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Enschede Marathon
The Enschede Marathon is a course of 42.2 km with 80.6 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 23 m and its highest 64 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 11 April 2027, starting at 10:00.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 10:0010:00 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · 5K
- Total climb
- 80.6 m264 ft
- Highest point 41 m135 ft above lowest
- Time limit
- 5 h 30 min
- Finish closes 16:004:00 PM
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe organiser describes the course as running over the University of Twente campus, along a stretch of the F35 cycle highway and through the H.J. van Heekpark before the finish in the city centre.
Start, finish
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- Photo: Handige Harrie, Public domain
- Photo: Marco Ras, CC BY 3.0
km 18.7mile 11.6
University of Twente
The organiser says the marathon runs over the campus of the University of Twente.
Photo: Handige Harrie, Public domain
km 40.2mile 25
Boulevard 1945
The organiser puts the start and the finish of the marathon on Boulevard 1945.
km 40.2mile 25
Van Heekplein
In the organiser's time-limit rule, runners who have not reached the 41 km point by 15:50 are sent to the Van Heekplein instead of the finish.
Photo: Marco Ras, CC BY 3.0
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi
Upright dashes: cut-offs
Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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- Over the campus, along the F35 and through the Van HeekparkCampus, a stretch of the F35 cycle highway, the Van Heekpark, then the city centre.
- A flat course, 41 m from lowest to highest point80.6 m of climbing; 23 m at km 28.9 to 64 m at km 10.7.
- Five and a half hours, a bus after 35.1 km and a 16:00 finish5.5 h limit; 35.1 km before 15:00; 41 km by 15:50; the finish closes at 16:00.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryOver the campus, along the F35 and through the Van HeekparkCampus, a stretch of the F35 cycle highway, the Van Heekpark, then the city centre.
Per the organiser, the first marathon in the Netherlands and Western Europe (first run in 1947, the 75th anniversary in 2022) is a fast course with good facilities: over the campus of the University of Twente, a piece of the F35 (a cycle highway), through the H.J. van Heekpark, and a finish back in the city centre with 80,000 supporters cheering. Start and finish are on Boulevard 1945. The course is certified under the guidelines of the Atletiekunie and AIMS, World Athletics, and the organiser’s GPX is for the 2026 course; the 2027 race is on 11 April.
Sourced
Whole courseGradientA flat course, 41 m from lowest to highest point80.6 m of climbing; 23 m at km 28.9 to 64 m at km 10.7.
Over the whole 2026 course the height stays between 23.0 m (km 28.9) and 63.9 m (km 10.7), 40.9 m of relief, and the marathon climbs 80.6 m in total. Start and finish both sit at about 48 m, so the race ends at the height it starts. The organiser calls it a fast course; the numbers fit that.
Measured
Whole courseTacticsFive and a half hours, a bus after 35.1 km and a 16:00 finish5.5 h limit; 35.1 km before 15:00; 41 km by 15:50; the finish closes at 16:00.
The 2027 marathon starts at 10:00 on Sunday 11 April. The organiser states a limit of 5.5 hours at most, with the finish closing at 16:00. Runners who reach 35.1 km after 15:00 are asked to board the bus provided, and those who have not passed 41 km at 15:50 no longer go through the finish but are directed to the Van Heekplein.
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Race weekend
Sunday 11 April Race day
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10:0010:00 AM
Marathon start Start and finish on Boulevard 1945. -
16:004:00 PM
Finish closes Time limit for the marathon is 5.5 hours at most. 5:30 limit: 7:49/km for 42.195 km5:30 limit: 12:35/mi for 26.2 mi
Cut-offs (2)
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15:003:00 PM
35.1 km cut-off The 35.1 km point has to be passed before 15:00; runners reaching it later are asked to take the bus provided. -
15:503:50 PM
41 km cut-off Runners who have not passed 41 km by 15:50 no longer go via the finish and are sent to the Van Heekplein.
Times as published by the organiser, in Enschede time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Enschede, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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.
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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 Enschede Marathon
- Is the Enschede Marathon course flat?
- Not entirely. It has 80.6 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 41 m above the lowest.
- When is the Enschede Marathon 2027?
- Sunday 11 April 2027. The start is at 10:00.
- What is the time limit at the Enschede Marathon?
- Runners have 5 h 30 min to finish. The finish closes at 16:00.
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