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TREK Singelloop Utrecht

Run on 4 October 2026. Next race: date not out yet. Utrecht, Netherlands

The TREK Singelloop Utrecht is a flat course of 21.1 km with 7.9 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 3 m and its highest 6 m above sea level.

Dom Tower of Utrecht
Dom Tower of Utrecht. Photograph by C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons . Course line © OpenStreetMap contributors

At a glance

Next race
Date not out yet
Last run Sun 4 Oct
Distance
21.1 km13.1 mi
Half marathon · 10K · 5K · Kids' race
Total climb
7.9 m26 ft
Highest point 3 m10 ft above lowest

The course

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The TREK 10 km stays between 2.9 m and 6.3 m above sea level, with 7.9 m of climbing over the whole distance.

StartFinish

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km 4.2mile 2.6

Wilhelminapark

The organiser describes the route as running along the Utrecht Singels and Wilhelminapark.

Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30

Course elevation profile, 8× vertical exaggeration Elevation along the course from km 0 to km 10. The trace runs between 3 and 6 metres, a range of 3 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.
0 2 4 6 8 10 km
0 2 4 6 mi

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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  • A 10 km loop between 2.9 m and 6.3 m above sea levelBetween 2.9 m and 6.3 m, 7.9 m of climbing in all.
  • The oldest street run in the NetherlandsOldest street run in the Netherlands; the half marathon was added in 2025.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 10GradientA 10 km loop between 2.9 m and 6.3 m above sea levelBetween 2.9 m and 6.3 m, 7.9 m of climbing in all.

The lowest point is at 3.5 km and the highest at 9.2 km. The organiser measured the 10 km with the Dutch Athletics Union (Atletiekunie), and the route runs along the Utrecht Singels and Wilhelminapark.

Measured

Whole courseCrowdThe oldest street run in the NetherlandsOldest street run in the Netherlands; the half marathon was added in 2025.

The half marathon was not on the 2026 programme, which was the 74th edition on Sunday 4 October. The next edition is on Sunday 3 October 2027.

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Race fuel

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

Finish

One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Utrecht stays within 3 m10 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
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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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