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NN Marathon Rotterdam
11 April 2027 · Rotterdam, Netherlands
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The Rotterdam Marathon starts by the Erasmus Bridge and held the marathon world record for almost fifteen years straight — the course is so flat that locals call it built for personal bests. The start is deliberately late, at ten in the morning, giving spectators time for an unhurried breakfast before heading out to cheer — and by some counts, the crowds here outnumber London's. April by the North Sea is windy, so the real opponent isn't the cold but the gusting crosswind on the exposed stretches.
Course records
Men
2:03:36
2021 · Bashir Abdi
Women
2:18:58
2012 · Tiki Gelana
Weather in April
Mid-April brings 5–16°C, but the real factor here isn't temperature — it's wind: gusts of 15–25 km/h on exposed stretches are common.
Starter pack 2025
- Лимитированная техническая футболка Asics
- Финишная медаль (гравировка — отдельная платная опция)
- Банан Chiquita и изотоник AA Drink на финише
Bag drop at the start isn't included in the base registration — it's a paid add-on you need to select in advance.
Pacers & bib pickup
3:003:103:203:303:403:504:004:104:204:304:404:505:00
Bib pickup
Postillion Hotel & Convention Center, WTC Rotterdam
day before or on race morning
The expo runs Friday and Saturday, and 2026 added Sunday morning too — but it's still best not to leave it to the last moment.
Course map
Route not added yet
What’s nearby
Walking
Эразмов мост — The course crosses it twice.
Кубические дома — The famous Piet Blom housing design.
30 minutes
Делфт — Vermeer's city, famous for blue-and-white pottery.
Киндердейк — UNESCO-listed windmills, reachable by water shuttle from the Erasmus Bridge.
2 hours
Амстердам — A direct train takes only about 40 minutes.
Dinner before the race
Официальная паста-пати (в субботу)Two dinner shifts on the Saturday evening before the race — booked through the runner's event dashboard.
After the finish
Water, AA Drink isotonic, and Chiquita bananas right at the finish; massage is available if you walk to the bag-drop zone.
Reviews
Zak Kaufman (Run to Lead)2025
Possibly the most spectator-oriented marathon in the world — big screens at kilometer 34 play video clips friends and family recorded cheering specifically for your bib number.
John Kraijenbrink (The Running Dutchman)2025
I'm usually running empty forest trails, but here it was thousands of people and constant noise. Still — this is a marathon and a party for nearly a million spectators at once.
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