Parelloop
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Parelloop (Pearl Run in English)[1] is an annual 10 kilometres road running competition usually held in late March or early April in Brunssum, Netherlands. The inaugural edition was held in 1989.
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Parelloop | |
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Date | late March |
Location | Brunssum, Netherlands |
Event type | Road |
Distance | 10K run |
Established | 1989 |
Course records | Men's: 27:01 (2009) Micah Kogo Women's: 31:07 (2016) Edith Chelimo |
Official site | Parelloop |
Participants | 118 (2019) |
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In 2009, Micah Kogo broke the world record for the 10 km road distance, previously held by Haile Gebrselassie.[2] Since the mid-1990s, the competition has been dominated by Kenyan athletes, with only three winners coming from outside the East African nation since 1999.[3]