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Amsterdam Marathon
Sunday, October 18, 2026Amsterdam, Netherlands
Goal time
3:15:00
Adjusted time (preview)
About 34 m of climbing and 35 m of descent. Mostly flat.
Almost all within 2%No grades over 6%No counted climbs
Impacts
Based on the forecast, 3 days out.
Elevation
Heat
Wind
Total Impact
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Race Day Forecast
The live outlook for this start.
10°C
Feels like 10°C
Race start: 8°C → 11°C
Forecast: mostly cloudy, with possible rain, with moderate winds
Race Day Pacing
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Live forecast, route, and elevation
Cloud Cover
62%
Wind
12.5km/h
Humidity
84%
WBGT
8.9°C
Race Day Pacing
Personalized pacing with weather-adjusted strategy tailored to your fitness level.
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Live forecast, route, and elevation
Race Timeline
Race starts 09:00
08:00
Starts 09:00
8°C
Feels 8°C
0.7 mm
32%
10.1 km/h
gust 17.2
09:00
Starts 09:00
8°C
Feels 8°C
0.1 mm
20%
12.7 km/h
gust 22.9
10:00
13.0 km
9°C
Feels 9°C
0.1 mm
13%
12.2 km/h
gust 23.0
11:00
26.0 km
11°C
Feels 11°C
0.1 mm
10%
12.7 km/h
gust 30.1
12:00
39.0 km
11°C
Feels 11°C
0.0 mm
13%
12.6 km/h
gust 32.4
13:00
Finished
12°C
Feels 12°C
0.0 mm
14%
13.5 km/h
gust 33.1
Conditions over time
18 Oct 2026 · Hover or drag to explore
84% humidityDew 7.7°CWBGT 8.9°C0.1 mm (14%)
10°CFeels 10°C
09:00-12:15
TempDewWBGTRain
12.5 km/h
gust 26.4 km/h
WindGust
Historical weather
9 held editions. Race mornings only, not nearby dates. This is not a forecast.
12°C
7 - 15°C range
Mostly cloudy on average
Historical: mostly cloudy, with moderate winds
Historical average
9 held editions. Race mornings only, not nearby dates.
2016-2025
Cloud Cover
73%
0 - 100% range
Wind
14km/h
6 - 29 km/h range • prevailing SSW
Humidity
86%
79 - 96% range
WBGT
10.5°C
8.4 - 11.2°C range
Race morning history
Last 10 years, around the 09:00 start hour. Typical mid-October air averages 12°C (about 7°C to 18°C in that window). The bands are that history, not a forecast range. Hover or drag to explore.
Race-morning temperature
Most mornings
10-14°C
Almost all
8-15°C
Humidity
86%
Dew
10°C
WBGT
10°C
12°CAverage
09:00-12:18
Almost all (90%)Most mornings (70%)AverageRain
Year pills: green is favorable heat. Amber is moderate. Red is challenging.
Blue is most mornings. Dashed lines are the rare tails. Pink is the average. The bands are historical race mornings, not a forecast range. Blue columns are rain on the right scale. This assumes a 3:18. You can set your own time in the app.
Typical race-morning wind
Where the wind usually came from on race morning, not where it was going.
E
Most frequent (20%)
Wind speed
0-6 km/h
6-13 km/h
13-21 km/h
21+ km/h
Year pills: green is favorable wind. Amber is moderate. Red is challenging. Colours assume no drafting.
A start that feels cool is not a promise about the second half.
Related races
Same city, region or country, when we can resolve them. World majors also point to each other.
- Amsterdam Half Marathon
- Marathon Groningen
- Rotterdam Marathon
- Utrecht Marathon
- Loop Den Haag 10K
- Loop Den Haag Half Marathon
- Zevenheuvelenloop
- ASML Marathon Eindhoven
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Make sense of the conditions
- Dew point, WBGT and running in the heat
Read the heat and humidity before deciding what pace makes sense.
- When drafting helps your running pace
A group can help, but its pace and the conditions still need to suit you.
- Pacing the climbs and descents
Use the course profile to think about effort, not just splits.
Pacing and conditions FAQ
Beyond conditions
Conditions are only part of the race-day loss
Pacing mistakes often add several minutes, sometimes more than conditions alone, especially when the course and conditions are not ideal.
What your plan includes
Everything you need to turn this race preview into a usable race-day plan.
Personalized pacing
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Weather-adjusted splits
Split targets that account for heat, wind, and elevation.
Heat adaptation & drafting
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