Welcome to Rotterdam Marathon
May 1981 saw the start of the first international marathon organized by the Rotterdam Marathon Foundation with a mere 200 participants.
Winner John Graham (UK) with a time of 2:09:28 hour gave the event an immediate international reputation.
The Marathon Rotterdam has now developed into the largest one-day sporting event in The Netherlands (source: Response Events Monitor). Nationally and internationally the Marathon Rotterdam is recognized as one of the fastest marathons in the world and as a spectacular event with an attractive atmosphere. The Marathon Rotterdam is a "must" for both the world leaders and the other 10,000 runners.
Rotterdam owes its strong and unique position in the marathon world to the fact that the Marathon Rotterdam is a quality event. Its primary aim is to organize an internationally attractive marathon of high quality.
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Eliud Kipchoge winner in Rotterdam
Eliud Kipchoge was an impressive winner of the 2014 ABN AMRO Rotterdam Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, in 2:05:00 but the windy conditions and poor pacemaking didn’t bring him the personal best he was looking for. … [Read More...]
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Rotterdam Marathon Report 2002
A few minutes before the traditional canon fire that starts the Rotterdam Marathon, conditions are reasonably well. Sunny weather,little wind, no chance of rain, 60% humidity. The only thing that mightbe a threat to fast times is the temperature. Were organisers were hoping for 12-14 degrees, the sun pushed that up to … [Read More...]
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Rotterdam
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Eliud Kipchoge was an impressive winner of the 2014 ABN AMRO Rotterdam Marathon, an IAAF … [Read More...]
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