Soft sand, salt wind, and care that is guaranteed

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Ankles twisting on wet sand, €150,000 for treatment

Sand gives nothing back and loads the ankles with every stride, worse still where the tide has left ruts and hollows. Your medical costs are covered up to €150,000, from the first treatment on the beach through surgery and rehabilitation.

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Getting off the beach, then getting home

Between the village and the dunes it takes time for help to reach a runner stuck on an exposed strip of sand in a gale. Assistance and repatriation are covered at actual cost, as far as your own home, whatever your country of residence.

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A timed January bib and the Competition option

This half is ranked, so it is run as official competition. The Competition option covers this winter race and everything that follows in the season, from February cross country to spring road races, without a new declaration for each entry.

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€200,000 of capital if the knee never comes back

Unstable footing on sand and frozen descents off the dunes cause ligament ruptures that sometimes leave lasting weakness. The permanent disability capital can reach €200,000 and supports daily life if the incapacity turns out to be permanent.

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Cold, sand and wind do the damage here

A seaside half in winter is nothing like a half on the road. Ten kilometres of sand chews through calves and tendons far faster than tarmac, a headwind doubles the effort while the pace drops, and damp cold stiffens muscles the moment you stop. Many finish more battered than they would after a marathon.

January on this coast is one date in a year of running: cross country in February, road races in spring, long summer runs. Half marathon insurance covers the lot, in training and in competition, in the Netherlands and anywhere you travel, without flagging every bib one by one.

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Fact sheet for a half marathon on the beach

A winter half marathon drawn between a coastal village, a long open beach and a dune reserve. The clock matters less than the conditions: wind, rain, heavy sand and low temperatures make this a race for regulars, and a national fixture in the Netherlands.

  • Location: Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands
  • Next edition: next edition to be confirmed
  • Format: half marathon on beach and dunes
  • Participants: around 15,000 runners
  • Conditions: deep winter, sea wind, wet sand and dune tracks

Organising a race that runs across sand and dunes

An off-road course in winter weather makes medical follow-up harder. We insure all your participants through a single subscription, with no file to open runner by runner. Our medical assistance is reachable day and night during your race, anywhere in the world, and repatriation is included. We can also be a partner of your event.

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FAQ

Five answers for Egmond entrants

Yes. The guarantee follows the marked course of the event, sand and dune paths included, exactly as it follows your road and trail training during the rest of the year.

Yes. Cover applies whatever your country of residence, and assistance arranges your return home after a bodily accident, including whatever transport your condition turns out to require.

No. This is personal accident insurance, not cancellation insurance. Neither entry nor travel is refunded. What the contract covers is the bodily consequences of an accident, in the race or in training.

It covers taking part in official competition, which your chip-timed run on the sand is. The same cover stays valid for the other races on your calendar, from winter cross country to spring roads.

The price depends on the formula and the period of cover you choose. The online quote gives you the exact figure in minutes, before you subscribe to anything.

Sand underfoot, wind off the sea, worry left behind