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Registered for the run and open house!
Woot!!!
Signed up.. already excited.
Always gerat to see you there Paul!
Yes! Can’t wait. I saw you once in Amstel River with the arrow like bike but didn’t want to stop you as it was raining, but this seems a better way to say hi and meet you!
Super cool!
haha…indeed, a bit nicer than a rainy day! I mean, unless it’s raining. But hey, at least we’re undercover!
Long-time reader, but I never attended one of these. I signed up for the morning run and I’m looking forward to it. See you all in December!
Awesome! Glad you’re registered. Spots are going quick!
Great, looking forward to it!
9.30am is strict “start time” for the morning run or is it more “meeting time” with start 5-10-15 min later? I am considering squeezing in the Saturday 5k Amsterdam Bos Parkrun, which starts at 9.00, three kilometers away from Vondel Park. The plan is to finish it in 20 min, hop on one of the bike-sharing bikes, and head to Vondel Park to join the DC Morning Run. If you could provide the route some hours prior to the run, then I would definitely be able to catch the running DC train along the route.
Sounds like you need to do better than 20min ;)
Or Ray and the group need to crash the park run 😂
Sorry, somehow I missed these notifications.
That might be tricky. That said, we start at the All4Running running shop, and then head from there across the street into Vondelpark. The exact path varies a bit, but usually ends up in front of the Rijksmuseum for a group photo.
Knowing the distance between the Parkrun and All4Running well (very…very well), it’d be super tough to get to the 9:30ish start (usually we wait about 5ish or so mins depending on how miserable it is outside). The route between Parkrun and the running shop is a straight shot on a dedicated bike path, so it is incredibly efficient, with only a single stop-light.
You could always try and make it, and if you don’t see us outside the running shop, just start pedaling through Vondelpark on the right side (straight through the gates and keep going straight), and towards the Rijksmuseum. You’d likely catch us there, and could tie-up the bike somewhere and make a loop back to it. A few people have done that in years past.
Thank you very much for such detailed input, really appreciated!
Ive been a long-time reader and follower and have finally decided that this was the year I will visit the Cave. I’ll have to start running a little beforehand, otherwise, we will be on pace to finish the run right before the Cave party!
Flights and hotel booked! Is there anything that I can bring anything from Indianapolis?
Great! I think we’re good for US treats. We’ve made Des fill his bike case up. :)
I havent seen an email with location and details yet, did that go out already?
Cheers,
Marco
Just got it! Thanks!
The run is going to be an audible for me depending how an ongoing hamstring injury is feeling, but Ill definitely visit the party in the evening. Staying in the Apollo, so depending on weather, Ill walk, bike, or tram over!
Cheers!
Hi Marco!
Just went out about 2 hours or so ago. So if anyone hasn’t received their details, check your spam/etc folder. Else, drop a note in the ‘Contact’ form to bubble right to the top of my inbox. There’s a single person (a David), where his e-mail is bouncing and I’ve tried to figure out the exact e-mail typo but haven’t succedded yet. Thus David, if you’re out there – drop me a note in the Contact form up above to get you all sorted!
Cheers!
Another long-time reader here and been wanting to attend one of these for a while now, so finally the year! Looking forward to the run and the open house!
Sweet! Thanks for being a supporter as well!
10/10 would definitely recommend going!
I mentioned the event to the Mrs, she’s says “I’d go to Amsterdam,” so here we come from Pennsylvania! Looking forward to a great long weekend! If any locals can provide some info on the best things for a few folks from the US should be sure to do, we’d greatly appreciate any ideas. We’re of course using the inter webs for some ideas. Anne Frank house (getting tickets now) and I hear there is a light festival, we’ll check that out. Sadly we don’t like beer/wine so the pub stuff is less important to us. Anyway looking very forward to this last min trip!
Awesome! That’s quite the trip!
The light festival is really nice, either via night boat or walking.
Hi,
I signed up a few weeks ago and have booked a hotel with free cancelation up to 29 Nov. When will I be informed if I am on the “lucky” list.
Best regards
Hello! If you signed up on the form, you’re good to go! We’ve got a short update/reminder e-mail going out tomorrow.
But I checked, and you’re good to go! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Thanks a lot