Welcome To Europe's First-Ever Pizza Run

Who says pizza and sports don’t go together? More than 1,200 pizza lovers participated in Europe’s first-ever pizza run, held in Amsterdam on July 8.

Racers ran through a 5km course fitted with pizza obstacles including “Tomato Terror” and “Cheese Mania.”

After running through a live-sized oven, runners joined other pizza festival goers on the grounds at Amsterdam Bos to enjoy a silent disco, lounge area, live music, beer and wine, and, of course, pizza. More than 9,000 slices were consumed.
One lucky person even won free Magioni pizza for a month.

“The Amsterdam Pizza run was a fun way for us to show that a healthy lifestyle and tasty pizza can go together very well. And we certainly proved that,” a Magioni spokesperson said.

Not surprisingly, this isn’t the first or only pizza run in the world. There is a run in New York City where participants run two miles and have to pit stop at three checkpoints, consuming one slice at each.

Unique and wacky food-related races have been gaining popularity recently. In the United States alone there is: Twinkie Run (Michigan), Hot Dog Run (New York), Krispy Kreme Challenge (North Carolina), Corn Dog Challenge (Oklahoma), Bacon 5K Challenge (Pennsylvania) and more.

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Michael has been obsessed with sports since he started playing recreationally when he was 5 years old. Realizing he couldn't make it as a professional athlete and was a decent enough writer, the lightbulb went off: sports journalist. After honing his craft at the University of Delaware, Michael has covered anything and everything from scholastic field hockey to the World Series. Born and raised in New Jersey, Michael now lives in New York City, having worked most recently for New York City FC and the NHL. His favorite sport is soccer.