More than 30,000 runners are turning Amsterdam into a real marathon city today. The event has been celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year and is being celebrated in a big way. In this live blog you will stay informed of everything going on around the running event.
The leading group completed the first five kilometers in 14 minutes and 38 seconds. That’s on pace for the course record. The pace is still determined by a number of hares, including Kenyan Edwin Kiptoo. The leading group consists of about twenty men, including Khalid Choukoud.
The women’s time after five kilometers was 16 minutes and 30 seconds. That is slightly above the schedule for the course record. The women’s leading group consists entirely of Ethiopians.
Welcome to this live blog. NH will keep you informed all day long about all developments surrounding the Amsterdam Marathon.