Youth Run

For youngsters aged 3 to 15

Beautifully brutal? Even for the little ones!

The youth run is the run for children: its own start, its own course through the woods around Sportcentrum Flidunen, and a lovely medal round the neck for everyone. From the very youngest, finishing hand in hand with mum or dad, to older youngsters sprinting flat out towards the finish. This is where the party begins.

Registration opens 17 October 2026
Children sprinting at the start & finish of the youth run
Start & finish in the woods

What the youth run looks like

Children sprinting at the start & finish of the youth run
Volunteer places a wooden medal around a young participant's neck
Warm-up for the youth run in the Flidunen sports hall
Children finishing hand in hand with their parents
Older youngsters racing towards the finish
Proud child with a medal after the youth run
Prize-giving for the youth run in the sports hall

Distance

700 m, 1,400 m or 2,100 m

Arrival

By 11.00am at the latest

Start

11.15am, after a joint warm-up

  • Parent-and-child run (3 to 5 years) and 6 to 8 years: approx. 700 metres
  • Aged 9 to 12: two laps of approx. 700 metres (so approx. 1,400 metres)
  • Aged 13 to 15: three laps of approx. 700 metres (so approx. 2,100 metres)

Please arrive by 11.00am at the latest. At 11.15am there is a joint warm-up, followed by the various starts.

Along the way, just as with the "real" run, there are refreshments including broth, water and fruit. After the finish, every participant receives a lovely medal.

In each of the three categories, there are prizes for the three fastest boys and girls. The prize-giving takes place at Sportcentrum Flidunen after the finish of the last distance. Taking part in the youth run costs € 9. Participants living on Vlieland run free of charge.

Registration opens 17 October 2026