Dauwrennen Den Hout

About the race

The Dauwrennen of Den Hout starts at six in the morning on the Houtse Heuvel, on Ascension Day. That early hour is the whole idea: the Dutch tradition of walking out at dawn, only running, and comfortably done before the annual fair opens at ten. There are three distances — 7.5, 10 and 15 kilometres — all costing the same. The entry fee includes coffee and worstenbrood afterwards plus a ticket to the fair, which makes the race the opening of a village day rather than a standalone event. If you want in, be quick: the field is capped at a thousand, entry closes days beforehand and there is no signing up on the day.