Cassandre Beaugrand just loves Paris. And who can blame her? The 27-year-old, who was born in the northeastern suburbs of the city, was crowned Olympic champion right there in her hometown just last year.
Now, she’s heading back to the scene of her greatest triumph to run the Adidas 10km on June 8, and she clearly can’t wait to perform in front of an adoring local audience once again.
Beaugrand has already started this year strong with wins at both the T1 Lievin Indoor Triathlon Cup and the Supertri E World Championship, and Paris is just the latest addition to her busy schedule.
“Catch the yellow flash”
Posting on Instagram in a yellow 10km Paris T, she wrote: “Catch the yellow flash ⚡️ See you soon in Paris #adidas10kParis.”
Before Paris, Beaugrand is set to top an amazing start list for the second WTCS event of the year in Yokohama on May 17 featuring every single WTCS winner since May 2023.
The short-course star has mixed up her schedule this season with a combination of running – setting a new national record of 14:53 for 5k on the road – and super-short triathlon, winning both the Supertri E World Championships in London and the T1 Indoor Triathlon World Cup in Lievin.
But she insisted recently that while she’s eager to branch out and try different things, she does not see herself taking on an IRONMAN challenge any time soon.
Biggest 10k race in France
Whatever the future holds for her, all roads lead back to Paris for her at some point, and she will have June 8 ringed on her calendar as a special occasion.
Already sold out, the annual Paris 10km guides its 25,000 runners on a route through the City of Light, taking in historic monuments and famous sights and this will be the seventh edition of what is the biggest 10km in France.
Several bands will be playing along the route and competitors will finish in front of the iconic Eiffel Tower. Last year’s race was won by Hassan Chahdi in a time of 29:37, with Margaux Sieracki the first woman to finish in 32:18. Beaugrand’s career PB for a 10km road race is listed at 33:12 set back in 2016 in Rome.
