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Egmond Halve Marathon

Egmond aan Zee
Egmond aan Zee
Egmond aan Zee. Photograph by Pudding4brains, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The organiser describes the first 7 km as beach, a steep climb off the beach at Castricum aan Zee, unpaved dune tracks, and a last hill up the Bloedweg.

The course in short 2 lines
  • Seven kilometres of beach, then the dunesBeach start, a climb into the Noordhollands Duinreservaat, a hill into Egmond at the end.
  • A rising tide and a three hour limitLow water 13:34, high water 18:00; the half marathon limit is 3 hours.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseConditionsSeven kilometres of beach, then the dunesBeach start, a climb into the Noordhollands Duinreservaat, a hill into Egmond at the end.

The half marathon starts on the Boulevard Noord in Egmond aan Zee and goes straight down the main beach access for the first 7 km on sand. At the beach exit in Castricum aan Zee the organiser warns of a stiff climb into the Noordhollands Duinreservaat. The unpaved Vlewoscheweg and Grote Veldweg lead to Kennemerduin Camping Bakkum, where the halfway mark lies. Paved roads follow back to Egmond, where the Bloedweg is a considerable hill. A last small climb comes at the Van Speijk lighthouse, 200 metres from the finish.

Sourced

Whole courseConditionsA rising tide and a three hour limitLow water 13:34, high water 18:00; the half marathon limit is 3 hours.

The 52nd Egmond Halve Marathon is on Sunday 10 January 2027, the second Sunday of January as always. Citing Rijkswaterstaat, the organiser puts the lowest water at 13:34 and the highest at 18:00 that day, so half marathon runners run with a rising tide on the beach. Time clocks stand at the start, the finish and the 5, 10, 15 and 20 km points. The time limit for the half marathon is 3 hours. Runners must be 18 or older.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Egmond aan Zee, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.6
  2. km 14.7mile 9.1

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.

Order by 20 December to test them on two long runs first.

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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

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
A race 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
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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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

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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distance
21.1 km13.1 mi
cut-off
3:00 h

Trip

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