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Kustmarathon Zeeland

Run on 3 October 2026. Next race: date not out yet. Zeeland
Oosterscheldekering
Oosterscheldekering. Photograph by Vladimír Šiman (online), CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The organiser describes the marathon as running along the Oosterscheldekering for 9 km, over the Veerse Gatdam, through Domburg and Westkapelle, to a finish in Zoutelande.

The course in short 3 lines
  • From the Oosterscheldekering to ZoutelandeOosterscheldekering for 9 km, Veerse Gatdam, Domburg, Westkapelle, Zoutelande.
  • A coast course with a 30 m high pointHighest point 30 m, just before the finish in Zoutelande.
  • Start at noon, finish by 18:002026: noon start, passage times 13:30, 15:00, 16:30, 17:15, finish by 18:00.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkFrom the Oosterscheldekering to ZoutelandeOosterscheldekering for 9 km, Veerse Gatdam, Domburg, Westkapelle, Zoutelande.

The 2026 race started in Burgh-Haamstede and finished in Zoutelande. The organiser names five places on the way: the Oosterscheldekering, a storm surge barrier that frames 9 km of the course; the Veerse Gatdam between Noord-Beveland and Walcheren; the beach town of Domburg; Westkapelle with its lighthouse and sea dyke; and Zoutelande, where the finish is on the Langstraat.

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Whole courseGradientA coast course with a 30 m high pointHighest point 30 m, just before the finish in Zoutelande.

The organiser’s own description is a course of climbs and descents, wind and salt, with views of beach and sea. After the highest point at 30 m comes Zoutelande, the finish town, where the last stretch is a welcome down the Via Gladiola.

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Whole courseTacticsStart at noon, finish by 18:002026: noon start, passage times 13:30, 15:00, 16:30, 17:15, finish by 18:00.

The 2026 race, on Saturday 3 October, started at 12:00 on the Burghse Ring in Burgh-Haamstede. The passage at 10 km closed at 13:30, at 20 km at 15:00, at 30 km at 16:30 and at 36 km at 17:15, with the finish in Zoutelande closing at 18:00 for a field of at most 2,500 marathon runners.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Zeeland, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

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

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
42.2 km26.2 mi

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