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Baloise Antwerp 10 Miles

The organiser has not published a date. Antwerpen
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The course

The organiser's description of the 2026 course names three tunnels: the Kennedy, the Bolivar and the Waasland.

The course in short 3 lines
  • Three tunnels under the Scheldt and the cityThe Kennedy tunnel is the best known; the Bolivar and Waasland tunnels are named too.
  • More of the city centre in 2026The 2026 course changed: new passages through Zuidpark, past the KMSKA and around Marnixplaats.
  • A finish between the treesThe finish is between the trees, with thousands of supporters in the grandstands.
Course notes 4 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkThree tunnels under the Scheldt and the cityThe Kennedy tunnel is the best known; the Bolivar and Waasland tunnels are named too.

The organiser’s 2026 course page calls the 10 Miles “a faster approach towards the motorway and the iconic Kennedytunnel”, then sends runners through the Bolivartunnel to the right bank of the Scheldt, and on along Kloosterstraat, the river quays and the MAS towards the Waaslandtunnel. Its own words for the tunnels are that they “remain a true highlight”.

That description is for the 2026 course. The 2026 race was run on Sunday 26 April.

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Whole courseGeometryMore of the city centre in 2026The 2026 course changed: new passages through Zuidpark, past the KMSKA and around Marnixplaats.

The organiser lists what was new on the 10 Miles course for the 40th edition: the Bolivartunnel brings runners to the right bank earlier, so more kilometres are run in the city centre; there are “new passages through Zuidpark, straight towards the KMSKA and a lively loop around Marnixplaats”; and Kloosterstraat, the river quays and the MAS lead on to the Waaslandtunnel.

An earlier year’s route is therefore not a guide to the 2026 one.

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Whole courseFinishA finish between the treesThe finish is between the trees, with thousands of supporters in the grandstands.

The organiser describes the end of the 2026 10 Miles as a finish “between the trees, cheered on by thousands of supporters in the grandstands”. The shorter 5 Miles on the Saturday starts and finishes in the same place and shares the first two kilometres with the 10 Miles, with a view of the city’s skyline across the Scheldt.

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Whole courseCrowdFifty thousand runners in one weekendThe 2026 race went out in ten start waves, from 10:30 to 14:00.

The organiser reports “a record number of 50,000 runners” over the two days of the 2026 weekend, and about 120,000 supporters. The 10 Miles on Sunday 26 April 2026 was fully booked. Its programme lists ten start waves, the first at 10:30 and the tenth at 14:00.

For 2026 the organiser took entries online only, with no sign-up on the day.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
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Race fuel for Antwerpen

One gel every 40 minutes once you are past about 75 minutes of running, plus a spare.

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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