Mara-trail de Marne et Gondoire

It’s in the region Île-de-France, in the department of Seine-et-Marne, more precisely at Bussy-Saint-Martin where the Mara-trail de Marne et Gondoire takes place, in the stunning Rentilly-Michel Chartier Cultural Park 🌳. The temperatures will be ideal 😎 because it’s in September that they invite you 🗓️ to various events across sporting entries, kids’ tracks, runs of 12 km and the famous 42,195 km. These are athletic challenges 💪 waiting for you to challenge yourself with colleagues, family, or friends, with a prehistoric theme! 🦣

Wondering how to adopt a look straight out of the prehistoric era? 🤨 We can’t promise it’ll be easy, but the organizer allows colorful outfits 🌈, you should have a bit more choice! It’s in the Rentilly-Michel Chartier Cultural Park that you’ll enjoy the numerous animations and the vibe of this big sporting festival 🏃‍♂️. On the program, there will first be kids’ races 👧 to loosen up our little ones, a 12 km course, exploring the Valley of the Brosse, which will host a Endurance Walk as well as a Nature Walk 🍃. To finish beautifully and because it gives the event its name, the Mara-trail is a race that stands out, very pastoral 🌾, in the countryside of Seine-et-Marne. Its course is unconventional, half-road, half-trail, with no fewer than 500mD+ 📈. Warm up those muscular thighs 🔥 because there will be plenty of hills awaiting you as well as the encouragement from a pumped-up crowd 🗣️, whether you’re solo or in a team! Indeed, you’ll be able to cross the 20 communes of Marne et Gondoire in relay with 2 to 10 teammates, that’s a lot of people 😅… Put yourself in the shoes of Didier Deschamps ⚽️ because it’s up to you to build your team. Entirely female 🚺, entirely male 🚹 or openly mixed, the originality of the challenge lies in the collective way of approaching it and allowing many runners to align on the mythical marathon distance. marathon. Once the finish line is crossed 🏁, congrats, you are a Finisher 🥳, and to reward you, the organizers have thought of everything. There will, of course, be a refreshment area to restore your energy 🔋, some showers 🚿,physiotherapists and osteopaths will also be present to take care of any small bumps 🤕. And all of this in joy, festivity, conviviality, and costume 👻 (don’t forget it)… plus, in a good mood 😄.

Okay, now we really move into the “after-party” with more fun surprises 🎁. For example, a dedicated space with an animation scene where sports and local cultural associations will participate 🌈 and local culture come together. There will also be a play area for kids 🛝, a performance area 🎭 and a varied and diverse stands. For those with a sweet tooth 😋, a dining area 🍽️ will offer tastings of delicious local products with a drinks stall 🥤 and a bar… water 💧, yes a friendly event but above all sporty 😆. And for more discoveries, you won’t have to go far—the park stands on its own. Have you ever seen a contemporary art center inside a work of art 🤔? With walls of stainless steel and glass-free openings without glass, the Château de Rentilly 🏰 has an amazing architecture, with two floors of 500m2 hosting diverse exhibitions 🗽 throughout the year. But that’s not all—you’ll also find Turkish baths 🇹🇷 beautifully preserved, various performances across three festivals per year and an orange grove 🍊 within a nature-dense area of 50 hectares 🤯.

We have plenty of space, so feel free to come find us! 😉