Thionville Half Marathon

Dont Metz With Us is a women's running crew born in October 2024 in Metz, France, when founder Laura Bannier decided her city needed a running space entirely for women. What started with her closest friends has grown to around 40 regular runners, from first-timers to seasoned athletes. The crew's philosophy is simple: community over competition, always. Every pace is welcome, every achievement celebrated, and no one is ever made to feel like they do not belong. The friendships forged here go well beyond the final kilometre. Every weekend, rain or shine, the crew heads out on relaxed medium-distance runs through Metz, organized on WhatsApp and open to newcomers finding them on Instagram and Strava.

In 2017, four friends in Luxembourg, Dan, Stéphane, Yves, and Guido, spotted a gap in the local running scene. The social running crews existed elsewhere, but not here. They envisioned a place where runners could move together without pressure, where pace didn't matter and the finish line was secondary to the friendships built along the way. FatBetty.Run was born from that simple conviction, named after a challenging local hill that demands respect but rewards every effort. Today, the crew has grown into a thriving community of runners who gather every Thursday evening at the Independent Café, lacing up for 5K or 10K loops through Luxembourg's parks and streets. They run together. They explore together. They've become a central thread in the city's running fabric, connecting locals and internationals, proving that the best runs are the ones shared.