[2] Although the race has only been competed since 2008, it trails only the Paris Marathon in terms of participation within France.

[2][3] In 2013, it was listed as an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race for the first time,[4] a status it retained in 2014.

[5] The race begins in the Albert I Garden in Nice, and then progresses along the French Riviera, visiting Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Villeneuve-Loubet, Antibes, Juan-les-Pins and Golfe-Juan before arriving in Cannes and finishing on the Promenade de la Croisette, in front of the Carlton Cannes hotel.

[10] Ethiopian runners have also been successful in the women's races, winning on all but one occasion.

[11] The women's course record holder is Radiya Roba, who finished in 2:30:37 in 2010.