Eindhoven Marathon

13 editions, 2011–2025 · October

of finishes in an average year had a sustained slowdown

122 ft of climbing

Edition by edition, between 15% (2012) and 46% (2018), its warmest morning.

The median finish got 13 minutes slower from the first three editions to the last three.

Paced most like Eindhoven: Frankfurt, Berlin and Hamburg.

Of finishes on each goal's pace through 20K in the Eindhoven Marathon, the share that made the goal
Goal	Made the goal, out of 100 (the other courses ringed)	Made the goal
3:00		29%
3:30		24%
4:00		27%
4:30		23%
5:00		15%
	0%30%

All numbers5 tables

Eindhoven, the whole course
Finishes	29,058
Editions	13
Median finish, average edition	3:46:54
Sustained slowdown, average edition	25.1%
Second 20K more than 10% slower	34.4%
Median time given back after 20K	+7:25
Climb, whole route	122 ft

Eindhoven, edition by edition
Year	Race date	Finishes	Median finish	Sustained slowdown	At the start	Dew point	Humidity	Wind	Start time
2011	Oct 9	1,268	3:40:38	15.2%	47°F	46°F	94%	8.3 mph	10:00
2012	Oct 14	1,264	3:37:02	15.0%	45°F	42°F	89%	13.4 mph	10:00
2013	Oct 13	1,277	3:39:20	16.8%	46°F	44°F	92%	15.7 mph	10:00
2014	Oct 12	1,154	3:38:56	23.9%	51°F	50°F	97%	3.9 mph	10:00
2015	Oct 11	1,839	3:44:11	17.9%	43°F	35°F	74%	11.2 mph	10:00
2016	Oct 9	2,123	3:46:50	19.1%	45°F	43°F	93%	3.4 mph	10:00
2018	Oct 14	2,012	3:57:41	46.1%	66°F	51°F	59%	9.0 mph	10:00
2019	Oct 13	2,386	3:58:07	42.0%	64°F	60°F	86%	11.6 mph	10:00
2021	Oct 10	1,377	3:48:08	21.4%	45°F	45°F	98%	1.0 mph	10:00
2022	Oct 9	2,459	3:43:36	21.1%	49°F	44°F	85%	4.9 mph	10:00
2023	Oct 8	2,866	3:52:06	29.2%	61°F	56°F	86%	3.2 mph	10:00
2024	Oct 13	4,728	3:50:31	17.6%	50°F	40°F	68%	13.7 mph	10:00
2025	Oct 12	4,305	3:52:41	41.1%	56°F	53°F	87%	2.5 mph	10:00

Eindhoven, 5K by 5K
Section	Climb	Descent	Net	Pace vs. avg.
0–5K	5 ft	8 ft	−13 ft	−4.0%
5–10K	4 ft	4 ft	+9 ft	−3.2%
10–15K	0 ft	11 ft	−8 ft	−3.3%
15–20K	29 ft	5 ft	+18 ft	−3.3%
20–25K	7 ft	21 ft	−13 ft	−1.5%
25–30K	23 ft	6 ft	+6 ft	+0.1%
30–35K	35 ft	32 ft	+1 ft	+4.1%
35–40K	15 ft	15 ft	−4 ft	+8.0%
40K–finish	5 ft	4 ft	+4 ft	+3.9%

Eindhoven, goal by goal: finishes on each goal's pace through 20K
Goal	Finishes	Made the goal	Sustained slowdown	Given back after 20K	Median finish	10th–90th percentile
3:00	1,874	29.0%	19.7%	+5:34	3:04:30	2:58:06–3:17:58
3:30	3,191	24.4%	26.5%	+7:04	3:36:21	3:27:52–3:53:42
4:00	3,370	27.3%	30.0%	+8:53	4:08:52	3:56:58–4:30:36
4:30	1,194	22.7%	30.8%	+11:48	4:41:20	4:27:30–5:04:06
5:00	208	15.4%	35.9%	+19:25	5:15:32	4:57:42–5:36:50