How hilly is the Semi-marathon de Lille Half Marathon?
The Semi-marathon de Lille Half Marathon is described as pancake flat.
Semi-marathon de Lille Half Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Semi-marathon de Lille Half Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 7:07/km
- Typical conditions
- 83/100
- Evidence depth
- 34 verified facts
2:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Semi-marathon de Lille Half Marathon has known course details for its half marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 21.1 km
- Terrain
- Road
- Scenery
- City, Historic
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the Semi-marathon de Lille Half Marathon route go?
The Semi-marathon de Lille Half Marathon route starts at the heart of Lille (city centre) and finishes in the heart of Lille (city centre). Underfoot, expect road. It passes Place du Général de Gaulle (Grand'Place), Vieille Bourse, Citadelle de Lille and Vieux-Lille. Course carries the FFA Gold Label (Label Or), an official French distance-measured certification.
What should runners know on race day for the Semi-marathon de Lille Half Marathon?
Run on closed city roads through central Lille (course validated by the cities and state services). Festive entertainment and music along the course ('animations festives et musique tout au long du parcours'). 4.
Race character
Scenery
- City
- Historic
Atmosphere
- Big City
- Competitive
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Pancake Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 59:05 (Ezekiel Chebii)
- Women's course record
- 1:06:57 (Zenebu Fikadu)
- Field size
- The 2026 event offers three distances: marathon (42.195 km), semi-marathon (21.097 km) and 10 km. Around 15,000–18,000 runners are expected across the semi-marathon.
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Cut-off
- Overall time limit of 2 hours 30 minutes, with a mandatory intermediate checkpoint at 15 km within 1 hour 47 minutes.
- Qualification status
- No qualifying time required; open entry (limited by available bibs).
Race day logistics
- Aid stations
- 4
- Closed roads
- Run on closed city roads through central Lille (course validated by the cities and state services).
- On-course music
- Festive entertainment and music along the course ('animations festives et musique tout au long du parcours').
Access and course status
- Start
- Start in the heart of Lille (city centre).
- Finish
- Finish in the heart of Lille (city centre).
Course facts
- Surface
- Road
- Landmarks
- Place du Général de Gaulle (Grand'Place), Vieille Bourse, Citadelle de Lille, Vieux-Lille
- Notable features
- Part of the relaunched Marathon de Lille event weekend
- the 2026 edition combines a marathon, semi-marathon and 10 km. Demand is exceptionally high — 18,000 marathon dossards sold in roughly two hours when registration opened
- Course carries the FFA Gold Label (Label Or), an official French distance-measured certification
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 12°CTypical temperature
- 21 kphTypical wind
- 2 mmTypical rainfall
- 83Favourability /100