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Univé Drenthe Marathon

Klazienaveen
Klazienaveen
Klazienaveen. Photograph by Gouwenaar, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The organiser describes the marathon as one whole lap that leaves Klazienaveen westward, runs through Bargerveen and along the German border to the north, and returns via the Willem Albertsvaart to the centre.

The course in short 2 lines
  • One big lap from Klazienaveen to the German border and backA single 42.195 km lap, certified, starting and finishing in the village centre.
  • A field of at most 150 runners, with pacers from 3:30 to 5:00A small marathon inside a larger running festival, the half and 10K start in the afternoon.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GeometryOne big lap from Klazienaveen to the German border and backA single 42.195 km lap, certified, starting and finishing in the village centre.

The organiser lists the marathon as a certified, single lap of 42.195 km. It starts on the Van Echtenkanaal Noordzijde in the centre of Klazienaveen, heading west by way of the Langestraat, the Dordsedijk and the Molenwijk, then goes through the Bargerveen toward Weiteveen and runs north along the German border. The return passes the Sportlandgoed, De Runde, the Postweg and the Willem Albertsvaart, and the finish is near the Witte Olifant in the centre. The marathon was cancelled for 2026, when the other distances ran.

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km 0 to 42.2CrowdA field of at most 150 runners, with pacers from 3:30 to 5:00A small marathon inside a larger running festival, the half and 10K start in the afternoon.

The Peter van Dijk Marathon is the longest race of the Drenthe Loopfestijn in Klazienaveen. The organiser allows at most 150 participants, aged 18 or over, and sends pacers for 3:30, 4:00, 4:30 and 5:00. In the festival programme the marathon went off first, at 12:00, with the half marathon at 14:30, the 10 km at 15:00 and a 4-mile company run at 16:15. All distances start and finish by the Van Echtenkanaal in the centre, and timing is by MYLAPS BibTag on the bib.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Klazienaveen, 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

Trip

Getting a place

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Entry details on the organiser’s site →

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

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