SaintéLyon
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About the race
Asics SaintéLyon is a multi-distance night and trail event held on 28 and 29 November 2026. The 72nd edition is coordinated by ExtraSports and is presented "pour amateurs éclairés" as a program of ten races and youth events. The event reports organisational figures of 1,200 volunteers, 20,000 participants and 40,000 visitors to the Trail Running expo, and highlights 72 years of history.
The program includes endurance and relay formats, with specific races and participation limits for some events. Notable event details from the programme:
- 160 km Lyon SaintéLyon (ultra format since 2019)
- 80 km SaintéLyon
- 80 km Relais 2
- 80 km Relais 3
- 80 km Relais 4
- 45 km SaintExpress (maratrail, departure at Sainte-Catherine; 4,000 runners)
- 35 km SaintéVia (1,000 places; start in Mornant, follows the Roman aqueduct of the Gier; 650 m D+)
- 24 km SaintéSprint
- 13 km SaintéTic
- 4 km SaintéGones (for children 6 to 15 years, races of 1 km to 3 km around the Halle Tony Garnier)
Some races are limited in places or marked as complete. The main SaintéLyon event is described as the popular diagonal between two metropolitan areas and attracts several thousand starters. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
