Tilburg Ten Miles

Tilburg Ten Miles is an annual road running competition held in Tilburg, Netherlands since 1988. Despite its name, it is a 10-mile (16 km) competition only for men, while the women's competition is nowadays held over 10 kilometres (6 mi). Since 2002 the competition has been held early September, previous editions were held in late May or early June. Since 2009, the race program has featured a 10K race for men, in addition to the primary 10-miler.

Winners

Key:       Course record

10-mile race

Men's 10-mile Year Winner Nationality Time 1988 Addy Smetsers  Netherlands 56:10 1989 Michel Ziekman  Netherlands 52:46 1990 Jan Smets  Belgium 50:36 1991 Filip Steelandt  Belgium 50:11 1992 David Choge  Kenya 48:46 1993 Simon Naali  Tanzania 48:15 1994 Simon Lopuyet  Kenya 46:21 1995 Simon Lopuyet  Kenya 47:23 1996 Thomas Osano  Kenya 46:10 1997 Thomas Osano  Kenya 46:46 1998 Worku Bikila  Ethiopia 47:00 1999 Eliud Kurgat  Kenya 45:59 2000 Eliud Kurgat  Kenya 46:53 2001 Rodgers Rop  Kenya 45:56 2002 Wilson Kigen  Kenya 46:32 2003 Luke Kibet  Kenya 46:18 2004 Sammy Rongo  Kenya 46:53 2005 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 44:24 (WR) 2006 Cosmas Koech  Kenya 46:15 2007 Wesley Langat  Kenya 46:11 2008 Abiyote Guta  Ethiopia 46:02 2009 Abiyote Guta  Ethiopia 46:08 2010 Job Tanui  Kenya 47:19 2011 Philemon Rono  Kenya 47:21 2012 Pius Kiprop  Kenya 45:38 2013 Tsegay Tuemay  Eritrea 46:06[1] 2014 Bernard Koech  Kenya 45:12 2015 Bernard Koech  Kenya 45:21

Women's 10-mile Year Winner Nationality Time 1988 Marjan van Doorne  Netherlands 1:25:15 1989 Toos Kester  Netherlands 1:02:22 1990 Karen Leenaerts  Netherlands 1:08:47 1991 Petra van Limpt  Netherlands 58:14 1992 Jeanne Jansen  Netherlands 58:35

10K race

Key:       Course record       Shorter distance (5-mile/8K)       Dutch national championship race

Year	Men's winner	Nationality	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Nationality	Time (h:m:s)
2015				Genet Yalew	Ethiopia	30:58
2014				Betsy Saina	Kenya	30:46
2013				Tirunesh Dibaba	Kenya	30:30
2012				Gladys Cherono	Kenya	30:57
2011	Khalid Choukoud	Netherlands	28:56	Joyce Chepkirui	Kenya	30:38
2010	Abera Kuma	Ethiopia	27:52	Meselech Melkamu	Ethiopia	31:33
2009	Peter Kamais	Kenya	27:09	Mestawet Tufa	Ethiopia	31:15
2008				Mestawet Tufa	Ethiopia	31:48
2007				Belaynesh Fikadu	Ethiopia	31:56
2006				Nadia Ejjafini	Bahrain	32:16
2005				Edith Masai	Kenya	31:37
2004				Lornah Kiplagat	Netherlands	30:59
2003				Susan Chepkemei	Kenya	32:10
2002				Susan Chepkemei	Kenya	31:11
2001				Susan Chepkemei	Kenya	31:52
2000				Lornah Kiplagat	Kenya	31:14
1999				Tegla Loroupe	Kenya	31:02
1998				Tegla Loroupe	Kenya	32:03
1997				Lornah Kiplagat	Kenya	25:09
1996				Tegla Loroupe	Kenya	25:15
1995				Joyce Chepchumba	Kenya	26:06
1994				Tegla Loroupe	Kenya	33:49
1993				Tegla Loroupe	Kenya	33:43

References

1. Mulkeen, Jon (2013-09-01). Dibaba wins in Tilburg with fourth-fastest 10km in history. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-02.

List of winners

• van Hemert, Wim (2010-09-05). Tilburg. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-12-01.

External links

• Tilburg Ten Miles