My 2023 Road and Trail Running Race Season

As the winter season ended and the weather started to get warmer in Europe again, it also signaled the start of my participation in road and trail running races, especially in France, where I live. Thus, my 2023 running race season officially began! Will you join me in one of my races? Find out below.

What is great about running is that it becomes much more enjoyable when you do it with others for fun.

In my case, I love the fact that I could participate in many running events in nearby French cities and European countries and, at the same time, feed my wanderlust. It gives me an excuse to explore the region where I live in France and meet new, like-minded friends.

Running is my personally proven way to lose or manage my weight to stay light and healthy. With running, before you go out and compete with others, you first compete with yourself to build, manage, and improve your running performance vs your historical records. This particular mindset is what I’ve developed from running and has enabled me to do well in many other areas of my life over the years — including my career.

So without much ado, below is the list of my 2023 running events that I have participated in or will do soon.

2023 Running Events in Northern France and Europe

The list below also shows whether I’ve participated in the same race the previous year. If I did, the challenge for me would be to beat the performance I gave last year.

	DATE	RACE NAME	LOCATION	Distance	2023 Performance vs 2022
	April 2023
	10/04/2023	Quand Lomme Court	Lomme, Nord, France	10KM	00:57:47, 10.38 km/hr (new)
	May 2023
	01/05/2023	Course de Billy-Montigny	Billy-Montigny, Nord, France	10KM	00:57:09, 10.499 km/hr (new)
	14/05/2023	Dynamorun	Dunkirk, Nord, France	8KM	00:45:16, 10.61 km/hr, 00:52:16, 9.18 km/hr
	18/05/2023	Oxyg’hem	Hem, Nord, France	10KM	(did not participate), 00:56:13, 10.673 km/hr
	27/05/2023	Trail des Pyramides Noires	Oignies, Nord, France	22KM	02:51:25, 7.70 km/hr (new)
	June 2023
	04/06/2023	La Course du Moulin de Vertain	Templeuve-en-Pevele, Nord, France	10KM	(did not participate),
	11/06/2023	Polonia Run Oignies 2023	Oignies, Pas-de-Calais, France	15KM	01:35:54, 09.76 km/hr (new)
	18/06/2023	Les 10KM de L’Hexagone	Wasquehal, Nord, France	10KM	00:54:07, 11.09 km/hr (new)
	24/12/2023	Course de la Citadelle	Lille, Nord, France	10KM	00:53:18, 11.09 km/hr
	July 2023
	02/07/2023	Les Foulées des Weppes	Aubers, Nord, France	10KM	00:52:39, 11.40 km/hr (new)
	02/07/2023	Run Munich 2023	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	10KM	(did not participate)
	09/07/2023	10KM Course Entre Mer et Foret	Le Toquet-Paris-Plage, Pas-de-Calais, France	10KM
	14/07/2023	10KM Les Foulées Fretinoises	Fretin, Nord, France	10KM
	Aug 2023
	05/08/2023	Ganghofer Trail 2023	Leutasch, Seefeld in Tirol, Austria	14KM	(did not participate)
	27/08/2023	Course Pedestre Arras 2023	Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France	10 KM
	Sep 2023
	10/09/2023	Les Foulees Ludopital 2023	Roubaix, Nord, France	10KM
	Oct 2023
	01/10/2023	Brussels Half Marathon 2023	Brussels, Belgium	21KM	(did not participate)z
	15/10/2023	Boucles Tourquennoises 2023	Tourcoing, Nord, France	10KM
	22/10/2023	Liantis Urban Trail Gent	Gent, Flanders, Belguym	10KM	(did not participate)
	29/10/2023	10KM Course du Chicon	Baisieux, Nord, France	10KM
	Nov 2023
	05/11/2023	10KM Les Foulees Lesquinoise	Lesquin, Nord, France	10KM
	12/11/2023	Pevele Trail	Fretin, Nord, France	18KM
	18/11/2023	10KM Urban Trail de Lille	Lille, Nord, France	10KM
	26/11/2023	13KM Course Nature du Val de Marque	Hem, Nord, France	13KM
	Dec 2023
	10/12/2023	10KM La Corrida de Marquette-lez-Lille	Marquette-lez-Lille, Nord, France	10KM
	15/12/2023	10KM Urban Trail de Tourcoing	Tourcoing, Nord, France	10KM

If you’re doing any of the above races, let me know in the comments below!

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