The Run in Lyon marathon took place on Sunday, October 4, with Alexis Garod winning the men's race and Anne-Sophie Chaume winning the women's race, both finishing at Place Bellecour. Garod completed the 42.195 km course in 2h23'44", while Chaume finished in 2h47'48". In the men's race, Swan Blanc came in second with a time of 2h24'26", followed by Thomas Gerbal in third with 2h27'15". In the women's race, Pauline Bourrin took second place with a time of 2h48'55". This year's marathon featured a renewed course that did not include the Croix-Rousse tunnel. The race started from the old Palais de Justice in Old Lyon and passed through the Saône quays, the Parc de la Tête d'Or, the Rhône quays, and the Gerland area before reaching the finish line. Approximately 36,000 participants were expected for the event. Sébastien Michel completed the half marathon in 1h33'01". Michel, who recently became a pensioner of the Palais du Luxembourg, previously finished the same distance in 1h28'25" last year. Fabien Bagnon, Benjamin Badouard, and Vincent Monot, all habitual participants and ecologists, did not participate in the 2026 edition, nor did Thomas Rudigoz, the mayor of the 5th arrondissement. Béatrice de Montille, vice-president of the Lyon Metropolis, finished the 10 kilometers in 1h25'26", while the rest of her family participated in the half marathon. Jean-Stéphane Chaillet, assistant mayor of the 2nd arrondissement, completed the half marathon in 2h20'54", improving on his time from last year when he took more than five hours to finish the marathon. Alban Pellegrin, a running specialist and former Lyon contestant of Koh-Lanta, distinguished himself by finishing the half marathon in 1h24'48".