Are you fed up with the constant search for performance in sport, your motto is pleasure above all? If so, you've come to the right place! 🙌
No more podiums and rankings 🏅, let's make way for sporting events made for fun 🤸
At JOG & JIM , we believe that pleasure should come first when practicing sporting activities, which is why we have prepared a (non-exhaustive) list of sporting events like no other in France.
Whether you are a fan of obstacle courses 🏃 with your friends, discovering new sports 🤼 or committed to respecting the environment 🌱 and others 👭, you will definitely find what you are looking for by participating in one of these sporting events.
🏟️ The Integrathlon for the curious 🏟️
This free event 💸organized in 8 cities in Île de France brings together 5,000 participants each year during its 2 days dedicated to the discovery of inclusive sports ♿ where able-bodied and disabled people share the same playing fields.
The Intégrathlon aims to change the way people look at disability, to unite the athletes present at the event and to create a real space for inclusion. During these days, more than 30 sports disciplines adapted to all are to be discovered such as racket games 🏸, team sports ⛹️, athletics 👟, combat sports 🥋to which are added motor skills courses to introduce the daily life and practice of sport of people with disabilities to able-bodied people present at the event. The Intégrathlon is also an opportunity to discover new, more inclusive sports practices unknown to the general public, such as blind football 🧑🦯 (football played blindfolded), inclusive rugby 🏉, wheelchair fencing 🤺, disabled cycling 🚲 and even disabled judo 🥋.
After having tried all these inclusive sports, you can enjoy the next day's hike-walk which can be done on foot 👣, rollerblading 🛼, cycling 🚴 or even Canoe-Kayak 🛶 with an able-bodied/disabled pair, the perfect opportunity to challenge the other pairs on a 3 or 5km race!
🌃 The Thoiry Night Race for insomniacs 🌃
Can't sleep and feel the adrenaline pumping? It's probably because you've heard about the Thoiry Night Race ! 💫
This night race organized in January in Île de France allows you to cross 150 hectares of nature 🏞️surrounded by the 2000 illuminations of the Lumières Sauvages 🌈, to explore the labyrinth and the garden of the Château de Thoiry 🏰and to discover the Thoiry Zoo-Safari 🦜through 2 courses of your choice: 5 or 10km.
Before getting out of bed to take part, don't forget to bring your headlamp 🔦, your stylish and eco-friendly JOG & JIM sportswear for men and women 🎽to fully enjoy this magical race 🎆with your friends or family.
Bonus: part of the profits made is donated to Thoiry Conservation , an association which works for the protection of species.
🪵 Obstacle courses for adventurers 🪵
The many obstacle courses organized each summer are the perfect opportunity for groups of friends looking for a good dose of laughter, between water games 💧, inflatable structures 🎈 and mud baths 🛁🟫, laughter is guaranteed! Among the best known we can mention the Spartan Race , the Mud day or even the Frappadingue where coquetry is left in the locker room.
A successful race is a race where you had maximum fun rolling around in the mud. And as at JOG & JIM we are convinced that sport should be enjoyable, we advise you to equip yourself with your most beautiful eco-responsible sports outfits made from Tencel 🎽 during your summer obstacle races.
In addition, it is entirely possible to participate in obstacle races in an ecological way: after all, who said that sport could not go hand in hand with the preservation of the environment? 🌿This is in particular the objective set by the SoMad organization, which offers obstacle races 🏃in natural environments in which the organizers clean up any waste generated before and after the race in partnership with the Organe de Sauvetage Ecologique (OSE) association. 🪵
🐼 The Pandathlon for the committed 🐼
This race organized by WWF is an eco-sporting event 🌱designed to encourage sports practice while raising awareness of environmental issues.
The Pandathlon is based on a partnership system in which sponsors agree to reward the participant they sponsor: the more laps the participant does, the higher the prize pool collected will be 💸. The money thus collected is then donated to the cause defended by WWF corresponding to the theme chosen by the organizers of the race.
This two-hour event can be done as a running race 🏃 but also by mountain bike 🚵, cross-country skiing ⛷️, swimming 🏊 or even as an orienteering race 🧭. The choice of theme remains free but must be in accordance with WWF's values and fit into one of the following major themes: Climate, Seas, Alps, Forests and Freshwater.
Today this type of event is mainly offered in schools 🏫 but it can easily be applied in companies during a seminar or in a sports club. On site, WWF is responsible for marking out the route to be covered, it offers awareness-raising activities to inform participants about the importance of getting involved in the chosen theme and tries to bring them as close as possible to contact with nature. 🌸
🔥 The flame race for all profiles 🔥
The flame race is a race made for all types of athletes: whether you are a fan of walking 🥾, running 🏃, trail running ⛰️, orienteering 🧭, paddle boarding 🏄 or kayaking 🛶 you will find what you are looking for in this Marseille race. This race is accessible to all, the courses are suitable for people with reduced mobility ♿, children 👩👧👦 and even strollers. 🚼
To participate in the race, registrants must collect €200 in donations from their entourage (€100 for minors and students) which will be donated to the association Sourire à la vie 💶 which participates in the fight against childhood cancer 🧒. At the end of the rally route chosen by the participant, the latter will pass on his symbolic flame 🔥 to the children present on the day of the event.
In addition to participating in a noble cause, you will be able to enjoy an idyllic setting by the sea with family or friends under the Marseille sun.🌊☀️
With this list, you can now fully enjoy the sporting events in your regions 🌇and finally free yourself from the pressure of seeking performance, no need to watch the stopwatch anymore, only the fun gauge is taken into account 🤸♀️. No need to run a marathon to participate in a sporting event, everyone has the right to have fun playing sports! 🕺