De Ronde Venen Marathon

Running Junkies was born in 2010 when three friends with a shared running obsession decided to turn their passion into a community. What started as a small circle has grown into one of Amsterdam's most enduring running crews, now counting around 80 runners from wildly different backgrounds. The crew treats the pavement as their gym and the city as their track, rejecting memberships and treadmills in favor of pure movement through Amsterdam's streets. Twice a week, runners gather to explore routes along canals, parks, and the Amstel River, building a genuinely close community that runs together and travels together.

Bambas Sports Club was born in Amsterdam in December 2022 when three friends decided sport should feel like play again. The name itself captures the spirit: bambas, Spanish slang for trainers, signals that this is about joy, not performance. Around 70 runners gather weekly, from fast to relaxed, drawn together by something simpler than speed. Here, running is a way to belong, to move through the city with others, and to feel genuinely alive. Every Wednesday at 7pm and Saturday morning at 10:30am, the crew meets at Vondelpark, threading through Amsterdam's parks and canals. Routes reshape familiar streets into moments of discovery. Low-pressure, warm, and built on easy camaraderie, Bambas Sports Club proves that the best runs happen when you stop chasing times and start chasing connection.

Patta Running Team Amsterdam began in 2010 as an invitation to friends and family to train together, move through the city, and belong to something real. What started as a simple call grew quietly and deliberately into a crew of around 30 active members, with a second chapter in Rotterdam and a community that stretches well beyond the roster. Founded on the belief that running is the most democratic sport, Patta welcomes every pace and every background, with no performance threshold required. Their signature runs trace Amsterdam's canals at dawn and wind through Vondelpark's wide paths past the Rijksmuseum, turning each outing into a way of reading the city from the inside out. The vibe is creative, grounded, and genuinely mixed.