Survivalrun Groningen

About this event

A survivalrun is running with obstacles, only a bit tougher than you’d expect. On the Zernike Campus you climb, swing and crawl over and under obstacles, using techniques like the monkey bars and the schippersslag (a swing technique where you hook your body around a rope). If you can’t get past an obstacle, you hand in your wristband. You can choose between 5 or 8.5 kilometres, either solo or as a pair, and the shorter distance can also be run as a team. For children aged 6 and up there is a 2 kilometre mini run, and from the age of 8 you can run the parent-child run together with your mum or dad. This year Groningen is also hosting the Dutch Student Championship.

If you’re not taking part yourself, it’s still well worth coming to watch. At the start and finish area by the ACLO sports centre there is a big final obstacle, and at the survival course on De Bunders you can see lots of obstacles at once. If you want to follow the runners, hop on your bike: the organisers set out a cycling route past the best spots. This is already the thirteenth edition of the run, organised by Stichting Survivalrun Groningen.

Watching is free, and your cheering can help someone over that one tricky obstacle.

Start times

9:00 Kids run
9:30 KSR
10:30 JSR
11:00 BSR
11:15 Dutch Student Championship
11:18 Recreational runners 8.5 km
11:46 Pairs run 8.5 km
12:20 Recreational runners 5 km
12:46 Recreational teams
13:20 Parent-child run

These are approximate times. The start and finish are at ACLO, Blauwborgje 16. You can park at P2 to P5 on Landleven.