Tilburg Ten Miles is an annual road running

Road running

Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...

 competition held in Tilburg

Tilburg

Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....

, The Netherlands since 1988. Despite its name, it is a 10-miles competition only for men, while the women's competition is nowadays held over 10 kilometres. 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.

10-mile race

Men's 10-mile

Year	Winner	Nationality	Time
1988	Addy Smetsers		56:10
1989	Michel Ziekman		52:46
1990	Jan Smets		50:36
1991	Filip Steelandt		50:11
1992	David Choge		48:46
1993	Simon Robert Naali Simon Robert Naali Simon Robert Naali was a Tanzanian marathon runner.He finished eleventh at the 1993 World Championships in 2:19:30 hours. In addition he won the bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he didn't finish the race...		48:15
1994	Simon Lopuyet		46:21
1995	Simon Lopuyet		47:23
1996	Thomas Osano		46:10
1997	Thomas Osano		46:46
1998	Worku Bikila Worku Bikila Worku Bikila is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specialized mainly in the 5000 metres. His 10,000 metres time of 27:06.44 minutes in 1995 was the second fastest time that year, only behind Haile Gebrselassie....		47:00
1999	Eliud Kurgat		45:59
2000	Eliud Kurgat		46:53
2001	Rodgers Rop Rodgers Rop Rodgers Rop is a long-distance runner from Kenya.In 2002, Rop won both the Boston Marathon and the New York Marathon...		45:56
2002	Wilson Kigen		46:32
2003	Luke Kibet Luke Kibet Luke Kibet is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He won the marathon race at the 2007 World Championships.- Early career :Kibet was born in Kaplelach village, Moiben division, Uasin Gishu District...		46:18
2004	Sammy Rongo		46:53
2005	Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event. He won the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon...		44:24 (WR)
2006	Cosmas Koech		46:15
2007	Wesley Langat		46:11
2008	Abiyote Guta		46:02
2009	Abiyote Guta		46:08
2010	Job Tanui		47:19
2011	Philemon Rono		47:21

Women's 10-mile

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

10K race

Key:

Year	Men's winner	Nationality	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Women's winner	Nationality	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
2011	Khalid Choukoud		28:56	Joyce Chepkirui		30:38
2010	Abera Kuma Abera Kuma Abera Kuma Lema is an Ethiopian long distance runner who competes in track, cross country and road running events. An African junior champion over 5000 metres, he won his first senior international medal at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.He was disqualified at the 2011 event for...		27:52	Meselech Melkamu Meselech Melkamu Meselech Melkamu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and cross-country events...		31:33
2009	Peter Kamais Peter Kamais Peter Kamais is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running events.He was the winner at the Oeiras International Cross Country and Almond Blossom Cross Country races in 2006, but it was at the Cursa de Bombers 10K where he established himself, taking consecutive wins in 2006 and...		27:09	Mestawet Tufa Mestawet Tufa Mestawet Tufa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She was the winner of the women's 10,000 metres at the 2007 All-Africa Games and the runner up in the senior women's race at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships.She competed at the Olympic Games, but did not finish her 10,000 metres...		31:15
2008	Mestawet Tufa Mestawet Tufa Mestawet Tufa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She was the winner of the women's 10,000 metres at the 2007 All-Africa Games and the runner up in the senior women's race at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships.She competed at the Olympic Games, but did not finish her 10,000 metres...		31:48
2007	Belaynesh Fikadu		31:56
2006	Nadia Ejjafini Nadia Ejjafini Nadia Ejjafini is a Moroccan-born long-distance runner. She switched nationality from her birth country to Bahrain, and later became an Italian citizen by marriage in 2009....		32:16
2005	Edith Masai Edith Masai Edith Chewangel Masai is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who specialised in cross country and track races, then road races in her late career. She represented Kenya at the 2004 Summer Olympics.. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-11-07...		31:37
2004	Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since...		30:59
2003	Susan Chepkemei Susan Chepkemei Susan Chepkemei is a female Kenyan long-distance runner, who competes in the 10,000 metres and marathon. In 2001 she won the Rotterdam Marathon and came first in the Great North Run, as well as winning the silver medal in the World Half Marathon Championships...		32:10
2002	Susan Chepkemei Susan Chepkemei Susan Chepkemei is a female Kenyan long-distance runner, who competes in the 10,000 metres and marathon. In 2001 she won the Rotterdam Marathon and came first in the Great North Run, as well as winning the silver medal in the World Half Marathon Championships...		31:11
2001	Susan Chepkemei Susan Chepkemei Susan Chepkemei is a female Kenyan long-distance runner, who competes in the 10,000 metres and marathon. In 2001 she won the Rotterdam Marathon and came first in the Great North Run, as well as winning the silver medal in the World Half Marathon Championships...		31:52
2000	Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since...		31:14
1999	Tegla Loroupe Tegla Loroupe Tegla Chepkite Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner, and a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights, and education....		31:02
1998	Tegla Loroupe Tegla Loroupe Tegla Chepkite Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner, and a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights, and education....		32:03
1997	Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since...		25:09
1996	Tegla Loroupe Tegla Loroupe Tegla Chepkite Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner, and a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights, and education....		25:15
1995	Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba Joyce Chepchumba is a long distance athlete from Kenya.- Achievements :*1995**Tilburg Ten Miles winner**Parelloop 10Kwinner *1997**London Marathon winner*1998**Chicago Marathon winner*1999...		26:06
1994	Tegla Loroupe Tegla Loroupe Tegla Chepkite Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner, and a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights, and education....		33:49
1993	Tegla Loroupe Tegla Loroupe Tegla Chepkite Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner, and a global spokeswoman for peace, women's rights, and education....		33:43

External links

• Tilburg Ten Miles