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5:30:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Rotterdam Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Rotterdam Marathon is described as flat. The course notes also call it flat course certified by the Atletiekunie and renowned as one of the fastest marathons in the world.
The Rotterdam Marathon route starts at Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam and finishes at Coolsingel, Rotterdam. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Erasmus Bridge, Kop van Zuid and Kralingen. Flat course certified by the Atletiekunie and renowned as one of the fastest marathons in the world.
Bag drop is available. The event uses closed-road arrangements. True.
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