Thoiry Night Race 2023, the unusual night race in the heart of the Lumières Sauvages

Following on from the Thoiry Wild Race, where you can run amongst the animals of the Thoiry ZooSafari, the park is organizing a brand new, original night-time race. Once again this year, the zoo has set up a superb luminous and magical course, accessible until March 2023. But on January 28, you'll be able to see it in a different light, by running among the lit lanterns, in two races, 5km and 10km, as well as a course reserved for children.

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The price of the race includes the bib and a ticket to the zoo and the Lumières Sauvages festival on race day. So, are you ready to cross 150 hectares of nature and enjoy the most enchanting race in Ile-de-France, amid 2,000 illuminations representing hundreds of animals?

10km course

• Ages 16 and over.
• Trail and asphalt course.
• Warm-up at 4:00 pm
• Start at 17:00.
• Medical certificate required.
• Possibility of running as a team.

5km course

Kids' course

• 1,000-meter children's race.
• Ages 6 to 10 in the Festival des Lumières Sauvages only.
• Warm-up at 4:00 pm
• Start at 4:30 pm
• Please note that children must be accompanied by an adult.
• Medical certificate less than 6 months old or health questionnaire to be completed by parents.
  

Please note that part of the profits from the race are donated to "Thoiry Conservation" for the protection of species!

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