News of: Saturday, October 16 2010,

Amsterdam prepares for Amsterdam Marathon, Sunday October 17

Tomorrow is the 35th edition of the Amsterdam Marathon.

About 30,000 people will participate in the marathon that will be held tomorrow.

The start and finish will be in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam South.

The route, mainly in the South of Amsterdam but also through the Vondelpark, is visible on the pdf file on http://www.amsterdammarathon.nl/uploads/ul_42km_NL2010.pdf .

The weather conditions will be perfect: sun shine, about 11 degrees Celsius, and hardly any wind.

The marathon starts at 9.45am and the first runners will pass through the Vondelpark and along the Rijksmuseum shortly after.