Cig'Run

Soar with me, soar with me 🪽

Forget the tale of the cabbages and roses: everyone knows real champions land in a sack carried by a propelling stork! 🚀 To prove this myth, hit the roads of Cigogné, a little haven tucked in the department of the Indre-et-Loirein theCentre-Val de Loire📍. In this village lacking sports facilities, the town hall, the school and the APÉ have all put in place to activate the troops 🔥. Now that you know why this race is named the Cig'Run, let’s go! 🤪

Prep your stopwatch, because with barely-there elevation, the terrain is perfect for smashing your records 🚀. If you’ve got solid legs, take on the 21.5 km of the "Big’Run, or opt for the 14 km of the "Cig’Run" original 💪. Feeling a bit out of breath but brave at heart? The "Six’Run" of 7.5 km awaits you with a ready stance 💥. And because you’re never too young to take flight, kids also have their events with the "Teen’Run" for 2.8 km and the "Kid’Run" of 1.4 km (start pistol at 11am! 🫡). Fueled by a powerful alliance between the town hall 🏛️, Cigogné school Cigogné 📚, and the parents' association, Cig’Run is a warm, human-scale adventure 🫂.

Once the finish line is crossed, don’t rush off: Tours has plenty to recharge you! 🏅 To wipe the sweat, treat yourself to some “rillettes de Tours,”rillettes de Tours, accompanied by a good goat cheese like the famous Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine 🐐. If you’ve still got a bit of juice, you’re perfectly placed to explore the treasures of the Loire Valley: go greet the ghosts of history at the Château de Chenonceau nearby, or lose yourself in the medieval lanes of Loches 🏰. Between generous gastronomy and royal heritage, the after-party at Cigogné promises to be as memorable as the race itself!

So, ready to find out who is the fastest stork in the pack? 🧨