Paris Marathon
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The Paris Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France. It is the largest running event in France in terms of finishers and is typically among the five largest marathons in the w
A runner (right) gives a friendly tap on the shoulder to a wheelchair racer (left)
The race in 2007. Note the runner wearing a model of the Eiffel Tower.
Wheelchair races are also held at the competition
The 2009 winner Vincent Kipruto en route to victory
Avenue Foch
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The Avenue Foch is an avenue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, named after World War I Marshal Ferdinand Foch in 1929. It was previously known as the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. It is one o
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…along the Champs-Élysées, runs southeast through the city to the Bois de Vincennes, heads back through the city along the River Seine, and finishes on Avenue Foch. The first Paris Marathon, the Tour de Paris Marathon, took place in 1896. A big crowd gathered to watch 191 participants. It was run over a course of…
Avenue Foch seen from the Arc de Triomphe
Memorial to Alphand by Jules Dalou
The Avenue c. 1920–1935
Avenue Foch in 1962