A visit of Rouen with short strides.
Give your general knowledge a new lease of life during a ten kilometer circuit by running or fast walking. The breaks will allow you to learn a little more about the history of the city, on various themes.
Key points :
At your own pace!
Two in one
Visit Rouen while doing sports
2 options : running or fast walking:
- Running (1h30): in short strides at a pace of about 10 km/hour. The stops allow you to recover quickly and to start again on the right foot!
- Fast walking (2h): equivalent to Nordic walking but without poles. The tempo is sustained to keep the sporty aspect but adapted for a public not wishing to run.
Myths and legends
Where is the philosopher's stone? Who is Robert the Devil? What is the heritage of Gargantua? Is there a lake hidden under the Notre-Dame cathedral? Rouen has not finished giving us all its secrets?
Fast walking: April 15 and 29 / Jogging: April 22 and May 6
The forgotten bell towers :
Victor Hugo named Rouen "the city of a hundred steeples". Some are well hidden or are discreetly part of our daily life. This tour will allow you to play detective and find the forgotten bell towers of Rouen.
On the fast track on Saturday September 9th
SPECIAL HERITAGE DAYS : September 16 and 17 : free
Reservations on : https://my.weezevent.com/footing-culturel
From the Vikings to the Dukes of Normandy :
The Normans, "men of the North": who are these famous Vikings at the origin of the creation of the duchy of Normandy? By Odin, let's get on our horse Slepnir which will lead us on the tracks of Rollon and his descendants!
In fast walking on Saturday, July 1st ; in jogging on Saturday, July 8th
Urban Yoga :
A "zen" variant of the Run & Visit Rouen, rediscover the city during a fast walk or an atypical jog: find the details or the personalities that surround us, in connection with a yoga posture. One spot = one posture. Beginner level.
In fast walking on Saturday May 27 and October 14 ; in jogging on Saturday June 3 and October 28
Rouen under the Occupation :
Let's go back in time during a sportive and cultural tour to (re)discover this period which deeply changed the face of Rouen. From the arrival of the Germans to the life during the Occupation, from the Red Week to the Liberation through the Resistance, this tour will allow you to refresh your general culture of Rouen 39/45!
By fast walking on Saturday September 30th ; by jogging on Saturday October 7th
Joan of Arc :
A meteorite arrived in the Hundred Years War, but a meteorite which marked its time and the spirits still today. Shooting star, Joan of Arc was the trigger for a wave of new hope while France is troubled and battered by this conflict that never ends. Who is Joan of Arc? Between myth and reality, let us dive into this fabulous medieval epic mixing historical events and anecdotes?
Fast walking on Friday, May 19; jogging on Saturday, May 20
Dying on the Seine " NEW " :
Armada 2008: a Mexican sailor dies on the quays of Rouen. It's up to you to investigate by going back to Michel Bussi's novel: "Mourir sur Seine". This tour will take you to the key places of the plot, to discover the characters and the story that made the success of this book!
Fast walking on Friday June 9, Saturday June 17 and Saturday July 29; jogging on Saturday June 10, Friday June 16 and Saturday September 2.
Give your general knowledge a new lease of life during a ten kilometer circuit by running or fast walking. The breaks will allow you to learn a little more about the history of the city, on various themes.
Key points :
At your own pace!
Two in one
Visit Rouen while doing sports
2 options : running or fast walking:
- Running (1h30): in short strides at a pace of about 10 km/hour. The stops allow you to recover quickly and to start again on the right foot!
- Fast walking (2h): equivalent to Nordic walking but without poles. The tempo is sustained to keep the sporty aspect but adapted for a public not wishing to run.
Myths and legends
Where is the philosopher's stone? Who is Robert the Devil? What is the heritage of Gargantua? Is there a lake hidden under the Notre-Dame cathedral? Rouen has not finished giving us all its secrets?
Fast walking: April 15 and 29 / Jogging: April 22 and May 6
The forgotten bell towers :
Victor Hugo named Rouen "the city of a hundred steeples". Some are well hidden or are discreetly part of our daily life. This tour will allow you to play detective and find the forgotten bell towers of Rouen.
On the fast track on Saturday September 9th
SPECIAL HERITAGE DAYS : September 16 and 17 : free
Reservations on : https://my.weezevent.com/footing-culturel
From the Vikings to the Dukes of Normandy :
The Normans, "men of the North": who are these famous Vikings at the origin of the creation of the duchy of Normandy? By Odin, let's get on our horse Slepnir which will lead us on the tracks of Rollon and his descendants!
In fast walking on Saturday, July 1st ; in jogging on Saturday, July 8th
Urban Yoga :
A "zen" variant of the Run & Visit Rouen, rediscover the city during a fast walk or an atypical jog: find the details or the personalities that surround us, in connection with a yoga posture. One spot = one posture. Beginner level.
In fast walking on Saturday May 27 and October 14 ; in jogging on Saturday June 3 and October 28
Rouen under the Occupation :
Let's go back in time during a sportive and cultural tour to (re)discover this period which deeply changed the face of Rouen. From the arrival of the Germans to the life during the Occupation, from the Red Week to the Liberation through the Resistance, this tour will allow you to refresh your general culture of Rouen 39/45!
By fast walking on Saturday September 30th ; by jogging on Saturday October 7th
Joan of Arc :
A meteorite arrived in the Hundred Years War, but a meteorite which marked its time and the spirits still today. Shooting star, Joan of Arc was the trigger for a wave of new hope while France is troubled and battered by this conflict that never ends. Who is Joan of Arc? Between myth and reality, let us dive into this fabulous medieval epic mixing historical events and anecdotes?
Fast walking on Friday, May 19; jogging on Saturday, May 20
Dying on the Seine " NEW " :
Armada 2008: a Mexican sailor dies on the quays of Rouen. It's up to you to investigate by going back to Michel Bussi's novel: "Mourir sur Seine". This tour will take you to the key places of the plot, to discover the characters and the story that made the success of this book!
Fast walking on Friday June 9, Saturday June 17 and Saturday July 29; jogging on Saturday June 10, Friday June 16 and Saturday September 2.
