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Tuesday 03 December updated on 12-03-2024 at 8:06
Tuesday 03 December updated on 12-03-2024 at 8:06
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The Course du cœur is a running race with the objective of raising awareness of organ donation.
In figures :
+ A 750 km relay race nonstop for 4 days and nights between Paris and les Arcs from 19th to 23rd March 2025.
+ Around 20 teams of 14, including one whole team of competitors who have all had a transplant of some kind (heart, liver, kidney, lungs, bone marrow…)
+ Racing though more than 200 counties with a publicity caravan of more than 100 vehicles.
+ Stages from 10 to 60 km including rollerblade, bike and run, canoe and even carrelay stages.
+ A dedicated medical team of 9 doctors with all the necessary equipment and 28 physiotherapists (all volunteers).
+ A motorbike squadron of 15 Republican Guards and 40 race safety commissioners (volunteers).
+ More than 145 race volunteers
In the commune of Bourg Saint Maurice Les Arcs :
+ 11:30 am: runners arrive in the town hall square, musical atmosphere and aperitif offered
+ 4:30 pm: arrival of the runners in Arc 1800 on the lower square of Les Villards, musical atmosphere and hot drinks offered
Take a moment during this extraordinary sporting feat to meet some of the volunteers and transplant recipients and find out more about organ donation.
To mark the occasion, you can also download a special edition of your donor card on the web site www.trans-forme.org.