The Amsterdam Marathon 2011

An important factor is the exceptionally large international interest in the Amsterdam Marathon. Last year a record number of foreign participants came to Amsterdam: 73 nationalities and more than 10,000 participants. The foreigners came mainly for the marathon.

The current expectation is that on October 16, 2011 a record number of foreign participants will be at the start in Amsterdam. At this moment 44 nationalities have entered with a total of 2,500 participants from abroad. A 50 percent increase in comparison to 2010. The partnership between Air France / KLM and Le Champion is particularly aimed at expanding the international character even further.

Air France / KLM see the Amsterdam Marathon as a particularly important communication vehicle for their organisation. Several major European marathons have now signed up to a partnership with Air France, among them the Paris marathon.

The Museum includes a unique selection of highly valued Dutch paintings from the Golden Age of Rembrandt (including the Night Watch), Vermeer, Steen, Frans Hals and many others. Every year, the Rijksmuseum, currently under further restoration, receives about one million visitors.

At the time of writing this news brief, the number of entries for the Amsterdam Marathon 2011 edition is 50% higher than it was at the same time (beginning of March) last year. Interest in this event continues to grow.

Remarkably, especially the entries from abroad are flowing in. More than 64% of all entries at this moment are from abroad. Many Brits (already approximately 800), but also many French. There is also comparatively incredibly high interest from Brazil and Italy. At this moment participants from 44 countries have already entered. Especially the (whole) marathon is very popular.

Amsterdam war mein erster Marathon und ich werde sicher wiederkommen. Tolle Atmosphäre, tolle Zuschauer, prima Versorgung mit supernetten Teams, eine schöne Strecke und geniales Wetter!!! Ein Riesenlob an die Veranstalter. Ganz ganz toll!!! Viele Grüße, Steffi aus Deutschland

Bellissima la città, bellissima la maratona. Una indimenticabile settimana passata ad Amsterdam!

I participated to Mizuno Half Marathon on past sunday and i really want to congratulate with you for the overall organization. It was a pleasure to run in Amsterdam. Ciao a tutti, Riccardo from Verona Italy

Sunny day, nice people, great city: everything I need to have fun when I run! I was largely satisfied by the spectacular arrival in the Olympic Stadium: great!

By all means it was a great event! I finished the 42k and enjoyed it. The organisation was good, and A'dam is a city worth coming again. The coverage afterwards with movies and fotos is fantastic.

Magnifique organisation, temps parfait et ambiance trés chaleureuse. J'ai adoré ce parcours. Bravo et merci.

The www.touristrunamsterdam.com guides will accompany groups of 10 to 15 people through Amsterdam, where you can enjoy the many historic and tourist attractions. The beautiful 6.5 km route takes you along, among other things, the canals, the Anne Frank House and the Red Light district. The guides will keep a very low pace of maximum 10 km per hour. Enjoyment is the key word!
Occasional stops will be made so that photographs can be taken.

Provisional programme:
– start between 9.00 – 9.30 am (a group leaves every minute);
– start and finish is on the Museumplein in front of the Cobra café (behind the Rijks Museum);
The cost is €10.00. You can register for this Good Morning City Run when you enter for the Amsterdam Marathon. The number of participants for this run is limited!

– Berlin Half Marathon (April 3)
– Paris Marathon (April 10)
– London Marathon (April 17)
– Antwerp Marathon (April 17)
– Düsseldorf Marathon (May 8)
– Hamburg Marathon (May 22)
– Copenhagen Marathon (May 22).

Enter online now on www.amsterdammarathon.nl. Please note! You cannot enter on the day!