Breda Singelloop Foundation
About usThe board of our foundation consists of a team of volunteers and they are also supported by a number of other volunteers from different committees. All to make the Breda Singelloop, the best it can be .
Mission
The Bredase Singelloop Foundation aims to encourage running and performance in a cozy and burgundian environment, by organizing the most engaging running event in the Netherlands.
Vision
The importance of sports for individuals and society is great. Sport provides fun and relaxation and contributes to people’s development.
Sport is mind-expanding, improves concentration, self-discipline and provides opportunities to develop and maintain social networks.
Children who sport and exercise more often are less likely to become (too) fat, older people stay fit and vital longer if they maintain an active lifestyle.
Stichting de Bredase Singelloop wants to contribute to this by stimulating a healthy lifestyle. We want to realize this by offering a platform to sporting Breda and its surroundings.
Kernwaarden
The AMGEN Singelloop Breda: where sport and conviviality go hand in hand!
The Singelloop Breda. We do it together.
Vibrant
Singelloop BredaStichting De Bredase Singelloop organizes an annual professional and international running event, the AMGEN Singelloop Breda. A street run through the historic center of Breda, along the beautiful canals and striking buildings and with a finish on ”het Grote Plein”. The AMGEN Singelloop Breda takes place every year on the first Sunday in October.
The AMGEN Singelloop Breda has various distances: 5 km and 10 km Walking & Wheeling, 5 km performance run, 10 km performance run, the half marathon race and performance run and the family run.
In addition to this, the Business Run is also organized. Here regional businesses participate in teams in the distances mentioned above with the exception of the 10 km Walking & Wheeling.
The Breda Singelloop has become the largest one-day event in the city of Breda. A fantastic event that has developed into a sports event with around 20,000 participants and 85,000 visitors annually. And it is still growing to this day.
The Singelloop Breda distinguishes itself from all other runs by its cozy, cheerful and burgundian atmosphere and ambiance, thanks in part to the many artists, street- and samba bands and DJs along the course.
History
Back in timeBack in the 1940s, people were already racing along the Breda canals. But after the last race in 1950, the street run disappeared from Breda.
Many years later, people were able to race across the Breda’s cobblestones again. With the start at the athletics track at Sprint, a new running event was organized going through the Mastbos (Bouvignedreef) over 10 English Miles. Due to a lack of growth, a new alternative was sought.
A new street run starts in 1986
Influenced by the successful street runs in The Hague, Amsterdam and Rotterdam, among others, a group of initiators wanted to restore the Breda Singelloop to its former glory.
And so the first Singelloop Breda was organized in 1986. A total of 1,273 women and men started on the half marathon. And from that year on, an upward trend began, that has continued until today!