🏃‍♀️ Charity Run "Living Free with HIV" – Paris, October 18, 2025 🏃‍♂️
📍 Grand Finale of the 20th European AIDS Conference (#EACS2025)

Join us for the "Living Free with HIV" charity run in Paris on October 18, 2025, as we mark the grand finale of the 20th European AIDS Conference!
This run raises awareness about HIV-related stigma and discrimination, while promoting health, dignity, and equal rights for people living with HIV.

By participating, you support the French NGO Les petits bonheurs, which brings moments of joy to people living with HIV and fosters a movement for positive change. Whether you run, walk, or cheer from the sidelines, your presence makes a difference!

📅 Let’s close EACS 2025 with a powerful symbol of unity, solidarity, and freedom!

👉 Sign up now and help create a world where everyone can truly live free with HIV!

🤝 Partners
This event is made possible thanks to the support of:

• European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS)
• Région Île-de-France
• Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris
• Hôpitaux Saint-Louis et Lariboisière
• Les petits bonheurs

🗓 Event Details

• Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
• Distance: 4.2 km
• Location: Bois de Boulogne – between the Pavillon Royal and the Chalet des Bosquettes (Lac Inférieur, 16th arrondissement of Paris), at the intersection of Chemin de Ceinture du Lac Inférieur and Route de Suresnes
  • Google Maps link
  • GPS coordinates: 48.868388, 2.263380
• Time: Start at 15:00

🎫 Registration
Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email. Late registrations will also be available on-site.

• Participation is open to everyone.
• The event itself is free to attend — visit awareness tents, meet volunteers, and enjoy the inclusive atmosphere.
• To join the run, we ask for a symbolic participation fee (donation), directly supporting Les petits bonheurs:
  • 10 EUR (regular participants)
  • 5 EUR (students and community members)
    ➡️ Registration includes a bib number and a finisher's medal
    ➡️ Optional T-shirts can be pre-ordered during registration.

🗺 Route

4.2 km route through the Bois de Boulogne, combining roads temporarily closed to traffic, forest paths, and sections along the edge of the Lac Inférieur.
The route is also available online at the following link:

🔗 Strava Map of the Charity Run

🔗 Google Map of the Charity Run

The route will be clearly marked with "Living Free with HIV" flags — guiding you and symbolizing the cause.
Example photo of the flag:

🔢 Start Number Pick-Up

• During the conference at the Life4me+ booth, or
• On October 18 at the information booth in the start/finish area
  • Google Maps
  • GPS: 48.868388, 2.263380
    ✅ Please provide your name/number or confirmation email when picking up your bib.
    ✅ Pick-up closes 10 minutes before the run.
    ✅ Wear your start number clearly on the front of your body, and do not remove or bend the timing chip attached to it.

👕 T-Shirts
Pre-ordered T-shirts can be collected:

• During the conference at the Life4me+ booth, or
• On October 18 at the information booth in the start/finish area
  • Google Maps
  • GPS: 48.868388, 2.263380
    ✅ Please provide your name/number or confirmation email.
    If you didn’t pre-order, T-shirts will be available for purchase on-site, and you may also choose to make a donation to support HIV-related community work.

🏅 Medals
All finishers will receive a finisher’s medal.

🎒 Valuables & Wardrobe

• Please note: no changing rooms are available on-site.
• A simple bag drop will be available at the information tent.

🌱 Sustainability & Eco-responsibility

This event follows the official Charter for Eco-responsible Events of the City of Paris.

We are committed to hosting a clean, respectful and low-impact event:

• reusable or personal water bottles only – no single-use plastic
• minimal waste – any waste will be sorted and taken away by our team
• smoke-free event
• no generators, no amplified music
• lightweight tents and signage only – no ground fixings
• route flags will be removed after the event (see example photo above under “Route”)

We believe in showing that sport, solidarity, and sustainability can go hand in hand.

🛡 Insurance
Participants are responsible for their own insurance.
The organizers are not liable for accidents, illness, or theft.

⏱ Timing

• This is not a competitive race.
• A single-use timing chip is included for personal interest.
• Your time will be measured from the official start (gun time) to when you cross the finish line.