marathon sold out.

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Race weekend

Thursday 22 October Expo

  1. 14:002:00 PM–20:008:00 PM

    Bib pickup Village Exposants, Esplanade du Champ de Mars. Marathon bibs are handed over on the pickup card and photo ID.

Friday 23 October Expo

  1. 10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM

    Bib pickup Village Exposants, Esplanade du Champ de Mars. Marathon bibs are handed over on the pickup card and photo ID.

Saturday 24 October Expo

  1. 10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM

    Bib pickup Village Exposants, Esplanade du Champ de Mars. Marathon bibs are handed over on the pickup card and photo ID.

Sunday 25 October Race day

  1. 08:008:00 AM–09:309:30 AM

    Bib pickup, Sunday morning Village Exposants, Esplanade du Champ de Mars. For runners who ticked Sunday pickup on their registration.

  2. 11:1511:15 AM

    Marathon start 215 Boulevard de la Liberté. One start for all marathon start pens.

  3. Time not published

    Marathon time limit The maximum time allowed for the marathon is 6 hours. The finish is on the Esplanade du Champ de Mars. 6:00 limit: 8:31/km for 42.195 km6:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 26.2 mi
Cut-offs and other races (4)

  1. 08:308:30 AM

    Half marathon start The half marathon starts at 08:30.

  2. Time not published

    Cut-off at 10 km Mandatory passage within 1 hour 25 minutes. 1:25 limit: 8:30/km for 10 km1:25 limit: 13:40/mi for 6.2 mi

  3. Time not published

    Cut-off at the half marathon Mandatory passage within 3 hours. 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.1 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi

  4. Time not published

    Cut-off at 30 km Mandatory passage within 4 hours 16 minutes. 4:16 limit: 8:32/km for 30 km4:16 limit: 13:43/mi for 18.6 mi

Times as published by the organiser, in Lille 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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5 gels for Lille, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Lille stays within 31 m102 ft of height, so they go by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

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.

Only the gel you trained with. Nothing new on race day.

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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
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 TREK Marathon de Lille

Is the TREK Marathon de Lille course flat?
Not entirely. It has 89.9 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 31 m above the lowest. It finishes 12 m lower than it starts.
When is the TREK Marathon de Lille 2026?
Sunday 25 October 2026. The start is at 11:15.
How do I enter the TREK Marathon de Lille?
Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: €75 (for the 2026 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
What is the time limit at the TREK Marathon de Lille?
Runners have 6 hours to finish.
Where does the TREK Marathon de Lille start?
Start: 215 Boulevard de la Liberté.
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