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DSW Bruggenloop Rotterdam
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Start
- 15:003:00 PM
- Waves until 16:154:15 PM
- Distance
- 15.0 km9.3 mi
- 15 km
- Time limit
- 2 hours
The course
The 15 km DSW Bruggenloop starts and finishes at De Kuip in Rotterdam and crosses the city's iconic bridges around sunset, in six start waves from 15:00 to 16:15.
- Fifteen kilometres over the bridges at sunsetA winter run at sunset with the skyline lit, from De Kuip back to De Kuip.
- Two hours, checked at every kilometreThe limit at kilometre 10 is 17:35 for a first runner passing at 15:30.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkFifteen kilometres over the bridges at sunsetA winter run at sunset with the skyline lit, from De Kuip back to De Kuip.
The organiser sets the 2026 race for Sunday 13 December and describes 15 km over the iconic bridges of Rotterdam, run at sunset with a view of the lit skyline. Start and finish are by tradition at Stadion Feijenoord, De Kuip. Runners start in six waves, from 15:00 to 16:15, assigned by the finish time they gave at registration. The race has a medal and a light to run with, and the minimum age is 16 on race day. The 2026 individual entries sold out.
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km 1 to 15TacticsTwo hours, checked at every kilometreThe limit at kilometre 10 is 17:35 for a first runner passing at 15:30.
The organiser’s table pairs each kilometre with the time the first runner is expected there and the time limit. For the 15:00 start the first runner reaches kilometre 1 at 15:03 and kilometre 10 at 15:30, while the limit is 16:23 at kilometre 1, 16:55 at kilometre 5 and 17:35 at kilometre 10. Net time starts when a runner crosses the mat at the start line and stops at the finish mat. A runner who arrives after the start of their wave is moved to a later wave.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Stadion Feijenoord (De Kuip)Saturday 12 December Bib pickup
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12:0012:00 PM
Bib and T-shirt pick-up Stadion Feijenoord (De Kuip). Open 12:00 to 16:00.
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Sunday 13 December Race day
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12:3012:30 PM
Stadium opens for bib and T-shirt pick-up Stadion Feijenoord (De Kuip) -
15:003:00 PM
Start wave 1 Stadion Feijenoord (De Kuip). The start wave opens at 14:45. The wave is set by the expected finish time given at registration. -
16:154:15 PM
Start wave 6 Stadion Feijenoord (De Kuip). The start wave opens at 16:00. The wave is set by the expected finish time given at registration.
The other waves (4)
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15:153:15 PM
Start wave 2 Stadion Feijenoord (De Kuip). The start wave opens at 15:00. The wave is set by the expected finish time given at registration. -
15:303:30 PM
Start wave 3 Stadion Feijenoord (De Kuip). The start wave opens at 15:15. The wave is set by the expected finish time given at registration. -
15:453:45 PM
Start wave 4 Stadion Feijenoord (De Kuip). The start wave opens at 15:30. The wave is set by the expected finish time given at registration. -
16:004:00 PM
Start wave 5 Stadion Feijenoord (De Kuip). The start wave opens at 15:45. The wave is set by the expected finish time given at registration.
Times as published by the organiser, in Rotterdam time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Rotterdam time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
1 gel for Rotterdam, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.5mile 4.7
For your long training runs:
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. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
Order by 22 November to test them on two long runs first.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
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
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
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
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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Questions about the DSW Bruggenloop Rotterdam
- When is the DSW Bruggenloop Rotterdam 2026?
- Sunday 13 December 2026. The first wave starts at 15:00 and the last at 16:15.
- What is the time limit at the DSW Bruggenloop Rotterdam?
- Runners have 2 hours to finish.
- Where does the DSW Bruggenloop Rotterdam start?
- Start: Stadion Feijenoord (De Kuip).
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