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Marathon Amersfoort

Start 10:3010:30 AM Amersfoort, Netherlands

The Marathon Amersfoort is a flat course of 21.1 km with 11.9 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 1 m and its highest 6 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 4 April 2027, starting at 10:30.

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Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren. Photograph by Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons . Course line © OpenStreetMap contributors

At a glance

Race day
The 2027 race
Start
10:3010:30 AM
Distance
21.1 km13.1 mi
Half marathon · 10K · 5K · Kids' race · Walk, from the race name, not from a published programme
Total climb
11.9 m39 ft
Highest point 5 m16 ft above lowest
Time limit
3 h 30 min
Finish closes 14:002:00 PM

The course

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The half marathon runs between 1.1 m and 5.8 m above sea level and climbs 11.9 m in total.

Start, finish

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km 21.1mile 13.1

Eemplein

The finish: the organiser puts the start on the Eemlaan and the finish on the Eemplein, an 8 minute walk from Amersfoort Centraal station.

Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30

Course elevation profile, 8× vertical exaggeration Elevation along the course from km 0 to km 21. The trace runs between 1 and 6 metres, a range of 5 metres, drawn at 8 times vertical exaggeration so the shape is legible. Smoothed over 1 km before this profile was derived. An unsmoothed urban surface carries the buildings and would assert a climb that is not there. The dashed stretches are bridge decks: Bhalotrapad, km 14.8 to 15; Jan van Riebeeckpad, km 17.9 to 18. A bare-earth model reads the ground or the water beneath a bridge, not the deck the runner is on, so those runs are interpolated between the ground either side rather than measured, and they under-report the real climb across a span.
0 5 10 15 20 km
0 5 10 13.1 mi

Dashed: bridge

Your 2 gels, at the orange marksFor a 1:55 finish, one every 40 minutes

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

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  • One round, and never more than 5 metres of reliefLow point 1.1 m at 5.1 km, high point 5.8 m at 20.2 km.
  • Eemlaan to Eemplein, 10:30 in AprilStart Eemlaan, finish Eemplein, 3.5 hour limit.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 21.1GradientOne round, and never more than 5 metres of reliefLow point 1.1 m at 5.1 km, high point 5.8 m at 20.2 km.

The half marathon is a single large round of Amersfoort, and 4.7 m separate its lowest point from its highest. The low point is at 5.1 km and the high point at 20.2 km, the last stretch before the finish. The organiser calls the 2026 course new that year.

Measured

Whole courseFinishEemlaan to Eemplein, 10:30 in AprilStart Eemlaan, finish Eemplein, 3.5 hour limit.

The event moves from June to the first Sunday of April in 2027, because May and June had often been too warm for a running event. The half marathon has a time limit of 3.5 hours. The 42 km has been separate from the event since 2023.

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Race weekend

Sunday 4 April Race day

  1. 14:002:00 PM

    Half marathon time limit Eemplein, Amersfoort. Time limit 3.5 hours from the 10:30 start. 3:30 limit: 9:57/km for 21.0975 km3:30 limit: 16:01/mi for 13.1 mi
Other races (11)

  1. 08:308:30 AM

    Walking marathon 15 km and 25 km Eemlaan, Amersfoort. Walkers start between 8:30 and 9:00; time limit 5.5 hours.

  2. 09:109:10 AM

    Mini Marathon 1.1 km, group 3 Eemlaan, Amersfoort. Boys and girls.

  3. 09:209:20 AM

    Mini Marathon 1.1 km, group 4 Eemlaan, Amersfoort. Boys and girls.

  4. 09:309:30 AM

    Mini Marathon 1.1 km, group 5 and 6 Eemlaan, Amersfoort. Boys and girls.

  5. 09:409:40 AM

    Mini Marathon 2.2 km Eemlaan, Amersfoort. Boys and girls up to 14 years.

  6. 10:0010:00 AM

    10 km start Eemlaan, Amersfoort. The 10 km run.

  7. 10:3010:30 AM

    Half marathon start Eemlaan, Amersfoort. The half marathon has a time limit of 3.5 hours.

  8. 11:3011:30 AM

    10 km prize giving Eemplein, Amersfoort. Cups for the first three men and women overall on the stage next to the white info tent on the Eemplein.

  9. 12:3012:30 PM

    Half marathon prize giving Eemplein, Amersfoort. Cups for the first three men and women overall.

  10. 13:001:00 PM

    5 km, school challenge and 5 km walk start Eemlaan, Amersfoort. 5 km run, MBO Amersfoort 5K Schoolchallenge and the 5 km walk.

  11. 14:002:00 PM

    5 km prize giving Eemplein, Amersfoort. Cups for the first three men and women overall.

Times as published by the organiser, in Amersfoort time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.

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Entry

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The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Amersfoort, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Amersfoort stays within 5 m16 ft of height, so they go 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.

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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
A small balm stick
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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
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
A pack of blister plasters
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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 Marathon Amersfoort

Is the Marathon Amersfoort course flat?
Yes. It has 11.9 m of climbing over 21.1 km. The highest point is 5 m above the lowest.
When is the Marathon Amersfoort 2027?
Sunday 4 April 2027. The start is at 10:30.
What is the time limit at the Marathon Amersfoort?
Runners have 3 h 30 min to finish. The finish closes at 14:00.
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