Marathon pioneer Wim Witvliet passed away

Yesterday we were informed that Wim Witvliet has passed away. Wim was one of the five founders of the Rotterdam Marathon and also an honorary member of athletics club PAC. We wish his family and relatives much strength.

"Wim was an impressive person," said Mario Kadiks, director of the NN Marathon Rotterdam. “I got to know Wim as a skilled, enthusiastic and vital man until a very old age. I enjoyed working with him in the early years of our marathon. We still saw and spoke to each other regularly during the marathon, where he was present until the last as guest of honor. We look back with gratitude on what Wim has meant for our organization."

New date for anniversary NN Marathon Rotterdam

23th and 24th of October 2021

The NN Marathon Rotterdam, traditionally organized in the spring, will move to the autumn in 2021. Due to the corona pandemic, the 40^th edition of #demooiste has been rescheduled to October 24 after consultation with the municipality of Rotterdam and main sponsor Nationale-Nederlanden.

‘’We do not want to give runners false hope, but clarity.’’, emphasizes organizer Mario Kadiks. ‘’Public health always comes first. And the chance that a massive, festive event like the NN Marathon Rotterdam can continue in a safe way is much greater in October than in April.’’

The NN Marathon Rotterdam will not take place in 2020

Revolutionary experience app under development for virtual run

The NN Marathon Rotterdam is now scheduled to take place on the 10th and 11th of April 2021. Every individual runner with a place in the 2020 edition will be able to use their place in 2021. All participants have already received an e-mail with further information.

NN Marathon Rotterdam: COVID-19 update

Keep an eye on our update page for the latest developments

Together with you we are looking forward to the 40^th edition of #demooiste which has been moved to Saturday the 24^th and Sunday the 25^th of October. Unfortunately the coronavirus still causes a lot of uncertainty. We understand all too well that this raises a lot of questions. Keep an eye on our update page for the latest developments and check out the frequently asked questions here. Click here to visit the update page. 

NN Marathon Rotterdam has launched a supply and demand platform

NN Marathon Rotterdam has launched a supply and demand platform. On this platform, all individually registered participants are given the opportunity to transfer their their bib number for the 40th edition free of charge. Participants who cannot participate on the new date can place an advertisement on this page to transfer their bib number to someone else.

NN Marathon Rotterdam rescheduled to the 24th and 25th of October

The 2020 NN Marathon Rotterdam is now scheduled to take place on Saturday the 24th and Sunday the 25th of October. The 40th edition of #demooiste was scheduled to take place on Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th of April. The organisation announced the postponement of the 2020 NN Marathon Rotterdam due to COVID-19.

Every runner with a place in the 2020 NN Marathon Rotterdam will be able to use their place in the rescheduled event without any further payment. “The safety and health of the runners, volunteers, spectators and other stakeholders are always our first priority. We are extremely grateful for all the support we have received as we worked to find an alternative date.”

We will email all runners as soon as possible and we will also post regular updates on our website and social media channels.

NN Marathon Rotterdam postponed

On Thursday the 12th of March at 12 pm, the organisation has decided to postpone the NN Marathon Rotterdam to a date later this year, due to coronavirus.

Due to the recent developments of COVID-19, the organisation had no other choice then postpone the entire event. A setback for everyone who was looking forward to the event, including us as organisation. Nevertheless the safety and health of the runners, volunteers, spectators and other stakeholders is always our first priority. The organisation will announce the new date later.

42.195K NN Marathon Rotterdam 2020 sold out!

There will be 17.000 runners at the start of the NN Marathon Rotterdam on Sunday the 5th of April. All available bib numers for this edition are sold out. It’s possible that there will be a limited amount of bib numbers available in the next few weeks. You can register for the waiting list. On the 19th of February all applicants will be notified of their selection status. If you haven't been selected the paid registration fee will be refunded within 10 work days.