Utrecht Marathon: Sunday 19 April 2020
Have you signed up for one of the distances of the Utrecht Marathon held on 19 April yet? This great event starting from and finishing at our own Utrecht Science Park should not be missed! The tracks run along some the most beautiful locations in our beautiful city and are dotted with musical intervals that make it into a lively Utrecht event.
Distances (individually)
If you want to run individually, you can take part in either the quarter marathon (10.55 km), the half or the full marathon. There is also a mini-marathon for kids of 4 to 12 years old (1.5 km). Check the various tracks.
USP Team Run
Are you employed with one of the organisations at or close to the Utrecht Science Park? And would you like to run as a team? Sign up for the quarter marathon (10.55 km) with a team of 3 to 5 persons and take part in the USP Team Run! The times run by the three fastest athletes in your team will count towards the team ranking. USP Team Run participants receive a free USP Team Run shirt. They are also offered a special reception close to the start/finish lines on 19 April.
Registration
- NB: Employees of Utrecht University, UMC Utrecht and Olympos can register for free (up to a specific maximum number of participants) for both the individual distances and the USP Team Run. Check the intranet or other news channels within your own organisation!
- If you are employed with any of the other organisations at the USP, please check this page for further information and to sign up for either an individual distance or the USP Team Run.
- If you are a student, visit this page to sign up for the individual distances.
Running practises (free with OlymPas)
Do you want to take up running and intend to complete the quarter marathon (10.55 km)? Or are you an experienced runner wishing to further improve your running capacity, to exceed your own limits or increase your pace on the half or full marathon? Once-a-week practice under the supervision of a professional trainer ensures that you will improve rapidly and responsibly.
Running in a group is far more fun and encouraging. The trainer will provide you weekly with individual feedback and a task for the week after. You will be running in the beautiful area of and around the Utrecht Science Park. Have you missed the start of the course period? No worries! You can still sign up and join in up to and including the 4th lesson/week of the course period.
Click here for further information about the various running practices or to sign up straightaway.
Utrecht Science Park
The Utrecht Marathon is powered by Utrecht Science Park and not just like any other sports event. Through its wonderful route, the Utrecht Marathon knows to combine the city and the surrounding area of Utrecht and underlines our Utrecht ‘healthy urban living’. At the Utrecht Science Park, we jointly strive to improve our health and the quality of life. Together with (knowledge) partners Utrecht University, HU University for Applied Sciences Utrecht, UMC Utrecht, Sportcentrum Olympos and the Dutch Cancer Society, we give meaning to the Utrecht Marathon, which symbolises the start of a longer and healthier life. During each edition of the Utrecht Marathon, the Dutch Cancer Society raises money for ground-breaking research conducted at the Utrecht Science Park.
Dutch Cancer Society
The Utrecht Marathon supports the Dutch Cancer Society. One out of three Dutch people contracts cancer. Annually, some 45,000 people die as a result of this disease. This means that someone is diagnosed with cancer every 5 minutes, which time it takes to run approximately one kilometre. Participants of the Utrecht Marathon can sign up for the quarter, half or full marathon via the Dutch Cancer Society initiative ‘Running against Cancer’. This will provide them with a free start number and a Running against Cancer T-shirt. In return for this, they will have to raise a minimum of 500 euro in sponsor money to be used for ground-breaking research at the Utrecht Science Park. For more information and registration: www.rentegenkanker.nl/utrechtmarathon.