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Zwolle Half Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 20:158:15 PM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · miles
The course
The half marathon starts at the Koggelaan, runs three laps through Zwolle's historic centre and finishes on the Grote Markt, on a course certified by the Atletiekunie and World Athletics.
- A short run-in, then three laps through the old townStart Koggelaan, three laps, finish on the Grote Markt.
- Start the last lap by 22:15Last-lap gate at 22:15, finish closed at 23:00.
- A top ten Dutch courseRecords of 1:00:24 (2019) and 1:07:01 (2026).
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 21.1TacticsA short run-in, then three laps through the old townStart Koggelaan, three laps, finish on the Grote Markt.
The race is on the evening of Saturday 12 June 2027, with up to 10,000 athletes, and the organiser names it the most sociable running festival in the Netherlands. Bands, DJs and brass bands play along the course. The course is not suitable for wheelers, handbikes or buggies.
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Whole courseTacticsStart the last lap by 22:15Last-lap gate at 22:15, finish closed at 23:00.
The organiser gives the late-night crowds in the centre as the reason. Showers and changing rooms at On Campus, Windesheim, stay open until 23:30, and shuttle buses run from the Eekwal to the start until a quarter of an hour after the last finisher.
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Whole courseTacticsA top ten Dutch courseRecords of 1:00:24 (2019) and 1:07:01 (2026).
The organiser says these times place Zwolle among the ten fastest races in the Netherlands, with a bonus for a new record.
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Race weekend
Saturday 12 June Race day
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17:005:00 PM–19:007:00 PM
Bib desk for runners who received nothing by post Brainz, Lübeckplein 68. Bibs are sent by post about a week before the race. -
23:3011:30 PM
Bag collection and changing rooms close Nieuwe Buitensociëteit, Stationsplein 1
Cut-offs and other races (3)
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20:158:15 PM
Half marathon start Koggelaan -
22:1510:15 PM
Gate closes for the last lap Grote Markt. The last lap, of just over 6 km, must be started before this time. -
23:0011:00 PM
Finish closes Grote Markt
Times as published by the organiser, in Zwolle time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Zwolle time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Zwolle, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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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