Pacing Team

Want to run a specific time at the full or half marathon? Be guided by the pacers of the Runner's World Pacing Team powered by Polar.

What is the Runner’s World Pacing Team powered by Polar?

Pacers (pace-setters) are experienced marathonians and ultra runners who are able to adhere to the smoothest possible running schedule. They also provide runners with tips and advice along the way and drag participants through the difficult moments. A minimum of two pacers will run each each marathon pace group and one pacer accompany each pace group during the half-marathon. You do not have to register to run with the pacers.

Disclaimer: it is possible that pacers drop out at the very last moment due to acute injury or a positive COVID-test. Should this be the case, we make every effort to find replacements (which is sometimes not possible at short notice).

Where do the pacers gather?

There is no central gathering point where pacers meet before the race. They go directly to the starting area's. For the full marathon this is in the Olympic Stadium, for the half marathon on Stadionweg. The pacers take their places in the start area's that correspond to their target times. The target times are listed below. The pacers will be recognizable by a flag with the target time they will run. Well before the start they are present in their start boxes, where they line up per target time (fastest time at the front of the box, slowest time at the back).

This service - apart from the standard registration fee for the even itself - is completely free!

Tartget times

Full marathon. Starting time: 09.00 hours
3.00 / 3.10 / 3.20 / 3.30 / 3.40 / 3.50 / 4.00 / 4.10 / 4.20 / 4.30 / 4.40 / 4.50 / 5.00

Half marathon. Starting time: from 13.00 hours
1.30 / 1.35 / 1.40 / 1.45 / 1.50 / 1.55 / 2.00 / 2.05 / 2.10