Dam tot Damloop (''Dam to Dam Run'' in

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) is an annual

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competition held in

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in the

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. It is a Silver Label 10-mile race from

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. The event was first held as a

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event in 1985 and elite runners were invited the following year, with world record holder

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and Dutch record holder

Carla Beurskens Carolina ("Carla") Alwina Hubertina Beurskens (born 10 February 1952) was one of Holland's most prominent female long-distance runners from the second half of the 1970s until well into the 1990s, including all distances from 3000 metres to the ma ...

taking the men's and women's titles. In the first five years of its running, Beurskens became a three-time winner of the race – an achievement since matched by Heléna Barócsi,

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and

Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat (born 1 May 1974) is a Dutch professional 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 Netherland ...

. From the 1990s onwards, the elite race has been dominated by East African (particularly Kenyan) runners. Indeed, since 1993 the winners of the men's and women's races have been Kenyan-born on all but six occasions. Leonard Patrick Komon is the current men's course record holder with his time of 44:27 minutes in 2011 (the second fastest ever for the distance).

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set the current women's record in 1987 with her run of 50:31 minutes. The race was an IAAF Label Road Race in the period 2013-2019. The race is jointly organised by ''Stichting Sportevenementen Le Champion'' and two

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s (''AV Atos'' and ''AV Aalsmeer''). In addition to the main 10-mile race, the event hosts shorter races for children and several business team competitions. The Dam tot Damloop 10-miler attracts high level of participation: almost 10,000 runners competed in 1990, rising to almost 20,000 in 1999 and almost 40,000 in 2008.

Damloop by night

The Damloop by night takes place the evening before the main Dam tot Damloop race. It is a 5-mile race in the dark through the centre of Zaandam.

Past winners

Key:

References

;List of winners *van Hemert, Wim et al. (2012-11-20)
Dam tot Dam 10 mile

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. Retrieved on 2013-01-27.

External links

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Top finishers by year
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