25-10-2012, 03:55 PM
On 12 and 13 January 2013 thousands of sports enthusiasts come to the Dutch coastal town Egmond aan Zee to participate in the PWN Egmond Half Marathon or the AGU Egmond-Pier-Egmond ATB beach race. These heroic events with their course along the beach and through the dunes yearly attract 17,500 runners and 3,500 bikers. Among them hundreds of athletes from countries like Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Spain and Russia.
Participating in Egmond aan Zee is a real challenge. The PWN Egmond Half Marathon is the toughest 21.1 km in Holland because of the unpredictable weather, the sandy beach, dunes, wind and low temperatures. Therefore the Dutch runners call this event a real winter classic, which you must have experienced at least once in your life. Every year international top athletes come to Egmond to compete in this unique race. For example the newly crowned half marathon world champion, Meseret Hailu, won the last edition in the sixth fastest time ever.
Participating in Egmond aan Zee is a real challenge. The PWN Egmond Half Marathon is the toughest 21.1 km in Holland because of the unpredictable weather, the sandy beach, dunes, wind and low temperatures. Therefore the Dutch runners call this event a real winter classic, which you must have experienced at least once in your life. Every year international top athletes come to Egmond to compete in this unique race. For example the newly crowned half marathon world champion, Meseret Hailu, won the last edition in the sixth fastest time ever.