What a runner should settle before heading up to La Chaloupe

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Twisted ankles on sun-baked tarmac, up to €150,000

Road surfaces heated by the austral summer punish every stride, and the descents back toward the shore load knees and ankles hard. After a fall or a ligament tear, your medical costs are covered up to €150,000, including consultations, imaging, surgery and hospital stay.

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Getting off the hillside when the ambulance is far

The upper sections of the course are reached by narrow lanes, and the nearest hospital is not beside the route. Assistance and repatriation are covered at actual cost, from the place of the accident to your own home, wherever in the world that is.

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A chip-timed bib changes what your policy owes

An officially timed half marathon counts as competition, and many personal policies stop at that line. The Competition option covers your race entry on the 10K and the half alike, and extends to the other bibs you pin on during the season.

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Lasting damage, a capital sum up to €200,000

A fall at speed on asphalt, or a collision in a fast bend, can leave permanent consequences in a joint or a nerve. A permanent disability capital sum of up to €200,000 is then paid out, so you can adapt your home, your work and your routine.

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When the trade wind drops, the heat does the rest

March air stays heavy on the west coast, and the breeze often lies flat at dawn. Runners go out fast along the flat shoreline, then meet the climbs already short of fluid. Cramp, dizziness, an ankle rolled on a broken verge: on this course most injuries start in that first half hour, long before the finish banner.

A half marathon in March also rests on months of work, with long runs on island roads, track sessions and the odd path higher up. Year-round half marathon insurance keeps you covered on every training outing as well as on race morning, with nothing to arrange again before your next start line.

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La Chaloupe at a glance, shore to hillside

Held each March in the commune of Saint-Leu, this event offers a 10K and a half marathon to a field of about 500 runners, most of them islanders. The village atmosphere, the summer humidity and the rolling profile make it demanding despite its modest size.

  • Location: La Chaloupe Saint-Leu, Reunion Island, France
  • Next edition: next edition to be confirmed
  • Format: half marathon and 10K, road
  • Participants: around 500 runners
  • Conditions: humid tropical heat, rolling course

One morning, two distances, a single subscription

Running two distances off the same start area keeps you busy enough. We insure all your entrants in a single subscription. Our medical assistance line answers day and night while your event is on, repatriation is included, and that holds anywhere in the world. We can also back your race as a partner.

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FAQ

Questions runners ask about La Chaloupe

No. A licence mainly handles liability and pays limited benefits. AxeoSport personal accident insurance adds your medical costs, assistance and a disability capital sum on top of whatever your club scheme provides.

Yes. The cover follows the runner rather than the territory. You are insured in training and on race day, in France and abroad, whatever country you live in and whatever passport you hold.

No. This is not cancellation insurance. It reimburses neither your bib nor your flights. It responds when a bodily accident happens, whether that is during a training run or in the race itself.

The next edition is still to be confirmed by the organisers, who traditionally schedule it in March. You can take out cover now, since it applies to your training first and to the race once your bib is confirmed.

The price depends on the length of cover you choose, the discipline and whether you add the Competition option. The AxeoSport online quote gives you the figure in a few clicks, with no commitment.

From the Saint-Leu shoreline to the hills, start covered and run easy