Dam tot Damloop explained

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Date:Second-last sunday of September
Location:From Amsterdam to Zaandam
Type:Road
Distance:10lk=inNaNlk=in
Sponsor:Asics
Est:1985
Last:2023
Record:Men's: 44:27 (2011)
Leonard Komon
Women's: 50:31 (1987)
Ingrid Kristiansen
Participants:36,350 (2014)

Dam tot Damloop (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /dɑm tɔt ˈdɑmloːp/; English: Dam to Dam Run) is an annual road running competition held in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. The main event is a 10-mile race from Amsterdam to Zaandam. The race was an IAAF Road Race Silver Label Event from 2013 until 2019.

History

The Dam tot Damloop was first held as a fun run event in 1985. Elite runners were invited the following year, with world record holder Fernando Mamede and Dutch record holder Carla Beurskens taking the men's and women's titles. Ingrid Kristiansen set the current women's record in 1987 with her run of 50:31 minutes.

From the 1990s onwards, the elite race has been dominated by East African (particularly Kenyan) runners.[1]

In 1999 and 2000, the main event was a half marathon instead of a 10 miles race.

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).[1] From 2013 until 2019, the race was a Silver Label event of the IAAF Road Race Label Events.

The race was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Races

The races are jointly organised by Stichting Sportevenementen Le Champion and two running clubs (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.[3]

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.[4]

Winners

Information from the Association of Road Racing Statisticians website unless otherwise noted.[5]

Key:

YearWinner menNationalityTime (m:s)Winner womenNationalityTime (m:s)
198552:09???
198645:1453:04
198746:07bgcolor=#A9F5A9 50:31
198846:5553:21
198946:2852:59
199046:5153:57
199146:0553:54
199246:4852:10
199345:2252:59
199445:5052:28
199545:5051:49
199645:1953:01
199744:4551:52
199845:2453:11
19991:01:001:09:20
2000 1:00:491:07:37
200146:0551:23
200245:0850:54
200345:4652:17
200446:0453:06
200546:0451:08
200645:2750:50
2007Zersenay Tadese45:51Belaynesh Fikadu52:57
2008Sammy Kitwara45:16Peninah Arusei51:21
2009Moses Masai45:16Linet Masai50:39
2010John Mwangangi45:26Hilda Kibet51:30
2011bgcolor=#A9F5A9 44:27Priscah Cherono51:57
201244:48Sylvia Kibet51:42
201345:28Joyce Chepkirui51:33
201445:45Linet Masai53:09
201545:19Joyce Chepkirui51:30
201645:25Alice Aprot51:59
201745:19Mercyline Chelangat53:08
201845:15Lonah Salpeter50:45
2019Solomon Berihu45:51Evaline Chirchir50:32
2020
2021
2022Charles Langat45:14Margaret Kipkemboi50:42
2023Mathew Kimeli45:18Agnes Keino52:20[6]

Notes and References

  1. Van Hemert, Wim (18 September 2011). Komon sizzles 44:34 over 10 Miles in Zaandam. IAAF. Retrieved on 27 January 2013.
  2. "Statistieken" (in Dutch), Dam tot Damloop. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. Cees Lansbergen & Martin Gerritsen: 25 jaar Dam tot Dam loop. Centraal Boekhuis, 2009,
  4. Web site: Damloop by night 5 English Mile. Dam tot Damloop. 26 April 2016.
  5. Van Hemert, Wim et al. (20 November 2012). Dam tot Dam 10 mile. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 27 January 2013.
  6. "Kimeli en Keino winnen Dam tot Damloop, Choukoud en Van Es in toptien" (in Dutch), NOS, 17 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.