Marathon Rotterdam sold out in 2.5 hours! Tue 20 Aug, 12:30 General 1,061 times read
Rotterdam – The NN Marathon Rotterdam opens registrations for the 44th edition today. The event is very popular, more than 35,000 runners have already indicated in recent months that they are interested in participating in the running festival. Registration for the marathon distance and Business Runs on Sunday 13 April 2025 will be possible from 1 p.m. onwards. Registration for the other components will be possible from this autumn.
Interested marathon runners are advised to register quickly. At the previous edition, all 17,000 available starting places were sold out within a week. The expectation is that the available starting places will also be sold out quickly for the 44th NN Marathon Rotterdam. Participants who registered for the interest list and Super Marathon Masters were informed earlier today.
Highlights
The NN Marathon Rotterdam has seen some great victories in recent editions. Audience favourite Abdi Nageeye managed to improve his Dutch record earlier this year in the run-up to the Olympic marathon. In the history of the Rotterdam marathon, he is the only Dutch athlete to have won twice in the Maasstad. Just like in 2022, he managed to take the win on Sunday 13 April 2024 by improving his Dutch record (2.04.45).
The European Record has been held by Belgian Bashir Abdi since 2021. Never before has the course record been run faster in our country. Partly due to this top time, the NN Marathon Rotterdam is in the top 10 on the international list of fastest marathon cities. The female course record is held by Tiki Gelana, who won in 2012 in 2.18.58. The fastest Dutch woman ever in Rotterdam was Nienke Brinkman, who became Dutch Champion in 2022 (2.22.51). Anne Luijten was the fastest Dutch woman last edition and took home the Dutch title.
What remains special is that every edition thousands of enthusiastic recreational runners are at the start together with these top runners from home and abroad. All marathon runners run the same course along the Rotterdam highlights and finish after the top runners on the heroic Coolsingel.
KWF – Run against cancer
The NN Marathon Rotterdam also supports KWF Kankerbestrijding in this edition. Less cancer, more recovery and a better quality of life for cancer patients. That is the goal of KWF Kankerbestrijding. Participants can make a difference by making a donation when registering and/or creating a campaign page at KWF.
To enrol
Registration for the marathon distance and Business Runs is possible from today, Tuesday 20 August, via https://www.nnmarathonrotterdam.nl/
