The Schiphol Trade Park Obstacle Run takes place on Thursday 24 September 2026 in Hoofddorp. You run 5 or 10 kilometres over a course with around fifteen obstacles per lap. Taking part is free, the start is at 17:15 and there is no timing.
Ricardo Berkhout of BerkSports is running the 5 kilometres. The course is on Schiphol Trade Park, the same business park where the BerkSports padel court is.
What time does the Obstacle Run start?
Reception and registration open at 16:30, the opening and the warm-up are at 17:00 and the start is at 17:15. The last participants come in at around 19:15. After that there is a get-together at New Terra, which runs until 20:00.
So count on an evening from about half past four until eight. How long you are out on the course yourself depends on your pace and on the distance you choose; the organisers allow for participants until 19:15. Supporters are welcome and pay nothing.
Which obstacles are on the course?
The course map of the Schiphol Trade Park Obstacle Run names fourteen obstacles; the organisers put it at around fifteen per 5-kilometre lap. There is climbing, hanging, carrying, crawling and water.
- Hurdles
- Walls
- Water Crossing
- Monkeybar
- Balance Beam
- Sandbag Carry
- Over-Under-Through
- Pull Up
- Barb Wire
- Farmer Carry
- A-Frame
- Irish Table
- Electro
- Net Climb
You may skip an obstacle you do not fancy: you go around it and carry on afterwards. That also keeps the course manageable if you cannot or would rather not do everything. The full course map is on stpobstaclerun.nl.
Will you run 5 or 10 kilometres?
The 5 kilometres is one lap of the course, with the roughly fifteen obstacles on it. The 10 kilometres is that same lap twice, and therefore around thirty obstacles. You choose the distance yourself.
There is no timing and no ranking at the Schiphol Trade Park Obstacle Run. So nobody is checking how fast you were; it is about taking part and about the people you run with.
Who is the Obstacle Run meant for?
The Obstacle Run at Schiphol Trade Park is meant for the companies on the park and for everyone who works or trains there. All levels are welcome and you do not have to be sporty for it. You take part as an individual or with a team of 2 to 6 people.
Taking part is free, and so is the get-together afterwards. Do you know someone who is running and would you like to come and cheer them on? That costs nothing either.
How do you enter?
Entry is at stpobstaclerun.nl and is free. You always enter as an individual, even if you are running in a team: you then fill in the team name and your team-mates when you enter. The event is organised by Schiphol Trade Park and run by Club Hive B.V.
Would you like to run with BerkSports? Enter BerkSports as your company and let us know at info@berksports.nl, so that Ricardo knows who is on the start line for BerkSports.
How do you prepare for an obstacle run?
An obstacle run of 5 kilometres asks two things at once: keep running, and climb, hang and carry in between. Fitness alone is not enough, and neither is strength alone. Anyone who runs a few times a week and works on their upper body and grip alongside that will get a long way.
At BerkSports in Hoofddorp, circuit training and small group training fit that best: short, varied blocks in which strength and fitness run alongside each other. BerkSports is already training a group for another event, which you can read about in the article on the SkiErg and the STYREKX Fitness Race.
Frequently asked questions about the Obstacle Run
What does taking part in the Obstacle Run cost?
Nothing. Entry to the Schiphol Trade Park Obstacle Run is free, and that applies to the get-together at New Terra afterwards as well. Supporters who come to watch and cheer pay nothing either. You enter beforehand through stpobstaclerun.nl, so that the organisers know how many participants to expect.
Do I have to do all the obstacles?
No. If you do not fancy an obstacle you may go around it and carry on along the course afterwards. There is no timing and no ranking at the Schiphol Trade Park Obstacle Run, so it costs you no place in any result either. That keeps the course manageable for participants of every level.
Can I take part without a team?
Yes. You can enter the Schiphol Trade Park Obstacle Run individually and run on your own. If you would rather do it together, you form a team of 2 to 6 people; even then each team member enters separately and fills in the team name and team-mates. So you do not have to bring anyone in order to start.
How do I run for BerkSports?
Enter at stpobstaclerun.nl as an individual and fill in BerkSports as your company. Then let us know at info@berksports.nl, so that Ricardo Berkhout knows who is running for BerkSports. Ricardo is running the 5 kilometres himself. You do not have to be a BerkSports member to enter the Obstacle Run.
Where are the finish and the get-together?
The get-together after the Schiphol Trade Park Obstacle Run is at New Terra on Schiphol Trade Park in Hoofddorp, and runs until 20:00. That is the same address as the padel court BerkSports members can book: Dream Street 12, 2133 LK Hoofddorp.
Enter and run with us
The Schiphol Trade Park Obstacle Run is on Thursday 24 September 2026, the start is at 17:15 and entry costs nothing. Enter BerkSports as your company and you will be on the start line with the group.